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Federal spending in TN-01: Tennessee's 1st 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.
Federal agencies obligated $6.8B for work and payments in Tennessee's 1st congressional district in FY2026, or $8,800 per resident.
That is below the Tennessee rate of $16,503 per resident (53% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 2 of 9 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 84% direct payments, 12% contracts.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $27B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($18B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($3.2B) and Department of Defense ($2.0B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $815M
- Grants $259M
- Direct payments $5.7B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $4.5M
- Other assistance $17M
| Per resident | This district | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $8,800 | $16,503 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $1,056 | $1,621 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $336 | $2,749 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $7,381 | $12,112 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $6 | $1 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $22 | $19 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 2 of 9 in state · 84 of 436 US | 13 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
| # | Recipient organisation | Obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAE Systems Ordnance Systems Inc. | $932M | 4% |
| 2 | Tennessee Department of Transportation | $703M | 3% |
| 3 | Parsons Government Services Inc | $341M | 1% |
| 4 | Artazn LLC | $279M | 1% |
| 5 | Boeing Sikorsky Aircraft Support, LLC | $263M | 1% |
| 6 | Nuclear Fuel Services Inc | $211M | 1% |
| 7 | East Tennessee State University | $141M | 1% |
| 8 | Newbegin Enterprises,inc. | $75M | 0% |
| 9 | BWXT Ordnance Tennessee, Inc. | $73M | 0% |
| 10 | BWXT Enrichment Operations, LLC | $67M | 0% |
| 11 | CH2M Hill Constructors, Inc. | $61M | 0% |
| 12 | Northeast State Community College | $52M | 0% |
| 13 | Tevet LLC | $51M | 0% |
| 14 | Kingsport Housing & Redevelopment Authority | $47M | 0% |
| 15 | Douglas-Cherokee Economic Authority, Inc. | $43M | 0% |
| 16 | Saw Greenland, LLC | $41M | 0% |
| 17 | Upper East Tennessee Human Development Agency, Inc. | $39M | 0% |
| 18 | Johnson City Housing Authority | $35M | 0% |
| 19 | Walters State Community College | $34M | 0% |
| 20 | Contego Environmental LLC | $29M | 0% |
| 21 | Valiant Construction LLC | $28M | 0% |
| 22 | Tennessee Valley Housing Services | $28M | 0% |
| 23 | Tri-Cities Airport Authority | $27M | 0% |
| 24 | Atherton Construction LLC | $25M | 0% |
| 25 | Delfasco, LLC | $25M | 0% |
A further $21B 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
- Carter County 100% of county area
- Cocke County 100% of county area
- Greene County 100% of county area
- Hamblen County 100% of county area
- Hancock County 100% of county area
- Hawkins County 100% of county area
- Johnson County 100% of county area
- Sevier County 100% of county area
- Sullivan County 100% of county area
- Unicoi County 100% of county area
- Washington County 100% of county area
- Jefferson County 97% of county area
Other districts in Tennessee
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Tennessee's 1st congressional district?
$6.8B in award obligations in FY2026 and $27B 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?
$8,800 per resident in FY2026 (population 772,206), against $16,503 for Tennessee 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 Tennessee's 1st congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: BAE Systems Ordnance Systems Inc. ($932M), Tennessee Department of Transportation ($703M), Parsons Government Services Inc ($341M), Artazn LLC ($279M) and Boeing Sikorsky Aircraft Support, LLC ($263M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Tennessee's 1st congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($18B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($3.2B), Department of Defense ($2.0B), Department of Transportation ($761M) and Department of Energy ($333M), 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.