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Federal Spending in Potter County, SD

Federal agencies obligated $31.8M in Potter County in fiscal year 2026, 52nd highest of 66 counties in South Dakota.

Total, FY 2026
$31.8M
+25.3% from FY 2025
Per person
$12,867
SD average: $10,738
Contracts
$675K
Grants
$5.2M

How the money is awarded

Fiscal year 2026, share of Potter County federal obligations

  • Contracts$675K2.1%
  • Grants$5.2M16.2%
  • Direct payments$25.1M78.8%
  • Loans (subsidy cost)$4600.0%
  • Insurance and other$926K2.9%

Top federal recipients in Potter County

Fiscal year 2026, all award types, by place of performance

  1. 1State of South Dakota$4.4M
  2. 2City of Gettysburg$725K
  3. 3Goebel Brothers Partnership$600K
  4. 4Wam Industries, Incorporated$550K
  5. 5J & M Farms Partnership$193K
  6. 6Brady Potts Farm INC$98K
  7. 7Eaton Corporation$78.3K
  8. 8Mcg Farms INC$51.4K
  9. 9Guest, Steven G$44.2K
  10. 10Golden West Technologies INC$35.5K

Compared with other South Dakota counties

Fiscal year 2026, largest first

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#CountyTotalPer person
1Minnehaha County$1.6B$7,964
2Pennington County$1B$9,179
3Meade County$527M$17,661
4Lincoln County$400M$6,142
5Hughes County$377M$21,241
6Lawrence County$299M$11,614
7Brown County$280M$7,314
8Oglala Lakota County$264M$19,302
9Haakon County$229M$122,438
10Brookings County$227M$6,606
11Union County$220M$13,086
12Codington County$203M$7,170
13Fall River County$173M$24,820
14Yankton County$166M$7,127
15Davison County$148M$7,415
16Todd County$141M$15,136
17Beadle County$138M$7,230
18Roberts County$123M$12,003
19Dewey County$121M$23,157
20Custer County$117M$14,123
21Clay County$107M$7,127
22Lake County$104M$9,417
23Charles Mix County$104M$11,045
24Butte County$79.9M$7,805
25Corson County$75.9M$19,461
26Turner County$70.6M$8,137
27Lyman County$65.9M$17,731
28Spink County$65.2M$10,254
29Grant County$62.9M$8,321
30Hutchinson County$62.6M$8,427
31Day County$61.4M$11,264
32Moody County$61.3M$9,669
33Kingsbury County$58.3M$11,233
34Marshall County$56M$13,014
35Bon Homme County$55.6M$7,939
36Clark County$50.2M$13,085
37Buffalo County$47.7M$24,466
38Hanson County$46.1M$13,322
39Mccook County$44.1M$7,761
40Deuel County$42.1M$9,804
41Jackson County$40.3M$14,356
42Tripp County$39.9M$7,090
43Hamlin County$39.7M$6,447
44Faulk County$39.4M$18,551
45Walworth County$39M$7,338
46Aurora County$38.8M$14,108
47Brule County$36.5M$6,954
48Edmunds County$35.5M$8,915
49Bennett County$32.7M$9,668
50Gregory County$32.5M$8,126
51Sully County$31.9M$22,093
52Potter CountyThis county$31.8M$12,867
53Douglas County$30.8M$10,867
54Hand County$30.8M$9,790

Frequently asked questions

How much federal money goes to Potter County?
In fiscal year 2026, federal agencies obligated $31,807,770 for work done or benefits received in Potter County, about $12,867 per resident.
Who receives the most federal money in Potter County?
The largest recipients were STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA ($4.4M), CITY OF GETTYSBURG ($725K), GOEBEL BROTHERS PARTNERSHIP ($600K).
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 Potter County they totaled $25.1M 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 2,472.

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