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Federal Spending in Gillespie County, TX
Federal agencies obligated $282M in Gillespie County in fiscal year 2026, 83rd highest of 254 counties in Texas.
- Total, FY 2026
- $282M
- -0.6% from FY 2025
- Per person
- $10,552
- TX average: $9,900
- Contracts
- $22.19M
- Grants
- $3.38M
How the money is awarded
Fiscal year 2026, share of Gillespie County federal obligations
- Contracts$22.19M7.9%
- Grants$3.38M1.2%
- Direct payments$250M88.7%
- Loans (subsidy cost)$130K0.0%
- Insurance and other$6.05M2.1%
Top federal recipients in Gillespie County
Fiscal year 2026, all award types, by place of performance
- 1Sage-Sdvosb, LLLP$13.71M
- 2Sanitz Enterprises, INC.$5.35M
- 3Texas Department of Transportation$3.07M
- 4Texas Agricultural Land Trust$2.49M
- 5Monument Construction Services, LLC$687K
- 6Weaver Technologies, LLC$534K
- 7Obrien Engineering INC$455K
- 8Supplycore LLC$441K
- 9Cen Tex Defense Industries LLC$300K
- 10White Ghost Ranch INC$248K
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 CountyThis county | $282M | $10,552 |
| 84 | Atascosa County | $276M | $5,629 |
| 85 | Upshur County | $276M | $6,740 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much federal money goes to Gillespie County?
- In fiscal year 2026, federal agencies obligated $281,991,072 for work done or benefits received in Gillespie County, about $10,552 per resident.
- Who receives the most federal money in Gillespie County?
- The largest recipients were SAGE-SDVOSB, LLLP ($13.71M), SANITZ ENTERPRISES, INC. ($5.35M), TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ($3.07M).
- 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 Gillespie County they totaled $250M 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 26,725.