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Federal spending in Smith County, TX

Population 252,549 (2025 estimate) · per-resident rank 188 of 254 counties in Texas · congressional district TX-01

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residentStonewall County: $13,071 per residentReal County: $12,989 per residentLampasas County: $12,912 per residentHansford County: $12,491 per residentDallam County: $12,286 per residentCollingsworth County: $12,169 per residentSabine County: $12,099 per residentSterling County: $11,957 per residentTravis County: $11,907 per residentBowie County: $11,895 per residentCoke County: $11,635 per residentMartin County: $11,534 per residentFloyd County: $11,522 per residentConcho County: $11,185 per residentSchleicher County: $11,169 per residentBell County: $10,933 per residentJeff Davis County: $10,800 per residentChambers County: $10,762 per residentMills County: $10,710 per residentBandera County: $10,660 per residentHaskell County: $10,512 per residentBlanco County: $10,457 per residentPolk County: $10,422 per residentFayette County: $10,374 per residentKent County: $10,355 per residentKendall County: $10,186 per residentColeman County: $10,179 per residentGoliad County: $9,999 per residentGregg County: $9,953 per residentGillespie County: $9,944 per residentDonley County: $9,898 per residentKimble County: $9,896 per residentLeon County: $9,755 per residentDickens County: $9,733 per residentLlano County: $9,679 per residentCastro County: $9,654 per residentKnox County: $9,492 per residentHamilton County: $9,382 per residentBrazos County: $9,315 per residentRobertson County: $9,296 per residentCooke County: $9,282 per residentAransas County: $9,265 per residentKerr County: $9,259 per residentMenard County: $9,191 per residentWood County: $9,185 per residentPresidio County: $9,140 per residentTrinity County: $9,087 per residentHemphill County: $9,062 per residentRed River County: $9,061 per residentMason County: $9,029 per residentRunnels County: $8,889 per residentFrio County: $8,795 per residentBrewster County: $8,782 per residentHockley County: $8,753 per residentCoryell County: $8,713 per residentSan Saba County: $8,699 per residentMcMullen County: $8,669 per residentCalhoun County: $8,620 per residentHood County: $8,616 per residentWinkler County: $8,616 per residentTerry County: $8,607 per residentMorris County: $8,593 per residentBailey County: $8,479 per residentArcher County: $8,472 per residentTyler County: $8,461 per residentWichita County: $8,448 per residentMarion County: $8,364 per residentCass County: $8,317 per residentBexar County: $8,316 per residentKinney County: $8,289 per residentMilam County: $8,284 per residentBaylor County: $8,282 per residentShackelford County: $8,271 per residentMcCulloch County: $8,268 per residentMontague County: $8,266 per residentBosque County: $8,244 per residentSan Augustine County: $8,160 per residentChildress County: $8,117 per residentComal County: $8,075 per residentWashington County: $7,981 per residentColorado County: $7,975 per residentCarson County: $7,929 per residentSherman County: $7,883 per residentHouston County: $7,849 per residentBurnet County: $7,826 per residentThrockmorton County: $7,799 per residentJasper County: $7,759 per residentPanola County: $7,712 per residentEastland County: $7,699 per residentRefugio County: $7,696 per residentLavaca County: $7,653 per residentCallahan County: $7,579 per residentFannin County: $7,532 per residentGalveston County: $7,495 per residentComanche County: $7,409 per residentAustin County: $7,387 per residentRains County: $7,387 per residentVictoria County: $7,376 per residentWilson County: $7,357 per residentDelta County: $7,349 per residentBurleson County: $7,343 per residentJim Hogg County: $7,320 per residentJackson County: $7,305 per residentSwisher County: $7,285 per residentClay County: $7,274 per residentCrockett County: $7,211 per residentWharton County: $7,179 per residentMcLennan County: $7,152 per residentWheeler County: $7,149 per residentHenderson County: $7,145 per residentMadison