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Federal spending in Roane County, TN
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Roane County, Tennessee, received $460M in federal award obligations in FY2026: $8,011 for each of its 57,395 residents.
That is below the Tennessee rate of $16,503 per resident (49% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 23 of 95 counties in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 95% direct payments.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $1.9B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($1.4B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($199M) and Department of Energy ($62M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $20M
- Grants $2.0M
- Direct payments $437M
- Loans (subsidy cost) $104K
- Other assistance $756K
| Per resident | This county | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $8,011 | $16,503 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $355 | $1,621 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $35 | $2,749 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $7,606 | $12,112 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $2 | $1 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $13 | $19 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 23 of 95 in state · 1,354 of 3,144 US | 13 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 | Tennessee Department of Transportation | 8 | $20M | 25% |
| 2 | Department of Environment & Conservation Tennessee | 1 | $18M | 22% |
| 3 | Mid-East Community Action Agency | 1 | $12M | 15% |
| 4 | Golden Svcs, LLC | 1 | $9.4M | 12% |
| 5 | Harriman Tennessee Housing Authority (the) | 7 | $7.8M | 10% |
| 6 | Valor Healthcare Inc | 2 | $6.4M | 8% |
| 7 | Skookum Educational Programs | 1 | $3.8M | 5% |
| 8 | Howard W. Pence, Inc. | 1 | $3.0M | 4% |
Largest awards performed in the county
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2026 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee's 3rd congressional district | 100% | $17B | $22,324 |
Other counties in Tennessee
- Davidson County $62,339
- Anderson County $95,714
- Hamilton County $17,435
- Shelby County $6,326
- Knox County $6,928
- Rutherford County $5,017
- Montgomery County $7,720
- Williamson County $6,992
- Sullivan County $8,145
- Washington County $8,918
- Sumner County $5,658
- Coffee County $16,736
- Blount County $7,061
- Wilson County $5,591
- Bradley County $6,576
- Cumberland County $11,389
- Maury County $6,161
- Madison County $6,697
- Sevier County $6,590
- Loudon County $8,917
- Putnam County $6,555
- Hawkins County $9,241
- Greene County $7,434
- Unicoi County $27,456
- Robertson County $5,898
- McMinn County $7,723
- Hamblen County $6,343
- Jefferson County $7,198
- Gibson County $7,891
- Carter County $7,063
- Monroe County $8,082
- Tipton County $6,286
- Dickson County $6,449
- Fayette County $7,920
- Cocke County $8,891
- Henry County $9,998
- Franklin County $7,160
- Bedford County $5,296
- Campbell County $7,219
- Lawrence County $6,018
- Cheatham County $6,491
- Warren County $6,227
- Lincoln County $7,236
- Dyer County $6,893
- Claiborne County $7,445
- Rhea County $6,646
- Carroll County $7,832
- Giles County $7,056
- Weakley County $6,588
- White County $7,362
- Marion County $7,253
- Marshall County $5,564
- Obion County $7,016
- Hardin County $7,457
- Hardeman County $7,576
- McNairy County $7,292
- Grainger County $6,944
- Hickman County $6,750
- Henderson County $6,046
Per-resident rate, FY2026. All counties in Tennessee.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Roane County, Tennessee?
$460M in award obligations in FY2026 and $1.9B 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?
$8,011 per resident in FY2026 (population 57,395), against $16,503 for Tennessee 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 Roane County, Tennessee?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Tennessee Department of Transportation ($20M), Department of Environment & Conservation Tennessee ($18M), Mid-East Community Action Agency ($12M), Golden Svcs, LLC ($9.4M) and Harriman Tennessee Housing Authority (the) ($7.8M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Roane County, Tennessee?
Social Security Administration ($1.4B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($199M), Department of Energy ($62M), Department of Transportation ($48M) and Department of Education ($33M), 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.