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Federal spending in Eddy County, NM
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Eddy County, New Mexico, received $377M in federal award obligations in FY2025: $6,033 for each of its 62,509 residents.
That is below the New Mexico rate of $19,510 per resident (31% of it) and below the national rate of $15,158; it ranks 30 of 33 counties in the state.
The FY2025 mix was 76% direct payments, 20% contracts.
Obligations were up 20% on FY2024, and the five-year total since FY2022 is $2.2B, with $442M so far in FY2026.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($891M), Department of Energy ($422M) and Department of Homeland Security ($125M).
Per resident, by award type FY2025
- Contracts $75M
- Grants $16M
- Direct payments $285M
- Loans (subsidy cost) $43K
- Other assistance $1.3M
| Per resident | This county | New Mexico | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $6,033 | $19,510 | $15,158 |
| Contracts | $1,199 | $6,346 | $2,164 |
| Grants | $251 | $5,953 | $3,542 |
| Direct payments | $4,561 | $7,140 | $9,398 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $1 | $16 | $1 |
| Other assistance | $21 | $55 | $53 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 30 of 33 in state · 2,853 of 3,144 US | 11 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 | Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc. | 2 | $96M | 26% |
| 2 | Penasco Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | 4 | $68M | 18% |
| 3 | New Mexico Department of Transportation | 18 | $65M | 18% |
| 4 | Cast Specialty Transportation Inc | 1 | $43M | 12% |
| 5 | The New Mexico Commision for Blind | 1 | $29M | 8% |
| 6 | Adelante Development Center Inc | 1 | $22M | 6% |
| 7 | City of Carlsbad | 5 | $13M | 4% |
| 8 | Southeast New Mexico College | 3 | $10M | 3% |
| 9 | Carlsbad Soil & Water Conservation District | 1 | $8.8M | 2% |
| 10 | Oak Grove Technologies, LLC | 2 | $8.7M | 2% |
A further $3.9M went to recipients not shown: individuals, aggregated records and names USAspending withholds.
Largest awards performed in the county
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2025 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico's 2nd congressional district | 92% | $3.6B | $5,175 |
| New Mexico's 3rd congressional district | 8% | $12B | $17,055 |
Other counties in New Mexico
- Bernalillo County $18,105
- Los Alamos County $278,046
- Santa Fe County $16,361
- Doña Ana County $7,521
- Sandoval County $7,538
- San Juan County $8,514
- McKinley County $11,109
- Otero County $9,262
- Valencia County $6,841
- Chaves County $7,090
- Taos County $11,623
- Curry County $7,681
- Grant County $12,038
- Lea County $4,246
- Cibola County $11,703
- Rio Arriba County $7,864
- Lincoln County $14,010
- Socorro County $14,877
- San Miguel County $7,736
- Colfax County $15,674
- Sierra County $14,832
- Torrance County $8,761
- Roosevelt County $6,456
- Quay County $9,333
- Catron County $14,534
- Mora County $12,433
- Guadalupe County $9,803
- Hidalgo County $10,246
- Union County $8,684
- Harding County $11,651
- Luna County $25
- De Baca County −$16,580
Per-resident rate, FY2025. All counties in New Mexico.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Eddy County, New Mexico?
$377M in award obligations in FY2025 and $2.2B 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?
$6,033 per resident in FY2025 (population 62,509), against $19,510 for New Mexico 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 Eddy County, New Mexico?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2022: Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc. ($96M), Penasco Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc. ($68M), New Mexico Department of Transportation ($65M), Cast Specialty Transportation Inc ($43M) and The New Mexico Commision for Blind ($29M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Eddy County, New Mexico?
Social Security Administration ($891M), Department of Energy ($422M), Department of Homeland Security ($125M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($94M) and Department of Transportation ($79M), 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.