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Federal spending in WV-02: West Virginia's 2nd 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 $7.9B for work and payments in West Virginia's 2nd congressional district in FY2026, or $8,773 per resident.
That is below the West Virginia rate of $13,445 per resident and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 2 of 2 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 76% direct payments, 17% contracts.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $32B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($18B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($3.6B) and Department of Transportation ($1.7B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $1.4B
- Grants $468M
- Direct payments $6.0B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $4.7M
- Other assistance $79M
| Per resident | This district | West Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $8,773 | $13,445 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $1,518 | $968 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $520 | $5,038 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $6,643 | $7,353 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $5 | $3 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $87 | $84 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 2 of 2 in state · 85 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 $22B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maveris LLC | Department of Veterans Affairs | ContractDelivery Order | $218M | 28 Sep 2023 | USAspending |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corp | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $178M | 30 Sep 2023 | USAspending |
| Keylogic, LLC | Department of Energy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $176M | 31 Oct 2022 | USAspending |
| KBC Energy Solutions LLC | Department of Energy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $161M | 10 Jan 2023 | USAspending |
| Form Factory 1, LLC | Department of Energy | GrantProject Grant (B) | $150M | 18 Dec 2024 | USAspending |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corp | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $145M | 26 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corp | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $145M | 26 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection | Department of the InteriorOffice of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $141M | 18 Nov 2025 | USAspending |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corp | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | $139M | 21 May 2025 | USAspending |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corp | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | $116M | 18 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
Counties in the district
- Barbour County 100% of county area
- Berkeley County 100% of county area
- Brooke County 100% of county area
- Doddridge County 100% of county area
- Grant County 100% of county area
- Hampshire County 100% of county area
- Hancock County 100% of county area
- Hardy County 100% of county area
- Harrison County 100% of county area
- Jefferson County 100% of county area
- Lewis County 100% of county area
- Marion County 100% of county area
- Marshall County 100% of county area
- Mineral County 100% of county area
- Monongalia County 100% of county area
- Morgan County 100% of county area
- Ohio County 100% of county area
- Pleasants County 100% of county area
- Preston County 100% of county area
- Randolph County 100% of county area
- Ritchie County 100% of county area
- Taylor County 100% of county area
- Tucker County 100% of county area
- Tyler County 100% of county area
- Upshur County 100% of county area
- Wetzel County 100% of county area
- Wood County 100% of county area
Other districts in West Virginia
- WV-01 $9,123
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to West Virginia's 2nd congressional district?
$7.9B in award obligations in FY2026 and $32B 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?
$8,773 per resident in FY2026 (population 900,979), 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 2nd congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Wvdot Division of Highways ($1.5B), Northrop Grumman Systems Corp ($920M), Leidos, Inc. ($619M), Mantech Advanced Systems International, Inc. ($320M) and West Virginia University Research Corporation ($296M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund West Virginia's 2nd congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($18B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($3.6B), Department of Transportation ($1.7B), Department of Energy ($1.6B) and Department of Defense ($1.5B), 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.