County · South Dakota · FIPS 46083

Federal spending in Lincoln County, SD

Population 77,145 (2025 estimate) · per-resident rank 66 of 66 counties in South Dakota · congressional district SD-00

low → high per resident, FY2026 this countySouth Dakota counties; boundaries US Census Bureau.

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 FY2026, $356M in federal awards named Lincoln County, South Dakota, as the primary place of performance, $4,612 per resident.

That is below the South Dakota rate of $12,216 per resident (38% of it) and below the national rate of $14,743; it ranks 66 of 66 counties in the state.

The FY2026 mix was 90% direct payments, 9% grants.

Obligations were down 15% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $1.6B.

Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($945M), Department of the Interior ($240M) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($156M).

$356Mobligations performed in the county, FY2026FY2026 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026) · obligations

$4,612per residentFY2026 · obligationsSouth Dakota: $12,216 · US: $14,743

$1.6Bfive-year totalFY2023–FY2027 to date · obligations

$0FY2027 to dateFY2027, through 30 Sep 2026 · obligations

19awards of $1.0M+ begun here since FY2023FY2023–FY2027

Per resident, by award type FY2026

Contracts $858K
Grants $34M
Direct payments $319M
Loans (subsidy cost) $188K
Other assistance $2.0M

Per resident	This county	South Dakota	United States
All award obligations	$4,612	$12,216	$14,743
Contracts	$11	$854	$2,007
Grants	$436	$3,703	$3,526
Direct payments	$4,136	$7,536	$9,185
Loans (subsidy cost)	$2	−$12	−$16
Other assistance	$26	$135	$40
Rank by per-resident rate	66 of 66 in state · 3,005 of 3,143 US	31 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

$452M

$405M

$418M

$356M

FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026FY2027*

Award obligations with a primary place of performance in Lincoln County, by fiscal year and award type. *FY2027 runs to the data date and is incomplete.

Who funds the county FY2022–FY2025

Awarding agencies

Social Security Administration$945M

Department of the Interior$240M

Department of Veterans Affairs$156M

Department of Transportation$123M

Department of Agriculture$52M

Department of Health and Human Services$37M

Federal Communications Commission$8.4M

Department of Housing and Urban Development$7.1M

Assistance programs

96.002 Social Security Retirement Insurance$815M

20.205 Highway Planning and Construction$119M

64.109 Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$111M

96.001 Social Security Disability Insurance$61M

96.004 Social Security Survivors Insurance$60M

93.600 Head Start$9.7M

96.006 Supplemental Security Income$9.4M

64.110 Veterans Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Service-Connected Death$6.4M

Contract industries by NAICS sector

Health care and social assistance$3.7M

Manufacturing$3.1M

Professional, scientific and technical services$362K

Real estate and rental and leasing$182K

Construction$57K

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	State of South Dakota	13	$144M	94%
2	South Dakota Network, LLC	2	$4.6M	3%
3	The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society	1	$1.4M	1%
4	Avera Health	1	$1.2M	1%
5	Call to Freedom Inc	1	$1.2M	1%

A further $1.2M 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
State of South Dakota	Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration	GrantFormula Grant (a)	$39M	6 Jul 2023	USAspending
State of South Dakota	Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration	GrantProject Grant (B)	$30M	10 Sep 2025	USAspending
State of South Dakota	Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration	GrantFormula Grant (a)	$28M	7 Aug 2023	USAspending
State of South Dakota	Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration	GrantFormula Grant (a)	$19M	1 Apr 2025	USAspending
State of South Dakota	Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration	GrantFormula Grant (a)	$6.5M	7 Aug 2023	USAspending
State of South Dakota	Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration	GrantProject Grant (B)	$4.3M	5 Aug 2026	USAspending
State of South Dakota	Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration	GrantFormula Grant (a)	$4.1M	28 Jul 2026	USAspending
State of South Dakota	Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration	GrantFormula Grant (a)	$3.1M	18 Jun 2025	USAspending
State of South Dakota	Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration	GrantFormula Grant (a)	$2.9M	26 Nov 2025	USAspending
South Dakota Network, LLC	Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service	GrantProject Grant (B)	$2.7M	29 Mar 2023	USAspending

Congressional districts

District	Share of county land area	District FY2026 obligations	Per resident
South Dakota's at-large congressional district	100%	$9.9B	$11,060

Other counties in South Dakota

Per-resident rate, FY2026. All counties in South Dakota.

Questions and answers

How much federal spending goes to Lincoln County, South Dakota?

$356M in award obligations in FY2026 and $1.6B 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?

$4,612 per resident in FY2026 (population 77,145), against $12,216 for South Dakota and $14,743 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 Lincoln County, South Dakota?

By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: State of South Dakota ($144M), South Dakota Network, LLC ($4.6M), The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society ($1.4M), Avera Health ($1.2M) and Call to Freedom Inc ($1.2M). Individuals are never listed.

Which agencies fund Lincoln County, South Dakota?

Social Security Administration ($945M), Department of the Interior ($240M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($156M), Department of Transportation ($123M) and Department of Agriculture ($52M), 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.