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Federal spending in Apache County, AZ
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Apache County, Arizona, received $1.1B in federal award obligations in FY2026: $16,571 for each of its 64,445 residents.
That is in line with the Arizona rate of $15,905 per resident and in line with the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 4 of 15 counties in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 67% direct payments, 24% grants, 8% contracts.
Obligations were down 18% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $4.6B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Department of the Interior ($1.4B), Social Security Administration ($1.2B) and Department of Housing and Urban Development ($464M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $86M
- Grants $252M
- Direct payments $720M
- Loans (subsidy cost) $77K
- Other assistance $11M
| Per resident | This county | Arizona | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $16,571 | $15,905 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $1,329 | $4,030 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $3,904 | $3,453 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $11,167 | $8,407 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $1 | −$3 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $171 | $18 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 4 of 15 in state · 155 of 3,144 US | 14 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 FY2023
| # | Recipient organisation | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo Nation Tribal Government | 27 | $230M | 22% |
| 2 | Tepa Ec, LLC | 1 | $220M | 21% |
| 3 | Navajo Tribal Utility Authority | 14 | $136M | 13% |
| 4 | Chinle Unified School District #24 | 5 | $126M | 12% |
| 5 | Window Rock Unified School District 8 | 4 | $65M | 6% |
| 6 | Navajo Tribal Utility Authority | 1 | $62M | 6% |
| 7 | Department of Transportation Arizona | 11 | $54M | 5% |
| 8 | Arrowhead Contracting, LLC | 2 | $50M | 5% |
| 9 | Ganado Unified School District | 4 | $43M | 4% |
| 10 | Tetra Tech, Inc. | 4 | $41M | 4% |
Largest awards performed in the county
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tepa Ec, LLC | Department of the InteriorBureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | ContractDelivery Order | $220M | 17 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| Navajo Tribal Utility Authority | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | LoanDirect Loan (e) | $100Mloan face value | 6 Jan 2025 | USAspending |
| Navajo Tribal Utility Authority | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | LoanDirect Loan (e) | $62Mloan face value | 18 Sep 2025 | USAspending |
| Navajo Nation Tribal Government | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $60M | 31 Jul 2024 | USAspending |
| Navajo Nation Tribal Government | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $59M | 17 Jul 2023 | USAspending |
| Stronghold Engineering Inc | Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | ContractDefinitive Contract | $40M | 28 May 2025 | USAspending |
| Arrowhead Contracting, LLC | Environmental Protection Agency | ContractDelivery Order | $34M | 6 Feb 2023 | USAspending |
| Chinle Unified School District #24 | Department of Education | GrantProject Grant (B) | $31M | 18 Nov 2025 | USAspending |
| Chinle Unified School District #24 | Department of Education | GrantProject Grant (B) | $30M | 11 Oct 2023 | USAspending |
| Chinle Unified School District #24 | Department of Education | GrantProject Grant (B) | $30M | 15 Oct 2024 | USAspending |
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2026 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona's 2nd congressional district | 100% | $6.0B | $7,461 |
Other counties in Arizona
- Maricopa County $11,955
- Pima County $20,160
- Pinal County $5,995
- Santa Cruz County $64,497
- Yavapai County $10,821
- Mohave County $9,491
- Cochise County $16,751
- Yuma County $7,143
- Navajo County $11,492
- Coconino County $7,893
- Gila County $11,621
- La Paz County $15,569
- Graham County $5,415
- Greenlee County $4,145
Per-resident rate, FY2026. All counties in Arizona.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Apache County, Arizona?
$1.1B in award obligations in FY2026 and $4.6B since FY2023, counting awards whose primary place of performance is in the county. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much federal spending per person is that?
$16,571 per resident in FY2026 (population 64,445), against $15,905 for Arizona and $14,744 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 Apache County, Arizona?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Navajo Nation Tribal Government ($230M), Tepa Ec, LLC ($220M), Navajo Tribal Utility Authority ($136M), Chinle Unified School District #24 ($126M) and Window Rock Unified School District 8 ($65M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Apache County, Arizona?
Department of the Interior ($1.4B), Social Security Administration ($1.2B), Department of Housing and Urban Development ($464M), Department of Health and Human Services ($432M) and Department of Transportation ($338M), 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.