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Federal Spending in Codington County, SD
Federal agencies obligated $203M in Codington County in fiscal year 2026, 12th highest of 66 counties in South Dakota.
- Total, FY 2026
- $203M
- -3.0% from FY 2025
- Per person
- $7,170
- SD average: $10,738
- Contracts
- $764K
- Grants
- $10.9M
How the money is awarded
Fiscal year 2026, share of Codington County federal obligations
- Contracts$764K0.4%
- Grants$10.9M5.4%
- Direct payments$190M93.7%
- Loans (subsidy cost)$18.1K0.0%
- Insurance and other$1.1M0.5%
Top federal recipients in Codington County
Fiscal year 2026, all award types, by place of performance
- 1City of Watertown$7M
- 2Skywest Airlines INC$5.6M
- 3Lake Area Technical College$4.8M
- 4Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate$4.8M
- 5State of South Dakota$2.7M
- 6Watertown Housing Authority$1.3M
- 7South Dakota State University$1M
- 8Jenkins Living Center INC$498K
- 9Colony West Apartments$442K
- 10Meland Farm INC$409K
Compared with other South Dakota counties
Fiscal year 2026, largest first
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| # | County | Total | Per person |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnehaha County | $1.6B | $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 CountyThis county | $203M | $7,170 |
| 13 | Fall River County | $173M | $24,820 |
| 14 | Yankton County | $166M | $7,127 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much federal money goes to Codington County?
- In fiscal year 2026, federal agencies obligated $203,076,367 for work done or benefits received in Codington County, about $7,170 per resident.
- Who receives the most federal money in Codington County?
- The largest recipients were CITY OF WATERTOWN ($7M), SKYWEST AIRLINES INC ($5.6M), LAKE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE ($4.8M).
- 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 Codington County they totaled $190M 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 28,325.
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