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Federal spending in Lake County, IL

Population 719,339 (2025 estimate) · per-resident rank 66 of 102 counties in Illinois · congressional districts IL-10, IL-09, IL-05, IL-11

Rock Island County: $21,998 per residentMassac County: $21,174 per residentSangamon County: $16,590 per residentAlexander County: $13,190 per residentPulaski County: $11,207 per residentGallatin County: $10,818 per residentHenderson County: $10,602 per residentSt. Clair County: $10,305 per residentCumberland County: $9,623 per residentJo Daviess County: $9,502 per residentWilliamson County: $9,450 per residentDuPage County: $9,049 per residentPope County: $8,797 per residentJefferson County: $8,683 per residentWinnebago County: $8,621 per residentMarshall County: $8,503 per residentWhite County: $8,466 per residentFranklin County: $8,354 per residentWarren County: $8,341 per residentHardin County: $8,299 per residentPike County: $8,277 per residentSchuyler County: $8,251 per residentIroquois County: $8,206 per residentHancock County: $8,097 per residentMason County: $8,006 per residentStark County: $7,889 per residentCarroll County: $7,839 per residentCalhoun County: $7,769 per residentMacoupin County: $7,758 per residentMercer County: $7,732 per residentLawrence County: $7,641 per residentMenard County: $7,630 per residentClark County: $7,619 per residentDe Witt County: $7,617 per residentFulton County: $7,613 per residentClay County: $7,551 per residentPutnam County: $7,546 per residentSaline County: $7,498 per residentLee County: $7,454 per residentKnox County: $7,451 per residentEdgar County: $7,448 per residentAdams County: $7,439 per residentRandolph County: $7,434 per residentBureau County: $7,377 per residentMonroe County: $7,368 per residentEdwards County: $7,306 per residentStephenson County: $7,251 per residentMarion County: $7,239 per residentBond County: $7,218 per residentOgle County: $7,153 per residentRichland County: $7,143 per residentUnion County: $7,100 per residentJersey County: $7,097 per residentMacon County: $7,051 per residentVermilion County: $7,009 per residentWashington County: $7,001 per residentWhiteside County: $6,997 per residentHenry County: $6,995 per residentCook County: $6,987 per residentPiatt County: $6,890 per residentChristian County: $6,865 per residentHamilton County: $6,859 per residentPerry County: $6,839 per residentEffingham County: $6,835 per residentLogan County: $6,810 per residentLake County: $6,801 per residentShelby County: $6,783 per residentMorgan County: $6,757 per residentClinton County: $6,720 per residentMadison County: $6,712 per residentLivingston County: $6,702 per residentScott County: $6,678 per residentLaSalle County: $6,670 per residentJasper County: $6,664 per residentFord County: $6,648 per residentWabash County: $6,633 per residentMontgomery County: $6,599 per residentGreene County: $6,580 per residentTazewell County: $6,574 per residentPeoria County: $6,541 per residentChampaign County: $6,455 per residentKane County: $6,392 per residentKankakee County: $6,389 per residentWoodford County: $6,384 per residentJohnson County: $6,334 per residentColes County: $6,246 per residentWayne County: $6,225 per residentBoone County: $6,203 per residentMcDonough County: $6,191 per residentCrawford County: $6,185 per residentGrundy County: $6,100 per residentMoultrie County: $6,044 per residentMcHenry County: $5,980 per residentJackson County: $5,955 per residentFayette County: $5,940 per residentCass County: $5,781 per residentMcLean County: $5,628 per residentWill County: $5,535 per residentDouglas County: $5,452 per residentDeKalb County: $5,411 per residentBrown County: $4,723 per residentKendall County: $4,152 per resident
low → high per resident, FY2026 this countyIllinois 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.

In FY2026, $4.9B in federal awards named Lake County, Illinois, as the primary place of performance, $6,801 per resident.

That is below the Illinois rate of $10,184 per resident and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 66 of 102 counties in the state.

The FY2026 mix was 74% direct payments, 25% contracts.

Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $20B.

Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($11B), Department of Defense ($3.3B) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($2.3B).

