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Federal spending in Codington County, SD
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.
In FY2025, $209M in federal awards named Codington County, South Dakota, as the primary place of performance, $7,080 per resident.
That is below the South Dakota rate of $12,299 per resident and below the national rate of $15,158; it ranks 62 of 66 counties in the state.
The FY2025 mix was 92% direct payments.
Obligations were up 15% on FY2024, and the five-year total since FY2022 is $932M, with $200M so far in FY2026.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($525M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($60M) and Department of Agriculture ($58M).
Per resident, by award type FY2025
- Contracts $300K
- Grants $13M
- Direct payments $193M
- Loans (subsidy cost) $68K
- Other assistance $2.3M
| Per resident | This county | South Dakota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $7,080 | $12,299 | $15,158 |
| Contracts | $10 | $860 | $2,164 |
| Grants | $444 | $3,571 | $3,542 |
| Direct payments | $6,545 | $7,715 | $9,398 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $2 | $3 | $1 |
| Other assistance | $78 | $151 | $53 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 62 of 66 in state · 2,272 of 3,144 US | 33 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 FY2022
| # | Recipient organisation | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Watertown | 8 | $17M | 34% |
| 2 | State of South Dakota | 5 | $12M | 23% |
| 3 | Lake Area Technical College | 1 | $2.6M | 5% |
| 4 | Complete Concrete, Inc. | 1 | $1.0M | 2% |
A further $18M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recipient not shown | Department of AgricultureRural Business Cooperative Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $16M | 5 May 2022 | USAspending |
| State of South Dakota | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $5.1M | 22 Jul 2022 | USAspending |
| City of Watertown | Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $4.6M | 22 Sep 2025 | USAspending |
| City of Watertown | Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.8M | 21 Sep 2026 | USAspending |
| City of Watertown | Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.8M | 8 Jun 2026 | USAspending |
| Lake Area Technical College | Department of CommerceNational Institute of Standards and Technology | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $2.6M | 20 Sep 2022 | USAspending |
| City of Watertown | Department of CommerceEconomic Development Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.5M | 20 Dec 2024 | USAspending |
| State of South Dakota | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $2.1M | 9 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| Recipient not shown | Department of AgricultureRural Business Cooperative Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.0M | 26 May 2023 | USAspending |
| State of South Dakota | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $1.6M | 20 Nov 2025 | USAspending |
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2025 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota's at-large congressional district | 100% | $12B | $12,845 |
Other counties in South Dakota
- Minnehaha County $7,633
- Pennington County $10,572
- Lincoln County $5,418
- Hughes County $22,680
- Oglala Lakota County $28,169
- Meade County $11,764
- Brown County $7,752
- Lawrence County $9,770
- Union County $13,677
- Brookings County $6,228
- Todd County $23,067
- Yankton County $7,897
- Beadle County $7,389
- Roberts County $14,072
- Fall River County $18,503
- Davison County $6,787
- Charles Mix County $12,933
- Lake County $10,045
- Clay County $7,168
- Dewey County $19,669
- Custer County $11,012
- Moody County $14,687
- Butte County $8,369
- Spink County $14,191
- Day County $15,012
- Turner County $7,882
- Grant County $9,606
- Lyman County $19,410
- Hutchinson County $9,436
- Kingsbury County $11,482
- Deuel County $13,558
- Corson County $15,102
- McCook County $9,506
- Hanson County $15,758
- Hamlin County $7,883
- Bon Homme County $7,065
- Marshall County $11,086
- Stanley County $16,043
- Walworth County $9,230
- Aurora County $17,068
- Tripp County $8,341
- Clark County $11,341
- Sully County $28,548
- Jackson County $15,399
- Mellette County $18,972
- Hand County $12,880
- Miner County $17,261
- Faulk County $17,921
- Brule County $7,321
- Gregory County $9,304
- Edmunds County $9,233
- Douglas County $11,945
- Bennett County $9,852
- Sanborn County $13,330
- Haakon County $17,261
- Harding County $23,016
- Hyde County $24,617
- McPherson County $12,448
- Buffalo County $15,017
Per-resident rate, FY2025. All counties in South Dakota.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Codington County, South Dakota?
$209M in award obligations in FY2025 and $932M since FY2022, counting awards whose primary place of performance is in the county. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much federal spending per person is that?
$7,080 per resident in FY2025 (population 29,562), against $12,299 for South Dakota and $15,158 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 Codington County, South Dakota?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2022: City of Watertown ($17M), State of South Dakota ($12M), Lake Area Technical College ($2.6M) and Complete Concrete, Inc. ($1.0M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Codington County, South Dakota?
Social Security Administration ($525M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($60M), Department of Agriculture ($58M), Department of Transportation ($52M) and Department of Education ($15M), 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.