County: $7,122 per residentDuval County: $7,076 per residentGarza County: $7,076 per residentBrown County: $7,073 per residentTom Green County: $7,048 per residentLamb County: $7,043 per residentHill County: $7,008 per residentWilliamson County: $7,008 per residentMatagorda County: $6,986 per residentNueces County: $6,975 per residentWilbarger County: $6,974 per residentSomervell County: $6,957 per residentYoung County: $6,949 per residentJim Wells County: $6,931 per residentGuadalupe County: $6,894 per residentVal Verde County: $6,879 per residentDawson County: $6,867 per residentLee County: $6,866 per residentUvalde County: $6,865 per residentTaylor County: $6,862 per residentFalls County: $6,860 per residentOldham County: $6,835 per residentMedina County: $6,824 per residentHidalgo County: $6,812 per residentAnderson County: $6,805 per residentSan Jacinto County: $6,777 per residentSan Patricio County: $6,692 per residentKleberg County: $6,687 per residentEl Paso County: $6,680 per residentLamar County: $6,679 per residentYoakum County: $6,634 per residentFreestone County: $6,594 per residentLimestone County: $6,545 per residentCamp County: $6,535 per residentHardin County: $6,509 per residentReagan County: $6,505 per residentFranklin County: $6,493 per residentMoore County: $6,483 per residentAngelina County: $6,467 per residentOrange County: $6,434 per residentDeaf Smith County: $6,406 per residentJefferson County: $6,382 per residentShelby County: $6,370 per residentHutchinson County: $6,359 per residentMontgomery County: $6,357 per residentGrayson County: $6,347 per residentBrooks County: $6,321 per residentGonzales County: $6,286 per residentNavarro County: $6,279 per residentSmith County: $6,225 per residentPalo Pinto County: $6,181 per residentGrimes County: $6,160 per residentWaller County: $6,160 per residentUpshur County: $6,155 per residentSutton County: $6,123 per residentNewton County: $6,103 per residentGaines County: $6,059 per residentNacogdoches County: $6,059 per residentStephens County: $6,046 per residentHoward County: $6,037 per residentHopkins County: $5,988 per residentHarrison County: $5,987 per residentDeWitt County: $5,981 per residentVan Zandt County: $5,928 per residentLive Oak County: $5,920 per residentStarr County: $5,911 per residentHale County: $5,879 per residentParker County: $5,862 per residentGray County: $5,860 per residentJack County: $5,849 per residentCherokee County: $5,808 per residentMitchell County: $5,783 per residentScurry County: $5,770 per residentCameron County: $5,716 per residentRandall County: $5,701 per residentRockwall County: $5,631 per residentRusk County: $5,616 per residentNolan County: $5,614 per residentReeves County: $5,609 per residentErath County: $5,607 per residentUpton County: $5,596 per residentLubbock County: $5,578 per residentJones County: $5,537 per residentBrazoria County: $5,391 per residentTitus County: $5,390 per residentParmer County: $5,378 per residentZavala County: $5,341 per residentJohnson County: $5,301 per residentWise County: $5,295 per residentWalker County: $5,292 per residentKarnes County: $5,194 per residentFort Bend County: $5,178 per residentHarris County: $5,097 per residentWillacy County: $5,073 per residentEllis County: $5,066 per residentWard County: $4,974 per residentHays County: $4,920 per residentCollin County: $4,870 per residentLa Salle County: $4,857 per residentBastrop County: $4,670 per residentPecos County: $4,657 per residentBee County: $4,589 per residentCaldwell County: $4,488 per residentKaufman County: $4,305 per residentMaverick County: $4,304 per residentDenton County: $4,168 per residentLiberty County: $4,140 per residentHudspeth County: $4,113 per residentOchiltree County: $4,008 per residentEctor County: $3,989 per residentWebb County: $3,934 per residentAndrews County: $3,848 per residentZapata County: $3,755 per residentCrane County: $3,668 per residentMidland County: $3,460 per residentDimmit County: $-1,439 per resident
low → high per resident, FY2025 this countyTexas 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.

