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Federal Spending in Ashtabula County, OH
Federal agencies obligated $654M in Ashtabula County in fiscal year 2026, 28th highest of 88 counties in Ohio.
- Total, FY 2026
- $654M
- -6.5% from FY 2025
- Per person
- $6,703
- OH average: $7,870
- Contracts
- $6.17M
- Grants
- $15.25M
How the money is awarded
Fiscal year 2026, share of Ashtabula County federal obligations
- Contracts$6.17M0.9%
- Grants$15.25M2.3%
- Direct payments$631M96.5%
- Loans (subsidy cost)$184K0.0%
- Insurance and other$1.22M0.2%
Top federal recipients in Ashtabula County
Fiscal year 2026, all award types, by place of performance
- 1Ohio Department of Transportation$10.54M
- 2Ashtabula Metropolitan Housing Authority$8.35M
- 3Hdt Expeditionary Systems INC$5.64M
- 4Ashtabula County Community Action Agency$4.44M
- 5Rch Ashtabula Preservation LLC$1M
- 6North East Ohio Management Information Network$971K
- 7Highland Place$816K
- 8County of Ashtabula$693K
- 9Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus$306K
- 10Veterans Villa$282K
Compared with other Ohio counties
Fiscal year 2026, largest first
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| # | County | Total | Per person |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin County | $10.45B | $7,895 |
| 2 | Cuyahoga County | $9.27B | $7,333 |
| 3 | Hamilton County | $7.07B | $8,516 |
| 4 | Montgomery County | $5.15B | $9,584 |
| 5 | Summit County | $3.89B | $7,193 |
| 6 | Greene County | $3.09B | $18,368 |
| 7 | Lucas County | $2.71B | $6,294 |
| 8 | Stark County | $2.68B | $7,155 |
| 9 | Delaware County | $2.42B | $11,281 |
| 10 | Butler County | $2.24B | $5,728 |
| 11 | Lorain County | $2.11B | $6,732 |
| 12 | Lake County | $1.65B | $7,078 |
| 13 | Mahoning County | $1.56B | $6,839 |
| 14 | Clermont County | $1.45B | $6,942 |
| 15 | Warren County | $1.4B | $5,791 |
| 16 | Trumbull County | $1.39B | $6,871 |
| 17 | Licking County | $1.19B | $6,674 |
| 18 | Medina County | $1.17B | $6,433 |
| 19 | Hancock County | $1.08B | $14,452 |
| 20 | Portage County | $1.06B | $6,553 |
| 21 | Fairfield County | $876M | $5,515 |
| 22 | Clark County | $874M | $6,428 |
| 23 | Richland County | $799M | $6,398 |
| 24 | Miami County | $784M | $7,208 |
| 25 | Wood County | $780M | $5,899 |
| 26 | Columbiana County | $691M | $6,779 |
| 27 | Belmont County | $671M | $10,084 |
| 28 | Ashtabula CountyThis county | $654M | $6,703 |
| 29 | Wayne County | $649M | $5,550 |
| 30 | Allen County | $646M | $6,324 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much federal money goes to Ashtabula County?
- In fiscal year 2026, federal agencies obligated $654,022,880 for work done or benefits received in Ashtabula County, about $6,703 per resident.
- Who receives the most federal money in Ashtabula County?
- The largest recipients were OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ($10.54M), ASHTABULA METROPOLITAN HOUSING AUTHORITY ($8.35M), HDT EXPEDITIONARY SYSTEMS INC ($5.64M).
- 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 Ashtabula County they totaled $631M 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 97,574.