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Federal spending in Carroll County, IA

Population 20,303 (2025 estimate) · per-resident rank 27 of 99 counties in Iowa · congressional district IA-04

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.

Carroll County, Iowa, received $148M in federal award obligations in FY2026: $7,275 for each of its 20,303 residents.

That is below the Iowa rate of $10,109 per resident and below the national rate of $14,743; it ranks 27 of 99 counties in the state.

The FY2026 mix was 89% direct payments.

Obligations were down 17% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $605M.

Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($432M), Department of Agriculture ($94M) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($38M).

$148Mobligations performed in the county, FY2026FY2026 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026) · obligations

$7,275per residentFY2026 · obligationsIowa: $10,109 · US: $14,743

$605Mfive-year totalFY2023–FY2027 to date · obligations

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

8awards of $1.0M+ begun here since FY2023FY2023–FY2027

Per resident, by award type FY2026

Contracts $6.6M
Grants $9.0M
Direct payments $132M
Loans (subsidy cost) $6K
Other assistance $52K

Per resident	This county	Iowa	United States
All award obligations	$7,275	$10,109	$14,743
Contracts	$324	$580	$2,007
Grants	$444	$3,299	$3,526
Direct payments	$6,504	$6,192	$9,185
Loans (subsidy cost)	$0	$2	−$16
Other assistance	$3	$36	$40
Rank by per-resident rate	27 of 99 in state · 1,249 of 3,143 US	47 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

$134M

$146M

$177M

$148M

FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026FY2027*

Award obligations with a primary place of performance in Carroll 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$432M

Department of Agriculture$94M

Department of Veterans Affairs$38M

Department of Health and Human Services$26M

Department of Housing and Urban Development$13M

Railroad Retirement Board$3.3M

Department of Transportation$2.8M

Department of Defense$839K

Assistance programs

96.002 Social Security Retirement Insurance$350M

96.004 Social Security Survivors Insurance$40M

96.001 Social Security Disability Insurance$33M

64.109 Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$26M

93.600 Head Start$22M

14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers$13M

96.006 Supplemental Security Income$8.2M

57.001 Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$3.3M

Contract industries by NAICS sector

Educational services$8.6M

Health care and social assistance$2.8M

Manufacturing$1.8M

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	Community Opportunities, Inc	2	$25M	48%
2	Lifeskills Connection Inc	2	$15M	28%
3	Western Iowa Energy, LLC	1	$5.0M	10%
4	Iowa Healthcare Collaborative	1	$4.0M	8%
5	Iowa Department of Transportation	1	$2.3M	4%
6	Thomas Rest Haven Inc	1	$1.1M	2%

Largest awards performed in the county

Recipient	Awarding agency	Type	Award value	Begun	Record
Community Opportunities, Inc	Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families	GrantProject Grant (B)	$21M	1 Nov 2022	USAspending
Lifeskills Connection Inc	Department of AgricultureForest Service	ContractDefinitive Contract	$7.4M	3 Feb 2023	USAspending
Lifeskills Connection Inc	Department of AgricultureForest Service	ContractDefinitive Contract	$7.3M	30 Aug 2023	USAspending
Western Iowa Energy, LLC	Department of AgricultureRural Business Cooperative Service	GrantProject Grant (B)	$5.0M	16 Jan 2025	USAspending
Community Opportunities, Inc	Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families	GrantProject Grant (B)	$4.2M	20 Sep 2024	USAspending
Iowa Healthcare Collaborative	Department of Health and Human ServicesHealth Resources and Services Administration	GrantProject Grant (B)	$4.0M	10 Aug 2023	USAspending
Iowa Department of Transportation	Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration	GrantFormula Grant (a)	$2.3M	9 Mar 2026	USAspending
Thomas Rest Haven Inc	Department of Veterans Affairs	ContractDelivery Order	$1.1M	6 May 2025	USAspending

Congressional districts

District	Share of county land area	District FY2026 obligations	Per resident
Iowa's 4th congressional district	100%	$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 Carroll County, Iowa?

$148M in award obligations in FY2026 and $605M 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?

$7,275 per resident in FY2026 (population 20,303), 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 Carroll County, Iowa?

By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Community Opportunities, Inc ($25M), Lifeskills Connection Inc ($15M), Western Iowa Energy, LLC ($5.0M), Iowa Healthcare Collaborative ($4.0M) and Iowa Department of Transportation ($2.3M). Individuals are never listed.

Which agencies fund Carroll County, Iowa?

Social Security Administration ($432M), Department of Agriculture ($94M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($38M), Department of Health and Human Services ($26M) and Department of Housing and Urban Development ($13M), 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.