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Federal Spending in Illinois
Federal agencies obligated $101B in Illinois in fiscal year 2026, or $7,865 per person, 48th highest among states.
- Total, FY 2026
- $101B
- -25.2% from FY 2025
- Per person
- $7,865
- 12,812,508 residents
- Contracts
- $12.1B
- Grants
- $11.3B
How the money is awarded
Fiscal year 2026, share of Illinois federal obligations
- Contracts$12.1B12.0%
- Grants$11.3B11.2%
- Direct payments$77.2B76.7%
- Loans (subsidy cost)-$208M0.0%
- Insurance and other$323M0.3%
Federal spending by county in Illinois
Fiscal year 2026, by place of performance, largest first
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| # | County | Total | Per person | Contracts | Grants | Direct payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County | $36B | $6,818 | $4.3B | $3.1B | $28.7B |
| 2 | DuPage County | $8.6B | $9,224 | $3.4B | $86.7M | $5.1B |
| 3 | Lake County | $5B | $7,004 | $1.3B | $61.4M | $3.6B |
| 4 | Will County | $3.9B | $5,636 | $161M | $382M | $3.4B |
| 5 | Kane County | $3.4B | $6,498 | $798M | $80.9M | $2.5B |
| 6 | Sangamon County | $3.3B | $16,718 | $26M | $2B | $1.3B |
| 7 | Rock Island County | $3.1B | $21,548 | $94.7M | -$4.9M | $3B |
| 8 | St. Clair County | $2.6B | $10,147 | $705M | $198M | $1.7B |
| 9 | Winnebago County | $2.5B | $8,797 | $757M | $115M | $1.6B |
| 10 | McHenry County | $1.9B | $6,123 | $14.5M | $106M | $1.8B |
| 11 | Madison County | $1.7B | $6,581 | $31.1M | $52.1M | $1.7B |
| 12 | Champaign County | $1.3B | $6,524 | $89.9M | $301M | $949M |
| 13 | Peoria County | $1.2B | $6,355 | $16.8M | $94.3M | $1B |
| 14 | McLean County | $958M | $5,603 | $2.1M | $105M | $848M |
| 15 | Tazewell County | $852M | $6,484 | $6.8M | $18.2M | $825M |
| 16 | LaSalle County | $719M | $6,555 | $1.1M | $31.3M | $684M |
| 17 | Macon County | $692M | $6,659 | $361K | $20.2M | $668M |
| 18 | Kankakee County | $673M | $6,259 | $3.3M | $48.6M | $619M |
| 19 | Williamson County | $629M | $9,373 | $136M | $73.2M | $420M |
| 20 | Kendall County | $604M | $4,578 | $34.3M | $12.5M | $556M |
| 21 | DeKalb County | $551M | $5,487 | $1.6M | $9.7M | $537M |
| 22 | Vermilion County | $499M | $6,728 | $24.7M | $17M | $457M |
| 23 | Adams County | $467M | $7,102 | $377K | $40.2M | $425M |
| 24 | Whiteside County | $368M | $6,611 | $105K | $11.8M | $356M |
| 25 | Ogle County | $368M | $7,100 | $0 | $30.1M | $337M |
| 26 | Knox County | $351M | $7,027 | $0 | $19.9M | $331M |
| 27 | Henry County | $336M | $6,826 | $1.2M | $16.6M | $318M |
| 28 | Macoupin County | $335M | $7,439 | $1.6M | $9M | $324M |
| 29 | Boone County | $332M | $6,219 | $26.8M | $1.8M | $302M |
| 30 | Grundy County | $330M | $6,276 | $591K | $41M | $287M |
| 31 | Jackson County | $312M | $5,897 | -$274K | $18.3M | $292M |
| 32 | Stephenson County | $312M | $6,984 | $825K | $11.5M | $298M |
| 33 | Jefferson County | $312M | $8,394 | $1.1M | $81.4M | $228M |
| 34 | Franklin County | $304M | $8,053 | $1.2M | $49.8M | $253M |
| 35 | Coles County | $291M | $6,212 | $402K | $12.3M | $278M |
| 36 | Massac County | $286M | $20,177 | $386K | $2.3M | $95.8M |
| 37 | Marion County | $258M | $6,847 | $148K | $7.6M | $250M |
| 38 | Monroe County | $257M | $7,342 | $2M | $4M | $250M |
| 39 | Fulton County | $250M | $7,451 | $1.4M | $31.5M | $217M |
