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Federal spending in NH-02: New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district
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.
New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district received $4.6B in federal award obligations in FY2026: $6,718 for each of its 691,605 residents.
That is below the New Hampshire rate of $11,255 per resident and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 2 of 2 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 64% direct payments, 24% contracts, 12% grants.
Obligations were down 15% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $20B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($9.5B), Department of Defense ($5.2B) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.2B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $1.1B
- Grants $562M
- Direct payments $3.0B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $1.1M
- Other assistance $9.3M
| Per resident | This district | New Hampshire | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $6,718 | $11,255 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $1,599 | $1,360 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $813 | $2,547 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $4,291 | $7,310 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $2 | $1 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $13 | $38 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 2 of 2 in state · 174 of 436 US | 37 of 51 states | — |
District attribution follows the congressional district USAspending records for the primary place of performance; awards carrying only a state-level location are counted in the state but in no district. Medicare payments are attributed to the district of the administrative contractor.
Obligations by fiscal year
Recipients that dominate the district FY2022–FY2025
A further $11B among the top 40 went to recipients not shown: individuals, aggregated records and names USAspending withholds.
Who funds the district FY2022–FY2025
Awarding agencies
Assistance programs
Contract industries by NAICS sector
Largest awards performed in the district
Counties in the district
- Cheshire County 100% of county area
- Coos County 100% of county area
- Grafton County 100% of county area
- Sullivan County 100% of county area
- Merrimack County 96% of county area
- Hillsborough County 85% of county area
- Carroll County 25% of county area
- Rockingham County 20% of county area
- Belknap County 13% of county area
Other districts in New Hampshire
- NH-01 $8,415
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district?
$4.6B in award obligations in FY2026 and $20B since FY2023, counting awards whose primary place of performance is in the district. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much federal spending per person is that?
$6,718 per resident in FY2026 (population 691,605), against $11,255 for New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. ($3.0B), BAE Systems Information & Electronic Systems Integration Inc ($1.0B), Department of Education New Hampshire ($657M), Red River Technology LLC ($431M) and Trustees of Dartmouth College ($375M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($9.5B), Department of Defense ($5.2B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.2B), Department of Education ($846M) and Department of Health and Human Services ($641M), 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, congressional district layer, current districts) by fiscal year and award type, loaded 30 Sep 2026; district population as returned by the same endpoint; recipient and agency cross-tabulations for FY2022–FY2025, fetched 18 Sep 2026. Boundaries and county overlap: Census cartographic boundary and relationship files for the 119th Congress. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.