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Federal spending in Trinity County, CA
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Trinity County, California, received $200M in federal award obligations in FY2025: $12,743 for each of its 15,720 residents.
That is in line with the California rate of $12,343 per resident and in line with the national rate of $15,158; it ranks 5 of 58 counties in the state.
The FY2025 mix was 44% direct payments, 34% contracts, 16% grants.
Obligations were up 69% on FY2024, and the five-year total since FY2022 is $632M, with $98M so far in FY2026.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($278M), Department of Agriculture ($87M) and Department of the Interior ($83M).
Per resident, by award type FY2025
- Contracts $68M
- Grants $31M
- Direct payments $87M
- Loans (subsidy cost) $523K
- Other assistance $13M
| Per resident | This county | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $12,743 | $12,343 | $15,158 |
| Contracts | $4,326 | $1,576 | $2,164 |
| Grants | $1,997 | $4,366 | $3,542 |
| Direct payments | $5,557 | $6,386 | $9,398 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $33 | $1 | $1 |
| Other assistance | $830 | $13 | $53 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 5 of 58 in state · 369 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 | Tepa Ec, LLC | 1 | $57M | 35% |
| 2 | Department of Transportation California | 5 | $29M | 18% |
| 3 | Black Knight Enterprises Inc | 1 | $13M | 8% |
| 4 | The Watershed Research and Training Center | 4 | $13M | 8% |
| 5 | Trinity County Resource Conservation District | 4 | $12M | 8% |
| 6 | Trinity Public Utilities District | 1 | $9.5M | 6% |
| 7 | Hooker Creek Inc | 1 | $9.2M | 6% |
| 8 | Intermountain Helicopter, Inc. | 2 | $8.2M | 5% |
| 9 | Round Valley Indian Tribes | 1 | $3.3M | 2% |
| 10 | JD General Engineering Corp | 1 | $3.2M | 2% |
A further $3.4M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tepa Ec, LLC | Department of the InteriorBureau of Reclamation | ContractDelivery Order | $57M | 18 Sep 2025 | USAspending |
| Department of Transportation California | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $19M | 30 Jul 2025 | USAspending |
| Black Knight Enterprises Inc | Department of AgricultureForest Service | ContractBpa Call | $13M | 8 Jul 2023 | USAspending |
| Trinity Public Utilities District | Department of AgricultureForest Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $9.5M | 29 Jul 2025 | USAspending |
| Hooker Creek Inc | Department of the InteriorBureau of Reclamation | ContractDefinitive Contract | $9.2M | 6 Aug 2024 | USAspending |
| The Watershed Research and Training Center | Department of AgricultureForest Service | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | $6.9M | 10 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| Intermountain Helicopter, Inc. | Department of AgricultureForest Service | ContractDelivery Order | $6.6M | 3 Apr 2024 | USAspending |
| Trinity County Resource Conservation District | Department of AgricultureForest Service | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | $5.0M | 15 Aug 2025 | USAspending |
| Department of Transportation California | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $5.0M | 3 Nov 2025 | USAspending |
| Trinity County Resource Conservation District | Department of AgricultureForest Service | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | $4.3M | 27 Jun 2023 | USAspending |
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2025 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| California's 2nd congressional district | 100% | $5.0B | $6,535 |
Other counties in California
- Los Angeles County $8,264
- Alameda County $25,965
- San Diego County $10,775
- Sacramento County $14,477
- Orange County $7,430
- 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
- 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 Trinity County, California?
$200M in award obligations in FY2025 and $632M 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?
$12,743 per resident in FY2025 (population 15,720), 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 Trinity County, California?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2022: Tepa Ec, LLC ($57M), Department of Transportation California ($29M), Black Knight Enterprises Inc ($13M), The Watershed Research and Training Center ($13M) and Trinity County Resource Conservation District ($12M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Trinity County, California?
Social Security Administration ($278M), Department of Agriculture ($87M), Department of the Interior ($83M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($35M) and Department of Transportation ($34M), 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.