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Federal Spending by Place
Federal agencies obligated $4.25T to places in the U.S. in fiscal year 2026, about $12,676 per person.
- Total, FY 2026
- $4.25T
- -18.9% from FY 2025
- Contracts
- $733B
- Goods and services
- Grants
- $339B
- To states, schools, nonprofits
- Direct payments
- $3.17T
- Benefits paid to people
How the money is awarded
Fiscal year 2026, share of United States federal obligations
- Contracts$733B17.3%
- Grants$339B8.0%
- Direct payments$3.17T74.6%
- Loans (subsidy cost)-$5.45B0.0%
- Insurance and other$13.07B0.3%
Federal spending per person by state
Fiscal year 2026, by place of performance. Darker states received more per resident. Select a state.
Federal spending by state
Fiscal year 2026 obligations, largest first
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| # | State | Total | Per person | Contracts | Grants | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $342B | $8,660 | $57.26B | $33.94B | -29.5% |
| 2 | Texas | $289B | $9,900 | $102B | $31.3B | -7.4% |
| 3 | Florida | $283B | $13,126 | $32.16B | $18.59B | -13.0% |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | $237B | $18,243 | $25.1B | $13.76B | -15.8% |
| 5 | Minnesota | $211B | $37,059 | $2.12B | $5.93B | -12.7% |
| 6 | Virginia | $182B | $21,125 | $119B | $6.79B | -14.9% |
| 7 | Indiana | $176B | $25,888 | $4.55B | $5.11B | -15.2% |
| 8 | New York | $172B | $8,505 | $11.35B | $23.57B | -34.5% |
| 9 | Kentucky | $167B | $37,050 | $9.14B | $4.66B | -3.7% |
| 10 | Connecticut | $132B | $36,617 | $25.58B | $4.34B | -14.0% |
| 11 | South Carolina | $125B | $24,430 | $9.87B | $4.63B | -8.8% |
| 12 | Tennessee | $107B | $15,479 | $12.28B | $5.96B | -11.9% |
| 13 | Illinois | $101B | $7,865 | $12.08B | $11.32B | -25.2% |
| 14 | Arizona | $101B | $14,074 | $30.95B | $5.51B | -10.3% |
| 15 | Wisconsin | $96.17B | $16,318 | $3.98B | $4.69B | -14.9% |
| 16 | Michigan | $96.15B | $9,541 | $7.14B | $8.29B | -23.9% |
| 17 | North Dakota | $93.31B | $119,764 | $836M | $1.51B | -5.2% |
| 18 | Ohio | $92.86B | $7,870 | $7.95B | $9.43B | -28.1% |
| 19 | North Carolina | $92.74B | $8,884 | $5.67B | $13.41B | -28.4% |
| 20 | Massachusetts | $85.29B | $12,132 | $19.81B | $9.36B | -17.4% |
| 21 | Georgia | $83.78B | $7,822 | $9.82B | $9.6B | -20.9% |
| 22 | Maryland | $80.61B | $13,049 | $37.33B | $7.05B | -23.7% |
| 23 | Missouri | $76.01B | $12,350 | $12.59B | $5.85B | -18.9% |
| 24 | Washington | $74.77B | $9,703 | $19.39B | $7.96B | -16.5% |
| 25 | New Jersey | $73.28B | $7,889 | $9.49B | $7.05B | -24.1% |
| 26 | Alabama | $59.99B | $11,939 | $17.32B | $4.97B | -16.2% |
| 27 | Colorado | $53.66B | $9,294 | $14.27B | $4.86B | -23.1% |
| 28 | District of Columbia | $45.57B | $66,090 | $33.03B | $8.1B | -6.8% |
| 29 | Louisiana | $43.44B | $9,326 | $5.76B | $5.75B | -27.4% |
| 30 | Oregon | $40.14B | $9,472 | $2.56B | $4.4B | -29.9% |
| 31 | Oklahoma | $37.88B | $9,568 | $4.8B | $4.46B | -24.6% |
| 32 | New Mexico | $34.16B | $16,132 | $15.82B | $3.39B | -17.6% |
| 33 | Puerto Rico | $33.74B | $10,267 | $2.09B | $4B | -12.2% |
| 34 | Mississippi | $29.14B | $9,841 | $6.22B | $3.08B | -24.4% |
| 35 | Utah | $25.22B | $7,708 | $6.98B | $2.4B | -13.4% |
| 36 | Iowa | $25.04B | $7,850 | $1.9B | $2.98B | -31.4% |
