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Federal spending in Orange County, CA
USAspending caveat. Figures are obligations reported by federal agencies to USAspending.gov, not payments. In USAspending's words: "An outlay occurs when federal money is actually paid out, not just promised to be paid ('obligated')." "Every agency has a Senior Accountable Official who must officially certify that the quarterly financial data submitted by their agency is accurate and complete." "If there are any discrepancies in procurement data, FPDS is the authoritative source." Contract data for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is published with a 90-day delay. Data loaded 30 Sep 2026.
Federal agencies obligated $23B for work and payments in Orange County, California, in FY2025, or $7,430 per resident.
That is below the California rate of $12,343 per resident and below the national rate of $15,158; it ranks 32 of 58 counties in the state.
The FY2025 mix was 89% direct payments.
Obligations were about level on FY2024, and the five-year total since FY2022 is $107B, with $25B so far in FY2026.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($47B), Department of Health and Human Services ($18B) and Department of Defense ($6.4B).
Per resident, by award type FY2025
- Contracts $1.4B
- Grants $904M
- Direct payments $21B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $205M
- Other assistance $8.7M
| Per resident | This county | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $7,430 | $12,343 | $15,158 |
| Contracts | $434 | $1,576 | $2,164 |
| Grants | $287 | $4,366 | $3,542 |
| Direct payments | $6,641 | $6,386 | $9,398 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $65 | $1 | $1 |
| Other assistance | $3 | $13 | $53 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 32 of 58 in state · 2,028 of 3,144 US | 32 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 | Rivian New Horizon, LLC | 1 | $10.0B | 56% |
| 2 | Anduril Industries, Inc. | 128 | $2.0B | 11% |
| 3 | Department of Transportation California | 132 | $1.5B | 8% |
| 4 | Parker-Hannifin Corporation | 128 | $1.1B | 6% |
| 5 | Carrington Mortgage Services LLC | 1 | $1.1B | 6% |
| 6 | University of California Irvine | 231 | $595M | 3% |
| 7 | L3HARRIS Interstate Electronics Corporation | 1 | $480M | 3% |
| 8 | The Boeing Company | 16 | $279M | 2% |
| 9 | Raytheon Company | 18 | $258M | 1% |
| 10 | Cynergy Professional Systems LLC | 41 | $183M | 1% |
A further $444M went to recipients not shown: individuals, aggregated records and names USAspending withholds.
Largest awards performed in the county
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivian New Horizon, LLC | Department of Energy | LoanDirect Loan (e) | $10.0Bloan face value | 25 Nov 2024 | USAspending |
| Carrington Mortgage Services LLC | Department of Housing and Urban Development | ContractDefinitive Contract | $1.1B | 9 Aug 2023 | USAspending |
| L3HARRIS Interstate Electronics Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $480M | 1 Oct 2021 | USAspending |
| Anduril Industries, Inc. | Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Customs and Border Protection | ContractDelivery Order | $363M | 18 Dec 2025 | USAspending |
| Anduril Industries, Inc. | Department of DefenseU.S. Special Operations Command | ContractDelivery Order | $250M | 31 Aug 2024 | USAspending |
| Department of Transportation California | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $175M | 20 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| Anduril Industries, Inc. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $142M | 16 Mar 2026 | USAspending |
| Raytheon Company | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | $114M | 29 Dec 2023 | USAspending |
| Raytheon Company | Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | ContractDelivery Order | $111M | 10 Aug 2022 | USAspending |
| City of Tustin | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $106M | 10 Nov 2023 | USAspending |
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2025 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| California's 40th congressional district | 43% | $245M | $325 |
| California's 47th congressional district | 22% | $2.3B | $3,073 |
| California's 49th congressional district | 13% | $1.8B | $2,401 |
| California's 45th congressional district | 12% | $578M | $772 |
| California's 46th congressional district | 9% | $191M | $252 |
| California's 38th congressional district | 1% | $531M | $714 |
Other counties in California
- Los Angeles County $8,264
- Alameda County $25,965
- San Diego County $10,775
- Sacramento County $14,477
- Riverside County $5,838
- Santa Clara County $7,082
- San Bernardino County $5,672
- San Francisco County $10,260
- Contra Costa County $6,121
- Ventura County $7,260
- Kern County $6,375
- Fresno County $4,829
- San Mateo County $5,951
- San Joaquin County $5,298
- Sonoma County $7,117
- Santa Barbara County $7,736
- Solano County $7,404
- Monterey County $7,169
- Stanislaus County $5,213
- Placer County $6,345
- Tulare County $5,065
- Marin County $9,387
- San Luis Obispo County $7,862
- Santa Cruz County $7,608
- Imperial County $9,905
- Merced County $5,562
- Shasta County $8,399
- Butte County $7,121
- El Dorado County $7,700
- Yolo County $6,202
- Humboldt County $9,405
- Napa County $6,963
- Madera County $5,374
- Nevada County $8,537
- Mendocino County $9,391
- Kings County $5,326
- Yuba County $8,212
- Sutter County $6,264
- Lake County $7,509
- Tuolumne County $8,816
- Tehama County $6,973
- Siskiyou County $10,030
- Calaveras County $8,971
- Mariposa County $24,399
- San Benito County $5,473
- Amador County $8,381
- Del Norte County $11,231
- Inyo County $15,066
- Lassen County $8,583
- Plumas County $12,050
- Trinity County $12,743
- Glenn County $6,792
- Colusa County $6,298
- Mono County $8,035
- Modoc County $10,168
- Sierra County $8,416
- Alpine County $8,345
Per-resident rate, FY2025. All counties in California.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Orange County, California?
$23B in award obligations in FY2025 and $107B 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?
$7,430 per resident in FY2025 (population 3,149,507), against $12,343 for California 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 Orange County, California?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2022: Rivian New Horizon, LLC ($10.0B), Anduril Industries, Inc. ($2.0B), Department of Transportation California ($1.5B), Parker-Hannifin Corporation ($1.1B) and Carrington Mortgage Services LLC ($1.1B). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Orange County, California?
Social Security Administration ($47B), Department of Health and Human Services ($18B), Department of Defense ($6.4B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($4.0B) and Department of Education ($2.0B), 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.