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Federal Spending in Cass County, TX
Federal agencies obligated $241M in Cass County in fiscal year 2026, 92nd highest of 254 counties in Texas.
- Total, FY 2026
- $241M
- +1.1% from FY 2025
- Per person
- $8,465
- TX average: $9,900
- Contracts
- -$27.58K
- Grants
- $12.93M
A negative total is the official net figure: in that fiscal year, cancellations and reductions of earlier federal awards were larger than new awards, so the net amount fell below zero. We show it as published by USAspending.gov.
How the money is awarded
Fiscal year 2026, share of Cass County federal obligations
- Contracts-$27.58K0.0%
- Grants$12.93M5.4%
- Direct payments$228M94.6%
- Loans (subsidy cost)-$1.04M0.0%
- Insurance and other$1.21M0.5%
Top federal recipients in Cass County
Fiscal year 2026, all award types, by place of performance
- 1Texas Department of Transportation$11.82M
- 2Community Services of Northeast Texas, INC.$4.32M
- 3Etex Communications LLC$660K
- 4Housing Authority the City$397K
- 5Longview Rapid Communications, INC.$350K
- 6Housing Authority of the City of Linden, Texas$252K
- 7Housing Authority of Avinger$198K
- 8Housing Authority of Hughes$185K
- 9Country Place Apartments$174K
- 10Media Link Telecom LLC$138K
Compared with other Texas counties
Fiscal year 2026, largest first
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| # | County | Total | Per person |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas County | $43.74B | $16,736 |
| 2 | Harris County | $25.97B | $5,489 |
| 3 | Tarrant County | $25.93B | $12,287 |
| 4 | Bexar County | $20.97B | $10,436 |
| 5 | Travis County | $20.75B | $16,082 |
| 6 | El Paso County | $10.3B | $11,900 |
| 7 | Brewster County | $6.58B | $689,662 |
| 8 | Collin County | $6.26B | $5,882 |
| 9 | Bell County | $5.91B | $15,940 |
| 10 | Galveston County | $5.87B | $16,728 |
| 11 | Fort Bend County | $4.88B | $5,927 |
| 12 | Williamson County | $4.75B | $7,808 |
| 13 | Hidalgo County | $4.59B | $5,268 |
| 14 | Denton County | $4.54B | $5,009 |
| 15 | Montgomery County | $3.79B | $6,115 |
| 16 | Potter County | $3.74B | $31,566 |
| 17 | Webb County | $3.31B | $12,373 |
| 18 | Cameron County | $2.86B | $6,785 |
| 19 | Starr County | $2.71B | $41,170 |
| 20 | Nueces County | $2.28B | $6,449 |
| 21 | Brazoria County | $2.12B | $5,702 |
| 22 | Mclennan County | $2.07B | $7,943 |
| 23 | Hunt County | $1.93B | $19,316 |
| 24 | Lubbock County | $1.92B | $6,180 |
| 25 | Brazos County | $1.82B | $7,784 |
| 26 | Comal County | $1.76B | $10,917 |
| 27 | Val Verde County | $1.57B | $33,034 |
| 28 | Smith County | $1.56B | $6,687 |
| 29 | Hays County | $1.51B | $6,275 |
| 30 | Guadalupe County | $1.5B | $8,708 |
| 31 | Jefferson County | $1.49B | $5,817 |
| 32 | La Salle County | $1.49B | $223,432 |
| 33 | Ellis County | $1.24B | $6,454 |
| 34 | Johnson County | $1.14B | $6,361 |
| 35 | Hudspeth County | $1.14B | $354,515 |
| 36 | Parker County | $1.13B | $7,601 |
| 37 | Taylor County | $1.12B | $7,850 |
| 38 | Wichita County | $1.06B | $8,174 |
| 39 | Grayson County | $955M | $7,046 |
| 40 | Randall County | $919M | $6,530 |
| 41 | Kaufman County | $863M | $5,938 |
| 42 | Gregg County | $851M | $6,850 |
| 43 | Bowie County | $844M | $9,086 |
| 44 | Coryell County | $811M | $9,760 |
| 45 | Tom Green County | $793M | $6,610 |
| 46 | Rockwall County | $746M | $6,920 |
| 47 | Victoria County | $711M | $7,789 |
| 48 | Midland County | $654M | $3,845 |
| 49 | Ector County | $640M | $3,874 |
| 50 | Henderson County | $618M | $7,527 |
| 51 | Hood County | $593M | $9,622 |
| 52 | Kendall County | $560M | $12,651 |
| 53 | Bastrop County | $557M | $5,729 |
| 54 | Angelina County | $548M | $6,338 |
| 55 | Polk County | $535M | $10,664 |
| 56 | Liberty County | $533M | $5,812 |
| 57 | Orange County | $518M | $6,102 |
| 58 | Kerr County | $481M | $9,145 |
| 59 | Nacogdoches County | $454M | $7,019 |
| 60 | Wise County | $451M | $6,564 |
| 61 | Wood County | $446M | $9,956 |
| 62 | Burnet County | $441M | $8,972 |
| 63 | Walker County | $441M | $5,766 |
| 64 | San Patricio County | $436M | $6,338 |
| 65 | Wilson County | $418M | $8,399 |
| 66 | Harrison County | $415M | $6,023 |
| 67 | Waller County | $412M | $7,249 |
| 68 | Van Zandt County | $398M | $6,684 |
| 69 | Medina County | $390M | $7,686 |
| 70 | Maverick County | $375M | $6,484 |
| 71 | Hardin County | $365M | $6,497 |
| 72 | Anderson County | $355M | $6,137 |
| 73 | Lamar County | $342M | $6,819 |
| 74 | Matagorda County | $336M | $9,274 |
| 75 | Navarro County | $322M | $6,125 |
| 76 | Wharton County | $316M | $7,611 |
| 77 | Rusk County | $310M | $5,937 |
| 78 | Fannin County | $306M | $8,581 |
| 79 | Washington County | $300M | $8,365 |
| 80 | Cherokee County | $299M | $5,935 |
| 81 | Cooke County | $289M | $6,939 |
| 82 | Hill County | $284M | $7,904 |
| 83 | Gillespie County | $282M | $10,552 |
| 84 | Atascosa County | $276M | $5,629 |
| 85 | Upshur County | $276M | $6,740 |
| 86 | Brown County | $269M | $7,068 |
| 87 | Chambers County | $263M | $5,654 |
| 88 | Austin County | $254M | $8,408 |
| 89 | Jasper County | $249M | $7,536 |
| 90 | Bandera County | $244M | $11,701 |
| 91 | Jim Wells County | $243M | $6,253 |
| 92 | Cass CountyThis county | $241M | $8,465 |
| 93 | Erath County | $239M | $5,613 |
| 94 | Caldwell County | $235M | $5,130 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much federal money goes to Cass County?
- In fiscal year 2026, federal agencies obligated $240,872,079 for work done or benefits received in Cass County, about $8,465 per resident.
- Who receives the most federal money in Cass County?
- The largest recipients were TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ($11.82M), COMMUNITY SERVICES OF NORTHEAST TEXAS, INC. ($4.32M), ETEX COMMUNICATIONS LLC ($660K).
- 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 Cass County they totaled $228M 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 28,454.