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Federal spending in Black Hawk County, IA

Population 131,532 (2025 estimate) · per-resident rank 69 of 99 counties in Iowa · congressional district IA-02

Des Moines County: $13,132 per residentMonona County: $12,941 per residentFremont County: $10,624 per residentLinn County: $10,460 per residentAudubon County: $10,149 per residentHancock County: $10,133 per residentShelby County: $9,440 per residentClarke County: $9,328 per residentDickinson County: $9,152 per residentKossuth County: $9,115 per residentCherokee County: $9,097 per residentFranklin County: $8,991 per residentOsceola County: $8,755 per residentGuthrie County: $8,638 per residentSac County: $8,595 per residentMitchell County: $8,591 per residentPalo Alto County: $8,564 per residentMonroe County: $8,538 per residentButler County: $8,520 per residentRinggold County: $8,503 per residentClay County: $8,476 per residentWinnebago County: $8,429 per residentTama County: $8,406 per residentPoweshiek County: $8,405 per residentAllamakee County: $8,394 per residentWorth County: $8,330 per residentCerro Gordo County: $8,308 per residentAdams County: $8,267 per residentCarroll County: $8,266 per residentCedar County: $8,255 per residentJefferson County: $8,254 per residentWinneshiek County: $8,235 per residentClayton County: $8,156 per residentMills County: $8,114 per residentPocahontas County: $8,108 per residentFloyd County: $8,098 per residentIda County: $8,094 per residentHoward County: $8,051 per residentGreene County: $8,017 per residentHarrison County: $8,006 per residentEmmet County: $7,993 per residentFayette County: $7,970 per residentCalhoun County: $7,956 per residentMontgomery County: $7,777 per residentGrundy County: $7,770 per residentUnion County: $7,746 per residentHamilton County: $7,702 per residentStory County: $7,683 per residentDubuque County: $7,508 per residentIowa County: $7,487 per residentCass County: $7,484 per residentCrawford County: $7,454 per residentAdair County: $7,399 per residentChickasaw County: $7,323 per residentClinton County: $7,323 per residentLee County: $7,323 per residentDecatur County: $7,321 per residentBremer County: $7,272 per residentWright County: $7,269 per residentHardin County: $7,154 per residentAppanoose County: $7,151 per residentHumboldt County: $7,112 per residentO'Brien County: $7,111 per residentPolk County: $7,048 per residentBuchanan County: $7,047 per residentBenton County: $7,045 per residentWashington County: $7,027 per residentPage County: $7,013 per residentBlack Hawk County: $6,970 per residentJones County: $6,947 per residentWebster County: $6,939 per residentDelaware County: $6,917 per residentTaylor County: $6,887 per residentMarshall County: $6,857 per residentPottawattamie County: $6,854 per residentMuscatine County: $6,828 per residentVan Buren County: $6,821 per residentJackson County: $6,816 per residentBoone County: $6,787 per residentHenry County: $6,762 per residentJohnson County: $6,718 per residentLucas County: $6,688 per residentPlymouth County: $6,644 per residentScott County: $6,490 per residentWayne County: $6,482 per residentLouisa County: $6,475 per residentKeokuk County: $6,439 per residentLyon County: $6,344 per residentJasper County: $6,284 per residentMahaska County: $6,274 per residentMarion County: $6,265 per residentWoodbury County: $6,242 per residentWapello County: $6,234 per residentBuena Vista County: $6,226 per residentWarren County: $6,028 per residentMadison County: $5,998 per residentSioux County: $5,540 per residentDavis County: $5,131 per residentDallas County: $4,361 per resident
low → high per resident, FY2026 this countyIowa counties; boundaries US Census Bureau.

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.

Black Hawk County, Iowa, received $917M in federal award obligations in FY2026: $6,970 for each of its 131,532 residents.

That is below the Iowa rate of $10,109 per resident and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 69 of 99 counties in the state.

The FY2026 mix was 85% direct payments, 8% contracts.

Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $3.5B.

Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($2.5B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($202M) and Department of the Treasury ($183M).

