Where federal tax dollars land around Acton
Federal contracts, grants and other awards with work performed in the county containing Acton, MA — 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.
$25.8B in federal awards was spent in Middlesex County.
Federal awards, FY 2025: $25.8B — $15,895 per county resident
Biggest awarding agencies
- Department of Defense: 7885401715
- Social Security Administration: 7148392625
- Department of Health and Human Services: 5906541031
- Department of Veterans Affairs: 1264742887
- Department of Education: 909343514
- Department of Housing and Urban Development: 679432321
Largest recipients
- MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS: 12623630919
- MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: 1442690440
- RAYTHEON COMPANY: 1391546165
- RAYTHEON COMPANY: 914764085
- MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION: 761983441
- FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS INC: 634806480
What it means
Department of Defense accounts for the largest share — $7.9B of the $25.8B total.
That works out to about $15,895 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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