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Federal Spending in Wayne County, TN

Federal agencies obligated $103M in Wayne County in fiscal year 2026, 81st highest of 95 counties in Tennessee.

Total, FY 2026
$103M
-11.5% from FY 2025
Per person
$6,332
TN average: $15,479
Contracts
$17.2K
Grants
$2.2M

How the money is awarded

Fiscal year 2026, share of Wayne County federal obligations

  • Contracts$17.2K0.0%
  • Grants$2.2M2.2%
  • Direct payments$100M97.6%
  • Loans (subsidy cost)$8,4600.0%
  • Insurance and other$201K0.2%

Top federal recipients in Wayne County

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

  1. 1Tennessee Department of Transportation$2M
  2. 2Village Associates, L.P.$394K
  3. 3Hallmark Riverwood, LLC$270K
  4. 4Waynesboro Senior Housing LP$248K
  5. 5County of Wayne$205K
  6. 6Lewis Environmental Consulting, LLC$171K
  7. 7Waynesboro Housing$155K
  8. 8Collinwood, Ltd.$89.7K
  9. 9Redbud Assets LLC Ms LLC$83.3K
  10. 10Spring Valley Housing, INC.$82.5K

Compared with other Tennessee counties

Fiscal year 2026, largest first

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#CountyTotalPer person
1Davidson County$46.4B$64,868
2Anderson County$8.1B$104,886
3Hamilton County$6.9B$18,713
4Shelby County$5.7B$6,181
5Knox County$3.6B$7,510
6Rutherford County$1.9B$5,678
7Montgomery County$1.9B$8,793
8Williamson County$1.9B$7,710
9Sullivan County$1.3B$8,391
10Washington County$1.3B$9,468
11Sumner County$1.2B$6,196
12Coffee County$1B$18,068
13Blount County$1B$7,508
14Wilson County$979M$6,627
15Bradley County$758M$6,976
16Cumberland County$755M$12,348
17Maury County$727M$7,197
18Madison County$675M$6,827
19Sevier County$668M$6,789
20Loudon County$571M$10,394
21Putnam County$553M$6,929
22Greene County$549M$7,823
23Hawkins County$546M$9,619
24Unicoi County$490M$27,346
25Robertson County$472M$6,486
26Roane County$456M$8,537
27Mcminn County$443M$8,322
28Hamblen County$438M$6,786
29Jefferson County$422M$7,718
30Gibson County$409M$8,102
31Carter County$406M$7,195
32Monroe County$400M$8,645
33Tipton County$391M$6,406
34Dickson County$378M$6,965
35Fayette County$357M$8,501
36Cocke County$334M$9,278
37Henry County$329M$10,207
38Franklin County$326M$7,627
39Bedford County$293M$5,826
40Campbell County$287M$7,296
41Lawrence County$282M$6,377
42Cheatham County$277M$6,743
43Warren County$272M$6,646
44Lincoln County$252M$7,130
45Dyer County$250M$6,802
46Claiborne County$247M$7,710
47Rhea County$231M$7,035
48Carroll County$228M$8,032
49Giles County$222M$7,309
50Weakley County$219M$6,660
51White County$218M$7,964
52Marion County$216M$7,496
53Marshall County$212M$6,171
54Obion County$211M$6,852
55Hardin County$206M$7,683
56Mcnairy County$191M$7,396
57Hardeman County$189M$7,433
58Hickman County$180M$7,219
59Grainger County$179M$7,596
60Henderson County$172M$6,191
61Fentress County$166M$8,998
62Lauderdale County$166M$6,597
63Polk County$159M$9,066
64Overton County$158M$7,008
65Johnson County$153M$8,522
66Sequatchie County$147M$9,300
67Scott County$145M$6,622
68Macon County$144M$5,693
69Dekalb County$142M$7,064
70Smith County$141M$7,087
71Humphreys County$140M$7,386
72Morgan County$140M$6,643
73Stewart County$140M$10,224
74Haywood County$136M$7,620
75Benton County$132M$8,314
76Union County$132M$6,644
77Chester County$116M$6,706
78Cannon County$106M$7,310
79Grundy County$105M$7,765
80Crockett County$104M$7,457
81Wayne CountyThis county$103M$6,332
82Meigs County$103M$8,041
83Bledsoe County$96M$6,439

Frequently asked questions

How much federal money goes to Wayne County?
In fiscal year 2026, federal agencies obligated $102,779,709 for work done or benefits received in Wayne County, about $6,332 per resident.
Who receives the most federal money in Wayne County?
The largest recipients were TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ($2M), VILLAGE ASSOCIATES, L.P. ($394K), HALLMARK RIVERWOOD, LLC ($270K).
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 Wayne County they totaled $100M 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 16,232.

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