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Federal spending in Jackson County, IA
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Jackson County, Iowa, received $120M in federal award obligations in FY2026: $6,211 for each of its 19,288 residents.
That is below the Iowa rate of $10,109 per resident and below the national rate of $14,743; it ranks 68 of 99 counties in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 98% direct payments.
Obligations were down 16% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $525M.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($421M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($42M) and Department of Agriculture ($27M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $14K
- Grants $2.2M
- Direct payments $117M
- Loans (subsidy cost) $6K
- Other assistance $162K
| Per resident | This county | Iowa | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $6,211 | $10,109 | $14,743 |
| Contracts | $1 | $580 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $112 | $3,299 | $3,526 |
| Direct payments | $6,089 | $6,192 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $0 | $2 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $8 | $36 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 68 of 99 in state · 2,089 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
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 | Iowa Department of Transportation | 3 | $6.6M | 45% |
| 2 | Quality Flow Environmental, LLC | 1 | $4.7M | 32% |
| 3 | City of Maquoketa | 1 | $3.5M | 24% |
Largest awards performed in the county
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Flow Environmental, LLC | Department of AgricultureRural Business Cooperative Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $4.7M | 6 Aug 2024 | USAspending |
| City of Maquoketa | Environmental Protection Agency | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $3.5M | 31 Oct 2023 | USAspending |
| Iowa Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $2.9M | 14 Sep 2023 | USAspending |
| Iowa Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $2.3M | 17 Oct 2025 | USAspending |
| Iowa Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $1.4M | 18 Nov 2024 | USAspending |
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2026 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa's 1st congressional district | 100% | $5.0B | $6,233 |
Other counties in Iowa
- Polk County $6,462
- Linn County $9,648
- Scott County $5,758
- Johnson County $6,096
- Black Hawk County $6,354
- Dubuque County $6,878
- Story County $6,506
- Woodbury County $5,662
- Pottawattamie County $6,098
- Dallas County $3,927
- Des Moines County $9,144
- Warren County $5,485
- Cerro Gordo County $7,390
- Clinton County $6,518
- Muscatine County $6,056
- Marshall County $6,282
- Webster County $6,184
- Jasper County $5,691
- Lee County $6,540
- Wapello County $5,703
- Marion County $5,671
- Sioux County $4,912
- Benton County $6,249
- Bremer County $6,342
- Boone County $5,984
- Dickinson County $8,188
- Carroll County $7,275
- Plymouth County $5,699
- Washington County $6,352
- Winneshiek County $6,980
- Poweshiek County $7,480
- Fayette County $7,085
- Jones County $6,224
- Buchanan County $6,311
- Tama County $7,658
- Cedar County $6,859
- Clayton County $7,170
- Clay County $7,424
- Mahaska County $5,448
- Henry County $6,108
- Iowa County $6,685
- Kossuth County $7,629
- Floyd County $7,325
- Jefferson County $7,114
- Mills County $7,226
- Hardin County $6,469
- Delaware County $5,994
- Butler County $7,515
- Buena Vista County $5,148
- Shelby County $8,719
- Harrison County $6,885
- Hamilton County $6,645
- Crawford County $6,047
- Monona County $11,240
- Madison County $5,430
- Page County $6,292
- Hancock County $8,749
- Grundy County $7,129
- Allamakee County $6,125
Per-resident rate, FY2026. All counties in Iowa.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Jackson County, Iowa?
$120M in award obligations in FY2026 and $525M 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?
$6,211 per resident in FY2026 (population 19,288), 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 Jackson County, Iowa?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Iowa Department of Transportation ($6.6M), Quality Flow Environmental, LLC ($4.7M) and City of Maquoketa ($3.5M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Jackson County, Iowa?
Social Security Administration ($421M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($42M), Department of Agriculture ($27M), Railroad Retirement Board ($8.8M) and Department of Transportation ($8.5M), 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.