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Federal spending in Spencer County, IN
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Federal agencies obligated $146M for work and payments in Spencer County, Indiana, in FY2026, or $7,274 per resident.
That is below the Indiana rate of $27,420 per resident (27% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 23 of 92 counties in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 93% direct payments.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $545M.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($435M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($44M) and Department of Agriculture ($18M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $24K
- Grants $9.8M
- Direct payments $135M
- Loans (subsidy cost) $55K
- Other assistance $629K
| Per resident | This county | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $7,274 | $27,420 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $1 | $606 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $490 | $3,005 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $6,749 | $23,788 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $3 | $5 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $31 | $17 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 23 of 92 in state · 1,831 of 3,144 US | 6 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 | Indiana Department of Transportation | 9 | $20M | 94% |
| 2 | Corn Island Shipyard, Inc | 1 | $1.2M | 6% |
Largest awards performed in the county
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $5.1M | 31 Jan 2023 | USAspending |
| Indiana Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $3.1M | 1 Jun 2026 | USAspending |
| Indiana Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $2.7M | 16 Sep 2026 | USAspending |
| Indiana Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $2.6M | 22 Apr 2024 | USAspending |
| Indiana Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $1.6M | 3 Jan 2025 | USAspending |
| Indiana Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $1.4M | 5 Apr 2023 | USAspending |
| Indiana Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $1.2M | 18 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| Corn Island Shipyard, Inc | Department of TransportationMaritime Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $1.2M | 25 Sep 2026 | USAspending |
| Indiana Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $1.0M | 2 Jan 2024 | USAspending |
| Indiana Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $1.0M | 20 Mar 2024 | USAspending |
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2026 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana's 8th congressional district | 100% | $5.8B | $7,663 |
Other counties in Indiana
- Marion County $135,268
- Lake County $6,576
- Allen County $5,939
- Hamilton County $4,998
- St. Joseph County $6,484
- Vanderburgh County $7,621
- Porter County $6,507
- Elkhart County $5,262
- Tippecanoe County $5,744
- Hendricks County $5,019
- Johnson County $5,552
- Madison County $6,307
- Clark County $6,425
- Monroe County $5,784
- LaPorte County $6,929
- Delaware County $6,321
- Vigo County $6,343
- Bartholomew County $7,580
- Floyd County $7,642
- Howard County $7,153
- Martin County $59,003
- Hancock County $6,255
- Whitley County $15,857
- Wayne County $7,767
- Grant County $7,716
- Morgan County $6,623
- Kosciusko County $6,089
- Warrick County $6,431
- Boone County $5,302
- Lawrence County $7,760
- Dearborn County $6,617
- Shelby County $6,815
- Henry County $6,336
- Dubois County $6,843
- Noble County $6,132
- Marshall County $6,284
- DeKalb County $6,403
- Harrison County $6,751
- Knox County $7,586
- Huntington County $6,964
- Jasper County $7,560
- Jackson County $5,390
- Steuben County $7,259
- Putnam County $6,429
- Montgomery County $6,251
- Miami County $6,707
- Scott County $9,199
- Cass County $5,976
- Jefferson County $6,783
- Wabash County $7,320
- Gibson County $6,789
- Greene County $6,797
- Clay County $7,815
- Posey County $7,911
- Adams County $5,209
- Franklin County $8,166
- Decatur County $6,849
- Wells County $6,274
- Ripley County $6,071
- Daviess County $5,108
Per-resident rate, FY2026. All counties in Indiana.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Spencer County, Indiana?
$146M in award obligations in FY2026 and $545M 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?
$7,274 per resident in FY2026 (population 20,061), 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 Spencer County, Indiana?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Indiana Department of Transportation ($20M) and Corn Island Shipyard, Inc ($1.2M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Spencer County, Indiana?
Social Security Administration ($435M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($44M), Department of Agriculture ($18M), Department of Transportation ($16M) and Railroad Retirement Board ($2.9M), 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.