| 37 | Nevada | $25.02B | $8,060 | $3.56B | $2.04B | -26.4% |
| 38 | Kansas | $24.84B | $8,456 | $3.77B | $2.38B | -20.0% |
| 39 | Arkansas | $24.31B | $8,073 | $1.15B | $2.84B | -30.4% |
| 40 | Nebraska | $22.53B | $11,484 | $1.3B | $2.07B | -18.8% |
| 41 | Idaho | $17.86B | $9,712 | $4.26B | $1.43B | -21.9% |
| 42 | West Virginia | $17.03B | $9,493 | $1.74B | $2.16B | -28.6% |
| 43 | Maine | $16.42B | $12,054 | $3.14B | $1.85B | -25.4% |
| 44 | Alaska | $15.17B | $20,680 | $4.62B | $3.31B | -17.8% |
| 45 | Hawaii | $14.76B | $10,145 | $3.13B | $1.68B | -34.8% |
| 46 | New Hampshire | $13.38B | $9,716 | $1.97B | $1.02B | -21.4% |
| 47 | Rhode Island | $11.45B | $10,438 | $913M | $1.64B | -24.3% |
| 48 | Montana | $11.26B | $10,382 | $1.37B | $1.74B | -26.7% |
| 49 | South Dakota | $9.52B | $10,738 | $867M | $1.5B | -17.2% |
| 50 | Delaware | $9.1B | $9,191 | $323M | $1.17B | -25.7% |
| 51 | Vermont | $6.19B | $9,625 | $449M | $1.21B | -30.2% |
| 52 | Wyoming | $5.56B | $9,638 | $631M | $1.01B | -20.5% |
| 53 | Guam | $3.26B | $21,215 | $1.76B | $746M | -32.8% |
| 54 | U.S. Virgin Islands | $1.25B | $14,367 | $50.16M | $686M | -88.3% |
| 55 | Northern Mariana Islands | $644M | $13,613 | $245M | $165M | +260.6% |
| 56 | American Samoa | $330M | $6,636 | $23.52M | $182M | -43.7% |
Top recipients
Fiscal year 2026, all award types
- 1Health Care Services, California Department of$117B
- 2NYS Department of Health$75.12B
- 3Health & Human Svc Commn TX$46.64B
- 4PA Department of Human Services$39.79B
- 5North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services$33.42B
- 6Ohio Department of Medicaid$29.16B
- 7Florida Agency for Health Care Administration$27.94B
- 8Michigan Department of Health and Human Services$27.7B
- 9Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services$25.46B
- 10Department of Social & Health Services$22.99B
Top awarding agencies
Fiscal year 2026
- 1Department of Health and Human Services$2.21T
- 2Social Security Administration$1.58T
- 3Department of Defense$410B
- 4Department of Veterans Affairs$314B
- 5Department of Agriculture$173B
- 6Department of Transportation$139B
- 7Department of Homeland Security$106B
- 8Department of Education$95.37B
- 9Department of Housing and Urban Development$69.81B
- 10Department of Energy$61.7B
Frequently asked questions
- How much does the federal government spend in each state?
- In fiscal year 2026, federal agencies obligated $4.25T to places in the U.S. California received the most ($342B), while North Dakota received the most per resident ($119,764).
- What counts as federal spending here?
- These figures are obligations, the amounts agencies commit to pay, reported to USAspending.gov for contracts, grants, loans, direct payments such as Social Security and other assistance. They are grouped by the place where the work is done or the benefit is received.
- Why do loan amounts look small?
- For federal loans, USAspending.gov reports the subsidy cost, the expected cost to the government, rather than the full face value of the loan.
- What is a fiscal year?
- The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30. Fiscal year 2026 ended on September 30, 2026.
Source: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury · Last updated 09/30/2026 · Totals by place exclude awards with no U.S. place of performance.