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 $12,337 per capita	≈$486.48B
2	Florida $13,844 per capita	≈$323.56B
3	Texas $9,995 per capita	≈$312.75B
4	Pennsylvania $21,340 per capita	≈$279.09B
5	New York $13,390 per capita	≈$266.03B
6	Minnesota $41,957 per capita	≈$243.06B
7	Virginia $26,639 per capita	≈$234.72B
8	Indiana $29,659 per capita	≈$205.37B
9	Kentucky $37,680 per capita	≈$172.89B
10	Connecticut $41,736 per capita	≈$153.38B
11	South Carolina $25,165 per capita	≈$137.87B
12	Wisconsin $22,977 per capita	≈$136.97B
13	Illinois $10,721 per capita	≈$136.27B
14	Ohio $11,398 per capita	≈$135.45B
15	Michigan $12,774 per capita	≈$129.53B
16	North Carolina $11,408 per capita	≈$126.01B
17	Tennessee $16,809 per capita	≈$121.49B
18	Arizona $15,928 per capita	≈$120.77B
19	Massachusetts $14,716 per capita	≈$105.02B
20	Georgia $9,337 per capita	≈$104.4B
21	New Jersey $10,575 per capita	≈$100.48B
22	Maryland $15,903 per capita	≈$99.6B
23	North Dakota $122,787 per capita	≈$97.81B
24	Missouri $15,468 per capita	≈$96.61B
25	Washington $11,000 per capita	≈$87.54B
26	Colorado $12,622 per capita	≈$75.19B
27	Alabama $14,212 per capita	≈$73.3B
28	Louisiana $12,866 per capita	≈$59.16B
29	Oregon $13,531 per capita	≈$57.81B
30	Oklahoma $11,988 per capita	≈$49.1B
31	District of Columbia $58,679 per capita	≈$41.21B
32	Mississippi $12,987 per capita	≈$38.22B
33	Iowa $11,120 per capita	≈$36.04B
34	New Mexico $16,693 per capita	≈$35.56B
35	Arkansas $11,108 per capita	≈$34.3B
36	Nevada $10,042 per capita	≈$32.81B
37	Kansas $10,627 per capita	≈$31.57B
38	Utah $8,300 per capita	≈$29.08B
39	Nebraska $14,087 per capita	≈$28.25B
40	West Virginia $12,914 per capita	≈$22.86B
41	Alaska $30,611 per capita	≈$22.66B
42	Idaho $10,989 per capita	≈$22B
43	Hawaii $14,751 per capita	≈$21.33B
44	Maine $15,169 per capita	≈$21.31B
45	Montana $15,407 per capita	≈$17.52B
46	New Hampshire $12,194 per capita	≈$17.18B
47	Rhode Island $13,197 per capita	≈$14.68B
48	Delaware $11,583 per capita	≈$12.18B
49	South Dakota $12,419 per capita	≈$11.48B
50	Vermont $14,367 per capita	≈$9.32B

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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