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Federal Spending in Madison County, IA

Federal agencies obligated $104M in Madison County in fiscal year 2026, 59th highest of 99 counties in Iowa.

Total, FY 2026
$104M
-8.2% from FY 2025
Per person
$6,260
IA average: $7,850
Contracts
$200K
Grants
$3.2M

How the money is awarded

Fiscal year 2026, share of Madison County federal obligations

  • Contracts$200K0.2%
  • Grants$3.2M3.1%
  • Direct payments$100M96.6%
  • Loans (subsidy cost)$25.58K0.0%
  • Insurance and other$96.28K0.1%

Top federal recipients in Madison County

Fiscal year 2026, all award types, by place of performance

  1. 1Iowa Department of Transportation$3.2M
  2. 2Rd Preservation II$713K
  3. 3Schwarz Forensic Enterprises, INC$200K
  4. 4Norwalk Community School District$12.17K
  5. 5Woodson Family Farms LLC$7,288
  6. 6Unite Private Networks, L.L.C.$5,736
  7. 77 Meyer Farm LLC$5,282

Compared with other Iowa counties

Fiscal year 2026, largest first

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#CountyTotalPer person
1Polk County$3.61B$7,339
2Linn County$2.45B$10,633
3Scott County$1.13B$6,476
4Johnson County$1.07B$7,013
5Black Hawk County$904M$6,896
6Story County$780M$7,915
7Dubuque County$743M$7,486
8Woodbury County$660M$6,234
9Pottawattamie County$635M$6,775
10Dallas County$516M$5,180
11Des Moines County$498M$12,792
12Cerro Gordo County$348M$8,070
13Warren County$346M$6,595
14Clinton County$337M$7,250
15Muscatine County$286M$6,611
16Marshall County$273M$6,819
17Webster County$250M$6,766
18Jasper County$240M$6,337
19Lee County$237M$7,050
20Wapello County$215M$6,060
21Marion County$214M$6,412
22Sioux County$201M$5,600
23Bremer County$184M$7,362
24Boone County$182M$6,808
25Benton County$181M$7,095
26Plymouth County$171M$6,645
27Dickinson County$165M$9,341
28Carroll County$162M$7,780
29Washington County$159M$7,058
30Winneshiek County$159M$7,909
31Poweshiek County$154M$8,273
32Fayette County$152M$7,781
33Cedar County$152M$8,190
34Jones County$148M$7,152
35Buchanan County$147M$7,156
36Tama County$141M$8,240
37Clayton County$137M$8,061
38Mahaska County$137M$6,185
39Clay County$137M$8,363
40Jackson County$131M$6,741
41Henry County$131M$6,386
42Kossuth County$131M$8,803
43Jefferson County$126M$8,052
44Buena Vista County$126M$6,042
45Iowa County$123M$7,410
46Delaware County$122M$6,989
47Crawford County$121M$7,324
48Floyd County$121M$7,722
49Mills County$120M$8,287
50Butler County$120M$8,355
51Allamakee County$119M$8,497
52Hardin County$118M$6,975
53Harrison County$117M$8,030
54Hamilton County$115M$7,650
55Monona County$111M$12,627
56Hancock County$107M$9,878
57Shelby County$104M$8,877
58Page County$104M$6,843
59Madison CountyThis county$104M$6,260
60Cherokee County$103M$8,871
61O'Brien County$101M$7,130

Frequently asked questions

How much federal money goes to Madison County?
In fiscal year 2026, federal agencies obligated $103,587,099 for work done or benefits received in Madison County, about $6,260 per resident.
Who receives the most federal money in Madison County?
The largest recipients were IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ($3.2M), RD PRESERVATION II ($713K), SCHWARZ FORENSIC ENTERPRISES, INC ($200K).
What are direct payments?
Direct payments are federal money paid straight to people or organizations, such as Social Security, farm payments and some disaster aid. In Madison County they totaled $100M in fiscal year 2026.

Source: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury · Last updated 09/30/2026 · Per-person figures use a population of 16,548.