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Federal Spending in Roberts County, SD
Federal agencies obligated $123M in Roberts County in fiscal year 2026, 18th highest of 66 counties in South Dakota.
- Total, FY 2026
- $123M
- -14.5% from FY 2025
- Per person
- $12,003
- SD average: $10,738
- Contracts
- $9.79M
- Grants
- $23.73M
How the money is awarded
Fiscal year 2026, share of Roberts County federal obligations
- Contracts$9.79M7.9%
- Grants$23.73M19.2%
- Direct payments$89.41M72.5%
- Loans (subsidy cost)$50.36K0.0%
- Insurance and other$422K0.3%
Top federal recipients in Roberts County
Fiscal year 2026, all award types, by place of performance
- 1Tiospa Zina Tribal School$13.61M
- 2State of South Dakota$8.22M
- 3Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate$6.71M
- 4Sisseton-Wahpeton Housing Authority$5.95M
- 5Sisseton Wahpeton College$5.14M
- 6Sisseton School District 54-2$5.05M
- 7Prime Tri Providers LLC$2.13M
- 8Walsh Service Solutions, LLC$1.29M
- 9Prairie Band Health Services INC$1.26M
- 10Avel Ecare LLC$1.11M
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 CountyThis county | $123M | $12,003 |
| 19 | Dewey County | $121M | $23,157 |
| 20 | Custer County | $117M | $14,123 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much federal money goes to Roberts County?
- In fiscal year 2026, federal agencies obligated $123,392,814 for work done or benefits received in Roberts County, about $12,003 per resident.
- Who receives the most federal money in Roberts County?
- The largest recipients were TIOSPA ZINA TRIBAL SCHOOL ($13.61M), STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA ($8.22M), SISSETON WAHPETON OYATE ($6.71M).
- 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 Roberts County they totaled $89.41M 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 10,280.