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Federal spending in Washington County, TN
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Washington County, Tennessee, received $1.2B in federal award obligations in FY2026: $8,250 for each of its 141,199 residents.
That is below the Tennessee rate of $16,503 per resident (50% of it) and below the national rate of $14,743; it ranks 10 of 95 counties in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 78% direct payments, 21% contracts.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $4.4B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($2.9B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($892M) and Department of Education ($126M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $244M
- Grants $16M
- Direct payments $903M
- Loans (subsidy cost) $241K
- Other assistance $1.0M
| Per resident | This county | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $8,250 | $16,503 | $14,743 |
| Contracts | $1,730 | $1,621 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $114 | $2,749 | $3,526 |
| Direct payments | $6,397 | $12,112 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $2 | $1 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $7 | $19 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 10 of 95 in state · 801 of 3,143 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 | BWXT Ordnance Tennessee, Inc. | 9 | $198M | 39% |
| 2 | Tennessee Department of Transportation | 16 | $89M | 17% |
| 3 | Dawes Construction, LLC | 3 | $67M | 13% |
| 4 | Saw Greenland, LLC | 1 | $41M | 8% |
| 5 | DRC Emergency Services, LLC | 1 | $34M | 7% |
| 6 | Valiant Construction LLC | 3 | $20M | 4% |
| 7 | Contego Environmental LLC | 4 | $13M | 3% |
| 8 | Johnson City Housing Authority | 8 | $11M | 2% |
| 9 | Sigo Valiant JV LLC | 1 | $11M | 2% |
| 10 | County of Washington | 1 | $10M | 2% |
A further $13M went to recipients not shown: individuals, aggregated records and names USAspending withholds.
Largest awards performed in the county
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2026 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee's 1st congressional district | 100% | $6.2B | $8,084 |
Other counties in Tennessee
- Davidson County $57,986
- Anderson County $93,133
- Hamilton County $16,720
- Shelby County $5,807
- Knox County $6,341
- Montgomery County $7,099
- Williamson County $6,419
- Rutherford County $4,461
- Sullivan County $7,416
- Sumner County $5,148
- Coffee County $16,009
- Blount County $6,433
- Wilson County $5,086
- Cumberland County $10,465
- Bradley County $6,006
- Maury County $5,562
- Sevier County $5,996
- Madison County $6,024
- Putnam County $5,964
- Loudon County $8,096
- Hawkins County $8,503
- Greene County $6,726
- Unicoi County $26,779
- Robertson County $5,335
- Roane County $7,266
- McMinn County $7,014
- Jefferson County $6,558
- Hamblen County $5,707
- Carter County $6,462
- Gibson County $7,154
- Monroe County $7,367
- Tipton County $5,634
- Dickson County $5,896
- Fayette County $7,065
- Cocke County $8,129
- Franklin County $6,469
- Henry County $8,372
- Campbell County $6,613
- Bedford County $4,736
- Lawrence County $5,483
- Cheatham County $5,887
- Warren County $5,696
- Lincoln County $6,570
- Claiborne County $6,685
- Dyer County $6,036
- Rhea County $6,052
- Carroll County $6,891
- Giles County $6,353
- Marion County $6,631
- Marshall County $5,071
- White County $6,501
- Obion County $6,344
- Hardin County $6,792
- Weakley County $5,691
- Hardeman County $6,984
- McNairy County $6,631
- Hickman County $6,158
- Grainger County $6,250
- Henderson County $5,448
Per-resident rate, FY2026. All counties in Tennessee.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Washington County, Tennessee?
$1.2B in award obligations in FY2026 and $4.4B 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?
$8,250 per resident in FY2026 (population 141,199), against $16,503 for Tennessee 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 Washington County, Tennessee?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: BWXT Ordnance Tennessee, Inc. ($198M), Tennessee Department of Transportation ($89M), Dawes Construction, LLC ($67M), Saw Greenland, LLC ($41M) and DRC Emergency Services, LLC ($34M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Washington County, Tennessee?
Social Security Administration ($2.9B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($892M), Department of Education ($126M), Department of Housing and Urban Development ($79M) and Department of Transportation ($78M), 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.