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Federal Spending in Kansas
Federal agencies obligated $24.84B in Kansas in fiscal year 2026, or $8,456 per person, 43rd highest among states.
- Total, FY 2026
- $24.84B
- -20.0% from FY 2025
- Per person
- $8,456
- 2,937,880 residents
- Contracts
- $3.77B
- Grants
- $2.38B
How the money is awarded
Fiscal year 2026, share of Kansas federal obligations
- Contracts$3.77B15.2%
- Grants$2.38B9.6%
- Direct payments$18.55B74.7%
- Loans (subsidy cost)-$2.98M0.0%
- Insurance and other$147M0.6%
Federal spending by county in Kansas
Fiscal year 2026, by place of performance, largest first
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| # | County | Total | Per person | Contracts | Grants | Direct payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson County | $4.09B | $6,705 | $500M | $217M | $3.37B |
| 2 | Sedgwick County | $3.41B | $6,519 | $328M | $79.83M | $2.94B |
| 3 | Wyandotte County | $3.04B | $17,979 | $2.1B | $246M | $694M |
| 4 | Shawnee County | $2.19B | $12,254 | $57.96M | $575M | $1.56B |
| 5 | Leavenworth County | $940M | $11,485 | $370M | $22.37M | $547M |
| 6 | Douglas County | $759M | $6,393 | $27.16M | $106M | $623M |
| 7 | Riley County | $529M | $7,355 | $96.49M | $80.95M | $349M |
| 8 | Butler County | $469M | $6,967 | $25.31M | $12.77M | $429M |
| 9 | Reno County | $418M | $6,756 | $85.73K | $7.33M | $410M |
| 10 | Geary County | $399M | $10,868 | $101M | $61.79M | $236M |
| 11 | Saline County | $338M | $6,216 | $1.67M | $2.44M | $337M |
| 12 | Cowley County | $263M | $7,620 | $4.2M | $27.71M | $228M |
| 13 | Harvey County | $247M | $7,266 | $1.67M | $2.18M | $241M |
| 14 | Crawford County | $228M | $5,843 | $799K | $12.18M | $214M |
| 15 | Montgomery County | $228M | $7,229 | $16.12M | $6.78M | $204M |
| 16 | Miami County | $218M | $6,377 | $37.29K | $8.63M | $209M |
| 17 | Ellis County | $215M | $7,425 | $162K | $19.77M | $193M |
| 18 | McPherson County | $206M | $6,805 | $340K | $2.61M | $202M |
| 19 | Lyon County | $187M | $5,803 | $410K | $2.55M | $183M |
| 20 | Sumner County | $184M | $8,234 | $3.42M | $9.37M | $170M |
| 21 | Barton County | $184M | $7,214 | $16.4K | $6.41M | $174M |
| 22 | Franklin County | $177M | $6,809 | $7,890 | $2.94M | $173M |
| 23 | Finney County | $176M | $4,576 | $495K | $7.12M | $168M |
| 24 | Pottawatomie County | $169M | $6,667 | $23.01M | $4M | $142M |
| 25 | Dickinson County | $160M | $8,684 | $2.82M | $1.4M | $155M |
| 26 | Cherokee County | $151M | $7,789 | $25.45M | $3.22M | $122M |
| 27 | Jefferson County | $147M | $8,003 | $356K | $16.95M | $129M |
| 28 | Jackson County | $142M | $10,756 | $36.04M | $16.39M | $88.02M |
| 29 | Ford County | $137M | $3,999 | $453K | $5.6M | $129M |
| 30 | Labette County | $135M | $6,706 | -$35.73K | $3.74M | $131M |
| 31 | Osage County | $121M | $7,647 | $514K | $2.53M | $117M |
| 32 | Atchison County | $102M | $6,265 | $0 | $5.47M | $96.4M |
| 33 | Neosho County | $101M | $6,366 | $674K | $4.44M | $96.01M |
| 34 | Marion County | $101M | $8,528 | $676K | $2.49M | $95M |
| 35 | Bourbon County | $99.87M | $6,955 | $769K | $9.53M | $89.11M |
| 36 | Allen County | $99.64M | $7,954 | $7.55M | $7.92M | $83.57M |
| 37 | Seward County | $87.11M | $3,966 | $1,653 | $6.38M | $80.73M |
| 38 | Marshall County | $85.39M | $8,506 | $910K | $769K | $81.85M |
