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Federal Spending in Newberry County, SC
Federal agencies obligated $291M in Newberry County in fiscal year 2026, 30th highest of 46 counties in South Carolina.
- Total, FY 2026
- $291M
- -9.4% from FY 2025
- Per person
- $7,711
- SC average: $24,430
- Contracts
- $1.1M
- Grants
- $7.16M
How the money is awarded
Fiscal year 2026, share of Newberry County federal obligations
- Contracts$1.1M0.4%
- Grants$7.16M2.5%
- Direct payments$282M97.0%
- Loans (subsidy cost)$20.43K0.0%
- Insurance and other$513K0.2%
Top federal recipients in Newberry County
Fiscal year 2026, all award types, by place of performance
- 1Newberry College$6.93M
- 2South Carolina Department of Transportation$4.62M
- 3Housing Authority of the City of Newberry$4.46M
- 4Forest Nance Apartments$874K
- 5F D Riley & Sons INC$735K
- 6Indian Hills Sc LLC$439K
- 7Newberry Elderly Housing, INC.$216K
- 8Hi Brau Beef Co$200K
- 9Newberry County Memorial Hospital$188K
- 10New Pineridge Apartments of Sc, LLC$161K
Compared with other South Carolina counties
Fiscal year 2026, largest first
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| # | County | Total | Per person |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richland County | $77.18B | $185,463 |
| 2 | Aiken County | $6.27B | $37,167 |
| 3 | Charleston County | $4.67B | $11,441 |
| 4 | Horry County | $3.97B | $11,308 |
| 5 | Greenville County | $3.56B | $6,765 |
| 6 | Berkeley County | $2.8B | $12,169 |
| 7 | Lexington County | $2.29B | $7,792 |
| 8 | Spartanburg County | $2.24B | $6,834 |
| 9 | Beaufort County | $2.23B | $11,913 |
| 10 | York County | $1.75B | $6,208 |
| 11 | Anderson County | $1.46B | $7,186 |
| 12 | Sumter County | $1.26B | $11,911 |
| 13 | Dorchester County | $1.12B | $6,941 |
| 14 | Pickens County | $960M | $7,303 |
| 15 | Florence County | $927M | $6,765 |
| 16 | Lancaster County | $725M | $7,550 |
| 17 | Oconee County | $691M | $8,791 |
| 18 | Orangeburg County | $672M | $7,973 |
| 19 | Georgetown County | $636M | $10,024 |
| 20 | Kershaw County | $625M | $9,555 |
| 21 | Greenwood County | $519M | $7,485 |
| 22 | Jasper County | $499M | $17,333 |
| 23 | Laurens County | $483M | $7,151 |
| 24 | Darlington County | $459M | $7,289 |
| 25 | Clarendon County | $428M | $13,729 |
| 26 | Marion County | $383M | $13,121 |
| 27 | Cherokee County | $332M | $5,914 |
| 28 | Chesterfield County | $295M | $6,824 |
| 29 | Colleton County | $295M | $7,639 |
| 30 | Newberry CountyThis county | $291M | $7,711 |
| 31 | Williamsburg County | $246M | $7,937 |
| 32 | Edgefield County | $241M | $9,378 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much federal money goes to Newberry County?
- In fiscal year 2026, federal agencies obligated $290,845,854 for work done or benefits received in Newberry County, about $7,711 per resident.
- Who receives the most federal money in Newberry County?
- The largest recipients were NEWBERRY COLLEGE ($6.93M), SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ($4.62M), HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF NEWBERRY ($4.46M).
- 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 Newberry County they totaled $282M 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 37,719.