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Federal Spending in Indiana

Federal agencies obligated $176B in Indiana in fiscal year 2026, or $25,888 per person, 6th highest among states.

Total, FY 2026
$176B
-15.2% from FY 2025
Per person
$25,888
6,785,528 residents
Contracts
$4.55B
Grants
$5.11B

How the money is awarded

Fiscal year 2026, share of Indiana federal obligations

  • Contracts$4.55B2.6%
  • Grants$5.11B2.9%
  • Direct payments$166B94.4%
  • Loans (subsidy cost)$30.48M0.0%
  • Insurance and other$102M0.1%

Federal spending by county in Indiana

Fiscal year 2026, by place of performance, largest first

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#CountyTotalPer personContractsGrantsDirect payments
1Marion County$134B$137,394$2.18B$1.57B$130B
2Lake County$3.29B$6,604$187M$212M$2.89B
3Allen County$2.38B$6,170$167M$120M$2.09B
4Hamilton County$1.93B$5,568$66.43M$69.48M$1.8B
5St. Joseph County$1.86B$6,815$260M$139M$1.46B
6Vanderburgh County$1.38B$7,679$222M$71.47M$1.09B
7Porter County$1.14B$6,555$13.46M$23.42M$1.1B
8Elkhart County$1.09B$5,288$38.48M$75.75M$980M
9Tippecanoe County$1.08B$5,815$34.07M$241M$805M
10Hendricks County$971M$5,557$3.43M$18.7M$947M
11Johnson County$966M$5,972$21.53M$8.19M$935M
12Madison County$845M$6,497$9.98M$14.9M$820M
13Clark County$830M$6,857$16.39M$79.52M$733M
14Monroe County$825M$5,902$27.9M$107M$679M
15LaPorte County$769M$6,837$3.38M$73.07M$691M
16Delaware County$709M$6,332$642K$16.84M$690M
17Vigo County$668M$6,297$24.36M$19.51M$624M
18Bartholomew County$658M$8,006$54.63M$10.14M$592M
19Martin County$651M$66,341$587M$1.1M$62.69M
20Floyd County$629M$7,811$40.48M$88.09M$499M
21Howard County$600M$7,177$402K$12.97M$577M
22Hancock County$569M$7,126$59.88K$17.43M$550M
23Whitley County$556M$16,252$318M$12.05M$224M
24Grant County$510M$7,649$33.21M$10.3M$466M
25Wayne County$507M$7,618$1.85M$68.99M$435M
26Morgan County$496M$6,917$1.16M$3.2M$492M
27Kosciusko County$489M$6,091$12.23M$5.07M$470M
28Warrick County$430M$6,724$7.03M$4.81M$417M
29Boone County$428M$6,042$14.4M$12.38M$400M
30Lawrence County$350M$7,781$37.72M$5.35M$305M
31Dearborn County$341M$6,738$0$12.25M$329M
32Shelby County$313M$6,938$1.96M$33.55M$277M
33Henry County$309M$6,321$0$1.93M$307M
34Dubois County$302M$6,920$16.29M$7.98M$277M
35Noble County$294M$6,192$258K$20.49M$272M
36Marshall County$290M$6,292$4.47M$16.59M$269M
37DeKalb County$285M$6,582$17.74K$10.52M$272M
38Harrison County$273M$6,884$468K$8.96M$263M
39Knox County$264M$7,278$6.16M$28.21M$229M
40Huntington County$258M$7,032$1.08M$6M$250M
41Jackson County$255M$5,483$124K$8.15M$248M
42Jasper County$254M$7,711$17.27M$8.32M$227M
43Steuben County$252M$7,332$1.59M$6.31M$244M
44Putnam County$244M$6,633$120K$20.36M$223M
45Montgomery County$243M$6,418$92.5K$4.41M$238M
46Miami County$232M$6,447$21.4M$4.28M$206M
47Scott County$230M$9,449$28.78M$51.13M$150M
48Wabash County$225M$7,254$245K$3.98M$219M
49Gibson County$224M$6,786$1.82M$13.77M$207M
50Jefferson County$223M$6,733$2.71M$8.1M$211M
51Cass County$223M$5,884$280K$5.55M$217M
52Greene County$212M$6,877$713K$5.64M$205M
53Clay County$206M$7,798$463K$29.67M$176M
54Posey County$198M$7,838$1.38M$20.48M$174M
55Franklin County$190M$8,336$20.27M$8.99M$160M
56Adams County$189M$5,288$10.96M$6.42M$172M
57Decatur County$182M$6,867-$296K$17.4M$164M
58Wells County$181M$6,429-$128K$10.85M$170M
59Ripley County$179M$6,163$855K$3.91M$174M
60Washington County$173M$6,152$37.72K$3.96M$169M
61Clinton County$173M$5,220-$5$2.03M$171M
62Starke County$173M$7,390$63.08K$12.91M$160M
63Daviess County$172M$5,147$11.75M$6.63M$149M
64White County$170M$6,870$3,316$2.72M$167M
65Fayette County$167M$7,152$0$802K$166M
66Jennings County$167M$6,030$591K$7.61M$158M
67LaGrange County$165M$4,088$623K$1.52M$161M
68Randolph County$157M$6,405-$228K$2.98M$154M
69Sullivan County$156M$7,480$200K$4.22M$124M
70Owen County$152M$7,109$28.62K$3.66M$148M
71Spencer County$146M$7,366$23.61K$9.82M$135M
72Fulton County$145M$7,068$13.35K$6.46M$137M
73Carroll County$139M$6,823$28.89K$4.69M$133M
74Perry County$133M$6,925$1.25M$13.45M$118M
75Brown County$127M$8,203-$168K$2.42M$124M
76Vermillion County$125M$8,082$0$22.53M$102M
77Jay County$124M$6,068$1.9M$3.05M$119M
78Orange County$124M$6,218$0$4.14M$119M
79Fountain County$119M$7,223$115K$2.85M$115M
80Rush County$108M$6,475$682K$5.34M$102M
81Parke County$102M$6,329$23.78K$421K$102M
82Tipton County$101M$6,571$0$707K$100M
83Pike County$94.32M$7,700$125K$12.36M$80.97M
84Newton County$89.33M$6,459$0$4.65M$84.66M
85Pulaski County$87.79M$7,015$227K$277K$86.22M
86Crawford County$85.4M$8,113$6.14M$1.86M$76.7M
87Blackford County$84.94M$7,013$0$447K$84.44M
88Switzerland County$57.7M$5,926$242K$3.67M$53.73M
89Warren County$57.35M$6,795$0$907K$56.16M
90Benton County$53.46M$6,131$0$45.25K$53.3M
91Union County$47.58M$6,714$0$4.37M$42.97M
92Ohio County$43.37M$7,301$34.54K$343K$42.92M

