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Federal spending in Jefferson County, TX
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Federal agencies obligated $1.5B for work and payments in Jefferson County, Texas, in FY2026, or $5,914 per resident.
That is below the Texas rate of $10,303 per resident and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 196 of 254 counties in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 88% direct payments, 8% contracts.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $6.9B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($4.0B), Department of Transportation ($938M) and Department of Defense ($538M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $123M
- Grants $57M
- Direct payments $1.3B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $287K
- Other assistance $6.0M
| Per resident | This county | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $5,914 | $10,303 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $482 | $3,001 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $225 | $2,395 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $5,182 | $4,890 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $1 | −$10 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $23 | $27 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 196 of 254 in state · 2,791 of 3,144 US | 45 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 | Texas Department of Transportation | 27 | $572M | 43% |
| 2 | Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co, LLC | 1 | $219M | 17% |
| 3 | Patriot Contract Services, LLC | 43 | $162M | 12% |
| 4 | Flatiron Dragados Constructors, Inc. | 1 | $99M | 7% |
| 5 | Tote Services, LLC | 16 | $62M | 5% |
| 6 | Entergy Texas, Inc. | 1 | $54M | 4% |
| 7 | Sterling Shipyard LP | 3 | $42M | 3% |
| 8 | Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation | 1 | $35M | 3% |
| 9 | Port of Port Arthur | 3 | $22M | 2% |
| 10 | Orion Marine Construction, Inc. | 1 | $20M | 2% |
A further $28M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $480M | 5 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co, LLC | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | $219M | 20 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| Flatiron Dragados Constructors, Inc. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | $99M | 8 Sep 2023 | USAspending |
| Entergy Texas, Inc. | Department of Energy | GrantProject Grant (B) | $54M | 23 Dec 2024 | USAspending |
| Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | $35M | 5 Jun 2025 | USAspending |
| Sterling Shipyard LP | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $30M | 14 Apr 2023 | USAspending |
| Orion Marine Construction, Inc. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | $20M | 2 Aug 2023 | USAspending |
| Patriot Contract Services, LLC | Department of TransportationMaritime Administration | ContractDelivery Order | $20M | 14 Jun 2024 | USAspending |
| Heatherbrook Apartments, LP | Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner | LoanDirect Loan (e) | $20Mloan face value | 16 Jan 2024 | USAspending |
| Texas Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $18M | 10 May 2024 | USAspending |
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2026 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas's 14th congressional district | 71% | $7.5B | $9,774 |
| Texas's 36th congressional district | 29% | $3.7B | $4,776 |
Other counties in Texas
- Dallas County $15,192
- Harris County $5,154
- Tarrant County $10,632
- Bexar County $9,819
- Travis County $14,981
- El Paso County $11,510
- Brewster County $696,319
- Collin County $4,866
- Galveston County $15,784
- Bell County $14,596
- Fort Bend County $5,033
- Williamson County $6,257
- Hidalgo County $4,989
- Denton County $4,250
- Montgomery County $4,883
- Potter County $32,375
- Webb County $11,734
- Cameron County $7,044
- Starr County $40,919
- Nueces County $6,423
- Brazoria County $5,089
- McLennan County $7,636
- Lubbock County $5,868
- Hunt County $14,950
- Brazos County $7,332
- Comal County $8,426
- Val Verde County $32,875
- Smith County $6,203
- Guadalupe County $7,495
- La Salle County $229,150
- Hays County $4,784
- Ellis County $5,165
- Johnson County $5,249
- Taylor County $7,565
- Hudspeth County $329,443
- Parker County $6,120
- Wichita County $8,198
- Grayson County $6,216
- Randall County $6,030
- Kaufman County $4,130
- Gregg County $6,824
- Bowie County $8,904
- Coryell County $9,445
- Tom Green County $6,670
- Rockwall County $5,301
- Victoria County $7,729
- Midland County $3,486
- Ector County $3,733
- Henderson County $6,988
- Hood County $8,473
- Bastrop County $4,746
- Angelina County $6,211
- Kendall County $10,264
- Polk County $10,024
- Liberty County $4,411
- Orange County $6,023
- Kerr County $8,935
- Nacogdoches County $7,155
- Wise County $5,383
Per-resident rate, FY2026. All counties in Texas.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Jefferson County, Texas?
$1.5B in award obligations in FY2026 and $6.9B 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?
$5,914 per resident in FY2026 (population 254,321), against $10,303 for Texas 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 Jefferson County, Texas?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Texas Department of Transportation ($572M), Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co, LLC ($219M), Patriot Contract Services, LLC ($162M), Flatiron Dragados Constructors, Inc. ($99M) and Tote Services, LLC ($62M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Jefferson County, Texas?
Social Security Administration ($4.0B), Department of Transportation ($938M), Department of Defense ($538M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($524M) and Department of Housing and Urban Development ($325M), 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.