The Fort Riley direct fiscal year 2017 economic impact has been calculated at approximately $1.7 billion..

The bulk of the total was in payroll.

Fort Riley has released information showing payroll for the past fiscal year totaled $1.239,869,467. Contracts, Supply and Service $138,969, 141, Construction $71,619,284, VA Expenditures $201, 332,000, Education $31,110,574 and Health Care $78,896,257. The total economic impact was $1,761,796,723.

The fiscal year 2017 economic impact total was up from $1,728, 126,450 in fiscal year 2016.