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Federal Spending in California
Federal agencies obligated $342B in California in fiscal year 2026, or $8,660 per person, 41st highest among states.
- Total, FY 2026
- $342B
- -29.5% from FY 2025
- Per person
- $8,660
- 39,538,223 residents
- Contracts
- $57.26B
- Grants
- $33.94B
How the money is awarded
Fiscal year 2026, share of California federal obligations
- Contracts$57.26B16.7%
- Grants$33.94B9.9%
- Direct payments$252B73.6%
- Loans (subsidy cost)-$1.19B0.0%
- Insurance and other$546M0.2%
Federal spending by county in California
Fiscal year 2026, by place of performance, largest first
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| # | County | Total | Per person | Contracts | Grants | Direct payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles County | $72.05B | $7,195 | $15.19B | $3.46B | $53.39B |
| 2 | Alameda County | $42.4B | $25,202 | $6.11B | $700M | $35.5B |
| 3 | San Diego County | $35.83B | $10,862 | $14.61B | $2.14B | $19.29B |
| 4 | Orange County | $25.25B | $7,922 | $2.95B | $754M | $21.6B |
| 5 | Sacramento County | $14.62B | $9,222 | $811M | $6B | $7.8B |
| 6 | Riverside County | $14.21B | $5,877 | $1.09B | $572M | $12.54B |
| 7 | Santa Clara County | $13.19B | $6,812 | $3.87B | $972M | $8.34B |
| 8 | San Bernardino County | $11.56B | $5,298 | $999M | $420M | $10.13B |
| 9 | Contra Costa County | $7.1B | $6,088 | $890M | $190M | $6.12B |
| 10 | San Francisco County | $7.08B | $8,099 | $1.46B | $1.25B | $4.37B |
| 11 | Ventura County | $5.68B | $6,729 | $1.68B | $123M | $4.63B |
| 12 | San Mateo County | $5.06B | $6,619 | $882M | $242M | $3.93B |
| 13 | Fresno County | $4.92B | $4,883 | $281M | $204M | $4.42B |
| 14 | Kern County | $4.77B | $5,245 | $864M | $285M | $3.61B |
| 15 | San Joaquin County | $3.97B | $5,091 | $482M | $132M | $3.33B |
| 16 | Sonoma County | $3.32B | $6,788 | $80.12M | $114M | $3.12B |
| 17 | Solano County | $3.25B | $7,167 | $248M | $271M | $2.72B |
| 18 | Santa Barbara County | $3.22B | $7,173 | $655M | $233M | $2.32B |
| 19 | Placer County | $3.01B | $7,436 | $22.84M | $247M | $2.76B |
| 20 | Monterey County | $2.87B | $6,526 | $612M | $164M | $2.08B |
| 21 | Stanislaus County | $2.7B | $4,889 | $154M | $46.02M | $2.49B |
| 22 | Imperial County | $2.58B | $14,351 | $1.73B | $33.69M | $815M |
| 23 | San Luis Obispo County | $2.07B | $7,342 | $67.06M | $91.13M | $1.91B |
| 24 | Tulare County | $2.05B | $4,340 | $92.97M | $120M | $1.83B |
| 25 | Marin County | $1.97B | $7,499 | $29.69M | $159M | $1.77B |
| 26 | Santa Cruz County | $1.8B | $6,663 | $46.57M | $135M | $1.62B |
| 27 | Shasta County | $1.5B | $8,235 | $102M | $116M | $1.27B |
| 28 | Butte County | $1.49B | $7,060 | $120M | $59.26M | $1.31B |
| 29 | El Dorado County | $1.43B | $7,499 | $40.46M | $41.74M | $1.34B |
| 30 | Merced County | $1.37B | $4,888 | $159M | $38.04M | $1.16B |
| 31 | Yolo County | $1.2B | $5,524 | $35.73M | $132M | $1.02B |
| 32 | Humboldt County | $1.1B | $8,086 | $32.38M | $230M | $825M |
