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Federal spending in Arkansas

Population 3,114,791 (2025) · per-resident rank 42 of 51 · 75 counties · 4 congressional districts

Calhoun County: $93,382 per residentLafayette County: $31,433 per residentWoodruff County: $16,363 per residentArkansas County: $15,204 per residentPulaski County: $13,472 per residentMonroe County: $12,379 per residentPrairie County: $10,806 per residentBaxter County: $10,661 per residentPhillips County: $10,652 per residentDesha County: $10,590 per residentLee County: $10,212 per residentChicot County: $10,157 per residentGarland County: $9,898 per residentCleburne County: $9,771 per residentColumbia County: $9,530 per residentJefferson County: $9,487 per residentSharp County: $9,441 per residentIzard County: $9,396 per residentStone County: $9,393 per residentSearcy County: $9,321 per residentOuachita County: $9,304 per residentMarion County: $9,212 per residentVan Buren County: $9,118 per residentClay County: $9,094 per residentFulton County: $9,048 per residentCleveland County: $8,920 per residentBoone County: $8,838 per residentDallas County: $8,824 per residentNewton County: $8,792 per residentAshley County: $8,711 per residentDrew County: $8,600 per residentPolk County: $8,593 per residentNevada County: $8,580 per residentRandolph County: $8,400 per residentMississippi County: $8,315 per residentScott County: $8,308 per residentFranklin County: $8,226 per residentMontgomery County: $8,209 per residentClark County: $8,134 per residentLittle River County: $8,125 per residentUnion County: $8,052 per residentCross County: $8,038 per residentConway County: $7,981 per residentPoinsett County: $7,924 per residentCarroll County: $7,778 per residentLawrence County: $7,712 per residentPerry County: $7,630 per residentSt. Francis County: $7,615 per residentHempstead County: $7,556 per residentLogan County: $7,461 per residentCrawford County: $7,339 per residentJohnson County: $7,237 per residentPike County: $7,138 per residentSebastian County: $7,133 per residentCrittenden County: $7,122 per residentLonoke County: $7,114 per residentGrant County: $7,085 per residentPope County: $7,031 per residentHot Spring County: $7,007 per residentYell County: $6,970 per residentWhite County: $6,956 per residentMadison County: $6,861 per residentBradley County: $6,774 per residentIndependence County: $6,765 per residentMiller County: $6,712 per residentHoward County: $6,679 per residentJackson County: $6,599 per residentSaline County: $6,577 per residentGreene County: $6,403 per residentCraighead County: $6,357 per residentLincoln County: $5,832 per residentFaulkner County: $5,594 per residentSevier County: $5,405 per residentWashington County: $5,095 per residentBenton County: $4,632 per resident
low → high per resident, FY2025Arkansas counties; boundaries US Census Bureau.

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 $35B in awards performed in Arkansas in FY2025, $11,221 per resident against $15,158 nationally; the state ranks 42 of 51 by that rate.

The FY2025 mix was 60% direct payments, 36% grants. Obligations were up 10% on FY2024; FY2026 to date stands at $32B.

223 organisations located in Arkansas reached the $1.0M listing floor in at least one fiscal year since FY2022; the largest is Human Services, Arkansas Department of ($36B over five years).

$35Bobligations performed in Arkansas, FY2025FY2025 (1 Oct 2024 – 30 Sep 2025) · obligations
$11,221per residentFY2025 · obligationsUS: $15,158
$163Bfive-year totalFY2022–FY2026 to date · obligations
$32BFY2026 to dateFY2026, through 30 Sep 2026 · obligations
223listed organisations located hereFY2022–FY2026

Per resident, by award type FY2025

Per residentArkansasUnited States
All award obligations$11,221$15,158
Contracts$406$2,164
Grants$4,011$3,542
Direct payments$6,738$9,398
Loans (subsidy cost)$8$1
Other assistance$58$53

Obligations by fiscal year

$31B
$32B
$32B
$35B
$32B
FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Award obligations performed in Arkansas by fiscal year and award type (spending over time, place of performance). *FY2026 runs to the data date and is incomplete.

By month last 24 months

Oct 2024Oct 2025Sep 2026
Monthly obligations performed in Arkansas, by award type. The last month is partial.

Monthly award lists ($1.0M+ new awards):

Largest recipients located in Arkansas five listed years

#OrganisationObligations
1Human Services, Arkansas Department of$36B
2Arkansas Department of Transportation$4.9B
3Department of Education Arkansas$4.0B
4Department of Human Services Arkansas$1.6B
5Arkansas Department of Human Services$1.6B
6Arkansas Economic Development Commission$1.2B
7Tyson Foods Inc.$1.2B
8Windstream Communications, LLC$849M
9Arkansas Department of Health$623M
10Arkansas Division of Emergency Management$606M
11University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences$572M
12University of Arkansas$482M
13Arkansas Department of Human Services$474M
14Arkansas Natural Resources Commission$447M
15Arkansas Division of Workforce Services$433M
16Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality$427M
17Executive Office of the State of Arkansa$389M
18Military Department, Arkansas National Guard$348M
19Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development$344M
20Human Services, Arkansas Department of$317M
21Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel Company$262M
22Swa Lithium LLC$225M
23DEPT of Finance & Administration$222M
24Central Research Inc$180M
25Rehabilitation Services, Arkansas$177M

