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Federal spending in Patrick County, VA
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In FY2025, $155M in federal awards named Patrick County, Virginia, as the primary place of performance, $8,895 per resident.
That is below the Virginia rate of $24,118 per resident (37% of it) and below the national rate of $15,158; it ranks 64 of 133 counties in the state.
The FY2025 mix was 90% direct payments.
Obligations were about level on FY2024, and the five-year total since FY2022 is $700M, with $143M so far in FY2026.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($447M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($67M) and Department of Defense ($25M).
Per resident, by award type FY2025
- Contracts $12M
- Grants $3.1M
- Direct payments $140M
- Loans (subsidy cost) $77K
- Other assistance $324K
| Per resident | This county | Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $8,895 | $24,118 | $15,158 |
| Contracts | $681 | $13,578 | $2,164 |
| Grants | $180 | $3,179 | $3,542 |
| Direct payments | $8,011 | $7,324 | $9,398 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $4 | $4 | $1 |
| Other assistance | $19 | $32 | $53 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 64 of 133 in state · 1,174 of 3,144 US | 9 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 | Aerial Machine & Tool Corporation | 7 | $21M | 53% |
| 2 | Blue Ridge SNF Operations LLC | 6 | $14M | 35% |
| 3 | Virginia Department of Transportation | 2 | $3.3M | 8% |
| 4 | Stuart, Town of | 1 | $1.1M | 3% |
Largest awards performed in the county
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2025 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia's 9th congressional district | 100% | $6.1B | $7,797 |
Other counties in Virginia
- Fairfax County $40,961
- Spotsylvania County $205,232
- Arlington County $93,301
- Virginia Beach city $25,693
- Newport News city $34,303
- Prince William County $10,878
- Loudoun County $11,849
- Norfolk city $21,887
- Alexandria city $24,586
- Richmond city $11,916
- Henrico County $7,835
- Chesterfield County $6,471
- Chesapeake city $9,919
- Hampton city $15,533
- Stafford County $10,334
- Portsmouth city $16,053
- Suffolk city $11,497
- Fairfax city $43,360
- Roanoke city $9,520
- Roanoke County $9,194
- Albemarle County $7,499
- James City County $10,614
- Hanover County $7,517
- King George County $28,869
- Frederick County $7,761
- Lynchburg city $9,290
- Montgomery County $7,348
- Bedford County $8,014
- Charlottesville city $14,891
- York County $9,256
- Accomack County $18,228
- Augusta County $7,364
- Rockingham County $6,483
- Fauquier County $7,564
- Prince George County $12,698
- Washington County $9,032
- Pittsylvania County $8,041
- Danville city $11,297
- Franklin County $8,067
- Wise County $12,370
- Manassas city $9,024
- Henry County $8,079
- Tazewell County $9,885
- Campbell County $6,799
- Petersburg city $10,790
- Botetourt County $10,524
- Culpeper County $6,226
- Isle of Wight County $8,442
- Gloucester County $8,618
- Shenandoah County $7,149
- Orange County $8,145
- Staunton city $11,415
- Louisa County $6,970
- Warren County $6,749
- Goochland County $9,464
- Halifax County $8,227
- Mecklenburg County $8,821
- Pulaski County $8,018
- Smyth County $9,130
- Amherst County $8,015
Per-resident rate, FY2025. All counties in Virginia.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Patrick County, Virginia?
$155M in award obligations in FY2025 and $700M 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?
$8,895 per resident in FY2025 (population 17,424), against $24,118 for Virginia 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 Patrick County, Virginia?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2022: Aerial Machine & Tool Corporation ($21M), Blue Ridge SNF Operations LLC ($14M), Virginia Department of Transportation ($3.3M) and Stuart, Town of ($1.1M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Patrick County, Virginia?
Social Security Administration ($447M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($67M), Department of Defense ($25M), Department of Agriculture ($6.7M) and Department of Transportation ($3.3M), 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.