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Federal spending in Teton County, WY
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.
Teton County, Wyoming, received $177M in federal award obligations in FY2026: $7,587 for each of its 23,333 residents.
That is below the Wyoming rate of $11,125 per resident and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 15 of 23 counties in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 62% direct payments, 25% contracts, 13% grants.
Obligations were down 27% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $800M.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($370M), Department of Transportation ($242M) and Department of Agriculture ($73M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $45M
- Grants $23M
- Direct payments $109M
- Loans (subsidy cost) $8K
- Other assistance $302K
| Per resident | This county | Wyoming | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $7,587 | $11,125 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $1,908 | $1,050 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $992 | $3,421 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $4,674 | $6,549 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $0 | $4 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $13 | $101 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 15 of 23 in state · 1,602 of 3,144 US | 38 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 | Wyoming Department of Transportation | 17 | $138M | 52% |
| 2 | Jackson Hole Airport Board | 13 | $64M | 24% |
| 3 | Oftedal Construction, Inc. | 1 | $23M | 8% |
| 4 | Blue Trident, LLC | 3 | $10M | 4% |
| 5 | Bairco Construction Inc | 4 | $9.3M | 3% |
| 6 | E Corp | 1 | $8.3M | 3% |
| 7 | JTR Excavation LLC | 1 | $5.1M | 2% |
| 8 | Avail Valley Construction-WY LLC | 1 | $3.5M | 1% |
| 9 | Helicopter Express LLC | 1 | $3.4M | 1% |
| 10 | Missouri River Contractors, LLC | 2 | $3.0M | 1% |
Largest awards performed in the county
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $40M | 11 Jun 2025 | USAspending |
| Oftedal Construction, Inc. | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | ContractDelivery Order | $23M | 18 Feb 2026 | USAspending |
| Jackson Hole Airport Board | Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $18M | 19 Sep 2025 | USAspending |
| Wyoming Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $17M | 31 May 2023 | USAspending |
| Jackson Hole Airport Board | Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $14M | 13 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| Wyoming Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $13M | 13 Nov 2024 | USAspending |
| Wyoming Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $12M | 7 Feb 2024 | USAspending |
| Wyoming Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $9.5M | 21 Nov 2022 | USAspending |
| E Corp | Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | ContractDefinitive Contract | $8.3M | 26 Jun 2026 | USAspending |
| Wyoming Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $7.1M | 31 May 2023 | USAspending |
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2026 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming's at-large congressional district | 100% | $6.4B | $11,051 |
Other counties in Wyoming
- Laramie County $11,252
- Natrona County $7,071
- Park County $17,574
- Fremont County $8,267
- Sheridan County $9,757
- Albany County $7,463
- Campbell County $5,855
- Sweetwater County $6,706
- Uinta County $7,696
- Carbon County $9,978
- Lincoln County $5,966
- Platte County $12,865
- Converse County $7,503
- Goshen County $8,004
- Johnson County $10,663
- Big Horn County $7,623
- Crook County $11,604
- Washakie County $9,412
- Weston County $9,285
- Sublette County $6,844
- Hot Springs County $11,859
- Niobrara County $2,697
Per-resident rate, FY2026. All counties in Wyoming.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Teton County, Wyoming?
$177M in award obligations in FY2026 and $800M 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?
$7,587 per resident in FY2026 (population 23,333), against $11,125 for Wyoming 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 Teton County, Wyoming?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Wyoming Department of Transportation ($138M), Jackson Hole Airport Board ($64M), Oftedal Construction, Inc. ($23M), Blue Trident, LLC ($10M) and Bairco Construction Inc ($9.3M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Teton County, Wyoming?
Social Security Administration ($370M), Department of Transportation ($242M), Department of Agriculture ($73M), Department of the Interior ($56M) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($14M), 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.