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Federal spending in Dorchester County, SC
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.
Dorchester County, South Carolina, received $1.1B in federal award obligations in FY2026: $6,285 for each of its 178,397 residents.
That is below the South Carolina rate of $24,145 per resident (26% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 41 of 46 counties in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 98% direct payments.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $4.3B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($2.8B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($941M) and Department of Transportation ($230M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $14M
- Grants $5.8M
- Direct payments $1.1B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $666K
- Other assistance $1.4M
| Per resident | This county | South Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $6,285 | $24,145 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $78 | $1,743 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $32 | $2,553 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $6,163 | $19,824 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $4 | −$15 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $8 | $40 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 41 of 46 in state · 2,555 of 3,144 US | 8 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 | South Carolina Department of Transportation | 6 | $42M | 35% |
| 2 | BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc. | 2 | $30M | 25% |
| 3 | Nexgen Composites LLC | 3 | $8.5M | 7% |
| 4 | Liberty Business Associates, LLC | 1 | $7.7M | 7% |
| 5 | DLH Solutions Inc | 1 | $5.5M | 5% |
| 6 | County Council for Dorchester County | 1 | $4.3M | 4% |
| 7 | Envisage Technologies LLC | 1 | $4.1M | 4% |
| 8 | Cems-RS&H JV | 2 | $3.6M | 3% |
| 9 | Etolin Strait Development Group LLC | 1 | $3.3M | 3% |
| 10 | Cems Engineering Inc | 2 | $3.2M | 3% |
A further $6.2M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | $26M | 9 Dec 2022 | USAspending |
| South Carolina Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $20M | 16 Oct 2023 | USAspending |
| South Carolina Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $10M | 27 Feb 2025 | USAspending |
| Liberty Business Associates, LLC | Department of DefenseDefense Contract Management Agency | ContractDelivery Order | $7.7M | 2 Mar 2023 | USAspending |
| Nexgen Composites LLC | Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency | ContractPurchase Order | $6.1M | 20 Jan 2026 | USAspending |
| DLH Solutions Inc | Department of Veterans Affairs | ContractDelivery Order | $5.5M | 31 Oct 2023 | USAspending |
| South Carolina Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $4.6M | 7 Aug 2023 | USAspending |
| County Council for Dorchester County | Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantProject Grant (B) | $4.3M | 4 Aug 2023 | USAspending |
| Envisage Technologies LLC | Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | ContractDelivery Order | $4.1M | 19 Apr 2024 | USAspending |
| BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | $3.6M | 8 Dec 2022 | USAspending |
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2026 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina's 6th congressional district | 81% | $5.9B | $8,035 |
| South Carolina's 1st congressional district | 19% | $5.0B | $6,761 |
Other counties in South Carolina
- Richland County $177,423
- Aiken County $34,594
- Charleston County $10,604
- Horry County $9,331
- Greenville County $6,154
- Berkeley County $10,047
- Lexington County $7,235
- Spartanburg County $5,904
- Beaufort County $10,888
- York County $5,751
- Anderson County $6,666
- Sumter County $11,770
- Pickens County $6,895
- Florence County $6,835
- Lancaster County $6,407
- Oconee County $8,261
- Orangeburg County $8,214
- Georgetown County $9,718
- Kershaw County $8,544
- Greenwood County $7,432
- Jasper County $13,182
- Laurens County $6,724
- Darlington County $7,515
- Clarendon County $13,783
- Marion County $13,550
- Cherokee County $5,706
- Chesterfield County $6,769
- Colleton County $7,474
- Newberry County $7,354
- Williamsburg County $8,302
- Edgefield County $8,028
- Chester County $7,049
- Marlboro County $8,853
- Union County $7,717
- Calhoun County $14,576
- Dillon County $7,047
- Abbeville County $7,603
- Fairfield County $8,758
- Barnwell County $7,040
- Hampton County $7,255
- Saluda County $6,247
- McCormick County $12,011
- Lee County $7,297
- Bamberg County $8,663
- Allendale County $8,894
Per-resident rate, FY2026. All counties in South Carolina.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Dorchester County, South Carolina?
$1.1B in award obligations in FY2026 and $4.3B 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?
$6,285 per resident in FY2026 (population 178,397), against $24,145 for South Carolina 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 Dorchester County, South Carolina?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: South Carolina Department of Transportation ($42M), BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc. ($30M), Nexgen Composites LLC ($8.5M), Liberty Business Associates, LLC ($7.7M) and DLH Solutions Inc ($5.5M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Dorchester County, South Carolina?
Social Security Administration ($2.8B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($941M), Department of Transportation ($230M), Department of Defense ($98M) and Railroad Retirement Board ($27M), 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.