| 39 | Brown County | $77.46M | $8,147 | -$227K | $4.33M | $72.92M |
| 40 | Pratt County | $76.53M | $8,358 | $0 | $1.7M | $74.06M |
| 41 | Rice County | $76.17M | $8,080 | $0 | $950K | $75.33M |
| 42 | Linn County | $74.71M | $7,789 | $160K | $3.02M | $71.37M |
| 43 | Coffey County | $73.22M | $8,758 | $1.02M | $4.21M | $67.46M |
| 44 | Clay County | $70.99M | $8,746 | $0 | $1.03M | $69.49M |
| 45 | Thomas County | $69.64M | $8,782 | $0 | $1.33M | $68.27M |
| 46 | Cloud County | $67.6M | $7,484 | $97.6K | $1.33M | $66.21M |
| 47 | Wilson County | $67.47M | $7,824 | $0 | $5.01M | $62.41M |
| 48 | Nemaha County | $67.32M | $6,553 | $18.72K | $3.98M | $62.84M |
| 49 | Kingman County | $67.13M | $8,987 | -$234K | $4.19M | $61.71M |
| 50 | Ottawa County | $59.14M | $10,312 | $0 | $2.71M | $56.24M |
| 51 | Doniphan County | $59.03M | $7,860 | $1.03M | $8.4M | $49.6M |
| 52 | Mitchell County | $58.41M | $10,077 | $3.8M | $1.78M | $52.84M |
| 53 | Wabaunsee County | $57.86M | $8,414 | $11.25K | $3.42M | $53.98M |
| 54 | Osborne County | $57.67M | $16,476 | $345K | $20.01M | $36.67M |
| 55 | Anderson County | $54.01M | $6,893 | $0 | -$147K | $53.55M |
| 56 | Republic County | $52.9M | $11,317 | $0 | $1.35M | $51.32M |
| 57 | Stafford County | $52.64M | $12,926 | $4.87M | $345K | $43.22M |
| 58 | Russell County | $51.3M | $7,667 | $159K | $668K | $50.06M |
| 59 | Pawnee County | $50.84M | $8,131 | $338K | $587K | $46.82M |
| 60 | Smith County | $49.97M | $13,996 | $0 | $7.75M | $41.05M |
| 61 | Morris County | $49.22M | $9,139 | $588K | $5.05M | $43.56M |
| 62 | Washington County | $49.16M | $8,890 | $0 | $419K | $48.7M |
| 63 | Greenwood County | $47.62M | $7,915 | $220K | $2.23M | $44.77M |
| 64 | Harper County | $46.62M | $8,499 | $546K | $158K | $45.8M |
| 65 | Phillips County | $46.08M | $9,250 | $869K | $2.21M | $43M |
| 66 | Ellsworth County | $45.72M | $7,171 | $733K | $884K | $43.94M |
| 67 | Sherman County | $42.76M | $7,214 | $37.93K | $838K | $41.88M |
| 68 | Meade County | $42.66M | $10,520 | $310K | $6.81M | $34.44M |
| 69 | Norton County | $41.2M | $7,548 | $215K | $51.14K | $41.17M |
| 70 | Rooks County | $39.58M | $8,046 | -$902K | $146K | $40.14M |
| 71 | Barber County | $39.43M | $9,326 | $2,369 | $1.34M | $37.77M |
| 72 | Scott County | $39.41M | $7,650 | $0 | $578 | $38.23M |
| 73 | Graham County | $39.25M | $16,253 | $152K | $4.06M | $34.87M |
| 74 | Grant County | $38.89M | $5,290 | $0 | $1.09M | $37.36M |
| 75 | Hodgeman County | $37.29M | $21,640 | $0 | $1.54M | $31.55M |
| 76 | Rawlins County | $36.9M | $14,407 | $0 | $2.09M | $34.64M |
| 77 | Wallace County | $36.29M | $24,003 | $18.19M | $1.11M | $17.01M |
| 78 | Edwards County | $36.16M | $12,440 | $0 | $2.35M | $32.88M |
| 79 | Cheyenne County | $36.07M | $13,789 | $0 | $1.25M | $35.08M |
| 80 | Kearny County | $35.92M | $9,018 | $0 | $7.57M | $28.34M |
| 81 | Lincoln County | $34.75M | $11,824 | $101K | $139K | $33.98M |
| 82 | Jewell County | $34.58M | $11,795 | $194K | $160K | $34.16M |
| 83 | Gray County | $34.52M | $6,107 | $0 | $859K | $33.62M |
| 84 | Stevens County | $34.17M | $6,508 | $0 | $314K | $33.81M |
| 85 | Gove County | $33.3M | $12,250 | $0 | $4.31M | $27.21M |
| 86 | Sheridan County | $32.79M | $13,400 | $0 | $382K | $32.38M |
| 87 | Trego County | $31.73M | $11,300 | $0 | $1.42M | $30.27M |
