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Federal Spending in Aurora County, SD
Federal agencies obligated $38.76M in Aurora County in fiscal year 2026, 46th highest of 66 counties in South Dakota.
- Total, FY 2026
- $38.76M
- -18.9% from FY 2025
- Per person
- $14,108
- SD average: $10,738
- Contracts
- $144K
- Grants
- $1.74M
How the money is awarded
Fiscal year 2026, share of Aurora County federal obligations
- Contracts$144K0.4%
- Grants$1.74M4.5%
- Direct payments$33.89M87.4%
- Loans (subsidy cost)-$1,1710.0%
- Insurance and other$2.99M7.7%
Top federal recipients in Aurora County
Fiscal year 2026, all award types, by place of performance
- 1State of South Dakota$1.62M
- 2Valley Fresh Foods, INC.$144K
- 3Plankinton School District 1-1$71.88K
- 4Mt Vernon School District 17-3$23.38K
- 5Santel Communications Cooperative, INC.$21.93K
- 6Herreid School District 10 1$21.58K
- 7Stickney Comm Development$13.94K
- 8Aurora County$13.53K
- 9Eureka School District 44-1$9,025
- 10White Lake School District No 13$8,430
Compared with other South Dakota counties
Fiscal year 2026, largest first
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| # | County | Total | Per person |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnehaha County | $1.57B | $7,964 |
| 2 | Pennington County | $1B | $9,179 |
| 3 | Meade County | $527M | $17,661 |
| 4 | Lincoln County | $400M | $6,142 |
| 5 | Hughes County | $377M | $21,241 |
| 6 | Lawrence County | $299M | $11,614 |
| 7 | Brown County | $280M | $7,314 |
| 8 | Oglala Lakota County | $264M | $19,302 |
| 9 | Haakon County | $229M | $122,438 |
| 10 | Brookings County | $227M | $6,606 |
| 11 | Union County | $220M | $13,086 |
| 12 | Codington County | $203M | $7,170 |
| 13 | Fall River County | $173M | $24,820 |
| 14 | Yankton County | $166M | $7,127 |
| 15 | Davison County | $148M | $7,415 |
| 16 | Todd County | $141M | $15,136 |
| 17 | Beadle County | $138M | $7,230 |
| 18 | Roberts County | $123M | $12,003 |
| 19 | Dewey County | $121M | $23,157 |
| 20 | Custer County | $117M | $14,123 |
| 21 | Clay County | $107M | $7,127 |
| 22 | Lake County | $104M | $9,417 |
| 23 | Charles Mix County | $104M | $11,045 |
| 24 | Butte County | $79.95M | $7,805 |
| 25 | Corson County | $75.94M | $19,461 |
| 26 | Turner County | $70.58M | $8,137 |
| 27 | Lyman County | $65.93M | $17,731 |
| 28 | Spink County | $65.23M | $10,254 |
| 29 | Grant County | $62.87M | $8,321 |
| 30 | Hutchinson County | $62.58M | $8,427 |
| 31 | Day County | $61.38M | $11,264 |
| 32 | Moody County | $61.26M | $9,669 |
| 33 | Kingsbury County | $58.27M | $11,233 |
| 34 | Marshall County | $56.04M | $13,014 |
| 35 | Bon Homme County | $55.6M | $7,939 |
| 36 | Clark County | $50.21M | $13,085 |
| 37 | Buffalo County | $47.66M | $24,466 |
| 38 | Hanson County | $46.11M | $13,322 |
| 39 | Mccook County | $44.1M | $7,761 |
| 40 | Deuel County | $42.11M | $9,804 |
| 41 | Jackson County | $40.28M | $14,356 |
| 42 | Tripp County | $39.87M | $7,090 |
| 43 | Hamlin County | $39.74M | $6,447 |
| 44 | Faulk County | $39.42M | $18,551 |
| 45 | Walworth County | $39M | $7,338 |
| 46 | Aurora CountyThis county | $38.76M | $14,108 |
| 47 | Brule County | $36.49M | $6,954 |
| 48 | Edmunds County | $35.54M | $8,915 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much federal money goes to Aurora County?
- In fiscal year 2026, federal agencies obligated $38,755,410 for work done or benefits received in Aurora County, about $14,108 per resident.
- Who receives the most federal money in Aurora County?
- The largest recipients were STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA ($1.62M), VALLEY FRESH FOODS, INC. ($144K), PLANKINTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 1-1 ($71.88K).
- 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 Aurora County they totaled $33.89M 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 2,747.