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Federal spending in Iowa

Population 3,238,387 (2025) · per-resident rank 40 of 51 · 99 counties · 4 congressional districts

Des Moines County: $33,417 per residentLinn County: $14,228 per residentHancock County: $14,222 per residentAudubon County: $11,151 per residentFremont County: $10,938 per residentKossuth County: $10,337 per residentCherokee County: $10,204 per residentShelby County: $10,140 per residentPlymouth County: $9,992 per residentSac County: $9,969 per residentDickinson County: $9,932 per residentMonona County: $9,854 per residentFranklin County: $9,831 per residentTaylor County: $9,831 per residentPocahontas County: $9,815 per residentPalo Alto County: $9,659 per residentAdams County: $9,654 per residentGuthrie County: $9,249 per residentFayette County: $9,243 per residentMitchell County: $9,239 per residentHarrison County: $9,052 per residentClay County: $8,933 per residentButler County: $8,932 per residentGreene County: $8,868 per residentUnion County: $8,864 per residentCerro Gordo County: $8,858 per residentOsceola County: $8,852 per residentChickasaw County: $8,802 per residentWinnebago County: $8,802 per residentCrawford County: $8,792 per residentCarroll County: $8,715 per residentAdair County: $8,622 per residentEmmet County: $8,599 per residentTama County: $8,495 per residentHoward County: $8,492 per residentClayton County: $8,488 per residentPoweshiek County: $8,484 per residentBremer County: $8,370 per residentLee County: $8,359 per residentMonroe County: $8,358 per residentWinneshiek County: $8,322 per residentHumboldt County: $8,314 per residentVan Buren County: $8,310 per residentPolk County: $8,304 per residentJefferson County: $8,251 per residentCedar County: $8,236 per residentIda County: $8,196 per residentClarke County: $8,143 per residentRinggold County: $8,076 per residentFloyd County: $8,075 per residentWorth County: $8,064 per residentGrundy County: $8,043 per residentStory County: $8,028 per residentBenton County: $8,026 per residentMills County: $7,978 per residentBuchanan County: $7,977 per residentClinton County: $7,964 per residentCalhoun County: $7,961 per residentWebster County: $7,927 per residentMontgomery County: $7,885 per residentWright County: $7,880 per residentDubuque County: $7,853 per residentLouisa County: $7,805 per residentAllamakee County: $7,782 per residentCass County: $7,782 per residentKeokuk County: $7,751 per residentWayne County: $7,739 per residentHardin County: $7,706 per residentAppanoose County: $7,591 per residentDecatur County: $7,577 per residentDelaware County: $7,512 per residentSioux County: $7,484 per residentPage County: $7,473 per residentBoone County: $7,394 per residentJackson County: $7,391 per residentMahaska County: $7,322 per residentMuscatine County: $7,297 per residentIowa County: $7,283 per residentHamilton County: $7,253 per residentPottawattamie County: $7,226 per residentMarshall County: $7,076 per residentJones County: $7,068 per residentWapello County: $7,064 per residentJohnson County: $7,022 per residentLucas County: $7,021 per residentBlack Hawk County: $7,018 per residentLyon County: $7,015 per residentWashington County: $6,961 per residentO'Brien County: $6,892 per residentHenry County: $6,867 per residentMarion County: $6,843 per residentJasper County: $6,800 per residentWoodbury County: $6,614 per residentMadison County: $6,531 per residentScott County: $6,463 per residentBuena Vista County: $6,400 per residentWarren County: $5,975 per residentDavis County: $5,879 per residentDallas County: $4,245 per resident
low → high per resident, FY2025Iowa 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 $37B in awards performed in Iowa in FY2025, $11,278 per resident against $15,158 nationally; the state ranks 40 of 51 by that rate.

The FY2025 mix was 57% direct payments, 32% grants, 10% contracts. Obligations were up 13% on FY2024; FY2026 to date stands at $33B.

208 organisations located in Iowa reached the $1.0M listing floor in at least one fiscal year since FY2022; the largest is IA Department of Human Services ($35B over five years).

