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Federal spending in Cherokee County, OK

Population 49,196 (2025 estimate) · per-resident rank 7 of 77 counties in Oklahoma · congressional district OK-02

Cimarron County: $18,172 per residentHarper County: $13,669 per residentMcIntosh County: $13,536 per residentPushmataha County: $13,308 per residentCotton County: $13,156 per residentHarmon County: $12,644 per residentCherokee County: $12,123 per residentOklahoma County: $11,301 per residentLatimer County: $11,078 per residentBeaver County: $11,059 per residentNowata County: $11,058 per residentEllis County: $10,482 per residentComanche County: $10,324 per residentMurray County: $10,153 per residentBlaine County: $10,045 per residentKiowa County: $10,013 per residentChoctaw County: $9,963 per residentGrant County: $9,896 per residentOttawa County: $9,789 per residentTillman County: $9,642 per residentJackson County: $9,601 per residentCaddo County: $9,346 per residentJohnston County: $9,297 per residentAlfalfa County: $9,231 per residentOkmulgee County: $8,967 per residentMayes County: $8,938 per residentMuskogee County: $8,926 per residentPawnee County: $8,870 per residentHaskell County: $8,732 per residentMarshall County: $8,607 per residentKay County: $8,599 per residentPittsburg County: $8,596 per residentDewey County: $8,578 per residentCraig County: $8,566 per residentGreer County: $8,466 per residentStephens County: $8,362 per residentKingfisher County: $8,265 per residentPontotoc County: $8,233 per residentGarfield County: $8,113 per residentOkfuskee County: $8,103 per residentMcCurtain County: $8,099 per residentDelaware County: $8,022 per residentJefferson County: $7,897 per residentLe Flore County: $7,857 per residentRoger Mills County: $7,769 per residentSeminole County: $7,695 per residentGarvin County: $7,679 per residentOsage County: $7,617 per residentSequoyah County: $7,487 per residentHughes County: $7,420 per residentBryan County: $7,413 per residentPottawatomie County: $7,350 per residentAdair County: $7,309 per residentWashita County: $7,286 per residentCleveland County: $7,207 per residentLincoln County: $7,202 per residentRogers County: $7,132 per residentCarter County: $7,029 per residentCuster County: $6,956 per residentMcClain County: $6,939 per residentCreek County: $6,762 per residentTulsa County: $6,689 per residentPayne County: $6,659 per residentMajor County: $6,656 per residentWashington County: $6,576 per residentBeckham County: $6,530 per residentLogan County: $6,355 per residentLove County: $6,328 per residentGrady County: $6,198 per residentWagoner County: $6,068 per residentCoal County: $6,062 per residentWoods County: $6,044 per residentAtoka County: $6,009 per residentNoble County: $5,842 per residentCanadian County: $5,719 per residentWoodward County: $5,719 per residentTexas County: $4,309 per resident
low → high per resident, FY2026 this countyOklahoma counties; boundaries US Census Bureau.

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.

Federal agencies obligated $596M for work and payments in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, in FY2026, or $12,123 per resident.

That is in line with the Oklahoma rate of $11,723 per resident and in line with the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 7 of 77 counties in the state.

The FY2026 mix was 54% direct payments, 34% grants, 12% contracts.

Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $2.2B.

Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($862M), Department of Housing and Urban Development ($208M) and Department of Transportation ($190M).

$596Mobligations performed in the county, FY2026FY2026 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026) · obligations
$12,123per residentFY2026 · obligationsOklahoma: $11,723 · US: $14,744
$2.2Bfive-year totalFY2023–FY2027 to date · obligations
$0FY2027 to dateFY2027, through 30 Sep 2026 · obligations
91awards of $1.0M+ begun here since FY2023FY2023–FY2027

Per resident, by award type FY2026

Per residentThis countyOklahomaUnited States
All award obligations$12,123$11,723$14,744
Contracts$1,504$1,124$2,007
Grants$4,070$3,652$3,528
Direct payments$6,501$6,927$9,185
Loans (subsidy cost)$3−$23−$16
Other assistance$45$43$40
Rank by per-resident rate7 of 77 in state · 332 of 3,144 US35 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

$453M
$560M
$550M
$596M
$0
FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026FY2027*
Award obligations with a primary place of performance in Cherokee County, by fiscal year and award type. *FY2027 runs to the data date and is incomplete.

