Where federal tax dollars land around Durham
Federal contracts, grants and other awards with work performed in the county containing Durham, NC — 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.
$6.1B in federal awards was spent in Durham County.
Federal awards, FY 2025: $6.1B — $18,607 per county resident
Biggest awarding agencies
- Department of Health and Human Services: 3193689463
- Social Security Administration: 1397524506
- Agency for International Development: 304435608
- General Services Administration: 277775251
- Department of Veterans Affairs: 232647696
- Environmental Protection Agency: 173946103
Largest recipients
- MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS: 3762349545
- DUKE UNIVERSITY: 578532846
- RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE: 538500396
- FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL: 283606673
- LC INDUSTRIES INC: 134098787
- GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.: 103349135
What it means
Department of Health and Human Services accounts for the largest share — $3.2B of the $6.1B total.
That works out to about $18,607 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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