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Federal award spending by state, FY 2026
How much federal award money was performed in each state and territory in fiscal year 2026, ranked by total. Totals cover contracts, grants, direct payments and other assistance; loans are excluded because their face value is not a cost to taxpayers.
| State | Total awards | Per resident | Contracts | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $499.1 billion | $12,624 | $59.0 billion | $166.4 billion |
| Texas | $352.4 billion | $12,450 | $107.6 billion | $76.6 billion |
| Florida | $339.1 billion | $16,160 | $34.5 billion | $51.5 billion |
| Pennsylvania | $296.6 billion | $23,165 | $28.2 billion | $51.8 billion |
| New York | $271.3 billion | $13,670 | $12.6 billion | $107.4 billion |
| Minnesota | $245.6 billion | $44,037 | $2.2 billion | $22.1 billion |
| Virginia | $209.2 billion | $24,700 | $121.3 billion | $26.4 billion |
| Indiana | $207.1 billion | $31,063 | $4.9 billion | $21.2 billion |
| Kentucky | $202.3 billion | $45,415 | $9.5 billion | $24.6 billion |
| Connecticut | $152.6 billion | $42,537 | $27.6 billion | $13.2 billion |
| South Carolina | $145.1 billion | $28,886 | $10.0 billion | $14.5 billion |
| Illinois | $138.3 billion | $10,801 | $12.9 billion | $41.2 billion |
| Ohio | $133.9 billion | $11,487 | $8.3 billion | $43.1 billion |
| Michigan | $133.5 billion | $13,400 | $9.4 billion | $34.9 billion |
| Arizona | $130.3 billion | $18,576 | $34.2 billion | $26.7 billion |
| North Carolina | $129.9 billion | $12,644 | $5.8 billion | $44.5 billion |
| Tennessee | $129.5 billion | $19,277 | $12.4 billion | $20.4 billion |
| Wisconsin | $118.0 billion | $20,360 | $4.9 billion | $17.6 billion |
| Massachusetts | $113.6 billion | $16,557 | $22.5 billion | $29.8 billion |
| Georgia | $108.5 billion | $10,403 | $10.3 billion | $28.7 billion |
| North Dakota | $103.7 billion | $137,329 | $829.9 million | $3.4 billion |
| Washington | $102.1 billion | $13,784 | $19.5 billion | $31.2 billion |
| New Jersey | $101.7 billion | $11,294 | $9.8 billion | $30.0 billion |
| Maryland | $101.1 billion | $16,708 | $38.4 billion | $23.5 billion |
| Missouri | $97.8 billion | $15,993 | $13.1 billion | $22.1 billion |
| Alabama | $74.5 billion | $15,290 | $20.1 billion | $13.7 billion |
| Colorado | $70.4 billion | $12,547 | $14.5 billion | $18.6 billion |
| Louisiana | $63.0 billion | $13,447 | $5.9 billion | $22.5 billion |
| Oregon | $61.1 billion | $14,738 | $2.6 billion | $22.3 billion |
| District of Columbia | $53.1 billion | $76,576 | $33.2 billion | $14.9 billion |
| Oklahoma | $51.2 billion | $13,015 | $4.9 billion | $15.4 billion |
| New Mexico | $46.4 billion | $22,222 | $15.8 billion | $14.4 billion |
| Puerto Rico | $41.3 billion | $12,363 | $2.1 billion | $9.4 billion |
| Mississippi | $38.6 billion | $12,950 | $6.4 billion | $10.8 billion |
| Iowa | $34.8 billion | $11,065 | $2.1 billion | $10.9 billion |
| Arkansas | $34.6 billion | $11,517 | $1.3 billion | $11.3 billion |
| Nevada | $34.0 billion | $11,355 | $3.6 billion | $9.3 billion |
| Kansas | $32.6 billion | $11,183 | $3.8 billion | $8.5 billion |
| Utah | $31.4 billion | $10,131 | $7.1 billion | $7.1 billion |
| Nebraska | $28.7 billion | $14,953 | $1.3 billion | $6.6 billion |
| West Virginia | $25.1 billion | $13,849 | $1.8 billion | $9.1 billion |
| Idaho | $23.1 billion | $13,452 | $4.3 billion | $5.4 billion |
| Maine | $22.2 billion | $16,651 | $3.2 billion | $6.7 billion |
| Alaska | $19.7 billion | $26,629 | $4.7 billion | $7.4 billion |
| Hawaii | $19.0 billion | $13,316 | $3.2 billion | $5.0 billion |
| New Hampshire | $17.4 billion | $12,967 | $2.5 billion | $3.7 billion |
| Rhode Island | $16.2 billion | $15,258 | $924.8 million | $5.5 billion |
| Montana | $15.0 billion | $14,243 | $1.4 billion | $4.9 billion |
| Delaware | $13.1 billion | $13,606 | $319.9 million | $4.5 billion |
| South Dakota | $12.1 billion | $13,860 | $909.9 million | $3.5 billion |
| Vermont | $8.9 billion | $14,332 | $459.9 million | $3.6 billion |
| Wyoming | $7.0 billion | $12,109 | $637.8 million | $2.1 billion |
| Guam | $3.4 billion | $21,368 | $1.8 billion | $820.8 million |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $1.5 billion | $14,452 | $50.2 million | $926.0 million |
| Northern Mariana Islands | $955.0 million | $17,724 | $250.9 million | $460.0 million |
| American Samoa | $505.4 million | $9,103 | $23.5 million | $350.5 million |
Why place of performance?
We assign each award to the state where the work is done or the money is used, not where the recipient's headquarters is. A defense contractor based in Virginia building ships in Mississippi counts toward Mississippi. Per-resident figures use the population USAspending reports for each state, which is currently a 2017 Census Bureau estimate, so treat them as approximate.
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service).
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Source data last updated November 4, 2026 · Imported November 6, 2026 · Dollar figures are nominal and rounded. How these numbers are calculated · Report a problem
Source data last updated November 4, 2026 · Imported November 6, 2026 · Dollar figures are nominal and rounded. How these numbers are calculated · Report a problem