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Federal spending in WI-08: Wisconsin's 8th 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.
Wisconsin's 8th congressional district received $4.0B in federal award obligations in FY2026: $5,471 for each of its 736,848 residents.
That is below the Wisconsin rate of $18,159 per resident (30% of it) and below the national rate of $14,743; it ranks 7 of 8 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 106% direct payments, 11% grants.
Obligations were down 28% 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 Defense ($2.9B) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.5B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts −$723M
- Grants $451M
- Direct payments $4.3B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $379K
- Other assistance $24M
| Per resident | This district | Wisconsin | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $5,471 | $18,159 | $14,743 |
| Contracts | −$981 | $657 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $612 | $2,850 | $3,526 |
| Direct payments | $5,807 | $14,632 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $1 | −$11 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $32 | $32 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 7 of 8 in state · 208 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
| # | Recipient organisation | Obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marinette Marine Corporation | $2.5B | 12% |
| 2 | Wisconsin Department of Transportation | $617M | 3% |
| 3 | Krueger International, Inc. | $170M | 1% |
| 4 | Schutt Industries of Clintonville, Wis., Inc. | $119M | 1% |
| 5 | Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs | $103M | 0% |
| 6 | Oneida Nation | $101M | 0% |
| 7 | Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin | $98M | 0% |
| 8 | Brown County Housing Authority | $91M | 0% |
| 9 | Fox Valley Technical College | $88M | 0% |
| 10 | Tower Industries, Inc. | $79M | 0% |
| 11 | Outagamie, County of | $66M | 0% |
| 12 | University of Wisconsin System | $54M | 0% |
| 13 | Dental Health Products Incorporated | $39M | 0% |
| 14 | Northeast Wisconsin Technical College | $37M | 0% |
| 15 | College of the Menominee Nation | $36M | 0% |
| 16 | Appleton Marine Inc | $34M | 0% |
| 17 | Roen Salvage Co. | $33M | 0% |
| 18 | Brown County | $28M | 0% |
| 19 | BPD Engineering, LLC | $27M | 0% |
| 20 | Menominee Indian School District | $27M | 0% |
| 21 | Imeco Inc | $26M | 0% |
| 22 | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | $23M | 0% |
| 23 | Marine Travelift Inc | $20M | 0% |
| 24 | Green Bay Area Public School District | $20M | 0% |
| 25 | Appleton Housing Authority | $19M | 0% |
A further $17B 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
- Brown County 100% of county area
- Door County 100% of county area
- Kewaunee County 100% of county area
- Marinette County 100% of county area
- Menominee County 100% of county area
- Oconto County 100% of county area
- Outagamie County 100% of county area
- Shawano County 100% of county area
- Waupaca County 100% of county area
- Calumet County 78% of county area
- Winnebago County 11% of county area
Other districts in Wisconsin
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Wisconsin's 8th congressional district?
$4.0B 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?
$5,471 per resident in FY2026 (population 736,848), against $18,159 for Wisconsin and $14,743 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 8th congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Marinette Marine Corporation ($2.5B), Wisconsin Department of Transportation ($617M), Krueger International, Inc. ($170M), Schutt Industries of Clintonville, Wis., Inc. ($119M) and Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs ($103M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Wisconsin's 8th congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($15B), Department of Defense ($2.9B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.5B), Department of Transportation ($713M) and Department of Agriculture ($346M), 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.