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Federal spending in Northampton County, PA
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Federal agencies obligated $2.1B for work and payments in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in FY2026, or $6,523 per resident.
That is below the Pennsylvania rate of $20,939 per resident (31% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 62 of 67 counties in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 97% direct payments.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $8.5B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($6.9B), Department of Defense ($528M) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($413M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $19M
- Grants $51M
- Direct payments $2.0B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $481K
- Other assistance $1.8M
| Per resident | This county | Pennsylvania | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $6,523 | $20,939 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $58 | $1,839 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $156 | $3,910 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $6,302 | $15,191 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $1 | −$21 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $5 | $20 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 62 of 67 in state · 2,411 of 3,144 US | 10 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 | Pennsylvania Department of Transportation | 39 | $111M | 36% |
| 2 | Orasure Technologies Inc | 3 | $90M | 29% |
| 3 | Lehigh University | 16 | $39M | 12% |
| 4 | Bethlehem Housing Authority | 3 | $15M | 5% |
| 5 | Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corporation | 3 | $12M | 4% |
| 6 | D. Gillette Industrial Service's Inc | 5 | $10M | 3% |
| 7 | Gregory Packaging, Inc. | 5 | $9.9M | 3% |
| 8 | Azevan Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $9.7M | 3% |
| 9 | City of Bethlehem | 5 | $8.3M | 3% |
| 10 | Housing Authority of City of Easton | 4 | $4.2M | 1% |
Largest awards performed in the county
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orasure Technologies Inc | Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency | ContractDelivery Order | $54M | 22 Dec 2022 | USAspending |
| Orasure Technologies Inc | Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response | ContractDefinitive Contract | $31M | 8 Mar 2023 | USAspending |
| Pennsylvania Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $11M | 16 Feb 2023 | USAspending |
| Pennsylvania Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $9.0M | 25 Aug 2026 | USAspending |
| Pennsylvania Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $8.0M | 15 Nov 2022 | USAspending |
| Azevan Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Department of DefenseDefense Health Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | $7.7M | 25 Jun 2025 | USAspending |
| Lehigh University | National Science Foundation | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $6.0M | 13 Dec 2023 | USAspending |
| Orasure Technologies Inc | Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response | ContractDefinitive Contract | $5.7M | 20 Sep 2023 | USAspending |
| Bethlehem Housing Authority | Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $5.4M | 13 May 2025 | USAspending |
| Pennsylvania Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $5.4M | 13 Aug 2025 | USAspending |
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2026 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district | 100% | $5.2B | $6,689 |
Other counties in Pennsylvania
- Cumberland County $369,066
- Allegheny County $21,654
- Philadelphia County $8,369
- Montgomery County $13,478
- Delaware County $10,184
- Dauphin County $18,444
- Bucks County $7,441
- York County $9,872
- Chester County $6,608
- Lancaster County $6,422
- Westmoreland County $7,842
- Luzerne County $8,153
- Berks County $6,151
- Lehigh County $6,659
- Erie County $7,602
- Montour County $98,880
- Lackawanna County $7,762
- Washington County $7,921
- Centre County $10,488
- Butler County $7,571
- Cambria County $11,570
- Beaver County $8,121
- Franklin County $8,238
- Monroe County $7,809
- Lebanon County $7,001
- Schuylkill County $6,866
- Blair County $8,002
- Fayette County $7,690
- Lycoming County $7,259
- Adams County $7,592
- Mercer County $7,542
- Lawrence County $7,470
- Northumberland County $6,938
- Crawford County $7,483
- Indiana County $6,695
- Clearfield County $7,077
- Somerset County $7,497
- Pike County $8,146
- Armstrong County $7,949
- Columbia County $7,628
- Carbon County $7,388
- Bradford County $7,286
- Wayne County $8,377
- Venango County $8,062
- Jefferson County $8,825
- Bedford County $7,841
- Warren County $9,063
- Susquehanna County $8,359
- Perry County $6,622
- Tioga County $7,593
- Mifflin County $6,640
- McKean County $7,698
- Huntingdon County $6,812
- Greene County $7,851
- Clinton County $7,018
- Clarion County $7,030
- Union County $6,038
- Elk County $7,799
- Snyder County $5,874
Per-resident rate, FY2026. All counties in Pennsylvania.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Northampton County, Pennsylvania?
$2.1B in award obligations in FY2026 and $8.5B 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?
$6,523 per resident in FY2026 (population 324,411), against $20,939 for Pennsylvania 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 Northampton County, Pennsylvania?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation ($111M), Orasure Technologies Inc ($90M), Lehigh University ($39M), Bethlehem Housing Authority ($15M) and Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corporation ($12M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Northampton County, Pennsylvania?
Social Security Administration ($6.9B), Department of Defense ($528M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($413M), Department of Housing and Urban Development ($199M) and Department of Education ($145M), 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.