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Federal Spending in Jay County, IN

Federal agencies obligated $124M in Jay County in fiscal year 2026, 77th highest of 92 counties in Indiana.

Total, FY 2026
$124M
-14.3% from FY 2025
Per person
$6,068
IN average: $25,888
Contracts
$1.9M
Grants
$3.05M

How the money is awarded

Fiscal year 2026, share of Jay County federal obligations

  • Contracts$1.9M1.5%
  • Grants$3.05M2.5%
  • Direct payments$119M95.9%
  • Loans (subsidy cost)$5,7710.0%
  • Insurance and other$90.32K0.1%

Top federal recipients in Jay County

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

  1. 1Scus Head Start Programs INC$3.65M
  2. 2City of Portland$2.02M
  3. 3Prairie Star Farms LLC$1.9M
  4. 4Indiana Department of Transportation$672K
  5. 5Jay County Drug Prevention Coalition INC$475K
  6. 6Piedmont Apts$238K
  7. 7Shi International Corp$207K
  8. 8Portland Homes$189K
  9. 9Meridian Commons LLC$186K
  10. 10Cntry Pl Apt VIII$179K

Compared with other Indiana counties

Fiscal year 2026, largest first

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#CountyTotalPer person
1Marion County$134B$137,394
2Lake County$3.29B$6,604
3Allen County$2.38B$6,170
4Hamilton County$1.93B$5,568
5St. Joseph County$1.86B$6,815
6Vanderburgh County$1.38B$7,679
7Porter County$1.14B$6,555
8Elkhart County$1.09B$5,288
9Tippecanoe County$1.08B$5,815
10Hendricks County$971M$5,557
11Johnson County$966M$5,972
12Madison County$845M$6,497
13Clark County$830M$6,857
14Monroe County$825M$5,902
15Laporte County$769M$6,837
16Delaware County$709M$6,332
17Vigo County$668M$6,297
18Bartholomew County$658M$8,006
19Martin County$651M$66,341
20Floyd County$629M$7,811
21Howard County$600M$7,177
22Hancock County$569M$7,126
23Whitley County$556M$16,252
24Grant County$510M$7,649
25Wayne County$507M$7,618
26Morgan County$496M$6,917
27Kosciusko County$489M$6,091
28Warrick County$430M$6,724
29Boone County$428M$6,042
30Lawrence County$350M$7,781
31Dearborn County$341M$6,738
32Shelby County$313M$6,938
33Henry County$309M$6,321
34Dubois County$302M$6,920
35Noble County$294M$6,192
36Marshall County$290M$6,292
37Dekalb County$285M$6,582
38Harrison County$273M$6,884
39Knox County$264M$7,278
40Huntington County$258M$7,032
41Jackson County$255M$5,483
42Jasper County$254M$7,711
43Steuben County$252M$7,332
44Putnam County$244M$6,633
45Montgomery County$243M$6,418
46Miami County$232M$6,447
47Scott County$230M$9,449
48Wabash County$225M$7,254
49Gibson County$224M$6,786
50Jefferson County$223M$6,733
51Cass County$223M$5,884
52Greene County$212M$6,877
53Clay County$206M$7,798
54Posey County$198M$7,838
55Franklin County$190M$8,336
56Adams County$189M$5,288
57Decatur County$182M$6,867
58Wells County$181M$6,429
59Ripley County$179M$6,163
60Washington County$173M$6,152
61Clinton County$173M$5,220
62Starke County$173M$7,390
63Daviess County$172M$5,147
64White County$170M$6,870
65Fayette County$167M$7,152
66Jennings County$167M$6,030
67Lagrange County$165M$4,088
68Randolph County$157M$6,405
69Sullivan County$156M$7,480
70Owen County$152M$7,109
71Spencer County$146M$7,366
72Fulton County$145M$7,068
73Carroll County$139M$6,823
74Perry County$133M$6,925
75Brown County$127M$8,203
76Vermillion County$125M$8,082
77Jay CountyThis county$124M$6,068
78Orange County$124M$6,218
79Fountain County$119M$7,223

Frequently asked questions

How much federal money goes to Jay County?
In fiscal year 2026, federal agencies obligated $124,258,385 for work done or benefits received in Jay County, about $6,068 per resident.
Who receives the most federal money in Jay County?
The largest recipients were SCUS HEAD START PROGRAMS INC ($3.65M), CITY OF PORTLAND ($2.02M), PRAIRIE STAR FARMS LLC ($1.9M).
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 Jay County they totaled $119M 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 20,478.