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Federal spending in Walker County, AL
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Walker County, Alabama, received $542M in federal award obligations in FY2025: $8,316 for each of its 65,140 residents.
That is below the Alabama rate of $13,783 per resident and below the national rate of $15,158; it ranks 31 of 67 counties in the state.
The FY2025 mix was 91% direct payments, 9% grants.
Obligations were about level on FY2024, and the five-year total since FY2022 is $2.5B, with $497M so far in FY2026.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($1.6B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($182M) and Department of Transportation ($68M).
Per resident, by award type FY2025
- Contracts $166K
- Grants $49M
- Direct payments $491M
- Loans (subsidy cost) $119K
- Other assistance $1.5M
| Per resident | This county | Alabama | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $8,316 | $13,783 | $15,158 |
| Contracts | $3 | $3,494 | $2,164 |
| Grants | $747 | $2,825 | $3,542 |
| Direct payments | $7,542 | $7,448 | $9,398 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $2 | $0 | $1 |
| Other assistance | $23 | $16 | $53 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 31 of 67 in state · 1,453 of 3,144 US | 21 of 51 states | — |
Direct payments include Social Security, Medicare and similar benefit records that USAspending attributes to a county; Medicare payments are attributed to the county of the administrative contractor, which can lift or lower a county's rate a great deal. Loans count the subsidy cost, not the face value.
Obligations by fiscal year
Who funds the county FY2022–FY2025
Awarding agencies
Assistance programs
Contract industries by NAICS sector
Cross-tabulations cover the four closed fiscal years FY2022–FY2025 (the 24 largest agencies, 40 largest listings and all NAICS sectors), fetched 18 Sep 2026.
Recipients with the largest awards performed here $1.0M+ awards since FY2022
| # | Recipient organisation | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama Department of Transportation | 22 | $75M | 66% |
| 2 | Innovative Network of Knowledge | 1 | $16M | 14% |
| 3 | Bevill State Community College | 4 | $8.1M | 7% |
| 4 | Waterworks Sewer & Gas Board of City | 1 | $7.0M | 6% |
| 5 | Cordova Water & Gas Board | 1 | $2.8M | 2% |
| 6 | Walker Co Commission | 1 | $2.7M | 2% |
| 7 | The Walker Area Community Foundation | 1 | $1.1M | 1% |
| 8 | Walker County School District | 1 | $1.0M | 1% |
Largest awards performed in the county
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innovative Network of Knowledge | Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families | GrantProject Grant (B) | $16M | 9 Aug 2023 | USAspending |
| Alabama Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $9.6M | 21 May 2025 | USAspending |
| Waterworks Sewer & Gas Board of City | Department of TransportationPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $7.0M | 4 Apr 2025 | USAspending |
| Alabama Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $6.8M | 28 Jun 2023 | USAspending |
| Alabama Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $6.5M | 1 Nov 2024 | USAspending |
| Alabama Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $5.2M | 7 May 2024 | USAspending |
| Alabama Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $4.6M | 10 Sep 2025 | USAspending |
| Alabama Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $3.8M | 25 May 2023 | USAspending |
| Alabama Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $3.5M | 25 Nov 2025 | USAspending |
| Alabama Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $3.4M | 3 Mar 2026 | USAspending |
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2025 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama's 4th congressional district | 100% | $4.0B | $5,575 |
Other counties in Alabama
- Madison County $36,013
- Jefferson County $12,109
- Montgomery County $22,939
- Mobile County $11,722
- Baldwin County $8,314
- Shelby County $6,653
- Tuscaloosa County $6,434
- Dale County $28,326
- Calhoun County $10,318
- Lee County $6,137
- Morgan County $6,953
- Houston County $7,545
- Etowah County $7,757
- Limestone County $6,449
- Lauderdale County $7,519
- St. Clair County $7,339
- Talladega County $8,503
- Elmore County $7,246
- Marshall County $6,169
- Cullman County $6,693
- Colbert County $9,832
- Russell County $9,362
- Coffee County $9,046
- Autauga County $6,693
- Jackson County $7,436
- Tallapoosa County $9,511
- DeKalb County $5,120
- Dallas County $10,592
- Blount County $6,033
- Chilton County $6,921
- Escambia County $8,506
- Covington County $7,828
- Chambers County $7,990
- Pike County $7,699
- Lawrence County $6,839
- Marion County $7,867
- Geneva County $8,037
- Macon County $12,081
- Cherokee County $8,278
- Barbour County $8,165
- Franklin County $5,836
- Randolph County $8,067
- Clarke County $8,419
- Winston County $7,047
- Marengo County $8,619
- Pickens County $8,610
- Monroe County $8,267
- Butler County $8,590
- Bibb County $6,819
- Henry County $8,238
- Cleburne County $8,839
- Washington County $8,919
- Hale County $8,585
- Sumter County $11,023
- Lamar County $8,630
- Fayette County $7,192
- Choctaw County $9,239
- Crenshaw County $8,163
- Clay County $7,335
Per-resident rate, FY2025. All counties in Alabama.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Walker County, Alabama?
$542M in award obligations in FY2025 and $2.5B since FY2022, counting awards whose primary place of performance is in the county. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much federal spending per person is that?
$8,316 per resident in FY2025 (population 65,140), against $13,783 for Alabama and $15,158 nationally. Direct payments such as Social Security and Medicare are included; the table on this page splits the rate by award type.
Which recipients dominate Walker County, Alabama?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2022: Alabama Department of Transportation ($75M), Innovative Network of Knowledge ($16M), Bevill State Community College ($8.1M), Waterworks Sewer & Gas Board of City ($7.0M) and Cordova Water & Gas Board ($2.8M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Walker County, Alabama?
Social Security Administration ($1.6B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($182M), Department of Transportation ($68M), Department of Education ($46M) and Department of Housing and Urban Development ($32M), over FY2022–FY2025.
What does "place of performance" mean here?
USAspending records where the work is done or the payment is directed, as reported by the awarding agency. Some awards, especially grants to state governments, carry only a state-level location and are not attributed to any county or district; Medicare payments are attributed to the county of the administrative contractor.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending-by-geography (place of performance, county layer) by fiscal year and award type, loaded 30 Sep 2026; award lists from the award search endpoint; cross-tabulations for FY2022–FY2025. Population: U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 county estimates (USAspending's population figure where the Census file has none, as for Connecticut's former counties). Boundaries: Census cartographic boundary files (1:20m). Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.