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Federal spending in Custer County, OK
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In FY2026, $196M in federal awards named Custer County, Oklahoma, as the primary place of performance, $6,956 per resident.
That is below the Oklahoma rate of $11,723 per resident and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 59 of 77 counties in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 80% direct payments, 16% grants.
Obligations were down 23% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $841M.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($437M), Department of Transportation ($122M) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($116M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $4.9M
- Grants $31M
- Direct payments $157M
- Loans (subsidy cost) $1.4M
- Other assistance $2.3M
| Per resident | This county | Oklahoma | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $6,956 | $11,723 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $174 | $1,124 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $1,086 | $3,652 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $5,565 | $6,927 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $51 | −$23 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $81 | $43 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 59 of 77 in state · 2,089 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 | 17 | $94M | 61% |
| 2 | Foss Reservoir Master Conservancy Distri | 1 | $29M | 19% |
| 3 | Southwest Intermediary Finance Team, Inc | 1 | $9.0M | 6% |
| 4 | Cheyenne Arapaho Tribe | 1 | $6.5M | 4% |
| 5 | Cheyenne and Arapaho Housing Authority | 1 | $6.0M | 4% |
| 6 | Foss Reservoir | 1 | $4.0M | 3% |
| 7 | Advanced Imaging Management, LLC | 1 | $2.0M | 1% |
| 8 | North Wind Resource Consulting LLC | 1 | $1.3M | 1% |
| 9 | Custer County Sheriff's Office | 1 | $1.3M | 1% |
| 10 | Norcom Integrated Systems Inc | 1 | $1.2M | 1% |
Largest awards performed in the county
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foss Reservoir Master Conservancy Distri | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | LoanDirect Loan (e) | $29Mloan face value | 21 Aug 2026 | USAspending |
| Oklahoma Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $23M | 9 Jun 2025 | USAspending |
| Oklahoma Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $21M | 9 Jun 2025 | USAspending |
| Oklahoma Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $11M | 10 Apr 2023 | USAspending |
| Southwest Intermediary Finance Team, Inc | Department of AgricultureRural Business Cooperative Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $9.0M | 3 Mar 2023 | USAspending |
| Cheyenne Arapaho Tribe | Department of the InteriorBureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | $6.5M | 3 Aug 2023 | USAspending |
| Cheyenne and Arapaho Housing Authority | Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing | GrantProject Grant (B) | $6.0M | 22 Jan 2025 | USAspending |
| Oklahoma Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $6.0M | 9 Jun 2025 | USAspending |
| Oklahoma Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $4.9M | 27 Mar 2023 | USAspending |
| Foss Reservoir | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $4.0M | 21 Aug 2026 | USAspending |
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2026 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district | 100% | $4.6B | $5,907 |
Other counties in Oklahoma
- Oklahoma County $11,301
- Tulsa County $6,689
- Cleveland County $7,207
- Comanche County $10,324
- Canadian County $5,719
- 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
- 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 Custer County, Oklahoma?
$196M in award obligations in FY2026 and $841M 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?
$6,956 per resident in FY2026 (population 28,175), 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 Custer County, Oklahoma?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Oklahoma Department of Transportation ($94M), Foss Reservoir Master Conservancy Distri ($29M), Southwest Intermediary Finance Team, Inc ($9.0M), Cheyenne Arapaho Tribe ($6.5M) and Cheyenne and Arapaho Housing Authority ($6.0M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Custer County, Oklahoma?
Social Security Administration ($437M), Department of Transportation ($122M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($116M), Department of Agriculture ($49M) and Department of Education ($42M), 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.