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Federal spending in Canadian County, OK
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In FY2026, $1.1B in federal awards named Canadian County, Oklahoma, as the primary place of performance, $5,719 per resident.
That is below the Oklahoma rate of $11,723 per resident (49% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 75 of 77 counties in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 86% direct payments, 10% contracts.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $3.9B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($2.4B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($661M) and Department of Transportation ($191M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $103M
- Grants $42M
- Direct payments $923M
- Loans (subsidy cost) $749K
- Other assistance $2.4M
| Per resident | This county | Oklahoma | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $5,719 | $11,723 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $549 | $1,124 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $225 | $3,652 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $4,928 | $6,927 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $4 | −$23 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $13 | $43 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 75 of 77 in state · 2,870 of 3,144 US | 35 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 | Oklahoma Department of Transportation | 27 | $124M | 53% |
| 2 | CDW Government LLC | 19 | $59M | 25% |
| 3 | Cheyenne Arapaho Tribe | 9 | $25M | 11% |
| 4 | Federal Prison Industries, Inc | 4 | $10M | 4% |
| 5 | Advancia Remediation Services, LLC | 1 | $4.5M | 2% |
| 6 | Iron Bow Technologies, LLC | 2 | $3.3M | 1% |
| 7 | Darlington School District | 2 | $2.2M | 1% |
| 8 | City of Mustang | 1 | $1.8M | 1% |
| 9 | Crutcho Creek Farms LLC | 1 | $1.7M | 1% |
| 10 | Carter Chevrolet Agency, L.L.C. | 1 | $1.4M | 1% |
A further $1.1M went to recipients not shown: individuals, aggregated records and names USAspending withholds.
Largest awards performed in the county
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $21M | 24 Mar 2026 | USAspending |
| Oklahoma Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $19M | 15 Feb 2023 | USAspending |
| Oklahoma Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $13M | 15 Jul 2024 | USAspending |
| Oklahoma Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $12M | 12 Dec 2023 | USAspending |
| Oklahoma Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $12M | 6 Mar 2023 | USAspending |
| Cheyenne Arapaho Tribe | Department of Education | GrantProject Grant (B) | $10M | 30 Jul 2026 | USAspending |
| CDW Government LLC | Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | ContractDelivery Order | $8.5M | 24 Jun 2025 | USAspending |
| CDW Government LLC | Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | ContractDelivery Order | $8.1M | 9 May 2023 | USAspending |
| CDW Government LLC | Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | ContractDelivery Order | $7.5M | 8 Jun 2023 | USAspending |
| Oklahoma Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $5.3M | 14 Sep 2023 | USAspending |
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2026 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district | 82% | $4.6B | $5,907 |
| Oklahoma's 5th congressional district | 18% | $3.1B | $3,826 |
Other counties in Oklahoma
- Oklahoma County $11,301
- Tulsa County $6,689
- Cleveland County $7,207
- Comanche County $10,324
- Rogers County $7,132
- Cherokee County $12,123
- Muskogee County $8,926
- Wagoner County $6,068
- Payne County $6,659
- Pottawatomie County $7,350
- Creek County $6,762
- Garfield County $8,113
- Le Flore County $7,857
- Bryan County $7,413
- Kay County $8,599
- Pittsburg County $8,596
- Stephens County $8,362
- Grady County $6,198
- Mayes County $8,938
- Osage County $7,617
- Washington County $6,576
- Logan County $6,355
- McClain County $6,939
- Carter County $7,029
- Delaware County $8,022
- Okmulgee County $8,967
- Pontotoc County $8,233
- Sequoyah County $7,487
- Ottawa County $9,789
- McIntosh County $13,536
- Lincoln County $7,202
- McCurtain County $8,099
- Caddo County $9,346
- Jackson County $9,601
- Garvin County $7,679
- Custer County $6,956
- Seminole County $7,695
- Adair County $7,309
- Beckham County $6,530
- Pushmataha County $13,308
- Pawnee County $8,870
- Murray County $10,153
- Choctaw County $9,963
- Marshall County $8,607
- Kingfisher County $8,265
- Craig County $8,566
- Woodward County $5,719
- Latimer County $11,078
- Nowata County $11,058
- Haskell County $8,732
- Hughes County $7,420
- Johnston County $9,297
- Okfuskee County $8,103
- Atoka County $6,009
- Texas County $4,309
- Blaine County $10,045
- Kiowa County $10,013
- Washita County $7,286
- Cotton County $13,156
Per-resident rate, FY2026. All counties in Oklahoma.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Canadian County, Oklahoma?
$1.1B in award obligations in FY2026 and $3.9B 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?
$5,719 per resident in FY2026 (population 187,189), against $11,723 for Oklahoma 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 Canadian County, Oklahoma?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Oklahoma Department of Transportation ($124M), CDW Government LLC ($59M), Cheyenne Arapaho Tribe ($25M), Federal Prison Industries, Inc ($10M) and Advancia Remediation Services, LLC ($4.5M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Canadian County, Oklahoma?
Social Security Administration ($2.4B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($661M), Department of Transportation ($191M), General Services Administration ($94M) and Department of Agriculture ($52M), 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.