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Federal Spending in Michigan
Federal agencies obligated $96.15B in Michigan in fiscal year 2026, or $9,541 per person, 34th highest among states.
- Total, FY 2026
- $96.15B
- -23.9% from FY 2025
- Per person
- $9,541
- 10,077,331 residents
- Contracts
- $7.14B
- Grants
- $8.29B
How the money is awarded
Fiscal year 2026, share of Michigan federal obligations
- Contracts$7.14B7.4%
- Grants$8.29B8.6%
- Direct payments$81.85B85.1%
- Loans (subsidy cost)-$1.23B0.0%
- Insurance and other$109M0.1%
Federal spending by county in Michigan
Fiscal year 2026, by place of performance, largest first
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| # | County | Total | Per person | Contracts | Grants | Direct payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne County | $20.56B | $11,462 | $1.7B | $823M | $18.55B |
| 2 | Oakland County | $10.62B | $8,330 | $1.15B | $102M | $10.06B |
| 3 | Macomb County | $7.66B | $8,695 | $2.38B | $109M | $5.17B |
| 4 | Kent County | $7.39B | $11,238 | $142M | $208M | $7.05B |
| 5 | Ingham County | $4.57B | $16,033 | $61.99M | $2.29B | $2.22B |
| 6 | Washtenaw County | $3.44B | $9,241 | $408M | $987M | $2.04B |
| 7 | Genesee County | $2.76B | $6,791 | $18.03M | $57.2M | $2.68B |
| 8 | Ottawa County | $1.78B | $6,012 | $42M | $31.41M | $1.71B |
| 9 | Kalamazoo County | $1.65B | $6,322 | $44.2M | $103M | $1.5B |
| 10 | Livingston County | $1.41B | $7,284 | $25.58M | $34.9M | $1.35B |
| 11 | Saginaw County | $1.32B | $6,957 | $14.71M | $26.71M | $1.28B |
| 12 | Muskegon County | $1.3B | $7,398 | $94.39M | $25.07M | $1.18B |
| 13 | Eaton County | $1.27B | $11,606 | $213K | $15.3M | $1.25B |
| 14 | St. Clair County | $1.18B | $7,388 | $13.29M | $24.02M | $1.15B |
| 15 | Monroe County | $1.13B | $7,327 | $14.08M | $88.11M | $1.03B |
| 16 | Berrien County | $1.13B | $7,313 | $26.2M | $35.05M | $1.06B |
| 17 | Jackson County | $1.1B | $6,877 | $18.1M | $26.72M | $1.06B |
| 18 | Calhoun County | $1.07B | $7,932 | $111M | $36.9M | $914M |
| 19 | Bay County | $822M | $7,916 | $2.22M | $17.95M | $798M |
| 20 | Grand Traverse County | $811M | $8,518 | $35.93M | $68.07M | $706M |
| 21 | Allegan County | $752M | $6,242 | $1.18M | $8.66M | $738M |
| 22 | Lenawee County | $709M | $7,127 | $22.48M | $12.97M | $672M |
| 23 | Lapeer County | $628M | $7,084 | $136K | $5.43M | $622M |
| 24 | Marquette County | $591M | $8,950 | $896K | $37.89M | $552M |
| 25 | Clinton County | $556M | $7,028 | $41.51M | $41.63M | $471M |
| 26 | Van Buren County | $548M | $7,256 | $28.54M | $6.07M | $513M |
| 27 | Midland County | $482M | $5,776 | $1.03M | -$66.15M | $547M |
| 28 | Shiawassee County | $472M | $6,926 | $0 | $5M | $465M |
| 29 | Chippewa County | $452M | $12,292 | $160M | $31.47M | $260M |
| 30 | Montcalm County | $433M | $6,504 | $6,500 | $9.87M | $423M |
| 31 | Cass County | $416M | $8,069 | $32.06M | $21.35M | $363M |
| 32 | Barry County | $415M | $6,645 | $8.47M | $6.1M | $398M |
| 33 | Isabella County | $394M | $6,119 | $0 | $25.5M | $367M |
| 34 | Tuscola County | $393M | $7,375 | $79.79K | $7.82M | $384M |
| 35 | St. Joseph County | $386M | $6,341 | $33.42K | $14.42M | $371M |
| 36 | Ionia County | $372M | $5,564 | $3.67M | $9.93M | $357M |
| 37 | Wexford County | $366M | $10,877 | $120M | $7.95M | $237M |
| 38 | Newaygo County | $358M | $7,169 | $6,224 | $2.5M | $354M |
| 39 | Delta County | $352M | $9,548 | $13.78M | $18.9M | $318M |
| 40 | Mecosta County | $347M | $8,748 | $39.98M | $2.63M | $304M |
| 41 | Hillsdale County | $322M | $7,037 | $22.05M | $3.21M | $296M |
| 42 | Sanilac County | $320M | $7,870 | $13.57M | $6.43M | $298M |
| 43 | Houghton County | $319M | $8,544 | $28.43M | $62.98M | $227M |
| 44 | Mason County | $304M | $10,457 | $34.75M | $27.75M | $240M |
| 45 | Huron County | $291M | $9,261 | $8.54M | $12.9M | $264M |
| 46 | Emmet County | $289M | $8,471 | $23.92K | $7.88M | $280M |
| 47 | Branch County | $287M | $6,395 | $49.39K | $7.74M | $278M |
| 48 | Clare County | $283M | $9,182 | $22.72K | $10.52M | $272M |
| 49 | Alpena County | $268M | $9,260 | $15.01M | $5.39M | $247M |
| 50 | Roscommon County | $266M | $11,344 | $0 | $846K | $265M |
| 51 | Dickinson County | $263M | $10,149 | $43.58M | $5.79M | $213M |
| 52 | Gratiot County | $256M | $6,142 | $5.13M | $10.31M | $241M |
| 53 | Iosco County | $256M | $10,135 | $6.45M | $3.65M | $245M |
| 54 | Otsego County | $252M | $10,030 | $51.01K | $53.98M | $197M |