Smith County, Texas, received $1.6B in federal award obligations in FY2025: $6,225 for each of its 252,549 residents.

That is below the Texas rate of $9,825 per resident and below the national rate of $15,158; it ranks 188 of 254 counties in the state.

The FY2025 mix was 95% direct payments.

Obligations were about level on FY2024, and the five-year total since FY2022 is $7.1B, with $1.5B so far in FY2026.

Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($4.3B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($643M) and Department of Education ($212M).

$1.6Bobligations performed in the county, FY2025FY2025 (1 Oct 2024 – 30 Sep 2025) · obligations
$6,225per residentFY2025 · obligationsTexas: $9,825 · US: $15,158
$7.1Bfive-year totalFY2022–FY2026 to date · obligations
$1.5BFY2026 to dateFY2026, through 30 Sep 2026 · obligations
59awards of $1.0M+ begun here since FY2022FY2022–FY2026

Per resident, by award type FY2025

Per residentThis countyTexasUnited States
All award obligations$6,225$9,825$15,158
Contracts$81$2,724$2,164
Grants$235$2,115$3,542
Direct payments$5,891$4,952$9,398
Loans (subsidy cost)$2$4$1
Other assistance$17$29$53
Rank by per-resident rate188 of 254 in state · 2,771 of 3,144 US49 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

$1.2B
$1.3B
$1.4B
$1.6B
$1.5B
FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Award obligations with a primary place of performance in Smith County, by fiscal year and award type. *FY2026 runs to the data date and is incomplete.

Who funds the county FY2022–FY2025

Awarding agencies

Social Security Administration$4.3B
Department of Veterans Affairs$643M
Department of Education$212M
Department of Transportation$106M
Railroad Retirement Board$56M
Department of Housing and Urban Development$56M
Department of Justice$48M
Department of Health and Human Services$38M

Assistance programs

96.002 Social Security Retirement Insurance$3.4B
64.109 Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$459M
96.001 Social Security Disability Insurance$410M
96.004 Social Security Survivors Insurance$356M
84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program$187M
96.006 Supplemental Security Income$166M
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction$93M
57.001 Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$56M

Contract industries by NAICS sector

Administrative, support, waste management and remediation services$32M
Manufacturing$17M
Health care and social assistance$16M
Professional, scientific and technical services$13M
Construction$4.2M
Retail trade$2.1M
Wholesale trade$1.9M
Other services$653K

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 FY2022

#Recipient organisationAwardsAward valueShare
1Texas Department of Transportation22$196M66%
2Centerra Group, LLC4$33M11%
3City of Tyler4$11M4%
4Minburn Technology Group, LLC1$11M4%
5Texas College2$10M3%
6The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler7$10M3%
7County Rehabilitation Center Inc3$8.2M3%
8Eclectic Reentry Services, LLC3$7.2M2%
9Correctional Solutions Group, LLC2$4.4M1%
10Andrews Center1$3.8M1%

A further $1.2M went to recipients not shown: individuals, aggregated records and names USAspending withholds.

Largest awards performed in the county

RecipientAwarding agencyTypeAward valueBegunRecord
Texas Department of TransportationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$81M26 May 2026USAspending
Texas Department of TransportationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$22M29 May 2026USAspending
Texas Department of TransportationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$17M23 Sep 2022USAspending
Texas Department of TransportationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$13M3 Jan 2024USAspending
Minburn Technology Group, LLCDepartment of Veterans AffairsContractDelivery Order$11M24 May 2024USAspending
Texas Department of TransportationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$9.6M28 May 2025USAspending
Centerra Group, LLCDepartment of JusticeU.S. Marshals ServiceContractDelivery Order$9.0M29 Sep 2025USAspending
Centerra Group, LLCDepartment of JusticeU.S. Marshals ServiceContractDelivery Order$8.6M24 Sep 2024USAspending
Texas CollegeDepartment of EducationGrantProject Grant (B)$8.2M3 Aug 2022USAspending
Centerra Group, LLCDepartment of JusticeU.S. Marshals ServiceContractDelivery Order$8.0M30 Aug 2023USAspending

Congressional districts

DistrictShare of county land areaDistrict FY2025 obligationsPer resident
Texas's 1st congressional district100%$5.9B$7,629

Other counties in Texas

Per-resident rate, FY2025. All counties in Texas.

Questions and answers

How much federal spending goes to Smith County, Texas?

$1.6B in award obligations in FY2025 and $7.1B since FY2022, counting awards whose primary place of performance is in the county. Obligations are commitments, not payments.

How much federal spending per person is that?

$6,225 per resident in FY2025 (population 252,549), against $9,825 for Texas and $15,158 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 Smith County, Texas?

By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2022: Texas Department of Transportation ($196M), Centerra Group, LLC ($33M), City of Tyler ($11M), Minburn Technology Group, LLC ($11M) and Texas College ($10M). Individuals are never listed.

Which agencies fund Smith County, Texas?

Social Security Administration ($4.3B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($643M), Department of Education ($212M), Department of Transportation ($106M) and Railroad Retirement Board ($56M), 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.