Who funds the county FY2022–FY2025

Awarding agencies

Social Security Administration$862M
Department of Housing and Urban Development$208M
Department of Transportation$190M
Department of Veterans Affairs$184M
Department of Health and Human Services$179M
Department of Agriculture$125M
Department of Education$114M
Department of the Interior$49M

Assistance programs

96.002 Social Security Retirement Insurance$611M
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction$184M
64.109 Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$133M
96.001 Social Security Disability Insurance$130M
96.004 Social Security Survivors Insurance$73M
84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program$53M
96.006 Supplemental Security Income$49M
10.557 WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children $32M

Contract industries by NAICS sector

Educational services$32M
Health care and social assistance$2.0M
Construction$1.6M
Real estate and rental and leasing$393K
Administrative, support, waste management and remediation services$263K
Manufacturing$239K
Other services$177K
Public administration$120K

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 organisationAwardsAward valueShare
1Cherokee Nation56$312M61%
2Oklahoma Department of Transportation14$77M15%
3Alberici Constructors Inc1$64M12%
4The Tenkiller Utilities Authority2$35M7%
5Northeastern State University6$9.5M2%
6Rural Water District No. 1 Cherokee County Oklahoma1$4.7M1%
7Cherokee Nation Education Corp2$3.7M1%
8Tahlequah Hospital Authority1$3.0M1%
9County of Cherokee School District 35 Independent1$2.3M0%
10United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee1$2.0M0%

Largest awards performed in the county

RecipientAwarding agencyTypeAward valueBegunRecord
Alberici Constructors IncDepartment of DefenseDepartment of the ArmyContractDefinitive Contract$64M15 Dec 2025USAspending
Cherokee NationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantBlock Grant (a)$32M17 Dec 2025USAspending
Oklahoma Department of TransportationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$31M7 Dec 2023USAspending
Cherokee NationDepartment of LaborOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and ManagementContractDefinitive Contract$21M31 Jul 2024USAspending
Cherokee NationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$21M6 Feb 2024USAspending
Cherokee NationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$19M18 Feb 2026USAspending
The Tenkiller Utilities AuthorityDepartment of AgricultureRural Utilities ServiceGrantProject Grant (B)$18M17 Jun 2025USAspending
The Tenkiller Utilities AuthorityDepartment of AgricultureRural Utilities ServiceLoanDirect Loan (e)$17Mloan face value17 Jun 2025USAspending
Cherokee NationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$14M6 Feb 2024USAspending
Cherokee NationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$14M4 Jun 2025USAspending

Congressional districts

DistrictShare of county land areaDistrict FY2026 obligationsPer resident
Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district100%$6.7B$8,442

Other counties in Oklahoma

Per-resident rate, FY2026. All counties in Oklahoma.

Questions and answers

How much federal spending goes to Cherokee County, Oklahoma?

$596M in award obligations in FY2026 and $2.2B 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?

$12,123 per resident in FY2026 (population 49,196), 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 Cherokee County, Oklahoma?

By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Cherokee Nation ($312M), Oklahoma Department of Transportation ($77M), Alberici Constructors Inc ($64M), The Tenkiller Utilities Authority ($35M) and Northeastern State University ($9.5M). Individuals are never listed.

Which agencies fund Cherokee County, Oklahoma?

Social Security Administration ($862M), Department of Housing and Urban Development ($208M), Department of Transportation ($190M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($184M) and Department of Health and Human Services ($179M), 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.