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Federal Spending in Webster County, NE
Federal agencies obligated $25.96M in Webster County in fiscal year 2026, 71st highest of 93 counties in Nebraska.
- Total, FY 2026
- $25.96M
- -33.4% from FY 2025
- Per person
- $7,645
- NE average: $11,484
- Contracts
- $87.66K
- Grants
- $232K
How the money is awarded
Fiscal year 2026, share of Webster County federal obligations
- Contracts$87.66K0.3%
- Grants$232K0.9%
- Direct payments$25.56M98.5%
- Loans (subsidy cost)$740.0%
- Insurance and other$79.8K0.3%
Top federal recipients in Webster County
Fiscal year 2026, all award types, by place of performance
- 1Blue Hill Housing Authority$142K
- 2Red Cloud Housing Authority$123K
- 3Geo Consultants Corporation$87.66K
- 4Blue Hill School District 74$39.12K
- 5Red Cloud Community School District 2$31.21K
- 6Great Plains Communications LLC$18.36K
- 7Plowshare Realty & Management$10.6K
- 8Midcontinent Communications$4,086
- 9Glenwood Telecommunications, INC.$3,939
- 10Cdw Government LLC$1,420
Compared with other Nebraska counties
Fiscal year 2026, largest first
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| # | County | Total | Per person |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas County | $10.21B | $17,468 |
| 2 | Lancaster County | $2.64B | $8,185 |
| 3 | Sarpy County | $1.65B | $8,636 |
| 4 | Madison County | $401M | $11,275 |
| 5 | Buffalo County | $365M | $7,285 |
| 6 | Hall County | $352M | $5,604 |
| 7 | Lincoln County | $290M | $8,359 |
| 8 | Scotts Bluff County | $286M | $7,922 |
| 9 | Dodge County | $250M | $6,723 |
| 10 | Cass County | $226M | $8,483 |
| 11 | Adams County | $222M | $7,121 |
| 12 | Platte County | $213M | $6,204 |
| 13 | Gage County | $179M | $8,250 |
| 14 | Saunders County | $161M | $7,240 |
| 15 | Washington County | $155M | $7,445 |
| 16 | Dawson County | $132M | $5,495 |
| 17 | Seward County | $131M | $7,420 |
| 18 | Thurston County | $124M | $18,298 |
| 19 | Dakota County | $124M | $5,732 |
| 20 | Otoe County | $121M | $7,613 |
| 21 | Custer County | $114M | $10,807 |
| 22 | York County | $114M | $8,066 |
| 23 | Box Butte County | $98.44M | $9,079 |
| 24 | Nemaha County | $93.16M | $13,170 |
| 25 | Knox County | $89.34M | $10,647 |
| 26 | Saline County | $89.07M | $6,232 |
| 27 | Cuming County | $84.92M | $9,421 |
| 28 | Red Willow County | $82.24M | $7,685 |
| 29 | Keith County | $80.81M | $9,696 |
| 30 | Holt County | $78.34M | $7,735 |
| 31 | Cheyenne County | $78.32M | $8,272 |
| 32 | Cedar County | $78.08M | $9,318 |
| 33 | Butler County | $75.09M | $8,973 |
| 34 | Dawes County | $74.64M | $9,103 |
| 35 | Burt County | $72.25M | $10,748 |
| 36 | Hamilton County | $71.63M | $7,597 |
| 37 | Clay County | $71.37M | $11,693 |
| 38 | Antelope County | $70.45M | $11,191 |
| 39 | Phelps County | $68.53M | $7,642 |
| 40 | Fillmore County | $65.74M | $11,842 |
| 41 | Merrick County | $64.16M | $8,367 |
| 42 | Richardson County | $63.07M | $8,013 |
| 43 | Jefferson County | $62.85M | $8,682 |
| 44 | Thayer County | $61.75M | $12,266 |
| 45 | Dixon County | $58.53M | $10,441 |
| 46 | Wayne County | $56.47M | $5,823 |
| 47 | Kimball County | $54.19M | $15,779 |
| 48 | Colfax County | $53.7M | $5,074 |
| 49 | Sheridan County | $53.15M | $10,366 |
| 50 | Kearney County | $51.13M | $7,645 |
| 51 | Polk County | $49.1M | $9,417 |
| 52 | Pierce County | $48.1M | $6,574 |
| 53 | Furnas County | $47.85M | $10,321 |
| 54 | Howard County | $46.8M | $7,228 |
| 55 | Boone County | $45.93M | $8,539 |
| 56 | Cherry County | $44.47M | $8,152 |
| 57 | Harlan County | $43.61M | $14,193 |
| 58 | Nuckolls County | $41.79M | $10,205 |
| 59 | Morrill County | $39.18M | $8,601 |
| 60 | Chase County | $33.72M | $8,661 |
| 61 | Stanton County | $33.2M | $5,684 |
| 62 | Sherman County | $32.91M | $11,121 |
| 63 | Franklin County | $32.38M | $11,209 |
| 64 | Johnson County | $31.82M | $6,015 |
| 65 | Valley County | $30.19M | $7,439 |
| 66 | Hitchcock County | $29.25M | $11,183 |
| 67 | Banner County | $28.08M | $41,659 |
| 68 | Brown County | $27.66M | $9,526 |
| 69 | Frontier County | $27.16M | $10,783 |
| 70 | Perkins County | $27.09M | $9,480 |
| 71 | Webster CountyThis county | $25.96M | $7,645 |
| 72 | Garden County | $25.53M | $13,624 |
| 73 | Gosper County | $24.58M | $12,985 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much federal money goes to Webster County?
- In fiscal year 2026, federal agencies obligated $25,956,163 for work done or benefits received in Webster County, about $7,645 per resident.
- Who receives the most federal money in Webster County?
- The largest recipients were BLUE HILL HOUSING AUTHORITY ($142K), RED CLOUD HOUSING AUTHORITY ($123K), GEO CONSULTANTS CORPORATION ($87.66K).
- 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 Webster County they totaled $25.56M 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 3,395.