Top government contractors in Arkansas contract obligations

#OrganisationContracts
1Tyson Foods Inc.$1.1B
2Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel Company$262M
3Central Research Inc$176M
4Koontz Electric Company, Incorporated$120M
5Shaver Foods LLC$118M
6Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development$96M
7Johnsondanforth, Inc$84M
8TLS-Ces Services I, LLC$83M
9American Fuel Cell and Coated Fabrics Company, LLC$82M
10Amedistaf, LLC$68M
11Kira Aviation Services LLC$66M
12Kimball & Thompson Produce Company$62M
13Amerind BG JV, LLC$53M
14Henrys Aerial Service Inc$50M
15Avcor Construction, LLC$45M
16George's, Inc.$44M
17McCormick Industrial Abatement Services, Inc.$40M
18Trinity Packaging LLC$36M
19Cromwell Architects Engineers, Inc.$31M
20Alessi-Keyes Construction Company$29M
21O. K. Foods, Inc.$29M
22Ab Martin Services Inc$27M
23Spectra Technologies LLC$24M
24A4 Services LLC$24M
25J. B. Hunt Transport Inc$22M

Recipients are grouped by the state of the recipient's own address (USAspending recipient location), not by where the work is performed. Individuals are excluded. Each figure sums the fiscal years in which the organisation reached the $1.0M listing floor.

Awarding agencies place of performance, FY2022–FY2025

Social Security Administration$59B
Department of Health and Human Services$34B
Department of Veterans Affairs$10B
Department of Agriculture$7.1B
Department of Transportation$4.3B
Department of Defense$4.2B
Department of Education$3.4B
Department of Housing and Urban Development$1.3B
Department of Commerce$1.1B
Railroad Retirement Board$1.1B
Federal Communications Commission$969M
Environmental Protection Agency$712M
Department of Homeland Security$608M
Department of Energy$564M
Department of Justice$336M

Contract industries NAICS

332993 Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing$1.2B
236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction$631M
336414 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing$530M
237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction$439M
541512 Computer Systems Design Services$288M
561990 All Other Support Services$248M
237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction$220M
517110 Wired Telecommunications Carriers$145M
541330 Engineering Services$137M
623110 Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)$128M
561210 Facilities Support Services$116M
336413 Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing$93M
311991 Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing$85M
325998 All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing$78M
311999 All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing$73M

Assistance programs listings

96.002 Social Security Retirement Insurance$42B
93.778 Grants to States for Medicaid$28B
96.001 Social Security Disability Insurance$9.3B
64.109 Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$6.8B
96.004 Social Security Survivors Insurance$4.6B
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction$3.5B
96.006 Supplemental Security Income$3.2B
10.551 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program$2.2B
10.555 National School Lunch Program$1.6B
84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program$1.1B
57.001 Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$1.1B
11.035 Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program$1.0B
93.767 Children's Health Insurance Program$869M
93.774 Medicare Supplementary Medical Insurance$779M
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies$705M