| 40 | Clinton County | $250M | $6,784 | $1.2M | $9.9M | $239M |
| 41 | Lee County | $245M | $7,185 | $182K | $9.2M | $232M |
| 42 | Woodford County | $243M | $6,325 | $95.3K | $10M | $232M |
| 43 | Bureau County | $239M | $7,202 | $1.9M | $14.8M | $221M |
| 44 | Livingston County | $235M | $6,561 | $20.4K | $13M | $220M |
| 45 | Effingham County | $231M | $6,667 | $26.1K | $19.4M | $209M |
| 46 | Christian County | $230M | $6,747 | $77.1K | $4.4M | $223M |
| 47 | Morgan County | $220M | $6,675 | -$45.8K | $9.3M | $209M |
| 48 | Randolph County | $218M | $7,233 | $361K | $28M | $189M |
| 49 | Iroquois County | $215M | $7,925 | $22.9M | $2.6M | $188M |
| 50 | Jo Daviess County | $205M | $9,322 | $546K | $33.1M | $172M |
| 51 | Montgomery County | $185M | $6,546 | $357K | $1.8M | $183M |
| 52 | Logan County | $180M | $6,449 | $56.7K | $11.7M | $168M |
| 53 | Saline County | $170M | $7,154 | $1.1M | $8.8M | $160M |
| 54 | McDonough County | $159M | $5,855 | $0 | $3.7M | $156M |
| 55 | Jersey County | $150M | $6,981 | $502K | $3.5M | $146M |
| 56 | Shelby County | $140M | $6,650 | $112K | $2.2M | $134M |
| 57 | Perry County | $138M | $6,565 | $247K | $7.4M | $129M |
| 58 | Hancock County | $136M | $7,713 | $0 | $4.3M | $131M |
| 59 | Warren County | $135M | $8,038 | $5,000 | $40M | $94.9M |
| 60 | Fayette County | $123M | $5,747 | $321K | $2.8M | $119M |
| 61 | Bond County | $122M | $7,319 | $4.1M | $1.2M | $116M |
| 62 | Edgar County | $122M | $7,208 | $401K | $7M | $114M |
| 63 | Carroll County | $121M | $7,688 | $1.5M | $744K | $118M |
| 64 | Pike County | $118M | $7,991 | $8,839 | $20.7M | $96.1M |
| 65 | Mercer County | $118M | $7,501 | $1.8M | $8.3M | $108M |
| 66 | Piatt County | $116M | $6,938 | $43.1K | $10.1M | $104M |
| 67 | Crawford County | $115M | $6,175 | $0 | -$854K | $116M |
| 68 | Clark County | $115M | $7,451 | $516K | $10M | $104M |
| 69 | De Witt County | $115M | $7,421 | $0 | $1.8M | $106M |
| 70 | Union County | $114M | $6,611 | -$45K | $5.5M | $107M |
| 71 | Richland County | $109M | $6,872 | $0 | $9.1M | $99.4M |
| 72 | Douglas County | $108M | $5,491 | $0 | -$64.1K | $107M |
| 73 | White County | $106M | $7,652 | $0 | $9.6M | $96.5M |
| 74 | Lawrence County | $105M | $6,853 | -$5,201 | $23.7M | $80.9M |
| 75 | Mason County | $99.4M | $7,593 | $12.4K | $1.5M | $97.9M |
| 76 | Wayne County | $98.8M | $6,105 | $0 | $2.6M | $95M |
| 77 | Marshall County | $97.6M | $8,308 | $0 | $7.2M | $89.2M |
| 78 | Clay County | $96.6M | $7,270 | -$107 | $3.6M | $92.6M |
| 79 | Washington County | $95M | $6,901 | $284K | $625K | $94M |
| 80 | Cumberland County | $92.9M | $8,892 | $0 | $27.6M | $63.7M |
| 81 | Menard County | $90.5M | $7,361 | $0 | $830K | $88.9M |
| 82 | Ford County | $87.9M | $6,492 | $0 | $3.3M | $83.3M |
| 83 | Moultrie County | $86.9M | $5,979 | $0 | $3M | $83.1M |
| 84 | Johnson County | $84.3M | $6,338 | $165K | $907K | $81.9M |
| 85 | Greene County | $74.4M | $6,210 | $2,094 | $1.3M | $73.1M |
| 86 | Wabash County | $72M | $6,340 | $0 | $561K | $71.2M |
| 87 | Cass County | $70.3M | $5,392 | $0 | -$184K | $70.4M |
| 88 | Henderson County | $62.3M | $9,748 | $565K | $7.8M | $51.4M |
| 89 | Jasper County | $60.2M | $6,481 | $0 | $3.7M | $56.1M |
| 90 | Alexander County | $56.3M | $10,740 | $60K | $19.3M | $36.9M |
| 91 | Schuyler County | $54.9M | $7,958 | $0 | $5.9M | $47.4M |
