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Federal spending in Honolulu County, HI
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In FY2026, $10B in federal awards named Honolulu County, Hawaii, as the primary place of performance, $10,493 per resident.
That is in line with the Hawaii rate of $12,401 per resident and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 2 of 5 counties in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 64% direct payments, 26% contracts, 10% grants.
Obligations were down 21% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $48B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($17B), Department of Defense ($15B) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($3.8B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $2.7B
- Grants $1.1B
- Direct payments $6.6B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $5.7M
- Other assistance $21M
| Per resident | This county | Hawaii | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $10,493 | $12,401 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $2,725 | $2,054 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $1,064 | $3,394 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $6,677 | $6,917 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $6 | $1 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $21 | $35 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 2 of 5 in state · 521 of 3,144 US | 29 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 | Dragados/Hawaiian Dredging/Orion JV | 2 | $3.1B | 38% |
| 2 | Nan Inc | 28 | $1.2B | 15% |
| 3 | Defense, Hawaii Department of | 14 | $811M | 10% |
| 4 | Hawaii State Department of Education | 60 | $772M | 9% |
| 5 | The State of Hawaii Department of Transportation | 150 | $638M | 8% |
| 6 | Pacific Shipyards International, LLC | 40 | $349M | 4% |
| 7 | University of Hawaii | 89 | $336M | 4% |
| 8 | V2X Systems LLC | 7 | $246M | 3% |
| 9 | AECOM Technical Services, Inc. | 28 | $241M | 3% |
| 10 | Hensel Phelps Construction Co | 5 | $230M | 3% |
A further $247M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragados/Hawaiian Dredging/Orion JV | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | $3.1B | 10 Mar 2023 | USAspending |
| Defense, Hawaii Department of | Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Emergency Management Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | $753M | 9 Sep 2023 | USAspending |
| Amentum Services, Inc. | General Services AdministrationFederal Acquisition Service | ContractDelivery Order | $221M | 15 Sep 2023 | USAspending |
| Hawaii Harbors Constructors JV | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | $198M | 30 Jul 2025 | USAspending |
| Leidos, Inc. | General Services AdministrationFederal Acquisition Service | ContractDelivery Order | $192M | 20 Aug 2024 | USAspending |
| Nan Inc | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | $174M | 27 Sep 2023 | USAspending |
| Ies Downstream LLC | Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency | ContractDefinitive Contract | $172M | 26 Oct 2022 | USAspending |
| Executive Office of the State of Hawaii | Department of CommerceNational Institute of Standards and Technology | GrantProject Grant (B) | $149M | 28 Oct 2022 | USAspending |
| Leidos, Inc. | General Services AdministrationFederal Acquisition Service | ContractDelivery Order | $141M | 23 Mar 2023 | USAspending |
| Nan Inc | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | $134M | 30 Jul 2025 | USAspending |
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2026 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii's 2nd congressional district | 66% | $3.6B | $4,931 |
| Hawaii's 1st congressional district | 34% | $10B | $14,030 |
Other counties in Hawaii
- Hawaii County $7,367
- Maui County $7,146
- Kauai County $7,550
- Kalawao County $41,254
Per-resident rate, FY2026. All counties in Hawaii.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Honolulu County, Hawaii?
$10B in award obligations in FY2026 and $48B 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?
$10,493 per resident in FY2026 (population 988,703), against $12,401 for Hawaii 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 Honolulu County, Hawaii?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Dragados/Hawaiian Dredging/Orion JV ($3.1B), Nan Inc ($1.2B), Defense, Hawaii Department of ($811M), Hawaii State Department of Education ($772M) and The State of Hawaii Department of Transportation ($638M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Honolulu County, Hawaii?
Social Security Administration ($17B), Department of Defense ($15B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($3.8B), Department of Health and Human Services ($2.9B) and General Services Administration ($1.9B), 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.