Where federal tax dollars land around CASTLE ROCK

Federal contracts, grants and other awards with work performed in the county containing CASTLE ROCK, CO — the yearly total, the biggest agencies and the largest recipients.

USAspending.gov API, federal awards by place of performance.

This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.

$5.2B in federal awards was spent in Douglas County.

Federal awards, FY 2025: $5.2B — $14,179 per county resident

Federal awards in Douglas County, by fiscal year

2016: 1735883819
2017: 773138957
2018: 1288755595
2019: 1747184172
2020: 2370337238
2021: 3622757663
2022: 4257708397
2023: 4452213642
2024: 3794224097
2025: 5221810192

Biggest awarding agencies

Department of Defense: 2458399380
Social Security Administration: 1630115124
National Aeronautics and Space Administration: 593553751
Department of Veterans Affairs: 281977662
Department of Agriculture: 230273232
Department of Transportation: 14183859

Largest recipients

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP: 2987175179
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS: 1868157533
CORE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE: 225200211
COCHLEAR AMERICAS CORPORATION: 32848797
BRANDES ASSOCIATES, INC.: 16046558
HDR ENVIRONMENTAL, OPERATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION, INC.: 12302395

What it means

Department of Defense accounts for the largest share — $2.5B of the $5.2B total.

That works out to about $14,179 for every resident of the county, counting contracts, grants, loans and direct payments.

Place of performance means the work happened here — the money may be awarded to a company or agency headquartered elsewhere, and multi-year awards can land in a single year's total.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates — Population, income, housing, education, commuting and poverty figures
Census Bureau API — ACS Detailed Tables — The endpoint these pages are generated from
data.census.gov — Look up the same tables for any place yourself
ACS accuracy statement — Estimates carry margins of error; small places vary the most

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