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 $11,898 per capita	≈$469.17B
2	Florida $13,240 per capita	≈$309.44B
3	Texas $9,787 per capita	≈$306.24B
4	Pennsylvania $20,760 per capita	≈$271.52B
5	New York $13,035 per capita	≈$258.97B
6	Minnesota $39,639 per capita	≈$229.64B
7	Virginia $24,549 per capita	≈$216.31B
8	Indiana $27,532 per capita	≈$190.64B
9	Kentucky $40,519 per capita	≈$185.92B
10	Arizona $18,780 per capita	≈$142.4B
11	South Carolina $25,081 per capita	≈$137.42B
12	Connecticut $36,764 per capita	≈$135.11B
13	Ohio $11,126 per capita	≈$132.22B
14	Illinois $10,317 per capita	≈$131.14B
15	Wisconsin $21,626 per capita	≈$128.91B
16	North Carolina $11,533 per capita	≈$127.39B
17	Michigan $12,223 per capita	≈$123.94B
18	Tennessee $16,758 per capita	≈$121.13B
19	Massachusetts $14,429 per capita	≈$102.97B
20	Georgia $9,001 per capita	≈$100.64B
21	New Jersey $10,269 per capita	≈$97.56B
22	Maryland $15,413 per capita	≈$96.54B
23	Washington $12,022 per capita	≈$95.67B
24	North Dakota $119,406 per capita	≈$95.11B
25	Missouri $14,976 per capita	≈$93.53B
26	Colorado $11,874 per capita	≈$70.74B
27	Alabama $12,875 per capita	≈$66.41B
28	Louisiana $12,951 per capita	≈$59.55B
29	Oregon $13,583 per capita	≈$58.03B
30	Oklahoma $11,815 per capita	≈$48.39B
31	New Mexico $18,020 per capita	≈$38.39B
32	Mississippi $12,406 per capita	≈$36.51B
33	Iowa $10,231 per capita	≈$33.16B
34	Arkansas $10,410 per capita	≈$32.15B
35	Kansas $10,704 per capita	≈$31.8B
36	Nevada $9,526 per capita	≈$31.12B
37	District of Columbia $44,156 per capita	≈$31.01B
38	Utah $8,488 per capita	≈$29.74B
39	Nebraska $13,511 per capita	≈$27.09B
40	West Virginia $12,894 per capita	≈$22.82B
41	Alaska $28,671 per capita	≈$21.22B
42	Maine $14,857 per capita	≈$20.87B
43	Idaho $10,350 per capita	≈$20.72B
44	Montana $17,955 per capita	≈$20.42B
45	Hawaii $11,763 per capita	≈$17.01B
46	New Hampshire $11,557 per capita	≈$16.28B
47	Rhode Island $13,361 per capita	≈$14.86B
48	Delaware $11,737 per capita	≈$12.35B
49	South Dakota $12,657 per capita	≈$11.7B
50	Vermont $12,725 per capita	≈$8.25B

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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