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Federal contracts and grants in North Carolina, by county (FY2025)
In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $9.3B in contracts and $44.4B in grants for work performed in North Carolina, ranking #22 of 56 states and territories for contract dollars. Top counties by contract dollars: Buncombe County ($1.2B), Durham County ($1.2B), Cumberland County ($1.2B).
$9.3Bfederal contracts (obligations)
$44.4Bfederal grants (obligations)
$894contract dollars per resident
#22rank for contract dollars
Counties (100 with awards)
| County | Contracts | Grants | Population | Contracts / resident | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buncombe County | $1.2B | $363.2M | 269,452 | $4,601 | |
| Durham County | $1.2B | $954.2M | 324,833 | $3,729 | |
| Cumberland County | $1.2B | $225.6M | 334,728 | $3,527 | |
| Onslow County | $726.2M | $64.6M | 204,576 | $3,550 | |
| Craven County | $497.6M | $61.3M | 100,720 | $4,940 | |
| Rutherford County | $438.5M | $13.9M | 64,444 | $6,804 | |
| Mcdowell County | $387.3M | $12.9M | 44,578 | $8,688 | |
| Mecklenburg County | $349.2M | $480.6M | 1,115,482 | $313 | |
| Wake County | $316.2M | $6.6B | 1,129,410 | $280 | |
| Henderson County | $271.8M | $76.4M | 116,281 | $2,337 | |
| Pasquotank County | $200.9M | $19.1M | 40,568 | $4,953 | |
| Watauga County | $195.9M | $43.5M | 54,086 | $3,622 | |
| New Hanover County | $171.1M | $64.9M | 225,702 | $758 | |
| Ashe County | $166.3M | $18.0M | 26,577 | $6,256 | |
| Brunswick County | $159.2M | $57.4M | 136,693 | $1,165 | |
| Transylvania County | $139.5M | $11.9M | 32,986 | $4,230 | |
| Mitchell County | $132.2M | $5.6M | 14,903 | $8,873 | |
| Polk County | $114.3M | $5.4M | 19,328 | $5,915 | |
| Guilford County | $112.0M | $427.0M | 541,299 | $207 | |
| Iredell County | $93.9M | $154.6M | 186,693 | $503 | |
| Union County | $76.6M | $27.6M | 238,267 | $322 | |
| Forsyth County | $71.9M | $339.5M | 382,590 | $188 | |
| Carteret County | $71.6M | $4.4M | 67,686 | $1,057 | |
| Vance County | $63.4M | $1.3M | 42,578 | $1,489 | |
| Catawba County | $55.7M | $15.2M | 160,610 | $347 | |
| Rockingham County | $50.5M | $4.0M | 91,096 | $554 | |
| Orange County | $50.5M | $586.4M | 148,696 | $339 | |
| Rowan County | $49.0M | $36.6M | 146,875 | $334 | |
| Alamance County | $48.5M | $10.7M | 171,415 | $283 | |
| Richmond County | $46.2M | $11.8M | 42,946 | $1,075 | |
| Pitt County | $45.7M | $56.7M | 170,243 | $268 | |
| Nash County | $45.6M | $10.8M | 94,970 | $480 | |
| Johnston County | $42.7M | $151.2M | 215,999 | $198 | |
| Dare County | $42.0M | $11.2M | 36,915 | $1,136 | |
| Wilkes County | $35.1M | $50.2M | 65,969 | $533 | |
| Wilson County | $33.7M | $19.3M | 78,784 | $428 | |
| Warren County | $32.9M | $500.0K | 18,642 | $1,766 | |
| Moore County | $29.7M | $6.0M | 99,727 | $298 | |
| Robeson County | $29.6M | $119.7M | 116,530 | $254 | |
| Hoke County | $23.9M | $10.4M | 52,082 | $458 | |
| Jones County | $21.8M | $750.0K | 9,172 | $2,376 | |
| Gaston County | $19.4M | $120.2M | 227,943 | $85 | |
| Wayne County | $19.2M | $36.2M | 117,333 | $163 | |
| Bladen County | $19.1M | $4.7M | 29,606 | $645 | |
| Swain County | $18.7M | $28.3M | 14,117 | $1,323 | |
| Alleghany County | $17.6M | $3.2M | 10,888 | $1,612 | |
| Granville County | $15.8M | $4.4M | 60,992 | $260 | |
| Cleveland County | $15.8M | $28.3M | 99,519 | $159 | |
| Macon County | $14.1M | $779.6K | 37,014 | $381 | |
| Stanly County | $11.6M | $2.2M | 62,504 | $185 | |
| Madison County | $10.1M | $7.8M | 21,193 | $479 | |
| Cabarrus County | $9.8M | $46.4M | 225,804 | $43 | |
| Avery County | $9.4M | $5.5M | 17,806 | $529 | |
| Harnett County | $8.4M | $40.7M | 133,568 | $63 | |
| Pamlico County | $8.2M | $9.6M | 12,276 | $667 | |
| Duplin County | $7.3M | $34.9M | 48,715 | $149 | |
| Graham County | $6.9M | $19.7M | 8,030 | $864 | |
| Lenoir County | $5.7M | $20.8M | 55,122 | $104 | |
