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Federal spending in Wright County, MO
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In FY2025, $138M in federal awards named Wright County, Missouri, as the primary place of performance, $7,007 per resident.
That is below the Missouri rate of $14,952 per resident (47% of it) and below the national rate of $15,158; it ranks 84 of 115 counties in the state.
The FY2025 mix was 94% direct payments.
Obligations were up 14% on FY2024, and the five-year total since FY2022 is $625M, with $130M so far in FY2026.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($394M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($65M) and Department of Agriculture ($11M).
Per resident, by award type FY2025
- Grants $8.3M
- Direct payments $129M
- Loans (subsidy cost) $40K
- Other assistance $273K
| Per resident | This county | Missouri | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $7,007 | $14,952 | $15,158 |
| Contracts | $0 | $2,228 | $2,164 |
| Grants | $420 | $3,234 | $3,542 |
| Direct payments | $6,571 | $9,451 | $9,398 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $2 | $11 | $1 |
| Other assistance | $14 | $28 | $53 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 84 of 115 in state · 2,329 of 3,144 US | 17 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 FY2022
| # | Recipient organisation | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missouri Department of Transportation | 12 | $27M | 86% |
| 2 | Carboncycle LLC | 2 | $3.1M | 10% |
| 3 | City of Mountain Grove, Missouri | 1 | $1.2M | 4% |
Largest awards performed in the county
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $4.9M | 13 May 2025 | USAspending |
| Missouri Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $3.7M | 14 Jul 2025 | USAspending |
| Missouri Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $3.1M | 22 Jul 2022 | USAspending |
| Missouri Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $2.5M | 23 Jan 2026 | USAspending |
| Missouri Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $2.2M | 14 Jul 2025 | USAspending |
| Missouri Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $2.1M | 5 Feb 2026 | USAspending |
| Missouri Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $2.0M | 22 Jul 2026 | USAspending |
| Missouri Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $2.0M | 19 Mar 2025 | USAspending |
| Carboncycle LLC | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | $1.9M | 24 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| Missouri Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $1.5M | 23 Jul 2022 | USAspending |
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2025 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri's 8th congressional district | 100% | $4.9B | $6,336 |
Other counties in Missouri
- St. Louis city $74,594
- St. Louis County $17,117
- Jackson County $11,022
- St. Charles County $6,142
- Greene County $6,475
- Cole County $22,802
- Clay County $5,787
- Jefferson County $6,412
- Boone County $6,042
- Jasper County $6,314
- Platte County $6,677
- Franklin County $7,035
- Cass County $6,322
- Pulaski County $12,468
- Christian County $5,785
- Cape Girardeau County $6,599
- Buchanan County $6,603
- St. Francois County $7,239
- Johnson County $8,647
- Callaway County $9,613
- Taney County $7,441
- Camden County $9,485
- Lincoln County $5,922
- Newton County $6,318
- Butler County $8,747
- Phelps County $7,387
- Howell County $7,779
- Stone County $8,839
- Scott County $7,552
- Lawrence County $7,014
- Pettis County $6,201
- Warren County $6,858
- Barry County $7,264
- Webster County $5,943
- Stoddard County $8,932
- Laclede County $6,633
- Lafayette County $7,207
- Benton County $10,650
- Henry County $9,370
- Marion County $7,360
- Dunklin County $7,731
- Polk County $5,799
- Audrain County $7,640
- Texas County $6,772
- Bates County $10,568
- Clinton County $7,886
- Ray County $7,273
- Morgan County $7,482
- Crawford County $7,304
- Washington County $6,985
- Randolph County $6,719
- Perry County $8,520
- Dent County $11,027
- Adair County $6,076
- Miller County $5,972
- Pike County $8,531
- Saline County $6,569
- Nodaway County $7,269
- Cooper County $8,470
- Vernon County $7,204
Per-resident rate, FY2025. All counties in Missouri.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Wright County, Missouri?
$138M in award obligations in FY2025 and $625M since FY2022, counting awards whose primary place of performance is in the county. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much federal spending per person is that?
$7,007 per resident in FY2025 (population 19,671), against $14,952 for Missouri and $15,158 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 Wright County, Missouri?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2022: Missouri Department of Transportation ($27M), Carboncycle LLC ($3.1M) and City of Mountain Grove, Missouri ($1.2M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Wright County, Missouri?
Social Security Administration ($394M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($65M), Department of Agriculture ($11M), Department of Transportation ($9.2M) and Railroad Retirement Board ($5.8M), 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.