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Federal Spending in Refugio County, TX
Federal agencies obligated $58.4M in Refugio County in fiscal year 2026, 180th highest of 254 counties in Texas.
- Total, FY 2026
- $58.4M
- +14.0% from FY 2025
- Per person
- $8,663
- TX average: $9,900
- Contracts
- $6.18M
- Grants
- $1.16M
How the money is awarded
Fiscal year 2026, share of Refugio County federal obligations
- Contracts$6.18M10.6%
- Grants$1.16M2.0%
- Direct payments$49.21M84.3%
- Loans (subsidy cost)$3,8690.0%
- Insurance and other$1.84M3.2%
Top federal recipients in Refugio County
Fiscal year 2026, all award types, by place of performance
- 1Maverick Constructors, LLC$5.77M
- 2Texas Agricultural Land Trust$1.8M
- 3Texas Department of Transportation$940K
- 4Western States Housing Refugio, Ltd.$246K
- 5Phoenix Diversified LLC$241K
- 6Refugio Elderly Housing, Ltd.$222K
- 7Refugio County Community Development Foundation INC.$175K
- 8Charter Communications Operating LLC$97.83K
- 9Derrah Morrison Enterprises LLC$68K
- 10Merrifield Sales & Service, LLC$60.48K
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 County | $241M | $8,465 |
| 93 | Erath County | $239M | $5,613 |
| 94 | Caldwell County | $235M | $5,130 |
| 95 | Aransas County | $235M | $9,865 |
| 96 | Lampasas County | $233M | $10,779 |
| 97 | Fayette County | $232M | $9,486 |
| 98 | Hopkins County | $230M | $6,252 |
| 99 | Llano County | $225M | $10,598 |
| 100 | Kleberg County | $206M | $6,629 |
| 101 | Grimes County | $205M | $6,994 |
| 102 | San Jacinto County | $192M | $7,016 |
| 103 | Palo Pinto County | $185M | $6,509 |
| 104 | Howard County | $179M | $5,131 |
| 105 | Milam County | $176M | $7,118 |
| 106 | Colorado County | $172M | $8,387 |
| 107 | Titus County | $172M | $5,504 |
| 108 | Presidio County | $167M | $27,277 |
| 109 | Hale County | $165M | $5,063 |
| 110 | Uvalde County | $164M | $6,669 |
| 111 | Bee County | $163M | $5,265 |
| 112 | Callahan County | $163M | $11,909 |
| 113 | Bosque County | $163M | $8,937 |
| 114 | Houston County | $162M | $7,356 |
| 115 | Panola County | $161M | $7,140 |
| 116 | Leon County | $158M | $10,047 |
| 117 | Hockley County | $157M | $7,293 |
| 118 | Burleson County | $156M | $8,824 |
| 119 | Montague County | $153M | $7,683 |
| 120 | Calhoun County | $151M | $7,535 |
| 121 | Limestone County | $149M | $6,731 |
| 122 | Tyler County | $145M | $7,334 |
| 123 | Lavaca County | $143M | $7,045 |
| 124 | Blanco County | $139M | $12,240 |
| 125 | Freestone County | $138M | $7,104 |
| 126 | Shelby County | $137M | $5,684 |
| 127 | Frio County | $136M | $7,400 |
| 128 | Hutchinson County | $133M | $6,450 |
| 129 | Eastland County | $130M | $7,338 |
| 130 | Kinney County | $128M | $40,786 |
| 131 | Trinity County | $127M | $9,309 |
| 132 | Dewitt County | $123M | $6,226 |
| 133 | Young County | $122M | $6,801 |
| 134 | Gonzales County | $120M | $6,090 |
| 135 | Willacy County | $115M | $5,705 |
| 136 | Falls County | $114M | $6,697 |
| 137 | Robertson County | $113M | $6,715 |
| 138 | Jackson County | $111M | $7,430 |
| 139 | Jones County | $111M | $5,639 |
| 140 | Duval County | $110M | $11,201 |
| 141 | Gray County | $109M | $5,126 |
| 142 | Gaines County | $109M | $5,026 |
| 143 | Live Oak County | $103M | $9,098 |
| 144 | Morris County | $102M | $8,559 |
| 145 | Terry County | $102M | $8,660 |
| 146 | Lee County | $102M | $5,849 |
| 147 | Sabine County | $99.85M | $10,092 |
| 148 | Rains County | $99.8M | $8,204 |
| 149 | Madison County | $99.26M | $7,377 |
| 150 | Red River County | $97.71M | $8,433 |
| 151 | Comanche County | $97.4M | $7,165 |
| 152 | Camp County | $94.07M | $7,547 |
| 153 | Lamb County | $85.4M | $6,546 |
| 154 | Scurry County | $85.33M | $5,040 |
| 155 | Marion County | $84.25M | $8,663 |
| 156 | Karnes County | $83.82M | $5,698 |
| 157 | Nolan County | $83.58M | $5,671 |
| 158 | Goliad County | $81.96M | $11,688 |
| 159 | Reeves County | $79.29M | $5,376 |
| 160 | Wilbarger County | $78.34M | $6,079 |
| 161 | Deaf Smith County | $76.86M | $4,136 |
| 162 | Moore County | $76.13M | $3,564 |
| 163 | Clay County | $74.65M | $7,306 |
| 164 | Archer County | $73.84M | $8,626 |
| 165 | Coleman County | $73.78M | $9,602 |
| 166 | Runnels County | $73.4M | $7,415 |
| 167 | Franklin County | $72.75M | $7,023 |
| 168 | Andrews County | $72.01M | $3,869 |
| 169 | Newton County | $71.41M | $5,845 |
| 170 | Pecos County | $70.74M | $4,656 |
| 171 | San Augustine County | $68.09M | $8,600 |
| 172 | Somervell County | $67.05M | $7,284 |
| 173 | Hamilton County | $65.52M | $7,969 |
| 174 | Lynn County | $63.82M | $11,405 |
| 175 | Mcculloch County | $62.24M | $8,158 |
| 176 | Zavala County | $61.94M | $6,406 |
| 177 | Castro County | $60.53M | $8,212 |
| 178 | Crosby County | $60.44M | $11,774 |
| 179 | Dallam County | $58.41M | $8,210 |
| 180 | Refugio CountyThis county | $58.4M | $8,663 |
| 181 | Childress County | $57.5M | $8,628 |
| 182 | Haskell County | $57.05M | $10,534 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much federal money goes to Refugio County?
- In fiscal year 2026, federal agencies obligated $58,396,269 for work done or benefits received in Refugio County, about $8,663 per resident.
- Who receives the most federal money in Refugio County?
- The largest recipients were MAVERICK CONSTRUCTORS, LLC ($5.77M), TEXAS AGRICULTURAL LAND TRUST ($1.8M), TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ($940K).
- 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 Refugio County they totaled $49.21M 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 6,741.