$37Bobligations performed in Iowa, FY2025FY2025 (1 Oct 2024 – 30 Sep 2025) · obligations
$11,278per residentFY2025 · obligationsUS: $15,158
$163Bfive-year totalFY2022–FY2026 to date · obligations
$33BFY2026 to dateFY2026, through 30 Sep 2026 · obligations
208listed organisations located hereFY2022–FY2026

Per resident, by award type FY2025

Per residentIowaUnited States
All award obligations$11,278$15,158
Contracts$1,116$2,164
Grants$3,640$3,542
Direct payments$6,480$9,398
Loans (subsidy cost)$5$1
Other assistance$36$53

Obligations by fiscal year

$31B
$31B
$32B
$37B
$33B
FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Award obligations performed in Iowa 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 Iowa, by award type. The last month is partial.

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

Largest recipients located in Iowa five listed years

#OrganisationObligations
1IA Department of Human Services$35B
2Iowa Department of Transportation$4.5B
3Rockwell Collins, Inc.$4.0B
4Department of Education Iowa$3.0B
5American Ordnance LLC$1.6B
6Data Link Solutions LLC$1.6B
7The University of Iowa$1.5B
8Rockwell Collins, Inc.$1.3B
9Iowa State University of Science and Technology$1.3B
10Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department$1.0B
11Iowa Department of Natural Resources$1.0B
12PMX Industries, Inc.$681M
13Iowa Department of Public Health$618M
14Iowa Department Management$597M
15Economic Development Authority Iowa$463M
16Workforce Development Center$456M
17BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.$423M
18Department of Human Rights Iowa$415M
19Rockwell Collins Simulation & Training Solutions LLC$407M
20Regency Consulting Inc$361M
21Iowa Department of Health and Human Services$350M
22Iowa Department of Public Defense$328M
23Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa$284M
24The Cbe Group, Inc.$250M
25Collins Elbit Vision Systems, LLC$198M

Top government contractors in Iowa contract obligations

#OrganisationContracts
1Rockwell Collins, Inc.$4.0B
2Data Link Solutions LLC$1.6B
3American Ordnance LLC$1.5B
4Rockwell Collins, Inc.$1.3B
5PMX Industries, Inc.$682M
6BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.$423M
7Iowa State University of Science and Technology$404M
8Rockwell Collins Simulation & Training Solutions LLC$386M
9Regency Consulting Inc$334M
10The Cbe Group, Inc.$246M
11The University of Iowa$232M
12Collins Elbit Vision Systems, LLC$198M
13Mission Systems Davenport Inc.$170M
14Stanley Consultants, Inc.$157M
15Intertrade Limited$139M
16Allsteel LLC$114M
17Dubuque Barge and Fleeting Service Co$110M
18Collins Engine Nozzles, Inc$94M
19Telligen, Inc$94M
20General Constructors Inc. of the Quad Cities$85M
21Fleetside Ford, LLC.$77M
22NCS Pearson Inc$72M
23Heartland Goodwill Enterprises$71M
24Western Contracting Corp$70M
25Covenant Construction Services LLC$69M

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$28B
Department of Agriculture$11B
Department of Defense$10B
Department of Veterans Affairs$6.2B
Department of Transportation$4.4B
Department of Education$2.8B
Department of Housing and Urban Development$1.4B
Department of Homeland Security$1.0B
Railroad Retirement Board$969M
Department of the Treasury$794M
Federal Communications Commission$755M
Department of Energy$728M
Environmental Protection Agency$700M
Department of Commerce$525M

Contract industries NAICS

332993 Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing$1.8B
334220 Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing$1.6B
334290 Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing$1.6B
334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing$1.0B
336413 Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing$848M
331420 Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying$544M
336411 Aircraft Manufacturing$521M
541330 Engineering Services$504M
333318 Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing$470M
236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction$444M
541710 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences$349M
561210 Facilities Support Services$245M
237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction$194M
541211 Offices of Certified Public Accountants$180M
541713 Research and Development in Nanotechnology$143M

