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Federal spending in Hancock County, GA

Population 8,682 (2025 estimate) · per-resident rank 36 of 159 counties in Georgia · congressional district GA-10

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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.

Hancock County, Georgia, received $62M in federal award obligations in FY2026: $7,182 for each of its 8,682 residents.

That is below the Georgia rate of $9,025 per resident and below the national rate of $14,743; it ranks 36 of 159 counties in the state.

The FY2026 mix was 95% direct payments.

Obligations were down 10% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $262M.

Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($210M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($26M) and Department of Health and Human Services ($9.6M).

$62Mobligations performed in the county, FY2026FY2026 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026) · obligations

$7,182per residentFY2026 · obligationsGeorgia: $9,025 · US: $14,743

$262Mfive-year totalFY2023–FY2027 to date · obligations

$0FY2027 to dateFY2027, through 30 Sep 2026 · obligations

3awards of $1.0M+ begun here since FY2023FY2023–FY2027

Per resident, by award type FY2026

Contracts $132K
Grants $2.9M
Direct payments $59M
Loans (subsidy cost) $4K
Other assistance $13K

Per resident	This county	Georgia	United States
All award obligations	$7,182	$9,025	$14,743
Contracts	$15	$820	$2,007
Grants	$335	$2,508	$3,526
Direct payments	$6,830	$5,688	$9,185
Loans (subsidy cost)	$0	−$10	−$16
Other assistance	$2	$19	$40
Rank by per-resident rate	36 of 159 in state · 1,302 of 3,143 US	50 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

$61M

$69M

$70M

$62M

FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026FY2027*

Award obligations with a primary place of performance in Hancock County, by fiscal year and award type. *FY2027 runs to the data date and is incomplete.

Who funds the county FY2022–FY2025

Awarding agencies

Social Security Administration$210M

Department of Veterans Affairs$26M

Department of Health and Human Services$9.6M

Department of Transportation$4.0M

Department of Agriculture$3.7M

Railroad Retirement Board$1.4M

Department of Housing and Urban Development$756K

Department of Homeland Security$299K

Assistance programs

96.002 Social Security Retirement Insurance$152M

96.001 Social Security Disability Insurance$32M

64.109 Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$21M

96.004 Social Security Survivors Insurance$15M

96.006 Supplemental Security Income$12M

93.600 Head Start$9.6M

20.205 Highway Planning and Construction$4.0M

57.001 Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$1.4M

Contract industries by NAICS sector

Educational services$185K

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	Hancock County Board of Education	1	$7.8M	56%
2	Georgia Department of Transportation	2	$6.0M	44%

Largest awards performed in the county

Recipient	Awarding agency	Type	Award value	Begun	Record
Hancock County Board of Education	Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families	GrantProject Grant (B)	$7.8M	27 Jun 2024	USAspending
Georgia Department of Transportation	Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration	GrantFormula Grant (a)	$3.6M	21 Dec 2023	USAspending
Georgia Department of Transportation	Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration	GrantFormula Grant (a)	$2.4M	14 Dec 2022	USAspending

Congressional districts

District	Share of county land area	District FY2026 obligations	Per resident
Georgia's 10th congressional district	100%	$3.5B	$4,488

Other counties in Georgia

Per-resident rate, FY2026. All counties in Georgia.

Questions and answers

How much federal spending goes to Hancock County, Georgia?

$62M in award obligations in FY2026 and $262M 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?

$7,182 per resident in FY2026 (population 8,682), against $9,025 for Georgia and $14,743 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 Hancock County, Georgia?

By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Hancock County Board of Education ($7.8M) and Georgia Department of Transportation ($6.0M). Individuals are never listed.

Which agencies fund Hancock County, Georgia?

Social Security Administration ($210M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($26M), Department of Health and Human Services ($9.6M), Department of Transportation ($4.0M) and Department of Agriculture ($3.7M), 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.