$4.9Bobligations performed in the county, FY2026FY2026 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026) · obligations
$6,801per residentFY2026 · obligationsIllinois: $10,184 · US: $14,744
$20Bfive-year totalFY2023–FY2027 to date · obligations
$0FY2027 to dateFY2027, through 30 Sep 2026 · obligations
541awards of $1.0M+ begun here since FY2023FY2023–FY2027

Per resident, by award type FY2026

Per residentThis countyIllinoisUnited States
All award obligations$6,801$10,184$14,744
Contracts$1,682$903$2,007
Grants$93$3,196$3,528
Direct payments$5,019$6,073$9,185
Loans (subsidy cost)$1−$16−$16
Other assistance$6$28$40
Rank by per-resident rate66 of 102 in state · 2,205 of 3,144 US46 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

$4.8B
$4.9B
$5.3B
$4.9B
$0
FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026FY2027*
Award obligations with a primary place of performance in Lake 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$11B
Department of Defense$3.3B
Department of Veterans Affairs$2.3B
General Services Administration$1.1B
Department of Health and Human Services$1.1B
Department of Housing and Urban Development$404M
Department of Transportation$251M
Department of State$182M

Assistance programs

96.002 Social Security Retirement Insurance$9.5B
96.001 Social Security Disability Insurance$813M
96.004 Social Security Survivors Insurance$762M
64.109 Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$761M
96.006 Supplemental Security Income$259M
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction$234M
14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers$198M
14.195 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA)$172M

Contract industries by NAICS sector

Manufacturing$1.7B
Wholesale trade$1.6B
Retail trade$1.2B
Health care and social assistance$1.0B
Professional, scientific and technical services$629M
Accommodation and food services$428M
Construction$330M
Administrative, support, waste management and remediation services$138M

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
1Cardinal Health 200, LLC51$507M32%
2Kay and Associates, Inc.22$220M14%
3Illinois Department of Transportation47$195M12%
4Abbott Laboratories Inc.60$133M8%
5Fresenius Kabi, LLC5$127M8%
6Paragon Micro Inc29$96M6%
7CDW Government LLC25$67M4%
8W.W. Grainger, Inc.37$67M4%
9The Povolny Group Inc2$64M4%
10Troop Contracting Inc9$48M3%

A further $48M went to recipients not shown: individuals, aggregated records and names USAspending withholds.

Largest awards performed in the county

RecipientAwarding agencyTypeAward valueBegunRecord
Fresenius Kabi, LLCDepartment of Health and Human ServicesOffice of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and ResponseContractDefinitive Contract$112M12 Mar 2025USAspending
The Povolny Group IncDepartment of Veterans AffairsContractDefinitive Contract$47M20 Sep 2023USAspending
Kay and Associates, Inc.Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air ForceContractDelivery Order$32M28 Apr 2023USAspending
Joseph J Henderson & Son IncDepartment of DefenseDepartment of the NavyContractDefinitive Contract$25M4 Aug 2025USAspending
Chenega Tri-Services, LLCDepartment of DefenseDepartment of the ArmyContractDelivery Order$22M15 Apr 2025USAspending
Kay and Associates, Inc.Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air ForceContractDelivery Order$20M11 Mar 2024USAspending
Kay and Associates, Inc.Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air ForceContractDelivery Order$19M10 May 2023USAspending
Baxter Healthcare CorporationDepartment of Health and Human ServicesOffice of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and ResponseContractDefinitive Contract$19M27 Aug 2025USAspending
Kay and Associates, Inc.Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air ForceContractDelivery Order$18M13 Feb 2024USAspending
Cardinal Health 200, LLCDepartment of Veterans AffairsContractDelivery Order$18M30 Sep 2024USAspending

Congressional districts

DistrictShare of county land areaDistrict FY2026 obligationsPer resident
Illinois's 10th congressional district78%$4.8B$6,425
Illinois's 9th congressional district9%$1.6B$2,153
Illinois's 5th congressional district9%$623M$799
Illinois's 11th congressional district5%$2.4B$3,212

Other counties in Illinois

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

Questions and answers

How much federal spending goes to Lake County, Illinois?

$4.9B in award obligations in FY2026 and $20B 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?

$6,801 per resident in FY2026 (population 719,339), against $10,184 for Illinois 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 Lake County, Illinois?

By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Cardinal Health 200, LLC ($507M), Kay and Associates, Inc. ($220M), Illinois Department of Transportation ($195M), Abbott Laboratories Inc. ($133M) and Fresenius Kabi, LLC ($127M). Individuals are never listed.

Which agencies fund Lake County, Illinois?

Social Security Administration ($11B), Department of Defense ($3.3B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($2.3B), General Services Administration ($1.1B) and Department of Health and Human Services ($1.1B), 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.