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Congressional district · 119th Congress boundaries
Federal spending in WV-01: West Virginia'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 $8.0B for work and payments in West Virginia's 1st congressional district in FY2026, or $9,123 per resident.
That is below the West Virginia rate of $13,445 per resident and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 1 of 2 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 80% direct payments, 15% grants.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $34B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($21B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($3.3B) and Department of Transportation ($1.6B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $342M
- Grants $1.2B
- Direct payments $6.5B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $253K
- Other assistance $62M
| Per resident | This district | West Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $9,123 | $13,445 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $388 | $968 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $1,333 | $5,038 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $7,333 | $7,353 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $0 | $3 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $70 | $84 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 1 of 2 in state · 77 of 436 US | 21 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 $25B 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
- Boone County 100% of county area
- Braxton County 100% of county area
- Cabell County 100% of county area
- Calhoun County 100% of county area
- Clay County 100% of county area
- Fayette County 100% of county area
- Gilmer County 100% of county area
- Greenbrier County 100% of county area
- Jackson County 100% of county area
- Kanawha County 100% of county area
- Lincoln County 100% of county area
- Logan County 100% of county area
- McDowell County 100% of county area
- Mason County 100% of county area
- Mercer County 100% of county area
- Mingo County 100% of county area
- Monroe County 100% of county area
- Nicholas County 100% of county area
- Pendleton County 100% of county area
- Pocahontas County 100% of county area
- Putnam County 100% of county area
- Raleigh County 100% of county area
- Roane County 100% of county area
- Summers County 100% of county area
- Wayne County 100% of county area
- Webster County 100% of county area
- Wirt County 100% of county area
- Wyoming County 100% of county area
Other districts in West Virginia
- WV-02 $8,773
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to West Virginia's 1st congressional district?
$8.0B in award obligations in FY2026 and $34B 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?
$9,123 per resident in FY2026 (population 881,980), against $13,445 for West Virginia 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 West Virginia's 1st congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Wvdot Division of Highways ($1.5B), WV Division of Economic Development ($1.3B), West Virginia Department of Education ($1.0B), Division of Emergency Management ($456M) and Greenbrier Government Solutions Inc ($194M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund West Virginia's 1st congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($21B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($3.3B), Department of Transportation ($1.6B), Department of Education ($1.5B) and Department of Commerce ($1.4B), 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.