| 33 | Nevada County | $1.01B | $9,915 | $88.59M | $136M | $788M |
| 34 | Napa County | $858M | $6,220 | $575K | $15.4M | $842M |
| 35 | Madera County | $801M | $5,126 | $22.14M | $48.62M | $724M |
| 36 | Kings County | $790M | $5,184 | $146M | $35.85M | $606M |
| 37 | Mendocino County | $663M | $7,235 | $7.2M | $84.87M | $568M |
| 38 | Sutter County | $572M | $5,741 | $39.69M | $4.67M | $523M |
| 39 | Lake County | $488M | $7,159 | $10.21M | $27.62M | $448M |
| 40 | Yuba County | $467M | $5,725 | $57.85M | $5.78M | $402M |
| 41 | Tuolumne County | $445M | $8,003 | $14.75M | $8.69M | $416M |
| 42 | Tehama County | $435M | $6,606 | $15.8M | $47.33M | $370M |
| 43 | Siskiyou County | $419M | $9,501 | $23.23M | $44.16M | $336M |
| 44 | Calaveras County | $407M | $8,982 | $2.38M | $23.82M | $377M |
| 45 | San Benito County | $386M | $6,017 | $83.43M | $7.35M | $294M |
| 46 | Amador County | $346M | $8,538 | $15.59M | $5.68M | $319M |
| 47 | Del Norte County | $301M | $10,845 | $5.79M | $116M | $172M |
| 48 | Inyo County | $284M | $14,959 | $78.24M | $88.94M | $113M |
| 49 | Mariposa County | $278M | $16,240 | $144M | $1.71M | $125M |
| 50 | Plumas County | $262M | $13,250 | $26.24M | $79.42M | $154M |
| 51 | Glenn County | $193M | $6,664 | $13M | $10.36M | $169M |
| 52 | Lassen County | $186M | $5,681 | $19.05M | $12.03M | $148M |
| 53 | Colusa County | $143M | $6,569 | $134K | $12.25M | $131M |
| 54 | Trinity County | $97.41M | $6,046 | $2.43M | $5.93M | $84.9M |
| 55 | Modoc County | $95.04M | $10,924 | $20.37M | $7.62M | $61.57M |
| 56 | Mono County | $68.02M | $5,155 | $11.09M | $10.18M | $44.85M |
| 57 | Alpine County | $44.42M | $36,895 | $631K | $37.16M | $6.63M |
| 58 | Sierra County | $29.6M | $9,147 | $111K | $6.54M | $21.9M |
Top recipients in California
Fiscal year 2026
- 1Health Care Services, California Department of$117B
- 2Department of Social Services California$22.73B
- 3Department of Education California$7.64B
- 4Department of Transportation California$6.51B
- 5Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC$3.72B
- 6National Steel and Shipbuilding Company$2.79B
- 7Ufcw - Northern California Employers Joint Pension Plan$2.6B
- 8Fisher Sand & Gravel Co$2.46B
- 9General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, INC.$2.25B
- 10Space Exploration Technologies Corp.$2.18B
Top awarding agencies
Fiscal year 2026
- 1Department of Health and Human Services$191B
- 2Social Security Administration$153B
- 3Department of Defense$31.6B
- 4Department of Agriculture$21.43B
- 5Department of Veterans Affairs$21.13B
- 6Department of Transportation$12.69B
- 7Department of Education$11.22B
- 8Department of Housing and Urban Development$9.43B
- 9Department of Energy$7.59B
- 10Department of Homeland Security$6.28B
By congressional district
Fiscal year 2026
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| District | Total | Per person | Contracts | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA-01 | $5.07B | $6,612 | $408M | $315M |
| CA-02 | $4.19B | $5,478 | $142M | $621M |
| CA-03 | $4.44B | $5,777 | $188M | $497M |
