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Federal spending in Cowley County, KS

Population 34,382 (2025 estimate) · per-resident rank 68 of 105 counties in Kansas · congressional district KS-04

Wallace County: $25,186 per residentHodgeman County: $23,030 per residentGreeley County: $20,932 per residentWyandotte County: $17,932 per residentOsborne County: $17,555 per residentGraham County: $16,555 per residentRawlins County: $15,178 per residentCheyenne County: $14,922 per residentClark County: $14,067 per residentSmith County: $14,012 per residentSheridan County: $13,954 per residentEdwards County: $13,699 per residentStafford County: $13,142 per residentGove County: $12,655 per residentWichita County: $12,626 per residentShawnee County: $12,356 per residentJewell County: $12,220 per residentLincoln County: $12,147 per residentTrego County: $11,580 per residentNess County: $11,409 per residentRepublic County: $11,400 per residentLeavenworth County: $11,197 per residentMeade County: $11,074 per residentLogan County: $11,071 per residentGeary County: $10,994 per residentLane County: $10,625 per residentJackson County: $10,595 per residentMitchell County: $10,448 per residentOttawa County: $10,296 per residentDecatur County: $10,240 per residentRush County: $10,037 per residentPhillips County: $9,745 per residentBarber County: $9,658 per residentKingman County: $9,550 per residentElk County: $9,331 per residentKearny County: $9,238 per residentMorris County: $9,203 per residentThomas County: $9,015 per residentClay County: $8,903 per residentWashington County: $8,885 per residentHarper County: $8,681 per residentMarion County: $8,667 per residentMarshall County: $8,663 per residentCoffey County: $8,648 per residentDickinson County: $8,575 per residentRooks County: $8,519 per residentPawnee County: $8,486 per residentBrown County: $8,481 per residentPratt County: $8,416 per residentChautauqua County: $8,331 per residentSumner County: $8,314 per residentWabaunsee County: $8,245 per residentWoodson County: $8,238 per residentRice County: $8,221 per residentScott County: $8,184 per residentGreenwood County: $8,173 per residentAllen County: $8,141 per residentWilson County: $8,130 per residentKiowa County: $8,098 per residentJefferson County: $8,034 per residentHamilton County: $7,951 per residentComanche County: $7,926 per residentCherokee County: $7,887 per residentNorton County: $7,792 per residentRussell County: $7,785 per residentMorton County: $7,777 per residentDoniphan County: $7,773 per residentCowley County: $7,743 per residentOsage County: $7,683 per residentCloud County: $7,656 per residentMontgomery County: $7,549 per residentLinn County: $7,516 per residentBarton County: $7,502 per residentEllis County: $7,480 per residentHarvey County: $7,462 per residentSherman County: $7,420 per residentEllsworth County: $7,307 per residentStanton County: $7,247 per residentRiley County: $7,205 per residentHaskell County: $7,012 per residentBourbon County: $6,978 per residentMcPherson County: $6,900 per residentLabette County: $6,886 per residentFranklin County: $6,880 per residentStevens County: $6,873 per residentChase County: $6,852 per residentReno County: $6,841 per residentButler County: $6,783 per residentAnderson County: $6,736 per residentNemaha County: $6,726 per residentNeosho County: $6,474 per residentJohnson County: $6,429 per residentSaline County: $6,394 per residentAtchison County: $6,392 per residentSedgwick County: $6,363 per residentDouglas County: $6,332 per residentPottawatomie County: $6,216 per residentCrawford County: $6,121 per residentGray County: $6,108 per residentMiami County: $6,021 per residentLyon County: $5,898 per residentGrant County: $5,545 per residentFinney County: $4,762 per residentSeward County: $4,135 per residentFord County: $4,110 per resident
low → high per resident, FY2026 this countyKansas 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.

Cowley County, Kansas, received $266M in federal award obligations in FY2026: $7,743 for each of its 34,382 residents.

That is below the Kansas rate of $10,325 per resident and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 68 of 105 counties in the state.

The FY2026 mix was 86% direct payments, 12% grants.

Obligations were down 41% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $1.8B.

Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Department of Defense ($1.0B), Social Security Administration ($680M) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($97M).