$917Mobligations performed in the county, FY2026FY2026 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026) · obligations
$6,970per residentFY2026 · obligationsIowa: $10,109 · US: $14,744
$3.5Bfive-year totalFY2023–FY2027 to date · obligations
$0FY2027 to dateFY2027, through 30 Sep 2026 · obligations
44awards of $1.0M+ begun here since FY2023FY2023–FY2027

Per resident, by award type FY2026

Per residentThis countyIowaUnited States
All award obligations$6,970$10,109$14,744
Contracts$568$580$2,007
Grants$475$3,299$3,528
Direct payments$5,920$6,192$9,185
Loans (subsidy cost)$0$2−$16
Other assistance$6$36$40
Rank by per-resident rate69 of 99 in state · 2,079 of 3,144 US47 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

$804M
$842M
$923M
$917M
$0
FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026FY2027*
Award obligations with a primary place of performance in Black Hawk 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$2.5B
Department of Veterans Affairs$202M
Department of the Treasury$183M
Department of Education$101M
Department of Transportation$87M
Department of Agriculture$73M
Department of Housing and Urban Development$66M
Department of Health and Human Services$47M

Assistance programs

96.002 Social Security Retirement Insurance$1.9B
96.001 Social Security Disability Insurance$268M
96.004 Social Security Survivors Insurance$176M
64.109 Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$140M
96.006 Supplemental Security Income$102M
84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program$73M
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction$52M
14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers$35M

Contract industries by NAICS sector

Professional, scientific and technical services$189M
Health care and social assistance$6.3M
Real estate and rental and leasing$4.3M
Manufacturing$4.1M
Administrative, support, waste management and remediation services$3.2M
Transportation and warehousing$1.1M
Construction$907K
Accommodation and food services$87K

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 organisationAwardsAward valueShare
1Iowa Department of Transportation15$70M36%
2The Cbe Group, Inc.3$35M18%
3Tri-County Child and Family Development Council, I1$26M13%
4Iowa Department of Public Defense1$14M7%
5University of Northern Iowa4$11M5%
6City of Waterloo4$9.1M5%
7Aerial Services, Inc.3$8.0M4%
8Leumas Residential LLC3$6.8M3%
9Waterloo, City of4$5.6M3%
10Hawkeye Community College1$5.0M3%

A further $4.5M went to recipients not shown: individuals, aggregated records and names USAspending withholds.

Largest awards performed in the county

RecipientAwarding agencyTypeAward valueBegunRecord
Tri-County Child and Family Development Council, IDepartment of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and FamiliesGrantProject Grant (B)$26M22 May 2024USAspending
Iowa Department of TransportationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$18M8 May 2026USAspending
Iowa Department of Public DefenseDepartment of DefenseDepartment of the ArmyGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$14M20 Nov 2023USAspending
The Cbe Group, Inc.Department of the TreasuryBureau of the Fiscal ServiceContractBpa Call$12M19 Dec 2025USAspending
The Cbe Group, Inc.Department of the TreasuryBureau of the Fiscal ServiceContractDelivery Order$11M2 Feb 2024USAspending
The Cbe Group, Inc.Department of the TreasuryBureau of the Fiscal ServiceContractDelivery Order$11M17 Apr 2025USAspending
Iowa Department of TransportationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$11M8 Jun 2023USAspending
Iowa Department of TransportationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantProject Grant (B)$7.6M6 Jun 2024USAspending
Aerial Services, Inc.Department of AgricultureUnder Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural ServicesContractBpa Call$5.1M8 Mar 2024USAspending
Hawkeye Community CollegeDepartment of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and DevelopmentGrantProject Grant (B)$5.0M20 Aug 2024USAspending

Congressional districts

DistrictShare of county land areaDistrict FY2026 obligationsPer resident
Iowa's 2nd congressional district100%$6.7B$8,460

Other counties in Iowa

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

Questions and answers

How much federal spending goes to Black Hawk County, Iowa?

$917M in award obligations in FY2026 and $3.5B 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?

$6,970 per resident in FY2026 (population 131,532), against $10,109 for Iowa 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 Black Hawk County, Iowa?

By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Iowa Department of Transportation ($70M), The Cbe Group, Inc. ($35M), Tri-County Child and Family Development Council, I ($26M), Iowa Department of Public Defense ($14M) and University of Northern Iowa ($11M). Individuals are never listed.

Which agencies fund Black Hawk County, Iowa?

Social Security Administration ($2.5B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($202M), Department of the Treasury ($183M), Department of Education ($101M) and Department of Transportation ($87M), 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.