Federal spending received by state (with per-capita)
How much total federal spending (contracts, assistance — everything) landed in each state by recipient location, ranked by state total, with per-capita alongside and links to each state page.
An organization of public government data, not an official U.S. government site. Aggregates cover collected data, and rankings are based on name-level aggregation.
What the data shows
By total, populous states (California, Texas) lead. But per-capita surfaces states dense with federal facilities, the military, or national labs (Virginia, Maryland, Alaska, New Mexico), revealing regional differences in reliance on federal money. Because it is by recipient location, headquarters effects can shift dollars away from where work physically happens. See each state's page for population, income, and more.
Top 50 of 51
| # | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California $12,334 per capita | |
| 2 | Florida $13,844 per capita | |
| 3 | Texas $9,992 per capita | |
| 4 | Pennsylvania $21,337 per capita | |
| 5 | New York $13,388 per capita | |
| 6 | Minnesota $41,950 per capita | |
| 7 | Virginia $26,633 per capita | |
| 8 | Indiana $29,658 per capita | |
| 9 | Kentucky $37,674 per capita | |
| 10 | Connecticut $41,714 per capita | |
| 11 | South Carolina $25,159 per capita | |
| 12 | Wisconsin $22,972 per capita | |
| 13 | Illinois $10,717 per capita | |
| 14 | Ohio $11,397 per capita | |
| 15 | Michigan $12,770 per capita | |
| 16 | North Carolina $11,405 per capita | |
| 17 | Tennessee $16,806 per capita | |
| 18 | Arizona $15,920 per capita | |
| 19 | Massachusetts $14,713 per capita | |
| 20 | Georgia $9,336 per capita | |
| 21 | New Jersey $10,575 per capita | |
| 22 | Maryland $15,900 per capita | |
| 23 | North Dakota $122,771 per capita | |
| 24 | Missouri $15,467 per capita | |
| 25 | Washington $10,996 per capita | |
| 26 | Colorado $12,610 per capita | |
| 27 | Alabama $14,207 per capita | |
| 28 | Louisiana $12,864 per capita | |
| 29 | Oregon $13,519 per capita | |
| 30 | Oklahoma $11,975 per capita | |
| 31 | District of Columbia $58,462 per capita | |
| 32 | Mississippi $12,970 per capita | |
| 33 | Iowa $11,104 per capita | |
| 34 | New Mexico $16,686 per capita | |
| 35 | Arkansas $11,105 per capita | |
| 36 | Nevada $10,045 per capita | |
| 37 | Kansas $10,622 per capita | |
| 38 | Utah $8,299 per capita | |
| 39 | Nebraska $14,077 per capita | |
| 40 | West Virginia $12,910 per capita | |
| 41 | Alaska $30,550 per capita | |
| 42 | Idaho $10,974 per capita | |
| 43 | Hawaii $14,738 per capita | |
| 44 | Maine $15,155 per capita | |
| 45 | Montana $15,380 per capita | |
| 46 | New Hampshire $12,191 per capita | |
| 47 | Rhode Island $13,196 per capita | |
| 48 | Delaware $11,586 per capita | |
| 49 | South Dakota $12,396 per capita | |
| 50 | Vermont $14,355 per capita |
Aggregates cover each source's collected data. Names use the original data as-is.