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Federal spending in Lake County, IN

Population 504,612 (2025 estimate) · per-resident rank 51 of 92 counties in Indiana · congressional district IN-01

Marion County: $135,268 per residentMartin County: $59,003 per residentWhitley County: $15,857 per residentScott County: $9,199 per residentVermillion County: $8,286 per residentFranklin County: $8,166 per residentCrawford County: $8,129 per residentBrown County: $8,046 per residentPosey County: $7,911 per residentPike County: $7,860 per residentClay County: $7,815 per residentWayne County: $7,767 per residentLawrence County: $7,760 per residentGrant County: $7,716 per residentFloyd County: $7,642 per residentVanderburgh County: $7,621 per residentKnox County: $7,586 per residentBartholomew County: $7,580 per residentJasper County: $7,560 per residentSullivan County: $7,483 per residentStarke County: $7,377 per residentWabash County: $7,320 per residentSpencer County: $7,274 per residentSteuben County: $7,259 per residentOhio County: $7,235 per residentUnion County: $7,224 per residentFountain County: $7,216 per residentFulton County: $7,205 per residentFayette County: $7,177 per residentHoward County: $7,153 per residentPerry County: $7,147 per residentBlackford County: $7,092 per residentPulaski County: $7,044 per residentHuntington County: $6,964 per residentLaPorte County: $6,929 per residentOwen County: $6,925 per residentDecatur County: $6,849 per residentDubois County: $6,843 per residentShelby County: $6,815 per residentGreene County: $6,797 per residentGibson County: $6,789 per residentJefferson County: $6,783 per residentWarren County: $6,768 per residentHarrison County: $6,751 per residentWhite County: $6,741 per residentCarroll County: $6,707 per residentMiami County: $6,707 per residentMorgan County: $6,623 per residentDearborn County: $6,617 per residentTipton County: $6,588 per residentLake County: $6,576 per residentPorter County: $6,507 per residentSt. Joseph County: $6,484 per residentRush County: $6,471 per residentWarrick County: $6,431 per residentPutnam County: $6,429 per residentClark County: $6,425 per residentRandolph County: $6,422 per residentDeKalb County: $6,403 per residentJay County: $6,364 per residentVigo County: $6,343 per residentHenry County: $6,336 per residentDelaware County: $6,321 per residentMadison County: $6,307 per residentNewton County: $6,296 per residentMarshall County: $6,284 per residentOrange County: $6,277 per residentWells County: $6,274 per residentHancock County: $6,255 per residentMontgomery County: $6,251 per residentParke County: $6,147 per residentNoble County: $6,132 per residentWashington County: $6,109 per residentKosciusko County: $6,089 per residentRipley County: $6,071 per residentJennings County: $6,029 per residentBenton County: $6,018 per residentCass County: $5,976 per residentAllen County: $5,939 per residentSwitzerland County: $5,820 per residentMonroe County: $5,784 per residentTippecanoe County: $5,744 per residentJohnson County: $5,552 per residentJackson County: $5,390 per residentBoone County: $5,302 per residentElkhart County: $5,262 per residentAdams County: $5,209 per residentClinton County: $5,200 per residentDaviess County: $5,108 per residentHendricks County: $5,019 per residentHamilton County: $4,998 per residentLaGrange County: $4,059 per resident
low → high per resident, FY2026 this countyIndiana 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.

Lake County, Indiana, received $3.3B in federal award obligations in FY2026: $6,576 for each of its 504,612 residents.

That is below the Indiana rate of $27,420 per resident (24% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 51 of 92 counties in the state.

The FY2026 mix was 87% direct payments.

Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $12B.

Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($9.5B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($783M) and Department of Housing and Urban Development ($314M).

