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Federal spending in Crawford County, KS

Population 39,008 (2025 estimate) · per-resident rank 98 of 105 counties in Kansas · congressional district KS-02

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.

Federal agencies obligated $239M for work and payments in Crawford County, Kansas, in FY2026, or $6,121 per resident.

That is below the Kansas rate of $10,325 per resident and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 98 of 105 counties in the state.

The FY2026 mix was 90% direct payments, 10% grants.

Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $963M.

Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($650M), Department of Health and Human Services ($68M) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($53M).

$239Mobligations performed in the county, FY2026FY2026 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026) · obligations

$6,121per residentFY2026 · obligationsKansas: $10,325 · US: $14,744

$963Mfive-year totalFY2023–FY2027 to date · obligations

$0FY2027 to dateFY2027, through 30 Sep 2026 · obligations

13awards of $1.0M+ begun here since FY2023FY2023–FY2027

Per resident, by award type FY2026

Contracts $799K
Grants $23M
Direct payments $214M
Loans (subsidy cost) $42K
Other assistance $836K

Per resident	This county	Kansas	United States
All award obligations	$6,121	$10,325	$14,744
Contracts	$20	$1,256	$2,007
Grants	$582	$2,786	$3,528
Direct payments	$5,495	$6,231	$9,185
Loans (subsidy cost)	$1	−$1	−$16
Other assistance	$21	$52	$40
Rank by per-resident rate	98 of 105 in state · 2,671 of 3,144 US	44 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

$239M

$236M

$250M

$239M

FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026FY2027*

Award obligations with a primary place of performance in Crawford 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$650M

Department of Health and Human Services$68M

Department of Veterans Affairs$53M

Department of Agriculture$50M

Department of Education$34M

Railroad Retirement Board$29M

Department of Housing and Urban Development$27M

Department of Transportation$15M

Assistance programs

96.002 Social Security Retirement Insurance$487M

96.001 Social Security Disability Insurance$75M

96.004 Social Security Survivors Insurance$55M

64.109 Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$39M

96.006 Supplemental Security Income$34M

84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program$31M

57.001 Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$29M

93.600 Head Start$28M

Contract industries by NAICS sector

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting$2.0M

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	Craw-Kan Telephone Cooperative Inc	1	$50M	57%
2	Pittsburg State University	5	$14M	16%
3	Kansas Department of Transportation	4	$13M	15%
4	Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas Inc	2	$7.0M	8%
5	City of Girard	1	$3.4M	4%

Largest awards performed in the county

Recipient	Awarding agency	Type	Award value	Begun	Record
Craw-Kan Telephone Cooperative Inc	Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service	LoanDirect Loan (e)	$50Mloan face value	27 Mar 2023	USAspending
Kansas Department of Transportation	Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration	GrantFormula Grant (a)	$7.0M	24 Sep 2024	USAspending
Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas Inc	Department of Health and Human ServicesHealth Resources and Services Administration	GrantProject Grant (B)	$5.0M	22 Sep 2023	USAspending
Pittsburg State University	Department of CommerceNational Institute of Standards and Technology	GrantProject Grant (B)	$5.0M	28 Aug 2024	USAspending
Pittsburg State University	Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development	GrantProject Grant (B)	$4.0M	4 Aug 2023	USAspending
City of Girard	Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service	GrantProject Grant (B)	$3.4M	30 Dec 2022	USAspending
Kansas Department of Transportation	Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration	GrantFormula Grant (a)	$3.4M	16 Sep 2026	USAspending
Pittsburg State University	Department of CommerceNational Institute of Standards and Technology	GrantProject Grant (B)	$2.1M	8 Sep 2026	USAspending
Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas Inc	Department of Health and Human ServicesHealth Resources and Services Administration	GrantProject Grant (B)	$2.0M	22 Sep 2026	USAspending
Kansas Department of Transportation	Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration	GrantFormula Grant (a)	$1.9M	17 Jun 2025	USAspending

Congressional districts

District	Share of county land area	District FY2026 obligations	Per resident
Kansas's 2nd congressional district	100%	$7.8B	$10,691

Other counties in Kansas

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

Questions and answers

How much federal spending goes to Crawford County, Kansas?

$239M in award obligations in FY2026 and $963M 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?

$6,121 per resident in FY2026 (population 39,008), 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 Crawford County, Kansas?

By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Craw-Kan Telephone Cooperative Inc ($50M), Pittsburg State University ($14M), Kansas Department of Transportation ($13M), Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas Inc ($7.0M) and City of Girard ($3.4M). Individuals are never listed.

Which agencies fund Crawford County, Kansas?

Social Security Administration ($650M), Department of Health and Human Services ($68M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($53M), Department of Agriculture ($50M) and Department of Education ($34M), 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.