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Federal spending in Roosevelt County, NM
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Roosevelt County, New Mexico, received $115M in federal award obligations in FY2026: $6,157 for each of its 18,615 residents.
That is below the New Mexico rate of $20,891 per resident (29% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 32 of 33 counties in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 94% direct payments.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $467M.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($249M), Department of Agriculture ($107M) and Department of Education ($59M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $13K
- Grants $5.0M
- Direct payments $108M
- Loans (subsidy cost) $83K
- Other assistance $1.5M
| Per resident | This county | New Mexico | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $6,157 | $20,891 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $1 | $7,340 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $266 | $6,511 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $5,806 | $6,991 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $4 | $0 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $80 | $48 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 32 of 33 in state · 2,653 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 FY2023
| # | Recipient organisation | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roosevelt County Rural Telephone Coop., Inc. | 1 | $29M | 87% |
| 2 | City of Clovis | 1 | $3.3M | 10% |
| 3 | LA Casa de Buena Salud, Inc. | 1 | $1.1M | 3% |
Largest awards performed in the county
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt County Rural Telephone Coop., Inc. | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | LoanDirect Loan (e) | $29Mloan face value | 19 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| City of Clovis | Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $3.3M | 17 Aug 2023 | USAspending |
| LA Casa de Buena Salud, Inc. | Department of Health and Human ServicesSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $1.1M | 22 Aug 2024 | USAspending |
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2026 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico's 3rd congressional district | 100% | $12B | $17,023 |
Other counties in New Mexico
- Bernalillo County $17,297
- Los Alamos County $291,638
- Santa Fe County $15,477
- Doña Ana County $8,219
- Hidalgo County $469,732
- Sandoval County $8,370
- San Juan County $9,823
- Otero County $9,825
- McKinley County $8,315
- Valencia County $6,233
- Chaves County $7,251
- Eddy County $7,106
- Grant County $13,384
- Lincoln County $18,221
- Curry County $7,265
- Socorro County $21,174
- Rio Arriba County $8,195
- Taos County $9,032
- Lea County $4,127
- Cibola County $8,275
- San Miguel County $7,721
- Luna County $6,247
- Sierra County $13,208
- Torrance County $8,014
- Quay County $14,085
- Colfax County $9,159
- Catron County $15,534
- Mora County $12,184
- Guadalupe County $11,292
- Union County $7,933
- De Baca County $9,915
- Harding County $6,236
Per-resident rate, FY2026. All counties in New Mexico.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Roosevelt County, New Mexico?
$115M in award obligations in FY2026 and $467M 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?
$6,157 per resident in FY2026 (population 18,615), against $20,891 for New Mexico 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 Roosevelt County, New Mexico?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Roosevelt County Rural Telephone Coop., Inc. ($29M), City of Clovis ($3.3M) and LA Casa de Buena Salud, Inc. ($1.1M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Roosevelt County, New Mexico?
Social Security Administration ($249M), Department of Agriculture ($107M), Department of Education ($59M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($45M) and Department of Health and Human Services ($13M), 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.