| Chatham County | $5.5M | $2.9M | 76,285 | $72 | |
| Haywood County | $5.3M | $240.1M | 62,089 | $86 | |
| Burke County | $4.8M | $17.5M | 87,570 | $55 | |
| Hyde County | $3.8M | $6.5M | 4,589 | $830 | |
| Currituck County | $3.5M | $17.1M | 28,100 | $125 | |
| Surry County | $3.4M | $4.0M | 71,359 | $48 | |
| Cherokee County | $3.4M | $21.4M | 28,774 | $119 | |
| Davidson County | $3.4M | $12.8M | 168,930 | $20 | |
| Halifax County | $3.1M | $10.2M | 48,622 | $63 | |
| Alexander County | $2.6M | $2.2M | 36,444 | $72 | |
| Lee County | $2.2M | $7.5M | 63,285 | $35 | |
| Scotland County | $2.0M | $4.0M | 34,174 | $58 | |
| Chowan County | $1.7M | $17.7M | 13,708 | $126 | |
| Perquimans County | $1.7M | $162.4K | 13,005 | $128 | |
| Caswell County | $1.6M | $2.5M | 22,736 | $70 | |
| Stokes County | $1.4M | $3.1M | 44,520 | $32 | |
| Caldwell County | $1.1M | $25.6M | 80,652 | $13 | |
| Randolph County | $1.0M | $41.8M | 144,171 | $7 | |
| Lincoln County | $927.2K | $2.7M | 86,810 | $11 | |
| Pender County | $821.3K | $3.1M | 60,203 | $14 | |
| Camden County | $777.6K | $455.0K | 10,355 | $75 | |
| Yancey County | $727.5K | $52.3M | 18,470 | $39 | |
| Clay County | $714.2K | $4.1M | 11,089 | $64 | |
| Anson County | $700.2K | $2.9M | 22,055 | $32 | |
| Columbus County | $579.0K | $44.5M | 50,623 | $11 | |
| Beaufort County | $510.8K | $8.5M | 44,652 | $11 | |
| Person County | $372.0K | $5.3M | 39,097 | $10 | |
| Jackson County | $276.1K | $11.5M | 43,109 | $6 | |
| Franklin County | $218.9K | $5.2M | 68,573 | $3 | |
| Martin County | $170.7K | $10.9M | 22,031 | $8 | |
| Davie County | $161.1K | $5.2M | 42,712 | $4 | |
| Edgecombe County | $146.2K | $16.9M | 48,900 | $3 | |
| Sampson County | $130.6K | $8.7M | 59,036 | $2 | |
| Tyrrell County | $127.2K | $49.4K | 3,245 | $39 | |
| Northampton County | $10.5K | $12.7M | 17,471 | $1 | |
| Gates County | $1.6K | $5.4M | 10,478 | $0 | |
| Bertie County | $150 | $5.3M | 17,934 | $0 | |
| Washington County | $0 | $1.9M | 11,003 | $0 | |
| Hertford County | $0 | $7.1M | 21,552 | $0 | |
| Greene County | $0 | $14.1M | 20,451 | $0 | |
| Yadkin County | $-89.0K | $13.1M | 37,214 | $-2 | |
| Montgomery County | $-8.2M | $8.3M | 25,751 | $-320 |
Top agencies (contracts)
- Department of Defense $6.0B
- General Services Administration $709.9M
- Department of Homeland Security $627.3M
- Department of Veterans Affairs $584.7M
- Department of Health and Human Services $513.9M
- Agency for International Development $254.5M
- Department of Agriculture $159.8M
- Environmental Protection Agency $90.2M
- Department of Transportation $88.3M
- Department of Justice $84.4M
Top contractors
- Ashbritt Inc $1.7B
- Bering Straits Global Innovations, Llc $277.9M
- Jbw Group Llc $258.9M
- Research Triangle Institute $250.7M
- Family Health International $235.5M
- Caci Nss, Llc $230.9M
- Sdv Office Systems Llc $197.2M
- General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. $195.8M
- Tmsab Llc $169.3M
- Sodexo Management Inc. $135.7M
Top industries (NAICS)
- 562119 Other Waste Collection $2.1B
- 541330 Engineering Services $496.9M
- 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction $489.5M
- 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services $433.2M
- 541512 Computer Systems Design Services $430.5M
- 562998 All Other Miscellaneous Waste Management Services $296.4M
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) $284.3M
- 561210 Facilities Support Services $277.7M
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $244.5M
- 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction $205.3M
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Source: USAspending.gov (place of performance; fiscal year 2025 = Oct 2024 to Sep 2025). Contracts = award types A–D; grants = block, formula, project grants and cooperative agreements. Obligations, not outlays. Built 2026-09-25 01:49 UTC. Coffermap is an independent tool by CyberMax, not a government site.