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Federal spending in Horry County, SC
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In FY2026, $4.0B in federal awards named Horry County, South Carolina, as the primary place of performance, $9,331 per resident.
That is below the South Carolina rate of $24,145 per resident (39% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 13 of 46 counties in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 96% direct payments.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $15B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($12B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.5B) and Department of Transportation ($254M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $33M
- Grants $102M
- Direct payments $3.8B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $2.4M
- Other assistance $4.7M
| Per resident | This county | South Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $9,331 | $24,145 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $78 | $1,743 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $239 | $2,553 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $8,997 | $19,824 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $6 | −$15 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $11 | $40 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 13 of 46 in state · 786 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 | Horry Electric Cooperative Inc | 1 | $123M | 31% |
| 2 | County of Horry | 7 | $89M | 22% |
| 3 | South Carolina Department of Transportation | 18 | $88M | 22% |
| 4 | Premier Medical Distributors, LLC | 12 | $29M | 7% |
| 5 | Waccamaw Economic Opportunity Council Inc | 1 | $16M | 4% |
| 6 | Horry Georgetown Commission for Technical Education | 3 | $11M | 3% |
| 7 | County of Horry | 6 | $9.9M | 2% |
| 8 | Eastern Carolina Homelessness Org, Inc | 6 | $7.8M | 2% |
| 9 | Coastal Carolina University | 1 | $5.0M | 1% |
| 10 | Zephyr International LLC | 2 | $2.7M | 1% |
A further $19M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horry Electric Cooperative Inc | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | LoanDirect Loan (e) | $123Mloan face value | 28 Jul 2025 | USAspending |
| County of Horry | Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $44M | 24 Sep 2025 | USAspending |
| County of Horry | Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $22M | 3 Sep 2025 | USAspending |
| South Carolina Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $22M | 29 Jul 2026 | USAspending |
| Waccamaw Economic Opportunity Council Inc | Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families | GrantProject Grant (B) | $16M | 11 Dec 2024 | USAspending |
| County of Horry | Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $10M | 20 Aug 2024 | USAspending |
| South Carolina Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $9.7M | 26 Aug 2024 | USAspending |
| Horry Georgetown Commission for Technical Education | Department of CommerceEconomic Development Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $8.0M | 19 Sep 2023 | USAspending |
| South Carolina Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $6.5M | 8 Sep 2025 | USAspending |
| South Carolina Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $5.8M | 13 Nov 2025 | USAspending |
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2026 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina's 7th congressional district | 100% | $7.2B | $9,587 |
Other counties in South Carolina
- Richland County $177,423
- Aiken County $34,594
- Charleston County $10,604
- 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
- Dorchester County $6,285
- 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 Horry County, South Carolina?
$4.0B in award obligations in FY2026 and $15B 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?
$9,331 per resident in FY2026 (population 427,551), 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 Horry County, South Carolina?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Horry Electric Cooperative Inc ($123M), County of Horry ($89M), South Carolina Department of Transportation ($88M), Premier Medical Distributors, LLC ($29M) and Waccamaw Economic Opportunity Council Inc ($16M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Horry County, South Carolina?
Social Security Administration ($12B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.5B), Department of Transportation ($254M), Department of Education ($146M) and Department of Housing and Urban Development ($118M), 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.