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Federal spending in Nicollet County, MN
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Nicollet County, Minnesota, received $208M in federal award obligations in FY2026: $6,080 for each of its 34,273 residents.
That is below the Minnesota rate of $38,998 per resident (16% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 76 of 87 counties in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 95% direct payments.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $874M.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($575M), Department of Defense ($91M) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($61M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $792K
- Grants $8.2M
- Direct payments $198M
- Loans (subsidy cost) $114K
- Other assistance $928K
| Per resident | This county | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $6,080 | $38,998 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $23 | $337 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $239 | $3,765 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $5,788 | $34,784 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $3 | −$9 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $27 | $120 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 76 of 87 in state · 2,701 of 3,144 US | 4 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 | Kato Engineering Inc. | 1 | $90M | 75% |
| 2 | Minnesota Department of Transportation | 8 | $24M | 20% |
| 3 | Taylor Communications, Inc. | 1 | $6.1M | 5% |
Largest awards performed in the county
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2026 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota's 1st congressional district | 100% | $5.1B | $7,152 |
Other counties in Minnesota
- Hennepin County $134,333
- Dakota County $14,360
- Ramsey County $8,243
- St. Louis County $13,479
- Anoka County $5,939
- Washington County $5,695
- Olmsted County $7,814
- Stearns County $6,758
- Wright County $4,840
- Scott County $4,467
- Carver County $5,579
- Crow Wing County $8,689
- Otter Tail County $8,862
- Sherburne County $4,919
- Blue Earth County $6,474
- Douglas County $10,571
- Chisago County $6,724
- Rice County $5,663
- Itasca County $8,664
- Kandiyohi County $8,649
- Beltrami County $8,208
- Clay County $5,351
- Goodhue County $7,220
- Winona County $6,437
- Cass County $10,188
- Becker County $8,371
- Isanti County $6,665
- Steele County $7,549
- Carlton County $7,048
- Mower County $6,080
- McLeod County $6,703
- Freeborn County $8,019
- Morrison County $7,019
- Benton County $5,697
- Wabasha County $10,607
- Polk County $7,474
- Mille Lacs County $7,844
- Pine County $7,063
- Brown County $7,713
- Hubbard County $8,221
- Le Sueur County $6,119
- Cook County $31,845
- Todd County $6,654
- Lyon County $6,558
- Martin County $8,539
- Meeker County $7,005
- Nobles County $7,114
- Fillmore County $7,328
- Aitkin County $9,456
- Houston County $7,438
- Roseau County $8,969
- Redwood County $8,823
- Renville County $9,147
- Waseca County $7,007
- Faribault County $9,100
- Koochiching County $10,850
- Dodge County $5,708
- Kanabec County $7,022
- Sibley County $7,548
Per-resident rate, FY2026. All counties in Minnesota.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Nicollet County, Minnesota?
$208M in award obligations in FY2026 and $874M 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?
$6,080 per resident in FY2026 (population 34,273), against $38,998 for Minnesota 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 Nicollet County, Minnesota?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Kato Engineering Inc. ($90M), Minnesota Department of Transportation ($24M) and Taylor Communications, Inc. ($6.1M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Nicollet County, Minnesota?
Social Security Administration ($575M), Department of Defense ($91M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($61M), Department of Agriculture ($43M) and Department of Transportation ($40M), 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.