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Federal spending in Salt Lake County, UT
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In FY2026, $8.9B in federal awards named Salt Lake County, Utah, as the primary place of performance, $7,269 per resident.
That is in line with the Utah rate of $8,198 per resident and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 12 of 29 counties in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 71% direct payments, 18% contracts, 11% grants.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $35B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($14B), Department of Health and Human Services ($5.3B) and Department of Education ($3.1B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $1.6B
- Grants $956M
- Direct payments $6.3B
- Loans (subsidy cost) −$54M
- Other assistance $5.1M
| Per resident | This county | Utah | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $7,269 | $8,198 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $1,330 | $1,736 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $783 | $1,983 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $5,195 | $4,472 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | −$44 | −$18 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $4 | $25 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 12 of 29 in state · 1,837 of 3,144 US | 51 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 | L3 Technologies, Inc. | 88 | $1.7B | 27% |
| 2 | Asahi Refining USA Inc | 398 | $1.3B | 20% |
| 3 | Utah State Board of Education | 38 | $990M | 16% |
| 4 | University of Utah | 228 | $514M | 8% |
| 5 | Utah Department of Transportation | 103 | $400M | 6% |
| 6 | Utah Broadband Center | 1 | $314M | 5% |
| 7 | City of Salt Lake | 21 | $286M | 5% |
| 8 | Utah Office of Energy Development | 3 | $269M | 4% |
| 9 | Department of Public Safety State Utah | 39 | $203M | 3% |
| 10 | HSGS-Ameresco, LLC | 1 | $202M | 3% |
A further $82M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah's 4th congressional district | 30% | $832M | $990 |
| Utah's 3rd congressional district | 27% | $1.3B | $1,595 |
| Utah's 2nd congressional district | 27% | $4.3B | $5,167 |
| Utah's 1st congressional district | 16% | $7.5B | $8,944 |
Other counties in Utah
- Weber County $15,281
- Davis County $6,229
- Utah County $2,946
- Washington County $6,493
- Cache County $5,280
- Iron County $6,699
- Box Elder County $6,259
- Tooele County $4,105
- Summit County $6,270
- Sevier County $9,356
- Wasatch County $4,817
- Carbon County $8,923
- Uintah County $4,619
- Sanpete County $5,285
- Duchesne County $6,766
- Grand County $13,513
- Millard County $7,514
- San Juan County $6,643
- Emery County $9,395
- Morgan County $5,919
- Kane County $7,967
- Juab County $5,010
- Garfield County $11,484
- Beaver County $6,373
- Wayne County $11,763
- Rich County $6,405
- Daggett County $18,346
- Piute County $9,392
Per-resident rate, FY2026. All counties in Utah.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Salt Lake County, Utah?
$8.9B in award obligations in FY2026 and $35B 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?
$7,269 per resident in FY2026 (population 1,220,916), against $8,198 for Utah 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 Salt Lake County, Utah?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: L3 Technologies, Inc. ($1.7B), Asahi Refining USA Inc ($1.3B), Utah State Board of Education ($990M), University of Utah ($514M) and Utah Department of Transportation ($400M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Salt Lake County, Utah?
Social Security Administration ($14B), Department of Health and Human Services ($5.3B), Department of Education ($3.1B), Department of Defense ($2.6B) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($2.1B), 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.