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Federal Spending in Utah

Federal agencies obligated $25.2B in Utah in fiscal year 2026, or $7,708 per person, 51st highest among states.

Total, FY 2026
$25.2B
-13.4% from FY 2025
Per person
$7,708
3,271,616 residents
Contracts
$7B
Grants
$2.4B

How the money is awarded

Fiscal year 2026, share of Utah federal obligations

  • Contracts$7B27.7%
  • Grants$2.4B9.5%
  • Direct payments$15.8B62.7%
  • Loans (subsidy cost)-$61.9M0.0%
  • Insurance and other$83.2M0.3%

Federal spending by county in Utah

Fiscal year 2026, by place of performance, largest first

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#CountyTotalPer personContractsGrantsDirect payments
1Salt Lake County$8.9B$7,470$1.7B$910M$6.3B
2Weber County$4.9B$18,602$3.6B$59.4M$1.2B
3Davis County$2.5B$6,913$1B$27.7M$1.4B
4Utah County$2.2B$3,385$29.8M$107M$2.1B
5Washington County$1.4B$7,656$81.1M$32M$1.3B
6Cache County$771M$5,787$206M$56.7M$500M
7Iron County$448M$7,817$16.2M$80.6M$344M
8Box Elder County$409M$7,089$61.9M$53.6M$284M
9Tooele County$364M$5,012$63.8M$6.2M$293M
10Summit County$271M$6,388$10.8M$21.5M$237M
11Sevier County$214M$9,930$45.4M$43.6M$123M
12Wasatch County$186M$5,337$1.8M$17.6M$165M
13Carbon County$183M$8,944$36.4M$13.3M$132M
14Uintah County$177M$4,958$5.8M$18.8M$149M
15Sanpete County$166M$5,845$8.6M$5.6M$149M
16Duchesne County$141M$7,203$3.1M$30.6M$105M
17Grand County$131M$13,526$61.5M$7.8M$61.3M
18Millard County$106M$8,135$2M$29M$70.4M
19Emery County$94.2M$9,587$131K$31.4M$61.3M
20San Juan County$92.2M$6,352$1.5M$22.1M$66.9M
21Morgan County$79.2M$6,443$11.2M$8.8M$55.7M
22Kane County$68.5M$8,933$627K$8.4M$57.8M
23Juab County$68M$5,767$1M$14.5M$51.8M
24Garfield County$60.3M$11,871$7.5M$19.3M$31.9M
25Beaver County$46.5M$6,579$2.4M$3.8M$38.6M
26Wayne County$27.8M$11,197$3.8M$5.7M$17.9M
27Rich County$17.2M$6,856$7,500$2.3M$14.3M
28Daggett County$17.1M$18,327$3.5M$5.7M$7.8M
29Piute County$14.2M$9,856$0$2.6M$10.8M

Top recipients in Utah

Fiscal year 2026

  1. 1Utah Department of Health and Human Services$3.7B
  2. 2Northrop Grumman Systems Corp$3.5B
  3. 3Utah Department of Workforce Services$704M
  4. 4Utah Department of Transportation$688M
  5. 5Asahi Refining USA INC$592M
  6. 6Western Governors University$514M
  7. 7Utah State Board of Education$482M
  8. 8University of Utah$403M
  9. 9L3 Technologies, INC.$349M
  10. 10Utah Transit Authority$240M

Top awarding agencies

Fiscal year 2026

  1. 1Social Security Administration$11.2B
  2. 2Department of Health and Human Services$6.1B
  3. 3Department of Defense$5.3B
  4. 4Department of Veterans Affairs$1.9B
  5. 5Department of Education$1.4B
  6. 6Department of Transportation$1.1B
  7. 7Department of Agriculture$981M
  8. 8Department of the Treasury$655M
  9. 9Department of the Interior$355M
  10. 10Department of Housing and Urban Development$279M

By congressional district

Fiscal year 2026

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DistrictTotalPer personContractsGrants
UT-01$8.3B$9,870$5.2B$879M
UT-02$4.3B$5,190$1.6B$360M
UT-03$1.3B$1,582$178M$181M
UT-04$830M$988$44.9M$79.1M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal money does Utah receive?
In fiscal year 2026, federal agencies obligated $25,217,668,226 for work done or benefits received in Utah, about $7,708 per resident. That includes $7B in contracts, $2.4B in grants and $15.8B in direct payments.
Which county in Utah gets the most federal spending?
Salt Lake County received the most, $8.9B, followed by Weber County ($4.9B).
Who are the largest federal recipients in Utah?
The largest recipients in fiscal year 2026 were UTAH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ($3.7B), NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP ($3.5B), UTAH DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SERVICES ($704M).

Source: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury · Last updated 09/30/2026