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Federal spending in NM-03: New Mexico's 3rd 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 Mexico's 3rd congressional district received $12B in federal award obligations in FY2026: $17,023 for each of its 703,657 residents.
That is in line with the New Mexico rate of $20,891 per resident and in line with the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 2 of 3 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 53% contracts, 33% direct payments, 14% grants.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $47B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Department of Energy ($19B), Social Security Administration ($12B) and Department of Education ($2.2B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $6.3B
- Grants $1.6B
- Direct payments $4.0B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $2.3M
- Other assistance $17M
| Per resident | This district | New Mexico | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $17,023 | $20,891 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $9,019 | $7,340 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $2,337 | $6,511 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $5,639 | $6,991 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $3 | $0 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $24 | $48 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 2 of 3 in state · 22 of 436 US | 11 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 $14B 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
- Colfax County 100% of county area
- Curry County 100% of county area
- Harding County 100% of county area
- Los Alamos County 100% of county area
- Mora County 100% of county area
- Quay County 100% of county area
- Rio Arriba County 100% of county area
- Roosevelt County 100% of county area
- San Juan County 100% of county area
- San Miguel County 100% of county area
- Taos County 100% of county area
- Union County 100% of county area
- Santa Fe County 93% of county area
- McKinley County 92% of county area
- Sandoval County 90% of county area
- Lea County 53% of county area
- Chaves County 45% of county area
- Eddy County 8% of county area
Other districts in New Mexico
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to New Mexico's 3rd congressional district?
$12B in award obligations in FY2026 and $47B 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?
$17,023 per resident in FY2026 (population 703,657), against $20,891 for New Mexico 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 Mexico's 3rd congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Triad National Security, LLC ($19B), State of New Mexico Public Education Department ($1.3B), New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management ($1.0B), New Mexico Department of Transportation ($783M) and Information Technology, New Mexico Department of ($685M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund New Mexico's 3rd congressional district?
Department of Energy ($19B), Social Security Administration ($12B), Department of Education ($2.2B), Department of the Interior ($1.7B) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.6B), 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.