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Federal spending in Washburn County, WI

Population 17,087 (2025 estimate) · per-resident rank 14 of 72 counties in Wisconsin · congressional district WI-07

low → high per resident, FY2026 this countyWisconsin 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.

Federal agencies obligated $148M for work and payments in Washburn County, Wisconsin, in FY2026, or $8,681 per resident.

That is below the Wisconsin rate of $18,159 per resident (48% of it) and below the national rate of $14,743; it ranks 14 of 72 counties in the state.

The FY2026 mix was 99% direct payments.

Obligations were down 16% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $663M.

Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($496M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($64M) and Department of Transportation ($36M).

$148Mobligations performed in the county, FY2026FY2026 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026) · obligations

$8,681per residentFY2026 · obligationsWisconsin: $18,159 · US: $14,743

$663Mfive-year totalFY2023–FY2027 to date · obligations

$0FY2027 to dateFY2027, through 30 Sep 2026 · obligations

14awards of $1.0M+ begun here since FY2023FY2023–FY2027

Per resident, by award type FY2026

Contracts $476K
Grants $1.0M
Direct payments $147M
Loans (subsidy cost) $9K
Other assistance $194K

Per resident	This county	Wisconsin	United States
All award obligations	$8,681	$18,159	$14,743
Contracts	$28	$657	$2,007
Grants	$59	$2,850	$3,526
Direct payments	$8,582	$14,632	$9,185
Loans (subsidy cost)	$1	−$11	−$16
Other assistance	$11	$32	$40
Rank by per-resident rate	14 of 72 in state · 651 of 3,143 US	12 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

$174M

$165M

$177M

$148M

FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026FY2027*

Award obligations with a primary place of performance in Washburn County, by fiscal year and award type. *FY2027 runs to the data date and is incomplete.

Who funds the county FY2022–FY2025

Awarding agencies

Social Security Administration$496M

Department of Veterans Affairs$64M

Department of Transportation$36M

Department of Defense$30M

Railroad Retirement Board$18M

Department of Housing and Urban Development$11M

Department of Agriculture$9.3M

Department of Education$2.6M

Assistance programs

96.002 Social Security Retirement Insurance$410M

64.109 Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$50M

96.001 Social Security Disability Insurance$48M

20.205 Highway Planning and Construction$36M

96.004 Social Security Survivors Insurance$29M

57.001 Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$18M

96.006 Supplemental Security Income$8.9M

64.110 Veterans Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Service-Connected Death$4.0M

Contract industries by NAICS sector

Manufacturing$30M

Educational services$71K

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	R. Stresau Laboratory, Inc.	4	$31M	45%
2	Wisconsin Department of Transportation	5	$30M	44%
3	Xact Tool, Inc.	2	$2.5M	4%
4	Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs	1	$2.1M	3%
5	County of Washburn	1	$1.5M	2%
6	Northwest Regional Planning Commission	1	$1.5M	2%

Largest awards performed in the county

Recipient	Awarding agency	Type	Award value	Begun	Record
Wisconsin Department of Transportation	Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration	GrantFormula Grant (a)	$18M	21 Sep 2023	USAspending
R. Stresau Laboratory, Inc.	Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army	ContractDelivery Order	$11M	26 Sep 2024	USAspending
R. Stresau Laboratory, Inc.	Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army	ContractDelivery Order	$11M	26 Sep 2024	USAspending
R. Stresau Laboratory, Inc.	Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army	ContractDelivery Order	$5.2M	9 Sep 2025	USAspending
R. Stresau Laboratory, Inc.	Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army	ContractDelivery Order	$5.2M	9 Sep 2025	USAspending
Wisconsin Department of Transportation	Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration	GrantFormula Grant (a)	$4.0M	11 Sep 2025	USAspending
Wisconsin Department of Transportation	Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration	GrantFormula Grant (a)	$3.5M	7 Apr 2023	USAspending
Wisconsin Department of Transportation	Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration	GrantFormula Grant (a)	$2.7M	7 Apr 2023	USAspending
Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs	Department of Veterans AffairsDirectory/National Cemetery Administration	GrantProject Grant (B)	$2.1M	27 Feb 2023	USAspending
Wisconsin Department of Transportation	Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration	GrantFormula Grant (a)	$2.0M	26 Dec 2024	USAspending

Congressional districts

District	Share of county land area	District FY2026 obligations	Per resident
Wisconsin's 7th congressional district	100%	$4.8B	$6,399

Other counties in Wisconsin

Per-resident rate, FY2026. All counties in Wisconsin.

Questions and answers

How much federal spending goes to Washburn County, Wisconsin?

$148M in award obligations in FY2026 and $663M 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?

$8,681 per resident in FY2026 (population 17,087), against $18,159 for Wisconsin and $14,743 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 Washburn County, Wisconsin?

By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: R. Stresau Laboratory, Inc. ($31M), Wisconsin Department of Transportation ($30M), Xact Tool, Inc. ($2.5M), Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs ($2.1M) and County of Washburn ($1.5M). Individuals are never listed.

Which agencies fund Washburn County, Wisconsin?

Social Security Administration ($496M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($64M), Department of Transportation ($36M), Department of Defense ($30M) and Railroad Retirement Board ($18M), 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.