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Federal Spending in Alaska
Federal agencies obligated $15.2B in Alaska in fiscal year 2026, or $20,680 per person, 9th highest among states.
- Total, FY 2026
- $15.2B
- -17.8% from FY 2025
- Per person
- $20,680
- 733,391 residents
- Contracts
- $4.6B
- Grants
- $3.3B
How the money is awarded
Fiscal year 2026, share of Alaska federal obligations
- Contracts$4.6B30.4%
- Grants$3.3B21.8%
- Direct payments$7.2B47.4%
- Loans (subsidy cost)$1.2M0.0%
- Insurance and other$48.7M0.3%
Federal spending by county in Alaska
Fiscal year 2026, by place of performance, largest first
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| # | County | Total | Per person | Contracts | Grants | Direct payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anchorage Municipality | $4.4B | $15,063 | $2.4B | $374M | $1.6B |
| 2 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | $1.2B | $12,719 | $435M | $277M | $503M |
| 3 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | $869M | $8,115 | $33.1M | $181M | $652M |
| 4 | Juneau City and Borough | $808M | $25,064 | $95.1M | $522M | $191M |
| 5 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | $700M | $11,898 | $160M | $138M | $400M |
| 6 | Kodiak Island Borough | $672M | $51,285 | $546M | $28.2M | $96.3M |
| 7 | Bethel Census Area | $651M | $34,892 | $4.3M | $109M | $537M |
| 8 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | $595M | $87,456 | $533M | $17.2M | $44.6M |
| 9 | Nome Census Area | $294M | $29,223 | $13.1M | $75.6M | $205M |
| 10 | Northwest Arctic Borough | $239M | $30,691 | $2.1M | $102M | $133M |
| 11 | North Slope Borough | $209M | $18,913 | $109M | $20.8M | $78.9M |
| 12 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | $184M | $13,175 | $80.8M | $25.9M | $77M |
| 13 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | $172M | $32,204 | $7.7M | $121M | $43.5M |
| 14 | Denali Borough | $151M | $93,400 | $54.9M | $84.8M | $10M |
| 15 | Dillingham Census Area | $110M | $22,616 | $9.3M | $34.7M | $65M |
| 16 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | $101M | $17,590 | $6.5M | $32M | $59.7M |
| 17 | Aleutians West Census Area | $79.5M | $15,202 | $12.1M | $33.3M | $33.6M |
| 18 | Chugach Census Area | $77.5M | $10,918 | $11M | $29.8M | $36.8M |
| 19 | Sitka City and Borough | $72.8M | $8,607 | $18.3M | $9.5M | $45M |
| 20 | Lake and Peninsula Borough | $59.2M | $40,121 | $320K | $6.2M | $51.3M |
| 21 | Kusilvak Census Area | $53.5M | $6,398 | $220K | $22.2M | $30.4M |
| 22 | Haines Borough | $48.4M | $23,261 | $656K | $31M | $16.4M |
| 23 | Aleutians East Borough | $46.6M | $13,630 | $11M | $4.5M | $30.7M |
| 24 | Petersburg Borough | $46.2M | $13,608 | $15.8M | $1.7M | $27M |
| 25 | Skagway Municipality | $43.9M | $35,371 | $30.2M | $7.5M | $6.1M |
| 26 | Copper River Census Area | $43.6M | $16,664 | $2.1M | $10.5M | $30.4M |
| 27 | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | $32.9M | $13,894 | $1.8M | $13.1M | $17.5M |
| 28 | Yakutat City and Borough | $20.6M | $31,106 | $1.6M | $5M | $14M |
| 29 | Bristol Bay Borough | $19.1M | $22,666 | $1.7M | $3.4M | $14.1M |
| 30 | Wrangell City and Borough | $18.9M | $8,897 | $159K | $1.8M | $16.9M |
Top recipients in Alaska
Fiscal year 2026
- 1State of Alaska Department of Health$3.6B
- 2Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities$1B
- 3Gci Communication Corp.$919M
- 4Ak State Department of Public Transportation$478M
- 5Davis Constructors & Engineers, INC.$470M
- 6Tutor Perini Corporation$459M
- 7Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium$399M
- 8Southcentral Foundation$368M
- 9Triwest Healthcare Alliance Corp$353M
- 10Education & Early Development Alaska Dep$271M
Top awarding agencies
Fiscal year 2026
- 1Department of Health and Human Services$5.5B
- 2Social Security Administration$2.7B
- 3Department of Defense$2.1B
- 4Department of Transportation$2B
- 5Department of Veterans Affairs$1.2B
- 6Federal Communications Commission$1.2B
- 7Department of Homeland Security$963M
- 8Department of Agriculture$771M
- 9Department of the Interior$689M
- 10General Services Administration$502M
Frequently asked questions
- How much federal money does Alaska receive?
- In fiscal year 2026, federal agencies obligated $15,166,413,640 for work done or benefits received in Alaska, about $20,680 per resident. That includes $4.6B in contracts, $3.3B in grants and $7.2B in direct payments.
- Which county in Alaska gets the most federal spending?
- Anchorage Municipality received the most, $4.4B, followed by Fairbanks North Star Borough ($1.2B).
- Who are the largest federal recipients in Alaska?
- The largest recipients in fiscal year 2026 were STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ($3.6B), ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & PUBLIC FACILITIES ($1B), GCI COMMUNICATION CORP. ($919M).
Source: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury · Last updated 09/30/2026