Counties per resident, FY2025

CountyPopulationFY2025 obligationsPer residentFive-year total
Pulaski County404,611$5.5B$13,472$22B
Benton County332,554$1.5B$4,632$7.5B
Washington County271,213$1.4B$5,095$6.4B
Garland County99,695$987M$9,898$4.5B
Sebastian County130,641$932M$7,133$4.5B
Saline County133,288$877M$6,577$4.1B
Faulkner County133,979$750M$5,594$3.4B
Craighead County116,957$743M$6,357$3.3B
Jefferson County62,987$598M$9,487$2.9B
White County80,085$557M$6,956$2.5B
Lonoke County76,664$545M$7,114$2.5B
Crawford County62,657$460M$7,339$2.1B
Baxter County42,982$458M$10,661$2.1B
Pope County64,976$457M$7,031$2.0B
Calhoun County4,632$433M$93,382$1.5B
Boone County38,628$341M$8,838$1.5B
Crittenden County46,210$329M$7,122$1.6B
Mississippi County37,828$315M$8,315$1.5B
Greene County47,411$304M$6,403$1.4B
Union County36,926$297M$8,052$1.4B
Miller County42,357$284M$6,712$1.4B
Independence County38,785$262M$6,765$1.2B
Cleburne County25,672$251M$9,771$1.2B
Arkansas County15,836$241M$15,204$958M
Hot Spring County33,451$234M$7,007$1.1B
Carroll County29,263$228M$7,778$1.0B
Columbia County21,894$209M$9,530$862M
Ouachita County21,731$202M$9,304$1.6B
Johnson County26,225$190M$7,237$811M
Lafayette County5,888$185M$31,433$477M
Poinsett County22,483$178M$7,924$797M
Sharp County18,122$171M$9,441$788M
Conway County21,393$171M$7,981$788M
Clark County20,938$170M$8,134$747M
Polk County19,486$167M$8,593$814M
St. Francis County21,800$166M$7,615$749M
Marion County17,593$162M$9,212$757M
Logan County21,633$161M$7,461$783M
Randolph County18,876$159M$8,400$719M
Ashley County17,831$155M$8,711$737M
Phillips County14,255$152M$10,652$799M
Van Buren County16,238$148M$9,118$706M
Drew County17,054$147M$8,600$699M
Franklin County17,725$146M$8,226$687M
Hempstead County19,080$144M$7,556$700M
Yell County19,956$139M$6,970$667M
Izard County14,405$135M$9,396$633M
Grant County18,756$133M$7,085$595M
Cross County16,186$130M$8,038$586M
Clay County14,052$128M$9,094$633M
Madison County18,410$126M$6,861$576M
Lawrence County16,273$125M$7,712$612M
Stone County12,703$119M$9,393$551M
Fulton County12,492$113M$9,048$518M
Jackson County16,741$110M$6,599$523M
Desha County9,984$106M$10,590$526M
Little River County11,763$96M$8,125$484M
Woodruff County5,710$93M$16,363$408M
Chicot County9,107$93M$10,157$475M
Prairie County7,923$86M$10,806$441M
Sevier County15,758$85M$5,405$416M
Scott County9,965$83M$8,308$393M
Howard County12,306$82M$6,679$400M
Lee County8,029$82M$10,212$383M
Perry County10,309$79M$7,630$387M
Monroe County6,244$77M$12,379$387M
Lincoln County12,764$74M$5,832$396M
Searcy County7,848$73M$9,321$355M
Pike County9,964$71M$7,138$347M
Montgomery County8,579$70M$8,209$339M
Nevada County7,942$68M$8,580$289M
Bradley County9,828$67M$6,774$332M
Cleveland County7,224$64M$8,920$295M
Newton County7,026$62M$8,792$308M
Dallas County6,011$53M$8,824$252M

Congressional districts

DistrictPopulationFY2025 obligationsPer residentFive-year total
AR-01753,369$6.1B$8,088$28B
AR-02758,976$8.3B$10,874$35B
AR-03766,477$4.7B$6,081$22B
AR-04747,069$6.1B$8,197$28B

Largest awards begun in FY2025

RecipientAwarding agencyTypeAward valueBegunRecord
Human Services, Arkansas Department ofDepartment of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesGrantBlock Grant (a)$6.3B1 Oct 2024USAspending
Human Services, Arkansas Department ofDepartment of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesGrantBlock Grant (a)$343M1 Oct 2024USAspending
Department of Education ArkansasDepartment of AgricultureFood and Nutrition ServiceGrantFormula Grant (a)$308M8 Nov 2024USAspending
Swa Lithium LLCDepartment of EnergyGrantProject Grant (B)$225M15 Jan 2025USAspending
Human Services, Arkansas Department ofDepartment of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesGrantBlock Grant (a)$198M1 Jan 2025USAspending
Department of Education ArkansasDepartment of EducationGrantFormula Grant (a)$174M1 Jul 2025USAspending
Arkansas Electric Coop CorpDepartment of AgricultureRural Utilities ServiceLoanDirect Loan (e)$168Mloan face value7 May 2025USAspending
General Dynamics-Ots, Inc.Department of DefenseDepartment of the ArmyContractDelivery Order$161M4 Sep 2025USAspending
General Dynamics-Ots, Inc.Department of DefenseDepartment of the ArmyContractDelivery Order$161M4 Sep 2025USAspending
Department of Education ArkansasDepartment of EducationGrantFormula Grant (a)$139M1 Jul 2025USAspending

Questions and answers

How much federal money is spent in Arkansas?

$35B in award obligations with a primary place of performance in Arkansas in FY2025 (1 Oct 2024 – 30 Sep 2025), $163B over the five fiscal years since FY2022. Obligations are commitments, not payments.

How much is that per resident?

$11,221 per resident in FY2025, against $15,158 nationally; Arkansas ranks 42 of 51 states and the District of Columbia. Direct payments such as Social Security and Medicare are included and split out in the table.

Who are the top government contractors in Arkansas?

By contract obligations over the listed fiscal years, organisations located in Arkansas: Tyson Foods Inc. ($1.1B), Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel Company ($262M), Central Research Inc ($176M), Koontz Electric Company, Incorporated ($120M), Shaver Foods LLC ($118M).

Which agencies spend the most in Arkansas?

Over FY2022–FY2025: Social Security Administration ($59B), Department of Health and Human Services ($34B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($10B), Department of Agriculture ($7.1B), Department of Transportation ($4.3B).

Provenance

Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (spending over time by place of performance for the state series; spending by geography for counties and districts; spending by category for recipients, agencies, NAICS and listings), loaded 30 Sep 2026. Population: Census Vintage 2025. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.