| CA-04 | $2.08B | $2,743 | $60.83M | $405M |
| CA-05 | $1.75B | $2,263 | $253M | $24.36M |
| CA-06 | $816M | $1,078 | $582M | $75.35M |
| CA-07 | $6.47B | $8,508 | $224M | $5.8B |
| CA-08 | $583M | $781 | $360M | $35.78M |
| CA-09 | $3.96B | $5,142 | $481M | $131M |
| CA-10 | $1.08B | $1,414 | $840M | $54.87M |
| CA-11 | $3.41B | $4,857 | $1.46B | $1.09B |
| CA-12 | $3.24B | $4,391 | $1.83B | $547M |
| CA-13 | $1.71B | $2,185 | $335M | $53.8M |
| CA-14 | $4.31B | $5,736 | $3.96B | $57.28M |
| CA-15 | $1.16B | $1,571 | $824M | $103M |
| CA-16 | $3.26B | $4,395 | $2.24B | $801M |
| CA-17 | $1.9B | $2,593 | $1.76B | $31.22M |
| CA-18 | $1.57B | $2,143 | $337M | $145M |
| CA-19 | $1.06B | $1,375 | $666M | $97.93M |
| CA-20 | $1.29B | $1,690 | $927M | $62.97M |
| CA-21 | $631M | $835 | $149M | $75.86M |
| CA-22 | $443M | $557 | $196M | $35.93M |
| CA-23 | $1.02B | $1,341 | $876M | $57.2M |
| CA-24 | $3.75B | $4,913 | $993M | $259M |
| CA-25 | $2.8B | $3,644 | $1.87B | $49.13M |
| CA-26 | $5.38B | $7,160 | $1.42B | $118M |
| CA-27 | $1.02B | $1,363 | $912M | $9.44M |
| CA-28 | $3.49B | $4,722 | $2.41B | $303M |
| CA-29 | $185M | $251 | $80.89M | $6.07M |
| CA-30 | $529M | $724 | $107M | $175M |
| CA-31 | $891M | $1,206 | $631M | $112M |
| CA-32 | $1.25B | $1,633 | $897M | $49.45M |
| CA-33 | $413M | $544 | $35.27M | $39.29M |
| CA-34 | $1.94B | $2,584 | $227M | $292M |
| CA-35 | $371M | $479 | $180M | $41.06M |
| CA-36 | $6.36B | $8,803 | $5.35B | $617M |
| CA-37 | $587M | $779 | $130M | $206M |
| CA-38 | $1.18B | $1,592 | $974M | $12.12M |
| CA-39 | $625M | $815 | $142M | $123M |
| CA-40 | $321M | $426 | $316M | $14.11M |
| CA-41 | $808M | $1,024 | $747M | $4.83M |
| CA-42 | $1.37B | $1,847 | $658M | $395M |
| CA-43 | $3.15B | $4,275 | $2.61B | $358M |
| CA-44 | $484M | $642 | $197M | $37.12M |
| CA-45 | $436M | $582 | $179M | $19.59M |
| CA-46 | $979M | $1,292 | $499M | $56.59M |
| CA-47 | $2.59B | $3,427 | $1.76B | $312M |
| CA-48 | $2.49B | $3,312 | $2.38B | $71.72M |
| CA-49 | $1.03B | $1,348 | $891M | $37.5M |
| CA-50 | $6.14B | $8,202 | $4.06B | $1.43B |
| CA-51 | $2.02B | $2,652 | $1.63B | $154M |
| CA-52 | $6.01B | $7,916 | $5.88B | $23.66M |
Frequently asked questions
- How much federal money does California receive?
- In fiscal year 2026, federal agencies obligated $342,413,815,831 for work done or benefits received in California, about $8,660 per resident. That includes $57.26B in contracts, $33.94B in grants and $252B in direct payments.
- Which county in California gets the most federal spending?
- Los Angeles County received the most, $72.05B, followed by Alameda County ($42.4B).
- Who are the largest federal recipients in California?
- The largest recipients in fiscal year 2026 were HEALTH CARE SERVICES, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF ($117B), DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES CALIFORNIA ($22.73B), DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CALIFORNIA ($7.64B).
Source: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury · Last updated 09/30/2026