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Federal spending in Franklin Parish, LA
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Franklin Parish, Louisiana, received $142M in federal award obligations in FY2026: $7,466 for each of its 19,002 residents.
That is below the Louisiana rate of $12,973 per resident and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 26 of 64 counties in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 81% direct payments, 13% grants.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $569M.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($354M), Department of Agriculture ($129M) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($37M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Grants $19M
- Direct payments $115M
- Loans (subsidy cost) $2.5M
- Other assistance $4.9M
| Per resident | This county | Louisiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $7,466 | $12,973 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $0 | $1,224 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $1,001 | $4,830 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $6,076 | $6,879 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $131 | $3 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $258 | $36 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 26 of 64 in state · 1,697 of 3,144 US | 25 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
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 | Hospital Service District NO1-a of the P | 1 | $70M | 42% |
| 2 | Executive Office of the State of Louisiana | 1 | $9.8M | 6% |
| 3 | Transportation & Development Louisiana D | 3 | $8.7M | 5% |
| 4 | Hospital Service District 1 a | 1 | $4.0M | 2% |
| 5 | Franklin Parish School District | 1 | $4.0M | 2% |
| 6 | North Delta Law Enforcement District, Inc. | 1 | $1.1M | 1% |
A further $71M went to recipients not shown: individuals, aggregated records and names USAspending withholds.
Largest awards performed in the county
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital Service District NO1-a of the P | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | LoanDirect Loan (e) | $70Mloan face value | 8 Jun 2026 | USAspending |
| Recipient not shown | Department of AgricultureNatural Resources Conservation Service | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | $32M | 22 Jul 2024 | USAspending |
| Executive Office of the State of Louisiana | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $9.8M | 5 Mar 2026 | USAspending |
| Recipient not shown | Department of AgricultureNatural Resources Conservation Service | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | $8.7M | 18 Jun 2024 | USAspending |
| Recipient not shown | Department of AgricultureNatural Resources Conservation Service | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | $7.8M | 30 Jun 2023 | USAspending |
| Recipient not shown | Department of AgricultureNatural Resources Conservation Service | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | $7.4M | 18 Jun 2024 | USAspending |
| Transportation & Development Louisiana D | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $4.0M | 3 Feb 2025 | USAspending |
| Hospital Service District 1 a | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $4.0M | 7 Aug 2026 | USAspending |
| Franklin Parish School District | Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families | GrantProject Grant (B) | $4.0M | 24 Jun 2024 | USAspending |
| Recipient not shown | Department of AgricultureNatural Resources Conservation Service | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | $3.5M | 22 Jul 2024 | USAspending |
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2026 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana's 5th congressional district | 100% | $2.8B | $3,597 |
Other counties in Louisiana
- Jefferson Parish $14,558
- East Baton Rouge Parish $12,452
- Orleans Parish $8,483
- Lafourche Parish $30,522
- St. Tammany Parish $7,048
- Caddo Parish $7,428
- Lafayette Parish $5,776
- Calcasieu Parish $5,870
- Bossier Parish $7,995
- Ouachita Parish $6,579
- Rapides Parish $7,604
- Terrebonne Parish $8,158
- Tangipahoa Parish $5,686
- Livingston Parish $5,038
- St. John the Baptist Parish $16,882
- Ascension Parish $4,803
- St. Landry Parish $7,400
- Vernon Parish $12,512
- St. Mary Parish $11,319
- Iberia Parish $7,112
- Acadia Parish $6,493
- Vermilion Parish $6,223
- West Baton Rouge Parish $11,574
- St. Charles Parish $6,507
- St. Martin Parish $6,240
- Webster Parish $8,444
- Washington Parish $6,233
- Lincoln Parish $5,568
- Avoyelles Parish $7,081
- Natchitoches Parish $7,046
- Beauregard Parish $6,880
- St. Bernard Parish $4,584
- De Soto Parish $7,213
- Iberville Parish $6,667
- Evangeline Parish $6,164
- Jefferson Davis Parish $6,146
- Morehouse Parish $7,774
- Allen Parish $7,782
- Sabine Parish $7,895
- Plaquemines Parish $7,595
- Union Parish $7,139
- Pointe Coupee Parish $7,214
- Richland Parish $7,139
- East Feliciana Parish $7,236
- Grant Parish $6,095
- St. James Parish $7,040
- Assumption Parish $6,725
- Jackson Parish $8,323
- Concordia Parish $6,641
- Winn Parish $7,467
- LaSalle Parish $7,122
- Bienville Parish $8,067
- Claiborne Parish $6,739
- Madison Parish $10,172
- St. Helena Parish $8,007
- West Feliciana Parish $5,304
- West Carroll Parish $8,731
- Catahoula Parish $8,806
- Caldwell Parish $6,808
Per-resident rate, FY2026. All counties in Louisiana.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Franklin Parish, Louisiana?
$142M in award obligations in FY2026 and $569M 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?
$7,466 per resident in FY2026 (population 19,002), against $12,973 for Louisiana 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 Franklin Parish, Louisiana?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Hospital Service District NO1-a of the P ($70M), Executive Office of the State of Louisiana ($9.8M), Transportation & Development Louisiana D ($8.7M), Hospital Service District 1 a ($4.0M) and Franklin Parish School District ($4.0M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Franklin Parish, Louisiana?
Social Security Administration ($354M), Department of Agriculture ($129M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($37M), Department of Transportation ($11M) and Department of Health and Human Services ($5.6M), 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.