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Federal spending in Union County, SD

Population 17,402 (2025 estimate) · per-resident rank 24 of 66 counties in South Dakota · congressional district SD-00

Haakon County: $127,195 per residentBuffalo County: $26,448 per residentHyde County: $23,385 per residentFall River County: $23,178 per residentDewey County: $22,388 per residentHughes County: $21,654 per residentSully County: $21,600 per residentOglala Lakota County: $20,379 per residentCorson County: $20,084 per residentHarding County: $18,273 per residentFaulk County: $18,100 per residentLyman County: $18,047 per residentTodd County: $15,910 per residentMeade County: $15,365 per residentJackson County: $15,138 per residentMiner County: $14,543 per residentAurora County: $13,875 per residentPotter County: $13,381 per residentHanson County: $13,341 per residentMarshall County: $12,662 per residentClark County: $12,455 per residentCuster County: $12,382 per residentRoberts County: $12,043 per residentUnion County: $11,922 per residentCampbell County: $11,578 per residentCharles Mix County: $11,425 per residentDay County: $11,192 per residentKingsbury County: $11,027 per residentJones County: $10,974 per residentJerauld County: $10,702 per residentDouglas County: $10,667 per residentSpink County: $10,598 per residentLawrence County: $10,156 per residentSanborn County: $10,019 per residentLake County: $10,017 per residentBennett County: $9,884 per residentHand County: $9,865 per residentDeuel County: $9,552 per residentStanley County: $9,483 per residentZiebach County: $9,355 per residentMoody County: $9,242 per residentMellette County: $8,918 per residentEdmunds County: $8,836 per residentPennington County: $8,819 per residentHutchinson County: $8,445 per residentGrant County: $8,345 per residentGregory County: $8,063 per residentMcPherson County: $8,052 per residentPerkins County: $7,680 per residentBon Homme County: $7,675 per residentTurner County: $7,577 per residentButte County: $7,563 per residentBrown County: $7,561 per residentWalworth County: $7,478 per residentMinnehaha County: $7,443 per residentMcCook County: $7,394 per residentDavison County: $7,373 per residentClay County: $7,099 per residentBeadle County: $7,057 per residentYankton County: $7,035 per residentTripp County: $6,985 per residentBrule County: $6,914 per residentCodington County: $6,877 per residentBrookings County: $6,042 per residentHamlin County: $5,759 per residentLincoln County: $5,219 per resident
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, $207M in federal awards named Union County, South Dakota, as the primary place of performance, $11,922 per resident.

That is in line with the South Dakota rate of $12,216 per resident and in line with the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 24 of 66 counties in the state.

The FY2026 mix was 54% direct payments, 33% contracts, 13% grants.

Obligations were down 13% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $898M.

Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($326M), Department of Defense ($237M) and Department of Transportation ($77M).

$207Mobligations performed in the county, FY2026FY2026 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026) · obligations
$11,922per residentFY2026 · obligationsSouth Dakota: $12,216 · US: $14,744
$898Mfive-year totalFY2023–FY2027 to date · obligations
$0FY2027 to dateFY2027, through 30 Sep 2026 · obligations
69awards of $1.0M+ begun here since FY2023FY2023–FY2027

Per resident, by award type FY2026

Per residentThis countySouth DakotaUnited States
All award obligations$11,922$12,216$14,744
Contracts$3,943$854$2,007
Grants$1,570$3,703$3,528
Direct payments$6,387$7,536$9,185
Loans (subsidy cost)$1−$12−$16
Other assistance$20$135$40
Rank by per-resident rate24 of 66 in state · 344 of 3,144 US31 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

$203M
$250M
$238M
$207M
$0
FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026FY2027*
Award obligations with a primary place of performance in Union 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$326M
Department of Defense$237M
Department of Transportation$77M
Department of Health and Human Services$55M
Department of Agriculture$48M
Department of Veterans Affairs$41M
Department of Homeland Security$34M
Department of the Interior$28M

Assistance programs

96.002 Social Security Retirement Insurance$284M
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction$76M
64.109 Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$30M
96.004 Social Security Survivors Insurance$20M
96.001 Social Security Disability Insurance$19M
57.001 Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$5.2M
96.006 Supplemental Security Income$2.5M
64.110 Veterans Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Service-Connected Death$2.0M

Contract industries by NAICS sector

Manufacturing$298M
Professional, scientific and technical services$104M
Information$4.6M
Administrative, support, waste management and remediation services$598K
Wholesale trade$178K
Other services$59K

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 organisationAwardsAward valueShare
1Sterling Computers Corporation50$156M57%
2State of South Dakota15$96M35%
3Prime Physicians Tri Providers LLC2$16M6%
4Caterpillar Inc1$1.4M1%

A further $4.3M went to recipients not shown: individuals, aggregated records and names USAspending withholds.

Largest awards performed in the county

RecipientAwarding agencyTypeAward valueBegunRecord
State of South DakotaDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantProject Grant (B)$17M21 Nov 2022USAspending
Sterling Computers CorporationDepartment of Homeland SecurityTransportation Security AdministrationContractBpa Call$14M27 Sep 2024USAspending
Prime Physicians Tri Providers LLCDepartment of Veterans AffairsContractDelivery Order$13M28 Sep 2026USAspending
State of South DakotaDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$12M13 May 2024USAspending
Sterling Computers CorporationDepartment of Homeland SecurityTransportation Security AdministrationContractBpa Call$11M25 Sep 2025USAspending
State of South DakotaDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$10M5 Jul 2023USAspending
Sterling Computers CorporationDepartment of Homeland SecurityTransportation Security AdministrationContractBpa Call$10.0M25 Sep 2026USAspending
State of South DakotaDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$9.3M13 May 2024USAspending
State of South DakotaDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$9.0M8 Apr 2026USAspending
State of South DakotaDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantProject Grant (B)$8.2M14 Nov 2025USAspending

Congressional districts

DistrictShare of county land areaDistrict FY2026 obligationsPer resident
South Dakota's at-large congressional district100%$11B$12,590

Other counties in South Dakota

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

Questions and answers

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

$207M in award obligations in FY2026 and $898M 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?

$11,922 per resident in FY2026 (population 17,402), against $12,216 for South Dakota 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 Union County, South Dakota?

By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Sterling Computers Corporation ($156M), State of South Dakota ($96M), Prime Physicians Tri Providers LLC ($16M) and Caterpillar Inc ($1.4M). Individuals are never listed.

Which agencies fund Union County, South Dakota?

Social Security Administration ($326M), Department of Defense ($237M), Department of Transportation ($77M), Department of Health and Human Services ($55M) and Department of Agriculture ($48M), 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.