Assistance programs listings

96.002 Social Security Retirement Insurance$48B
93.778 Grants to States for Medicaid$23B
96.001 Social Security Disability Insurance$5.6B
96.004 Social Security Survivors Insurance$4.2B
64.109 Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$4.0B
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction$3.1B
10.551 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program$2.2B
10.450 Crop Insurance$2.0B
96.006 Supplemental Security Income$1.6B
10.069 Conservation Reserve Program$1.2B
10.555 National School Lunch Program$1.0B
57.001 Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$969M
84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program$938M
10.121 Emergency Commodity Assistance Program$829M
93.767 Children's Health Insurance Program$668M

Counties per resident, FY2025

CountyPopulationFY2025 obligationsPer residentFive-year total
Polk County516,546$4.3B$8,304$19B
Linn County232,028$3.3B$14,228$15B
Des Moines County38,077$1.3B$33,417$3.8B
Scott County175,259$1.1B$6,463$5.4B
Johnson County160,044$1.1B$7,022$5.5B
Black Hawk County131,532$923M$7,018$4.2B
Story County101,291$813M$8,028$3.6B
Dubuque County99,381$780M$7,853$3.5B
Woodbury County106,649$705M$6,614$3.1B
Pottawattamie County92,996$672M$7,226$3.3B
Dallas County118,457$503M$4,245$2.5B
Cerro Gordo County42,372$375M$8,858$1.7B
Clinton County46,002$366M$7,964$1.6B
Warren County57,331$343M$5,975$1.6B
Muscatine County41,853$305M$7,297$1.4B
Webster County36,838$292M$7,927$1.3B
Marshall County39,890$282M$7,076$1.3B
Sioux County36,774$275M$7,484$1.1B
Lee County32,306$270M$8,359$1.2B
Jasper County38,153$259M$6,800$1.2B
Plymouth County25,697$257M$9,992$878M
Wapello County35,210$249M$7,064$1.2B
Marion County34,192$234M$6,843$1.1B
Bremer County25,296$212M$8,370$866M
Benton County26,004$209M$8,026$920M
Boone County26,799$198M$7,394$879M
Dickinson County18,077$180M$9,932$779M
Carroll County20,303$177M$8,715$779M
Fayette County19,047$176M$9,243$736M
Buchanan County20,883$167M$7,977$678M
Winneshiek County19,733$164M$8,322$768M
Mahaska County21,880$160M$7,322$687M
Washington County22,667$158M$6,961$774M
Poweshiek County18,368$156M$8,484$701M
Cedar County18,359$151M$8,236$674M
Jones County21,253$150M$7,068$682M
Hancock County10,528$150M$14,222$493M
Kossuth County14,322$148M$10,337$626M
Clay County16,202$145M$8,933$628M
Clayton County16,845$143M$8,488$678M
Crawford County16,237$143M$8,792$577M
Tama County16,796$143M$8,495$718M
Jackson County19,288$143M$7,391$653M
Henry County19,349$133M$6,867$615M
Delaware County17,674$133M$7,512$589M
Harrison County14,623$132M$9,052$556M
Buena Vista County20,449$131M$6,400$636M
Hardin County16,455$127M$7,706$580M
Jefferson County15,291$126M$8,251$601M
Butler County14,049$125M$8,932$565M
Floyd County14,901$120M$8,075$570M
Iowa County16,504$120M$7,283$569M
Shelby County11,689$119M$10,140$533M
Mills County14,793$118M$7,978$541M
Cherokee County11,369$116M$10,204$496M
Madison County17,270$113M$6,531$499M
Page County14,856$111M$7,473$523M
Allamakee County14,238$111M$7,782$553M
Hamilton County14,944$108M$7,253$502M
Union County11,829$105M$8,864$450M
Chickasaw County11,663$103M$8,802$419M
Wright County12,801$101M$7,880$458M
Cass County12,960$101M$7,782$476M
Guthrie County10,782$100M$9,249$461M
Grundy County12,361$99M$8,043$431M
Mitchell County10,650$98M$9,239$405M
O'Brien County14,220$98M$6,892$447M
Franklin County9,868$97M$9,831$401M
Sac County9,525$95M$9,969$389M
Appanoose County12,077$92M$7,591$429M
Winnebago County10,251$90M$8,802$412M
Lyon County12,354$87M$7,015$361M
Palo Alto County8,899$86M$9,659$364M
Monona County8,539$84M$9,854$395M
Louisa County10,416$81M$7,805$374M
Howard County9,415$80M$8,492$359M
Montgomery County10,002$79M$7,885$372M
Emmet County9,107$78M$8,599$361M
Humboldt County9,409$78M$8,314$322M
Clarke County9,574$78M$8,143$404M
Greene County8,658$77M$8,868$367M
Calhoun County9,562$76M$7,961$361M
Keokuk County9,797$76M$7,751$374M
Fremont County6,522$71M$10,938$364M
Pocahontas County6,819$67M$9,815$280M
Adair County7,403$64M$8,622$280M
Lucas County8,847$62M$7,021$290M
Monroe County7,406$62M$8,358$306M
Audubon County5,509$61M$11,151$261M
Van Buren County7,131$59M$8,310$267M
Worth County7,338$59M$8,064$275M
Decatur County7,655$58M$7,577$268M
Taylor County5,835$57M$9,831$289M
Ida County6,777$56M$8,196$255M
Davis County9,230$54M$5,879$234M
Osceola County5,980$53M$8,852$268M
Wayne County6,738$52M$7,739$243M
Ringgold County4,642$37M$8,076$185M
Adams County3,617$35M$9,654$143M