| 55 | Leelanau County | $243M | $10,878 | $6.43M | $9.53M | $224M |
| 56 | Cheboygan County | $241M | $9,427 | $781K | $19.96M | $219M |
| 57 | Antrim County | $241M | $10,289 | $21.66M | $2.76M | $216M |
| 58 | Gladwin County | $232M | $9,148 | $0 | $895K | $231M |
| 59 | Manistee County | $232M | $9,256 | $1.63M | $5.19M | $224M |
| 60 | Oceana County | $227M | $8,520 | $17.95M | $5.48M | $204M |
| 61 | Charlevoix County | $224M | $8,584 | $6.8M | $1.41M | $212M |
| 62 | Lake County | $209M | $17,291 | $92.21M | $1.67M | $115M |
| 63 | Menominee County | $206M | $8,768 | -$31.47K | $25.04M | $180M |
| 64 | Ogemaw County | $194M | $9,348 | $435K | $2.23M | $191M |
| 65 | Osceola County | $190M | $8,317 | $2.34M | $12.76M | $175M |
| 66 | Benzie County | $169M | $9,380 | -$83.2K | $10.5M | $158M |
| 67 | Gogebic County | $147M | $10,204 | $11.8M | $10.34M | $124M |
| 68 | Arenac County | $142M | $9,490 | $0 | $3.59M | $138M |
| 69 | Presque Isle County | $139M | $10,734 | $182K | $6.87M | $132M |
| 70 | Kalkaska County | $137M | $7,651 | $3,158 | $3.6M | $133M |
| 71 | Alcona County | $133M | $13,076 | $0 | $13.65M | $119M |
| 72 | Crawford County | $124M | $9,565 | $2.05M | $2.88M | $119M |
| 73 | Iron County | $121M | $10,405 | $142K | $9.88M | $111M |
| 74 | Montmorency County | $111M | $12,145 | $0 | $1.3M | $110M |
| 75 | Missaukee County | $108M | $7,188 | $606K | $4.03M | $103M |
| 76 | Mackinac County | $106M | $9,740 | $2.39M | $5.34M | $97.54M |
| 77 | Alger County | $89.35M | $10,106 | $4.8M | $4.12M | $79.73M |
| 78 | Baraga County | $87.1M | $10,676 | $927K | $23.05M | $62.93M |
| 79 | Oscoda County | $81.9M | $9,965 | $80.09K | $2.76M | $78.91M |
| 80 | Ontonagon County | $79.54M | $13,677 | $2.65M | $12.15M | $64.53M |
| 81 | Schoolcraft County | $78.68M | $9,777 | $2.86M | $1.31M | $74.17M |
| 82 | Luce County | $46.63M | $8,733 | $129K | $4.69M | $41.74M |
| 83 | Keweenaw County | $26.95M | $13,171 | $0 | $3.76M | $21.26M |
Top recipients in Michigan
Fiscal year 2026
- 1Michigan Department of Health and Human Services$27.7B
- 2Michigan Department of Education$2.1B
- 3Transportation, Michigan Department of$1.92B
- 4General Dynamics Land Systems INC.$1.83B
- 5Regents of the University of Michigan$1.07B
- 6Ford Motor Co$792M
- 7General Motors LLC$662M
- 8Fca US LLC$546M
- 9Michigan State University$403M
- 10State of Michigan$376M
Top awarding agencies
Fiscal year 2026
- 1Social Security Administration$54.86B
- 2Department of Health and Human Services$44.85B
- 3Department of Veterans Affairs$5.18B
- 4Department of Agriculture$4.82B
- 5Department of Defense$3.88B
- 6Department of Transportation$2.66B
- 7Department of Education$2.44B
- 8General Services Administration$2.1B
- 9Department of Homeland Security$685M
- 10Department of Housing and Urban Development$477M
By congressional district
Fiscal year 2026
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| District | Total | Per person | Contracts | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MI-01 | $7.36B | $9,445 | $369M | $481M |
| MI-02 | $4.24B | $5,466 | $296M | $127M |
| MI-03 | $7.44B | $9,521 | $169M | $213M |
| MI-04 | $3.2B | $4,149 | $294M | $120M |
| MI-05 | $4.01B | $5,160 | $103M | $164M |
| MI-06 | $3.66B | $4,724 | $510M | $1.02B |
| MI-07 | $8.31B | $10,689 | $160M | $2.39B |
| MI-08 | $5.37B | $6,962 | $35.78M | $29.63M |
| MI-09 | $2.85B | $3,677 | $41.24M | $75.37M |
| MI-10 | $2.53B | $3,265 | $2.38B | $32.74M |
| MI-11 | $359M | $470 | $991M | -$12.94M |
| MI-12 | $1.22B | $1,572 | $955M | $21.71M |
| MI-13 | $867M | $1,152 | $833M | $295M |
Frequently asked questions
- How much federal money does Michigan receive?
- In fiscal year 2026, federal agencies obligated $96,152,352,993 for work done or benefits received in Michigan, about $9,541 per resident. That includes $7.14B in contracts, $8.29B in grants and $81.85B in direct payments.
- Which county in Michigan gets the most federal spending?
- Wayne County received the most, $20.56B, followed by Oakland County ($10.62B).
- Who are the largest federal recipients in Michigan?
- The largest recipients in fiscal year 2026 were MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ($27.7B), MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ($2.1B), TRANSPORTATION, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ($1.92B).
Source: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury · Last updated 09/30/2026