County · Utah · FIPS 49055
Federal spending in Wayne County, UT
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Wayne County, Utah, received $26M in federal award obligations in FY2025: $9,947 for each of its 2,587 residents.
That is in line with the Utah rate of $8,226 per resident and below the national rate of $15,158; it ranks 4 of 29 counties in the state.
The FY2025 mix was 70% direct payments, 22% grants.
Obligations were down 30% on FY2024, and the five-year total since FY2022 is $152M, with $30M so far in FY2026.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($57M), Department of Transportation ($28M) and Department of Agriculture ($18M).
Per resident, by award type FY2025
- Contracts $1.5M
- Grants $5.7M
- Direct payments $18M
- Loans (subsidy cost) $193K
- Other assistance $331K
| Per resident | This county | Utah | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $9,947 | $8,226 | $15,158 |
| Contracts | $582 | $1,476 | $2,164 |
| Grants | $2,208 | $2,238 | $3,542 |
| Direct payments | $6,954 | $4,505 | $9,398 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $75 | −$15 | $1 |
| Other assistance | $128 | $22 | $53 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 4 of 29 in state · 820 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 FY2022
| # | Recipient organisation | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah Department of Transportation | 5 | $20M | 47% |
| 2 | Wasatch West Contracting LLC | 1 | $4.7M | 11% |
| 3 | Lyman Water System | 1 | $2.6M | 6% |
| 4 | County of Wayne | 1 | $2.5M | 6% |
| 5 | Bravo Co VI LLC | 1 | $1.2M | 3% |
A further $11M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recipient not shown | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | ContractDefinitive Contract | $11M | 25 Mar 2024 | USAspending |
| Utah Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $5.8M | 18 Mar 2026 | USAspending |
| Utah Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $5.3M | 1 Mar 2022 | USAspending |
| Wasatch West Contracting LLC | Department of the InteriorBureau of Land Management | ContractDefinitive Contract | $4.7M | 5 Dec 2025 | USAspending |
| Utah Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $3.6M | 30 May 2023 | USAspending |
| Utah Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $2.8M | 25 Aug 2022 | USAspending |
| Lyman Water System | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.6M | 13 Jun 2025 | USAspending |
| County of Wayne | Department of AgricultureNatural Resources Conservation Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $2.5M | 7 Jan 2022 | USAspending |
| Utah Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $2.2M | 10 Feb 2025 | USAspending |
| Bravo Co VI LLC | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | ContractDelivery Order | $1.2M | 15 Apr 2024 | USAspending |
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2025 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah's 2nd congressional district | 100% | $4.4B | $5,235 |
Other counties in Utah
- Salt Lake County $7,734
- Davis County $7,902
- Weber County $9,802
- Utah County $3,065
- Washington County $6,479
- Cache County $6,484
- Iron County $6,321
- Tooele County $4,617
- Box Elder County $5,514
- Summit County $6,896
- Uintah County $5,061
- Sevier County $8,234
- Wasatch County $4,688
- Sanpete County $5,592
- Grand County $17,576
- Millard County $11,532
- Carbon County $7,497
- San Juan County $9,930
- Duchesne County $6,422
- Emery County $7,458
- Kane County $8,040
- Juab County $4,959
- Morgan County $4,949
- Garfield County $10,632
- Beaver County $6,656
- Rich County $7,124
- Piute County $8,196
- Daggett County $8,588
Per-resident rate, FY2025. All counties in Utah.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Wayne County, Utah?
$26M in award obligations in FY2025 and $152M 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?
$9,947 per resident in FY2025 (population 2,587), against $8,226 for Utah 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 Wayne County, Utah?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2022: Utah Department of Transportation ($20M), Wasatch West Contracting LLC ($4.7M), Lyman Water System ($2.6M), County of Wayne ($2.5M) and Bravo Co VI LLC ($1.2M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Wayne County, Utah?
Social Security Administration ($57M), Department of Transportation ($28M), Department of Agriculture ($18M), Department of Health and Human Services ($9.1M) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($3.6M), 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.