Federal spending by state × USAspending

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	≈$486.33B
2	Florida $13,844 per capita	≈$323.57B
3	Texas $9,991 per capita	≈$312.64B
4	Pennsylvania $21,338 per capita	≈$279.07B
5	New York $13,388 per capita	≈$265.98B
6	Minnesota $41,950 per capita	≈$243.02B
7	Virginia $26,634 per capita	≈$234.68B
8	Indiana $29,658 per capita	≈$205.36B
9	Kentucky $37,657 per capita	≈$172.78B
10	Connecticut $41,713 per capita	≈$153.3B
11	South Carolina $25,159 per capita	≈$137.84B
12	Wisconsin $22,972 per capita	≈$136.94B
13	Illinois $10,716 per capita	≈$136.21B
14	Ohio $11,397 per capita	≈$135.43B
15	Michigan $12,771 per capita	≈$129.51B
16	North Carolina $11,405 per capita	≈$125.98B
17	Tennessee $16,806 per capita	≈$121.47B
18	Arizona $15,920 per capita	≈$120.71B
19	Massachusetts $14,714 per capita	≈$105B
20	Georgia $9,332 per capita	≈$104.34B
21	New Jersey $10,570 per capita	≈$100.42B
22	Maryland $15,900 per capita	≈$99.58B
23	North Dakota $122,770 per capita	≈$97.79B
24	Missouri $15,467 per capita	≈$96.6B
25	Washington $10,996 per capita	≈$87.5B
26	Colorado $12,608 per capita	≈$75.11B
27	Alabama $14,206 per capita	≈$73.27B
28	Louisiana $12,859 per capita	≈$59.12B
29	Oregon $13,512 per capita	≈$57.73B
30	Oklahoma $11,993 per capita	≈$49.12B
31	District of Columbia $58,449 per capita	≈$41.05B
32	Mississippi $12,970 per capita	≈$38.17B
33	Iowa $11,101 per capita	≈$35.98B
34	New Mexico $16,693 per capita	≈$35.56B
35	Arkansas $11,104 per capita	≈$34.29B
36	Nevada $10,044 per capita	≈$32.82B
37	Kansas $10,622 per capita	≈$31.55B
38	Utah $8,298 per capita	≈$29.07B
39	Nebraska $14,077 per capita	≈$28.23B
40	West Virginia $12,897 per capita	≈$22.83B
41	Alaska $30,547 per capita	≈$22.61B
42	Idaho $10,972 per capita	≈$21.96B
43	Hawaii $14,737 per capita	≈$21.31B
44	Maine $15,155 per capita	≈$21.29B
45	Montana $15,379 per capita	≈$17.49B
46	New Hampshire $12,191 per capita	≈$17.18B
47	Rhode Island $13,196 per capita	≈$14.68B
48	Delaware $11,586 per capita	≈$12.19B
49	South Dakota $12,395 per capita	≈$11.46B
50	Vermont $14,355 per capita	≈$9.31B

Aggregates cover each source's collected data. Names use the original data as-is.

FAQ

What does this ranking show?

How much total federal spending (contracts, assistance — everything) landed in each state by recipient location, ordered by state total, with per-capita shown alongside.

What does per-capita reveal?

Totals favor populous states, but per-capita highlights states with concentrated federal facilities, military, or research (Virginia, Maryland, Alaska, New Mexico, etc.), showing differences in reliance on federal money.

What does "by recipient location" mean?

Amounts are aggregated by the location (state) of the recipient. Due to headquarters effects, this may not match where the work physically occurs.

What is the source?

USAspending geographic aggregation (spending_by_geography). Per-capita uses state population from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS). See each state's page for detail.

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