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Federal spending in Boone County, IA

Population 26,799 (2025 estimate) · per-resident rank 81 of 99 counties in Iowa · congressional district IA-04

Monona County: $11,240 per residentLinn County: $9,648 per residentDes Moines County: $9,144 per residentHancock County: $8,749 per residentShelby County: $8,719 per residentClarke County: $8,421 per residentAudubon County: $8,320 per residentDickinson County: $8,188 per residentFremont County: $8,086 per residentOsceola County: $8,000 per residentFranklin County: $7,950 per residentMonroe County: $7,930 per residentRinggold County: $7,764 per residentGuthrie County: $7,759 per residentMitchell County: $7,714 per residentWorth County: $7,698 per residentTama County: $7,658 per residentKossuth County: $7,629 per residentCherokee County: $7,545 per residentButler County: $7,515 per residentPoweshiek County: $7,480 per residentWinnebago County: $7,441 per residentClay County: $7,424 per residentCerro Gordo County: $7,390 per residentPalo Alto County: $7,339 per residentFloyd County: $7,325 per residentCarroll County: $7,275 per residentMills County: $7,226 per residentClayton County: $7,170 per residentSac County: $7,152 per residentGrundy County: $7,129 per residentJefferson County: $7,114 per residentFayette County: $7,085 per residentUnion County: $7,062 per residentPocahontas County: $7,018 per residentWinneshiek County: $6,980 per residentGreene County: $6,953 per residentEmmet County: $6,906 per residentHarrison County: $6,885 per residentDubuque County: $6,878 per residentHoward County: $6,873 per residentCedar County: $6,859 per residentMontgomery County: $6,827 per residentAdams County: $6,815 per residentIda County: $6,745 per residentIowa County: $6,685 per residentCass County: $6,664 per residentHamilton County: $6,645 per residentCalhoun County: $6,607 per residentLee County: $6,540 per residentClinton County: $6,518 per residentStory County: $6,506 per residentAppanoose County: $6,480 per residentHardin County: $6,469 per residentPolk County: $6,462 per residentChickasaw County: $6,450 per residentAdair County: $6,402 per residentWright County: $6,386 per residentDecatur County: $6,360 per residentBlack Hawk County: $6,354 per residentWashington County: $6,352 per residentBremer County: $6,342 per residentBuchanan County: $6,311 per residentPage County: $6,292 per residentMarshall County: $6,282 per residentBenton County: $6,249 per residentJones County: $6,224 per residentJackson County: $6,211 per residentVan Buren County: $6,207 per residentWebster County: $6,184 per residentHumboldt County: $6,130 per residentAllamakee County: $6,125 per residentO'Brien County: $6,111 per residentHenry County: $6,108 per residentPottawattamie County: $6,098 per residentJohnson County: $6,096 per residentTaylor County: $6,064 per residentMuscatine County: $6,056 per residentCrawford County: $6,047 per residentDelaware County: $5,994 per residentBoone County: $5,984 per residentLucas County: $5,932 per residentKeokuk County: $5,792 per residentScott County: $5,758 per residentLouisa County: $5,709 per residentWapello County: $5,703 per residentPlymouth County: $5,699 per residentJasper County: $5,691 per residentLyon County: $5,671 per residentMarion County: $5,671 per residentWoodbury County: $5,662 per residentWayne County: $5,572 per residentWarren County: $5,485 per residentMahaska County: $5,448 per residentMadison County: $5,430 per residentBuena Vista County: $5,148 per residentSioux County: $4,912 per residentDavis County: $4,613 per residentDallas County: $3,927 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.

Federal agencies obligated $160M for work and payments in Boone County, Iowa, in FY2026, or $5,984 per resident.

That is below the Iowa rate of $10,109 per resident and below the national rate of $14,743; it ranks 81 of 99 counties in the state.

The FY2026 mix was 99% direct payments.

Obligations were down 19% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $690M.

Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($536M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($58M) and Railroad Retirement Board ($42M).

$160Mobligations performed in the county, FY2026FY2026 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026) · obligations
$5,984per residentFY2026 · obligationsIowa: $10,109 · US: $14,743
$690Mfive-year totalFY2023–FY2027 to date · obligations
$0FY2027 to dateFY2027, through 30 Sep 2026 · obligations
5awards of $1.0M+ begun here since FY2023FY2023–FY2027

Per resident, by award type FY2026

Per residentThis countyIowaUnited States
All award obligations$5,984$10,109$14,743
Contracts$0$580$2,007
Grants$74$3,299$3,526
Direct payments$5,904$6,192$9,185
Loans (subsidy cost)$3$2−$16
Other assistance$4$36$40
Rank by per-resident rate81 of 99 in state · 2,302 of 3,143 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

$164M
$168M
$198M
$160M
$0
FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026FY2027*
Award obligations with a primary place of performance in Boone 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$536M
Department of Veterans Affairs$58M
Railroad Retirement Board$42M
Department of Agriculture$31M
Department of Transportation$27M
Department of Energy$1.1M
Department of the Interior$575K
Federal Communications Commission$557K

Assistance programs

96.002 Social Security Retirement Insurance$434M
96.001 Social Security Disability Insurance$51M
64.109 Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$44M
57.001 Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$42M
96.004 Social Security Survivors Insurance$41M
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction$20M
96.006 Supplemental Security Income$9.7M
20.106 Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs$6.6M

Contract industries by NAICS sector

Professional, scientific and technical services$249K
Accommodation and food services$101K
Manufacturing$75K

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 Transportation1$5.9M34%
2City of Perry2$5.1M29%
3Landus Cooperative1$4.9M28%
4Iowa Department of Natural Resources1$1.5M9%

Largest awards performed in the county

RecipientAwarding agencyTypeAward valueBegunRecord
Iowa Department of TransportationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$5.9M10 Jun 2025USAspending
Landus CooperativeDepartment of AgricultureRural Business Cooperative ServiceGrantProject Grant (B)$4.9M2 Jun 2023USAspending
City of PerryDepartment of TransportationFederal Aviation AdministrationGrantProject Grant (B)$3.6M5 Sep 2025USAspending
City of PerryDepartment of TransportationFederal Aviation AdministrationGrantProject Grant (B)$1.5M21 Jul 2026USAspending
Iowa Department of Natural ResourcesDepartment of AgricultureForest ServiceGrantProject Grant (B)$1.5M18 Aug 2025USAspending

Congressional districts

DistrictShare of county land areaDistrict FY2026 obligationsPer resident
Iowa's 4th congressional district100%$5.1B$6,474

Other counties in Iowa

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

Questions and answers

How much federal spending goes to Boone County, Iowa?

$160M in award obligations in FY2026 and $690M 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?

$5,984 per resident in FY2026 (population 26,799), against $10,109 for Iowa 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 Boone County, Iowa?

By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Iowa Department of Transportation ($5.9M), City of Perry ($5.1M), Landus Cooperative ($4.9M) and Iowa Department of Natural Resources ($1.5M). Individuals are never listed.

Which agencies fund Boone County, Iowa?

Social Security Administration ($536M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($58M), Railroad Retirement Board ($42M), Department of Agriculture ($31M) and Department of Transportation ($27M), 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.