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.

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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 ≈$486.34B
2 Florida $13,844 per capita ≈$323.56B
3 Texas $9,992 per capita ≈$312.67B
4 Pennsylvania $21,337 per capita ≈$279.06B
5 New York $13,388 per capita ≈$265.98B
6 Minnesota $41,950 per capita ≈$243.02B
7 Virginia $26,633 per capita ≈$234.66B
8 Indiana $29,658 per capita ≈$205.36B
9 Kentucky $37,674 per capita ≈$172.86B
10 Connecticut $41,714 per capita ≈$153.3B
11 South Carolina $25,159 per capita ≈$137.84B
12 Wisconsin $22,972 per capita ≈$136.94B
13 Illinois $10,717 per capita ≈$136.21B
14 Ohio $11,397 per capita ≈$135.43B
15 Michigan $12,770 per capita ≈$129.5B
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 $14,713 per capita ≈$104.99B
20 Georgia $9,336 per capita ≈$104.39B
21 New Jersey $10,575 per capita ≈$100.48B
22 Maryland $15,900 per capita ≈$99.59B
23 North Dakota $122,771 per capita ≈$97.8B
24 Missouri $15,467 per capita ≈$96.6B
25 Washington $10,996 per capita ≈$87.51B
26 Colorado $12,610 per capita ≈$75.12B
27 Alabama $14,207 per capita ≈$73.27B
28 Louisiana $12,864 per capita ≈$59.15B
29 Oregon $13,519 per capita ≈$57.76B
30 Oklahoma $11,975 per capita ≈$49.04B
31 District of Columbia $58,462 per capita ≈$41.05B
32 Mississippi $12,970 per capita ≈$38.17B
33 Iowa $11,104 per capita ≈$35.99B
34 New Mexico $16,686 per capita ≈$35.55B
35 Arkansas $11,105 per capita ≈$34.3B
36 Nevada $10,045 per capita ≈$32.82B
37 Kansas $10,622 per capita ≈$31.55B
38 Utah $8,299 per capita ≈$29.08B
39 Nebraska $14,077 per capita ≈$28.23B
40 West Virginia $12,910 per capita ≈$22.85B
41 Alaska $30,550 per capita ≈$22.61B
42 Idaho $10,974 per capita ≈$21.97B
43 Hawaii $14,738 per capita ≈$21.31B
44 Maine $15,155 per capita ≈$21.29B
45 Montana $15,380 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 $12,396 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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