| 92 | Hamilton County | $53.9M | $6,744 | $0 | $238K | $53.2M |
| 93 | Gallatin County | $50M | $10,100 | $195K | $9.1M | $40.1M |
| 94 | Pulaski County | $47.4M | $9,119 | $4.1M | $4.3M | $38.7M |
| 95 | Edwards County | $43.1M | $6,900 | $50K | $1.2M | $41.8M |
| 96 | Putnam County | $42.4M | $7,522 | $0 | $118K | $42.3M |
| 97 | Stark County | $42M | $7,770 | $2.4M | $3.3M | $36.2M |
| 98 | Calhoun County | $33.4M | $7,529 | $11.8K | $987K | $32.2M |
| 99 | Scott County | $32.5M | $6,566 | $0 | $3.9M | $28.4M |
| 100 | Pope County | $32.3M | $8,584 | $265K | $1.4M | $30.4M |
| 101 | Brown County | $30.2M | $4,842 | -$643K | $275K | $30.1M |
| 102 | Hardin County | $29.8M | $8,161 | $145K | $4M | $25M |
Top recipients in Illinois
Fiscal year 2026
- 1Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services$25.5B
- 2Illinois Department of Human Service$5.7B
- 3Illinois State Board of Education$2.7B
- 4Illinois Department of Transportation$2.4B
- 5W S Darley & Co$1.7B
- 6Chicago Housing Authority$1.2B
- 7Uchicago Argonne, LLC$1.2B
- 8Medline Industries, LP$943M
- 9Chicago Transit Authority$899M
- 10Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC$774M
Top awarding agencies
Fiscal year 2026
- 1Social Security Administration$55.7B
- 2Department of Health and Human Services$38.5B
- 3Department of Veterans Affairs$7B
- 4Department of Defense$6.6B
- 5Department of Agriculture$6.5B
- 6Department of Transportation$4.2B
- 7Department of Housing and Urban Development$3.9B
- 8Department of Education$3.4B
- 9Department of Energy$2.3B
- 10Railroad Retirement Board$900M
By congressional district
Fiscal year 2026
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| District | Total | Per person | Contracts | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL-01 | $575M | $785 | $73.2M | $387M |
| IL-02 | $1.1B | $1,384 | $189M | $44M |
| IL-03 | $182M | $251 | $103M | $43.8M |
| IL-04 | $316M | $438 | $158M | $113M |
| IL-05 | $625M | $802 | $72.1M | $571M |
| IL-06 | $261M | $345 | $76M | $17.8M |
| IL-07 | $4.7B | $6,627 | $1.6B | $1.4B |
| IL-08 | $3.2B | $4,300 | $3.1B | $15.4M |
| IL-09 | $1.7B | $2,213 | $1.4B | $146M |
| IL-10 | $4.9B | $6,575 | $1.2B | $68M |
| IL-11 | $2.4B | $3,202 | $2.1B | $27.7M |
| IL-12 | $5.7B | $7,483 | $816M | $470M |
| IL-13 | $4.3B | $5,880 | $138M | $2.4B |
| IL-14 | $2.1B | $2,806 | $171M | $72.2M |
| IL-15 | $3.1B | $4,164 | $12.4M | $139M |
| IL-16 | $2.5B | $3,322 | $45.6M | $141M |
| IL-17 | $6.1B | $8,100 | $872M | $174M |
Frequently asked questions
- How much federal money does Illinois receive?
- In fiscal year 2026, federal agencies obligated $100,764,973,359 for work done or benefits received in Illinois, about $7,865 per resident. That includes $12.1B in contracts, $11.3B in grants and $77.2B in direct payments.
- Which county in Illinois gets the most federal spending?
- Cook County received the most, $36B, followed by DuPage County ($8.6B).
- Who are the largest federal recipients in Illinois?
- The largest recipients in fiscal year 2026 were ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE & FAMILY SERVICES ($25.5B), ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICE ($5.7B), ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION ($2.7B).
Source: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury · Last updated 09/30/2026