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Federal spending in Wayne County, NY
USAspending caveat. Figures are obligations reported by federal agencies to USAspending.gov, not payments. In USAspending's words: "An outlay occurs when federal money is actually paid out, not just promised to be paid ('obligated')." "Every agency has a Senior Accountable Official who must officially certify that the quarterly financial data submitted by their agency is accurate and complete." "If there are any discrepancies in procurement data, FPDS is the authoritative source." Contract data for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is published with a 90-day delay. Data loaded 30 Sep 2026.
Wayne County, New York, received $599M in federal award obligations in FY2026: $6,566 for each of its 91,250 residents.
That is below the New York rate of $12,697 per resident (52% of it) and below the national rate of $14,743; it ranks 29 of 62 counties in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 95% direct payments.
Obligations were down 15% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $2.6B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($2.2B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($167M) and Department of Defense ($96M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $23M
- Grants $7.2M
- Direct payments $569M
- Loans (subsidy cost) $24K
- Other assistance $341K
| Per resident | This county | New York | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $6,566 | $12,697 | $14,743 |
| Contracts | $252 | $547 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $79 | $5,304 | $3,526 |
| Direct payments | $6,231 | $6,654 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $0 | $2 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $4 | $190 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 29 of 62 in state · 1,777 of 3,143 US | 27 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 | Farm Fresh First LLC | 6 | $16M | 24% |
| 2 | Sodus Central School District | 2 | $10M | 15% |
| 3 | Department of Transportation New York | 5 | $8.5M | 12% |
| 4 | Dynalec Corporation | 4 | $8.0M | 12% |
| 5 | Great Lakes Dock and Materials, L.L.C. | 1 | $7.5M | 11% |
| 6 | Ultralife Corp. | 1 | $5.2M | 8% |
| 7 | Town of Huron Town Hall | 1 | $4.6M | 7% |
| 8 | Optipro Systems, LLC | 2 | $3.2M | 5% |
| 9 | Cahoon Farms Inc | 2 | $3.0M | 4% |
| 10 | Town of Wolcott | 1 | $2.1M | 3% |
Largest awards performed in the county
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sodus Central School District | Department of Education | GrantProject Grant (B) | $8.9M | 22 Dec 2022 | USAspending |
| Great Lakes Dock and Materials, L.L.C. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $7.5M | 16 Jul 2024 | USAspending |
| Ultralife Corp. | Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency | ContractPurchase Order | $5.2M | 2 Sep 2025 | USAspending |
| Farm Fresh First LLC | Department of AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | ContractDefinitive Contract | $4.7M | 27 Feb 2025 | USAspending |
| Town of Huron Town Hall | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $4.6M | 20 Jul 2023 | USAspending |
| Farm Fresh First LLC | Department of AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | ContractDefinitive Contract | $4.1M | 29 Dec 2023 | USAspending |
| Dynalec Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | $3.4M | 6 Mar 2023 | USAspending |
| Department of Transportation New York | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $3.3M | 23 Aug 2023 | USAspending |
| Farm Fresh First LLC | Department of AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | ContractDefinitive Contract | $2.3M | 13 Aug 2026 | USAspending |
| Town of Wolcott | Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.1M | 20 Aug 2024 | USAspending |
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2026 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York's 24th congressional district | 100% | $4.5B | $5,861 |
Other counties in New York
- New York County $16,915
- Albany County $42,655
- Nassau County $7,586
- Suffolk County $6,608
- Monroe County $11,957
- Kings County $3,352
- Queens County $3,405
- Erie County $7,967
- Bronx County $3,888
- Westchester County $5,358
- Onondaga County $8,308
- Richmond County $4,713
- Orange County $4,948
- Schenectady County $11,187
- Dutchess County $6,011
- Oneida County $7,693
- Rockland County $4,788
- Saratoga County $6,276
- Niagara County $6,996
- Broome County $6,358
- Ulster County $5,766
- Rensselaer County $6,051
- Tioga County $19,485
- Chautauqua County $6,886
- Ontario County $7,300
- Jefferson County $7,238
- Tompkins County $6,874
- Oswego County $5,950
- St. Lawrence County $6,410
- Steuben County $7,189
- Cattaraugus County $7,825
- Putnam County $5,915
- Clinton County $6,595
- Warren County $7,856
- Chemung County $6,332
- Cayuga County $6,058
- Sullivan County $5,464
- Columbia County $6,860
- Madison County $6,128
- Washington County $6,923
- Genesee County $6,957
- Livingston County $6,378
- Otsego County $6,404
- Herkimer County $6,325
- Franklin County $7,821
- Chenango County $7,419
- Fulton County $6,182
- Greene County $6,664
- Montgomery County $6,124
- Allegany County $6,201
- Delaware County $6,174
- Orleans County $6,332
- Wyoming County $6,232
- Essex County $6,714
- Cortland County $5,237
- Seneca County $5,990
- Schoharie County $6,183
- Lewis County $6,095
- Yates County $6,372
Per-resident rate, FY2026. All counties in New York.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Wayne County, New York?
$599M in award obligations in FY2026 and $2.6B 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?
$6,566 per resident in FY2026 (population 91,250), against $12,697 for New York and $14,743 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 Wayne County, New York?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Farm Fresh First LLC ($16M), Sodus Central School District ($10M), Department of Transportation New York ($8.5M), Dynalec Corporation ($8.0M) and Great Lakes Dock and Materials, L.L.C. ($7.5M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Wayne County, New York?
Social Security Administration ($2.2B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($167M), Department of Defense ($96M), Department of Agriculture ($52M) and Department of Transportation ($25M), 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.