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Federal Spending in Knox County, IL
Federal agencies obligated $351M in Knox County in fiscal year 2026, 26th highest of 102 counties in Illinois.
- Total, FY 2026
- $351M
- -8.3% from FY 2025
- Per person
- $7,027
- IL average: $7,865
- Contracts
- $0
- Grants
- $19.88M
How the money is awarded
Fiscal year 2026, share of Knox County federal obligations
- Contracts$00.0%
- Grants$19.88M5.7%
- Direct payments$331M94.2%
- Loans (subsidy cost)$19.61K0.0%
- Insurance and other$627K0.2%
Top federal recipients in Knox County
Fiscal year 2026, all award types, by place of performance
- 1Illinois Department of Transportation$14.93M
- 2Carl Sandburg Jr College #518$4.61M
- 3Knox County Housing Authority$4.31M
- 4Knox College$3.5M
- 5Henderson-Knox-Mercer-Warren Regional Office of Education 33$3.19M
- 6County of Knox$1.58M
- 7Sandburg Preservation LP$1.11M
- 8121 West Simmons Street LLC$973K
- 9Promex Midwest Corporation$962K
- 10Heart Technologies INC$742K
Compared with other Illinois counties
Fiscal year 2026, largest first
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| # | County | Total | Per person |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County | $35.97B | $6,818 |
| 2 | Dupage County | $8.6B | $9,224 |
| 3 | Lake County | $5B | $7,004 |
| 4 | Will County | $3.92B | $5,636 |
| 5 | Kane County | $3.36B | $6,498 |
| 6 | Sangamon County | $3.28B | $16,718 |
| 7 | Rock Island County | $3.12B | $21,548 |
| 8 | St. Clair County | $2.61B | $10,147 |
| 9 | Winnebago County | $2.51B | $8,797 |
| 10 | Mchenry County | $1.9B | $6,123 |
| 11 | Madison County | $1.75B | $6,581 |
| 12 | Champaign County | $1.34B | $6,524 |
| 13 | Peoria County | $1.16B | $6,355 |
| 14 | Mclean County | $958M | $5,603 |
| 15 | Tazewell County | $852M | $6,484 |
| 16 | Lasalle County | $719M | $6,555 |
| 17 | Macon County | $692M | $6,659 |
| 18 | Kankakee County | $673M | $6,259 |
| 19 | Williamson County | $629M | $9,373 |
| 20 | Kendall County | $604M | $4,578 |
| 21 | Dekalb County | $551M | $5,487 |
| 22 | Vermilion County | $499M | $6,728 |
| 23 | Adams County | $467M | $7,102 |
| 24 | Whiteside County | $368M | $6,611 |
| 25 | Ogle County | $368M | $7,100 |
| 26 | Knox CountyThis county | $351M | $7,027 |
| 27 | Henry County | $336M | $6,826 |
| 28 | Macoupin County | $335M | $7,439 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much federal money goes to Knox County?
- In fiscal year 2026, federal agencies obligated $351,140,913 for work done or benefits received in Knox County, about $7,027 per resident.
- Who receives the most federal money in Knox County?
- The largest recipients were ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ($14.93M), CARL SANDBURG JR COLLEGE #518 ($4.61M), KNOX COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY ($4.31M).
- 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 Knox County they totaled $331M 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 49,967.