| 88 | Ness County | $29.86M | $11,112 | $0 | $981K | $28.24M |
| 89 | Logan County | $29.46M | $10,666 | $0 | $8.01M | $20.65M |
| 90 | Rush County | $28.56M | $9,661 | $0 | $2.65M | $25.93M |
| 91 | Decatur County | $27.81M | $10,062 | $0 | $62.13K | $27.62M |
| 92 | Chautauqua County | $27.67M | $8,188 | $0 | $2.88M | $24.8M |
| 93 | Clark County | $26.73M | $13,424 | $0 | $5.07M | $21.49M |
| 94 | Woodson County | $25.69M | $8,246 | $0 | $975K | $24.71M |
| 95 | Wichita County | $25.64M | $11,916 | $0 | $34.7K | $24.39M |
| 96 | Haskell County | $25.24M | $6,676 | $101K | $185K | $24.93M |
| 97 | Greeley County | $24.64M | $19,192 | $0 | $771K | $21.19M |
| 98 | Elk County | $22.94M | $9,237 | $0 | $273K | $22.29M |
| 99 | Hamilton County | $19.88M | $7,894 | $0 | $1.22M | $18.01M |
| 100 | Kiowa County | $19.69M | $8,006 | $0 | $962K | $18.72M |
| 101 | Morton County | $19.22M | $7,118 | $6,297 | -$30.36K | $18.81M |
| 102 | Chase County | $17.62M | $6,852 | $644K | $121K | $16.7M |
| 103 | Lane County | $14.82M | $9,417 | $0 | $0 | $14.85M |
| 104 | Stanton County | $14.39M | $6,906 | $42.88K | $38.42K | $14.31M |
| 105 | Comanche County | $13.26M | $7,851 | $0 | $624K | $12.66M |
Top recipients in Kansas
Fiscal year 2026
- 1Kansas Department of Health & Environment$5.32B
- 2Oracle Health Government Services, INC.$2.08B
- 3Kansas Department for Children and Families$867M
- 4Kansas Department of Transportation$742M
- 5Kansas State Department of Education$572M
- 6Indra Air Traffic, INC.$392M
- 7University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, INC.$165M
- 8Wichita State University$151M
- 9Kansas Adjutant General Department$115M
- 10Kansas State University$115M
Top awarding agencies
Fiscal year 2026
- 1Social Security Administration$14.02B
- 2Department of Health and Human Services$6.49B
- 3Department of Veterans Affairs$4.2B
- 4Department of Agriculture$2.09B
- 5Department of Transportation$1.46B
- 6Department of Defense$771M
- 7Department of Education$761M
- 8Railroad Retirement Board$384M
- 9Department of Housing and Urban Development$260M
- 10Environmental Protection Agency$160M
By congressional district
Fiscal year 2026
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| District | Total | Per person | Contracts | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KS-01 | $5.53B | $7,548 | $234M | $393M |
| KS-02 | $7.78B | $10,638 | $2.67B | $768M |
| KS-03 | $4.69B | $6,361 | $500M | $377M |
| KS-04 | $5.02B | $6,848 | $368M | $149M |
Frequently asked questions
- How much federal money does Kansas receive?
- In fiscal year 2026, federal agencies obligated $24,842,591,129 for work done or benefits received in Kansas, about $8,456 per resident. That includes $3.77B in contracts, $2.38B in grants and $18.55B in direct payments.
- Which county in Kansas gets the most federal spending?
- Johnson County received the most, $4.09B, followed by Sedgwick County ($3.41B).
- Who are the largest federal recipients in Kansas?
- The largest recipients in fiscal year 2026 were KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT ($5.32B), ORACLE HEALTH GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC. ($2.08B), KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ($867M).
Source: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury · Last updated 09/30/2026