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Federal spending in Union County, IL

Population 16,656 (2025 estimate) · per-resident rank 52 of 102 counties in Illinois · congressional district IL-12

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, $118M in federal awards named Union County, Illinois, as the primary place of performance, $7,100 per resident.

That is below the Illinois rate of $10,184 per resident and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 52 of 102 counties in the state.

The FY2026 mix was 91% direct payments, 8% grants.

Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $508M.

Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($350M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($57M) and Department of Transportation ($45M).

$118Mobligations performed in the county, FY2026FY2026 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026) · obligations
$7,100per residentFY2026 · obligationsIllinois: $10,184 · US: $14,744
$508Mfive-year totalFY2023–FY2027 to date · obligations
$0FY2027 to dateFY2027, through 30 Sep 2026 · obligations
14awards of $1.0M+ begun here since FY2023FY2023–FY2027

Per resident, by award type FY2026

Per residentThis countyIllinoisUnited States
All award obligations$7,100$10,184$14,744
Contracts−$3$903$2,007
Grants$578$3,196$3,528
Direct payments$6,460$6,073$9,185
Loans (subsidy cost)$11−$16−$16
Other assistance$54$28$40
Rank by per-resident rate52 of 102 in state · 1,960 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

$140M
$129M
$120M
$118M
$0
FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026FY2027*
Award obligations with a primary place of performance in Union 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$350M
Department of Veterans Affairs$57M
Department of Transportation$45M
Department of Agriculture$24M
Department of Health and Human Services$13M
Railroad Retirement Board$8.4M
Department of Housing and Urban Development$8.2M
Department of Justice$525K

Assistance programs

96.002 Social Security Retirement Insurance$256M
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction$45M
96.001 Social Security Disability Insurance$42M
96.004 Social Security Survivors Insurance$35M
64.109 Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$29M
96.006 Supplemental Security Income$16M
57.001 Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$8.4M
14.850 Public Housing Operating Fund$3.8M

Contract industries by NAICS sector

Professional, scientific and technical services$321K
Health care and social assistance$256K
Construction$125K
Manufacturing$81K
Administrative, support, waste management and remediation services$59K

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
1Illinois Department of Transportation7$57M78%
2City of Anna2$9.7M13%
3Housing Authority of County of Union4$4.6M6%
4Rural Health Inc1$2.3M3%

Largest awards performed in the county

RecipientAwarding agencyTypeAward valueBegunRecord
Illinois Department of TransportationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$36M11 Sep 2023USAspending
Illinois Department of TransportationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$7.9M15 Feb 2024USAspending
City of AnnaDepartment of AgricultureRural Utilities ServiceLoanDirect Loan (e)$7.8Mloan face value28 Jun 2024USAspending
Illinois Department of TransportationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$5.0M1 Mar 2023USAspending
Illinois Department of TransportationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$2.7M15 Feb 2024USAspending
Rural Health IncDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth Resources and Services AdministrationGrantProject Grant (B)$2.3M23 Sep 2024USAspending
Illinois Department of TransportationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$2.2M14 Jun 2024USAspending
City of AnnaDepartment of AgricultureRural Utilities ServiceGrantProject Grant (B)$1.9M28 Jun 2024USAspending
Illinois Department of TransportationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$1.6M18 Jan 2024USAspending
Illinois Department of TransportationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$1.6M3 Mar 2025USAspending

Congressional districts

DistrictShare of county land areaDistrict FY2026 obligationsPer resident
Illinois's 12th congressional district100%$5.7B$7,495

Other counties in Illinois

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

Questions and answers

How much federal spending goes to Union County, Illinois?

$118M in award obligations in FY2026 and $508M 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?

$7,100 per resident in FY2026 (population 16,656), 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 Union County, Illinois?

By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Illinois Department of Transportation ($57M), City of Anna ($9.7M), Housing Authority of County of Union ($4.6M) and Rural Health Inc ($2.3M). Individuals are never listed.

Which agencies fund Union County, Illinois?

Social Security Administration ($350M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($57M), Department of Transportation ($45M), Department of Agriculture ($24M) and Department of Health and Human Services ($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.