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Federal spending in WI-07: Wisconsin's 7th 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 $5.3B for work and payments in Wisconsin's 7th congressional district in FY2026, or $7,087 per resident.
That is below the Wisconsin rate of $18,159 per resident (39% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 5 of 8 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 93% direct payments.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $21B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($15B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.6B) and Department of Transportation ($716M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $74M
- Grants $285M
- Direct payments $4.9B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $1.5M
- Other assistance $21M
| Per resident | This district | Wisconsin | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $7,087 | $18,159 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $99 | $657 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $383 | $2,850 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $6,574 | $14,632 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $2 | −$11 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $28 | $32 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 5 of 8 in state · 151 of 436 US | 12 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 $18B 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
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST. Croix Regional Medical Center | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | LoanDirect Loan (e) | $95Mloan face value | 25 Sep 2025 | USAspending |
| Cooperative Educational Service Agency 11 | Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families | GrantProject Grant (B) | $32M | 15 Nov 2023 | USAspending |
| Wisconsin Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $29M | 12 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| Indianhead Community Action Agency, Incorporated. | Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families | GrantProject Grant (B) | $22M | 18 Jul 2023 | USAspending |
| Alliance Steel Construction, Inc. | Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | ContractDefinitive Contract | $21M | 3 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| Wisconsin Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $19M | 7 Aug 2025 | USAspending |
| Wisconsin Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $18M | 21 Sep 2023 | USAspending |
| Family Forum, Inc. | Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families | GrantProject Grant (B) | $17M | 15 Nov 2023 | USAspending |
| Wisconsin Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $13M | 26 Mar 2026 | USAspending |
| Forest County Potawatomi Community | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $12M | 16 Sep 2025 | USAspending |
Counties in the district
- Ashland County 100% of county area
- Barron County 100% of county area
- Bayfield County 100% of county area
- Burnett County 100% of county area
- Clark County 100% of county area
- Douglas County 100% of county area
- Florence County 100% of county area
- Forest County 100% of county area
- Iron County 100% of county area
- Langlade County 100% of county area
- Lincoln County 100% of county area
- Marathon County 100% of county area
- Oneida County 100% of county area
- Polk County 100% of county area
- Price County 100% of county area
- Rusk County 100% of county area
- St. Croix County 100% of county area
- Sawyer County 100% of county area
- Taylor County 100% of county area
- Vilas County 100% of county area
- Washburn County 100% of county area
- Chippewa County 79% of county area
- Wood County 57% of county area
- Juneau County 44% of county area
- Jackson County 32% of county area
- Monroe County 15% of county area
Other districts in Wisconsin
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Wisconsin's 7th congressional district?
$5.3B in award obligations in FY2026 and $21B 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?
$7,087 per resident in FY2026 (population 744,643), against $18,159 for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin's 7th congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Wisconsin Department of Transportation ($580M), Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe School ($68M), Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin ($65M), Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians ($63M) and Forest County Potawatomi Community ($46M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Wisconsin's 7th congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($15B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.6B), Department of Transportation ($716M), Department of Agriculture ($462M) and Department of Health and Human Services ($295M), 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.