$3.3Bobligations performed in the county, FY2026FY2026 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026) · obligations
$6,576per residentFY2026 · obligationsIndiana: $27,420 · US: $14,744
$12Bfive-year totalFY2023–FY2027 to date · obligations
$0FY2027 to dateFY2027, through 30 Sep 2026 · obligations
140awards of $1.0M+ begun here since FY2023FY2023–FY2027

Per resident, by award type FY2026

Per residentThis countyIndianaUnited States
All award obligations$6,576$27,420$14,744
Contracts$370$606$2,007
Grants$469$3,005$3,528
Direct payments$5,731$23,788$9,185
Loans (subsidy cost)$2$5−$16
Other assistance$4$17$40
Rank by per-resident rate51 of 92 in state · 2,377 of 3,144 US6 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

$2.8B
$2.9B
$3.2B
$3.3B
$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$9.5B
Department of Veterans Affairs$783M
Department of Housing and Urban Development$314M
Railroad Retirement Board$268M
Department of Transportation$203M
Department of Health and Human Services$126M
Department of Education$113M
Department of Defense$69M

Assistance programs

96.002 Social Security Retirement Insurance$7.0B
96.001 Social Security Disability Insurance$1.1B
96.004 Social Security Survivors Insurance$920M
64.109 Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$576M
96.006 Supplemental Security Income$414M
57.001 Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$268M
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction$171M
14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers$131M

Contract industries by NAICS sector

Construction$49M
Manufacturing$18M
Administrative, support, waste management and remediation services$15M
Professional, scientific and technical services$8.3M
Health care and social assistance$2.2M
Information$624K
Utilities$555K
Other services$177K

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
1Indiana Department of Transportation66$296M47%
2Cliffs Steel Inc2$102M16%
3Southlake/Tri-City Management Corp.2$67M11%
4Rio Tinto Services Inc3$52M8%
5Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority8$34M5%
6Housing Authority of City of Gary TH4$27M4%
7City of Gary4$13M2%
8Roen Salvage Co.2$10M2%
9Mersen USA GS Corp.1$10.0M2%
10Housing Authority of City of East CH4$9.4M1%

A further $6.9M went to recipients not shown: individuals, aggregated records and names USAspending withholds.

Largest awards performed in the county

RecipientAwarding agencyTypeAward valueBegunRecord
Indiana Department of TransportationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantProject Grant (B)$113M10 Sep 2026USAspending
Cliffs Steel IncDepartment of DefenseDefense Logistics AgencyContractDelivery Order$100M1 Jul 2026USAspending
Southlake/Tri-City Management Corp.Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and FamiliesGrantProject Grant (B)$62M31 Jan 2024USAspending
Rio Tinto Services IncDepartment of DefenseDefense Logistics AgencyContractDelivery Order$25M19 Feb 2026USAspending
Rio Tinto Services IncDepartment of DefenseDefense Logistics AgencyContractDelivery Order$25M17 Apr 2026USAspending
Indiana Department of TransportationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$11M2 May 2024USAspending
Indiana Department of TransportationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantProject Grant (B)$10M10 Sep 2026USAspending
Gary/Chicago International Airport AuthorityDepartment of TransportationFederal Aviation AdministrationGrantProject Grant (B)$10M31 Jul 2026USAspending
Mersen USA GS Corp.Department of DefenseDefense Logistics AgencyContractDefinitive Contract$10.0M20 Oct 2025USAspending
Indiana Department of TransportationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$9.0M11 Aug 2023USAspending

Congressional districts

DistrictShare of county land areaDistrict FY2026 obligationsPer resident
Indiana's 1st congressional district100%$4.5B$5,931

Other counties in Indiana

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

Questions and answers

How much federal spending goes to Lake County, Indiana?

$3.3B in award obligations in FY2026 and $12B 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?

$6,576 per resident in FY2026 (population 504,612), against $27,420 for Indiana 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, Indiana?

By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Indiana Department of Transportation ($296M), Cliffs Steel Inc ($102M), Southlake/Tri-City Management Corp. ($67M), Rio Tinto Services Inc ($52M) and Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority ($34M). Individuals are never listed.

Which agencies fund Lake County, Indiana?

Social Security Administration ($9.5B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($783M), Department of Housing and Urban Development ($314M), Railroad Retirement Board ($268M) and Department of Transportation ($203M), 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.