Congressional districts

DistrictPopulationFY2025 obligationsPer residentFive-year total
IA-01794,325$6.7B$8,372$29B
IA-02794,283$7.8B$9,849$35B
IA-03809,127$6.4B$7,890$29B
IA-04795,344$6.4B$8,066$28B

Largest awards begun in FY2025

RecipientAwarding agencyTypeAward valueBegunRecord
IA Department of Human ServicesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesGrantBlock Grant (a)$5.9B1 Oct 2024USAspending
MSM Group North America Inc.Department of DefenseDepartment of the ArmyContractDefinitive Contract$635M15 Aug 2025USAspending
MSM Group North America Inc.Department of DefenseDepartment of the ArmyContractDefinitive Contract$635M15 Aug 2025USAspending
Data Link Solutions LLCDepartment of DefenseDepartment of the NavyContractDelivery Order$361M17 Sep 2025USAspending
IA Department of Human ServicesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesGrantBlock Grant (a)$198M1 Jan 2025USAspending
American Ordnance LLCDepartment of DefenseDepartment of the ArmyContractDelivery Order$197M18 Sep 2025USAspending
Department of Education IowaDepartment of AgricultureFood and Nutrition ServiceGrantFormula Grant (a)$194M7 Nov 2024USAspending
Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management DepartmentDepartment of Homeland SecurityFederal Emergency Management AgencyGrantProject Grant (B)$156M10 Oct 2024USAspending
Department of Education IowaDepartment of EducationGrantFormula Grant (a)$146M1 Jul 2025USAspending
Central Iowa Power CooperativeDepartment of AgricultureRural Utilities ServiceLoanDirect Loan (e)$144Mloan face value18 Sep 2025USAspending

Questions and answers

How much federal money is spent in Iowa?

$37B in award obligations with a primary place of performance in Iowa 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?

$11,278 per resident in FY2025, against $15,158 nationally; Iowa ranks 40 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 Iowa?

By contract obligations over the listed fiscal years, organisations located in Iowa: Rockwell Collins, Inc. ($4.0B), Data Link Solutions LLC ($1.6B), American Ordnance LLC ($1.5B), Rockwell Collins, Inc. ($1.3B), PMX Industries, Inc. ($682M).

Which agencies spend the most in Iowa?

Over FY2022–FY2025: Social Security Administration ($59B), Department of Health and Human Services ($28B), Department of Agriculture ($11B), Department of Defense ($10B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($6.2B).

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.