Top recipients in Indiana

Fiscal year 2026

  1. 1Indiana Family and Social Serv$16.04B
  2. 2Indiana Department of Transportation$1.61B
  3. 3Department of Education Indiana$1.4B
  4. 4Rolls-Royce Corporation$1.05B
  5. 5Indiana Finance Authority$446M
  6. 6Purdue University$295M
  7. 7Department of Child Services$283M
  8. 8Indiana Department of Health$273M
  9. 9Wellpoint Federal Solutions, INC.$270M
  10. 10Trustees of Indiana University$260M

Top awarding agencies

Fiscal year 2026

  1. 1Department of Health and Human Services$154B
  2. 2Social Security Administration$33.35B
  3. 3Department of Veterans Affairs$3.61B
  4. 4Department of Defense$3.42B
  5. 5Department of Agriculture$2.63B
  6. 6Department of Transportation$1.96B
  7. 7Department of Education$1.7B
  8. 8Department of Housing and Urban Development$855M
  9. 9Department of Homeland Security$606M
  10. 10Environmental Protection Agency$479M

By congressional district

Fiscal year 2026

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DistrictTotalPer personContractsGrants
IN-01$4.44B$5,891$203M$238M
IN-02$4.15B$5,511$338M$260M
IN-03$4.77B$6,319$501M$198M
IN-04$4.4B$5,771$70.26M$325M
IN-05$4.69B$6,127$117M$125M
IN-06$3.68B$4,887$109M$150M
IN-07$134B$179,052$2.15B$1.57B
IN-08$5.82B$7,720$887M$281M
IN-09$5.08B$6,701$176M$418M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal money does Indiana receive?
In fiscal year 2026, federal agencies obligated $175,665,154,968 for work done or benefits received in Indiana, about $25,888 per resident. That includes $4.55B in contracts, $5.11B in grants and $166B in direct payments.
Which county in Indiana gets the most federal spending?
Marion County received the most, $134B, followed by Lake County ($3.29B).
Who are the largest federal recipients in Indiana?
The largest recipients in fiscal year 2026 were INDIANA FAMILY AND SOCIAL SERV ($16.04B), INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ($1.61B), DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION INDIANA ($1.4B).

Source: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury · Last updated 09/30/2026