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Federal spending in SD-00: South Dakota's at-large congressional district

Population 895,376 (USAspending's district estimate) · per-resident rank 1 of 1 in South Dakota · 38 of 436 nationally

South Dakota's at-large congressional district: $12,590 per resident
low → high per resident, FY2026 this districtSouth Dakota districts; 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 $11B for work and payments in South Dakota's at-large congressional district in FY2026, or $12,590 per resident.

That is in line with the South Dakota rate of $12,216 per resident and in line with the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 1 of 1 districts in the state.

The FY2026 mix was 63% direct payments, 29% grants.

Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $44B.

Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($16B), Department of Health and Human Services ($7.2B) and Department of Agriculture ($5.3B).

$11Bobligations performed in the district, FY2026FY2026 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026) · obligations
$12,590per residentFY2026 · obligationsSouth Dakota: $12,216 · US: $14,744
$44Bfive-year totalFY2023–FY2027 to date · obligations
$0FY2027 to dateFY2027, through 30 Sep 2026 · obligations
1,715awards of $1.0M+ begun here since FY2023FY2023–FY2027

Per resident, by award type FY2026

Per residentThis districtSouth DakotaUnited States
All award obligations$12,590$12,216$14,744
Contracts$892$854$2,007
Grants$3,699$3,703$3,528
Direct payments$7,870$7,536$9,185
Loans (subsidy cost)−$12−$12−$16
Other assistance$141$135$40
Rank by per-resident rate1 of 1 in state · 38 of 436 US31 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

$9.9B
$11B
$12B
$11B
$0
FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026FY2027*
Award obligations with a primary place of performance in SD-00, by fiscal year and award type. *FY2027 runs to the data date and is incomplete.

Recipients that dominate the district FY2022–FY2025

#Recipient organisationObligationsShare
1Social Services South Dakota Department$5.5B15%
2State of South Dakota$2.2B6%
3South Dakota Department of Education$876M2%
4Rosebud Sioux Tribe$411M1%
5Sterling Computers Corporation$401M1%
6Conti Federal Services, LLC$391M1%
7Federal Contracting Inc$370M1%
8Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board$363M1%
9Oglala Sioux Tribe of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation$339M1%
10The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources$271M1%
11Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe$266M1%
12South Dakota Department of Public Safety$241M1%
13Lewis & Clark Regional Water System$239M1%
14Governors Office of Econ Dev$233M1%
15KBR Wyle Services, LLC$194M1%
16South Dakota State University$189M1%
17BL Harbert International LLC$178M0%
18South Dakota Department of Health$174M0%
19Voith Hydro Inc$164M0%
20Oglala Sioux Tribe of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation$154M0%
21Tribal Health, LLC$146M0%
22State of South Dakota Department of Transportation$142M0%
23South Dakota Science & Technology Authority$138M0%
24The University of South Dakota$134M0%
25Walsh Federal LLC$130M0%

A further $23B among the top 40 went to recipients not shown: individuals, aggregated records and names USAspending withholds.

Who funds the district FY2022–FY2025

Awarding agencies

Social Security Administration$16B
Department of Health and Human Services$7.2B
Department of Agriculture$5.3B
Department of Veterans Affairs$2.9B
Department of Transportation$2.8B
Department of Defense$2.5B
Department of the Interior$2.4B
Department of Education$1.3B

Assistance programs

96.002 Social Security Retirement Insurance$13B
93.778 Grants to States for Medicaid$4.2B
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction$2.1B
64.109 Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$1.8B
96.001 Social Security Disability Insurance$1.3B
96.004 Social Security Survivors Insurance$1.1B
10.551 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program$659M
96.006 Supplemental Security Income$449M

Contract industries by NAICS sector

Construction$2.2B
Manufacturing$749M
Professional, scientific and technical services$515M
Health care and social assistance$334M
Administrative, support, waste management and remediation services$262M
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting$41M
Other services$36M
Utilities$34M

Largest awards performed in the district

RecipientAwarding agencyTypeAward valueBegunRecord
Social Services South Dakota DepartmentDepartment of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesGrantBlock Grant (a)$1.2B1 Oct 2025USAspending
Social Services South Dakota DepartmentDepartment of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesGrantBlock Grant (a)$1.2B1 Oct 2024USAspending
Social Services South Dakota DepartmentDepartment of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesGrantBlock Grant (a)$1.0B1 Oct 2023USAspending
Social Services South Dakota DepartmentDepartment of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesGrantBlock Grant (a)$802M1 Oct 2022USAspending
East River ElectricDepartment of AgricultureRural Utilities ServiceLoanDirect Loan (e)$360Mloan face value4 Sep 2025USAspending
BL Harbert International LLCDepartment of DefenseDepartment of the ArmyContractDefinitive Contract$209M18 Jan 2024USAspending
Governors Office of Econ DevDepartment of CommerceNational Institute of Standards and TechnologyGrantProject Grant (B)$207M16 Nov 2022USAspending
East River Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.Department of AgricultureRural Utilities ServiceLoanDirect Loan (e)$203Mloan face value28 Sep 2023USAspending
South Dakota Department of HealthDepartment of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$189M29 Dec 2025USAspending
Conti Federal Services, LLCDepartment of DefenseDepartment of the ArmyContractDefinitive Contract$141M23 May 2024USAspending

Counties in the district

Other districts in South Dakota

Questions and answers

How much federal spending goes to South Dakota's at-large congressional district?

$11B in award obligations in FY2026 and $44B 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?

$12,590 per resident in FY2026 (population 895,376), against $12,216 for South Dakota 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 South Dakota's at-large congressional district?

By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Social Services South Dakota Department ($5.5B), State of South Dakota ($2.2B), South Dakota Department of Education ($876M), Rosebud Sioux Tribe ($411M) and Sterling Computers Corporation ($401M). Individuals are never listed.

Which agencies fund South Dakota's at-large congressional district?

Social Security Administration ($16B), Department of Health and Human Services ($7.2B), Department of Agriculture ($5.3B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($2.9B) and Department of Transportation ($2.8B), 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.