$266Mobligations performed in the county, FY2026FY2026 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026) · obligations
$7,743per residentFY2026 · obligationsKansas: $10,325 · US: $14,744
$1.8Bfive-year totalFY2023–FY2027 to date · obligations
$0FY2027 to dateFY2027, through 30 Sep 2026 · obligations
30awards of $1.0M+ begun here since FY2023FY2023–FY2027

Per resident, by award type FY2026

Per residentThis countyKansasUnited States
All award obligations$7,743$10,325$14,744
Contracts$122$1,256$2,007
Grants$892$2,786$3,528
Direct payments$6,643$6,231$9,185
Loans (subsidy cost)$1−$1−$16
Other assistance$85$52$40
Rank by per-resident rate68 of 105 in state · 1,494 of 3,144 US44 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

$597M
$436M
$455M
$266M
$0
FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026FY2027*
Award obligations with a primary place of performance in Cowley County, by fiscal year and award type. *FY2027 runs to the data date and is incomplete.

Who funds the county FY2022–FY2025

Awarding agencies

Department of Defense$1.0B
Social Security Administration$680M
Department of Veterans Affairs$97M
Department of Agriculture$52M
Department of Education$32M
Railroad Retirement Board$28M
Department of Homeland Security$20M
Department of Transportation$16M

Assistance programs

96.002 Social Security Retirement Insurance$523M
96.001 Social Security Disability Insurance$76M
96.004 Social Security Survivors Insurance$59M
64.109 Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$48M
57.001 Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$28M
84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program$27M
96.006 Supplemental Security Income$23M
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction$15M

Contract industries by NAICS sector

Manufacturing$1.0B
Transportation and warehousing$517K

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
1General Electric Company12$561M83%
2General Electric Company10$91M13%
3Kansas Department of Transportation6$23M3%
4The Nature Conservancy1$2.8M0%
5Arkansas City Unified School District 4701$1.9M0%

Largest awards performed in the county

RecipientAwarding agencyTypeAward valueBegunRecord
General Electric CompanyDepartment of DefenseDefense Logistics AgencyContractDelivery Order$250M30 Sep 2023USAspending
General Electric CompanyDepartment of DefenseDefense Logistics AgencyContractDelivery Order$172M5 Sep 2024USAspending
General Electric CompanyDepartment of DefenseDefense Logistics AgencyContractDelivery Order$102M30 Sep 2025USAspending
General Electric CompanyDepartment of DefenseDepartment of the ArmyContractDelivery Order$28M3 Oct 2024USAspending
General Electric CompanyDepartment of DefenseDepartment of the ArmyContractDelivery Order$21M7 Dec 2023USAspending
General Electric CompanyDepartment of DefenseDepartment of the ArmyContractDelivery Order$21M7 Dec 2023USAspending
Kansas Department of TransportationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$13M16 Sep 2026USAspending
General Electric CompanyDepartment of DefenseDepartment of the ArmyContractDelivery Order$6.6M7 Dec 2023USAspending
General Electric CompanyDepartment of DefenseDefense Logistics AgencyContractDelivery Order$5.6M16 Jan 2025USAspending
General Electric CompanyDepartment of DefenseDefense Logistics AgencyContractDelivery Order$5.5M12 Jun 2025USAspending

Congressional districts

DistrictShare of county land areaDistrict FY2026 obligationsPer resident
Kansas's 4th congressional district100%$5.0B$6,876

Other counties in Kansas

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

Questions and answers

How much federal spending goes to Cowley County, Kansas?

$266M in award obligations in FY2026 and $1.8B 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?

$7,743 per resident in FY2026 (population 34,382), against $10,325 for Kansas 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 Cowley County, Kansas?

By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: General Electric Company ($561M), General Electric Company ($91M), Kansas Department of Transportation ($23M), The Nature Conservancy ($2.8M) and Arkansas City Unified School District 470 ($1.9M). Individuals are never listed.

Which agencies fund Cowley County, Kansas?

Department of Defense ($1.0B), Social Security Administration ($680M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($97M), Department of Agriculture ($52M) and Department of Education ($32M), 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.