Who receives the most federal money in FY2026?

California Department of Health Care Services, with $117.3B obligated in FY2026 (data still posting).

Why do state agencies outrank defense companies here?

Because this counts all federal money, and entitlement programs administered by states move far more of it than procurement does. Ranking contracts alone reverses the order.

Where does this ranking come from?

It is computed from USASpending.gov award records, which are U.S. government works and in the public domain. Each figure is every dollar obligated to that recipient in FY2026 (data still posting). TheFiscalFinder does the ranking; the underlying figures are the government's own.

How many recipients are shown?

The top 100 for FY2026 (data still posting). Each row opens that recipient's own page, where the same money is broken out by year, by counterparty and by place.

Does a high position mean anything is wrong?

No. This is a description of where public money went in FY2026 (data still posting), computed from public records. It is not an allegation about anyone on it.

Rankings

Top recipients of federal money: FY2026

FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01^†

† DoD contract data posts to USAspending about 90 days after award.

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California Department of Health Care Services received more federal money than any other recipient in FY2026 (data still posting): $117.3B across contracts, grants, direct payments and loans. Every federal dollar obligated to a recipient, whatever form it took. State health agencies and universities dominate this list precisely because entitlement and research money dwarfs procurement. Computed

Ranked from USASpending records. FY2020 to FY2026 are loaded. FY2026 ended on September 30, 2026, and its records are still posting, so each total is shown beside the same name's FY2025 figure, with no percentage change. Rank vs FY2025 is each name's change in position from FY2025, and positions can still move as late FY2026 records post; a dash means the name was not in FY2025's data.

Quick findings

Computed

The top 10 account for 37% of the $1.3T combined total of all 100 recipients listed.
Barnard Construction Company, Incorporated rose the most, from #984 in FY2025 to #55 in FY2026.
BAE Systems, Inc. fell the most among those listed, from #43 in FY2025 to #64 in FY2026.
The Department of Health and Human Services is the largest funding agency for 44 of the 100 recipients listed.

Rank	Name	FY2026 · data still posting	FY2025	Rank vs FY2025
01	California Department of Health Care Services1 funding agency	$117.3B	$112.5B	same
02	NYS Department of Health6 funding agencies	$75.1B	$76.6B	same
03	Lockheed Martin Corporation9 funding agencies	$54.5B	$75B	same
04	Health & Human SVC Commn TX5 funding agencies	$46.6B	$40.8B	same
05	PA Department of Human Services4 funding agencies	$39.8B	$36.2B	same
06	RTX Corporation9 funding agencies	$32.5B	$30.5B	▲ 2
07	North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services9 funding agencies	$32.4B	$31.4B	same
08	Ohio Department of Medicaid1 funding agency	$29B	$27.7B	▲ 1
09	Florida Agency for Health Care Administration1 funding agency	$27.9B	$22.8B	▲ 3
10	The Boeing Company4 funding agencies	$27.8B	$21.8B	▲ 4
11	General Dynamics Corporation14 funding agencies	$27.8B	$35B	▼ 5
12	Michigan Department of Health and Human Services10 funding agencies	$27.7B	$24.5B	▼ 1
13	Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services1 funding agency	$25.5B	$21.9B	same
14	UnitedHealth Group5 funding agencies	$24.9B	$25.3B	▼ 4
15	Department of Social & Health Services4 funding agencies	$23B	$15.8B	▲ 7
16	Department of Social Services California4 funding agencies	$22.7B	$21.1B	▼ 1
17	New Jersey Department of Human Services3 funding agencies	$22.4B	$20.2B	▼ 1
18	Health Services Kentucky Cabinet for10 funding agencies	$20.5B	$18.2B	▼ 1
19	Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System1 funding agency	$18.9B	$16.4B	▲ 2
20	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts4 funding agencies	$17B	$16.8B	same
21	VA Department of Medical Assistance Service1 funding agency	$16.8B	$17.2B	▼ 2
22	Triwest Healthcare Alliance Corp2 funding agencies	$16.6B	$13.4B	▲ 6
23	Department of Social Services Misso4 funding agencies	$16.5B	$14.5B	▲ 2
24	Indiana Family and Social Serv3 funding agencies	$16B	$18B	▼ 6
25	Oregon Health Authority-Public Health7 funding agencies	$16B	$13.9B	▲ 1
26	Mckesson Corporation6 funding agencies	$14.9B	$11.9B	▲ 6
27	Georgia Department of Community Health1 funding agency	$14.9B	$13B	▲ 2
28	Lousiana Department of Health1 funding agency	$14.6B	$14.6B	▼ 4
29	Minnesota Department of Human Services2 funding agencies	$14B	$13.8B	▼ 2
30	Northrop Grumman Systems Corp11 funding agencies	$14B	—	—
31	Fisher Sand & Gravel CO1 funding agency	$13.4B	$928.5M	▲ 239
32	Maryland Department of Health2 funding agencies	$13.3B	—	—
33	State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services8 funding agencies	$12.2B	$11B	same
34	Finance & Administration Tennessee Depar1 funding agency	$12.2B	$11.9B	▼ 3
35	State of Colorado - Dept of Health Care Policy & Financing1 funding agency	$11.7B	$10B	▲ 1
36	New York State Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance3 funding agencies	$11.1B	$11B	▼ 2
37	New Mexico Health Care Authority2 funding agencies	$10.7B	$9.6B	▲ 1
38	Department of Health Human Services3 funding agencies	$9.4B	$8.9B	▲ 1
39	Leidos, Inc.19 funding agencies	$9.1B	$8.8B	▲ 1
40	Oklahoma Health Care Authority1 funding agency	$8.9B	$7.9B	▲ 4
41	Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.7 funding agencies	$8.9B	$10.4B	▼ 6
42	National Railroad Passenger Corporation1 funding agency	$8.6B	$15.2B	▼ 19
43	Department of Social Services Connecticut2 funding agencies	$8.5B	$8.6B	▼ 2
44	Department of Education California5 funding agencies	$7.6B	$7.5B	▲ 2
45	Texas Office of the Governor3 funding agencies	$7.6B	$331.5M	▲ 595
46	IA Department of Human Services2 funding agencies	$7.4B	$8B	▼ 4
47	Arkansas Department of Human Services1 funding agency	$7.1B	$7.2B	▲ 2
48	Alabama Medicaid Agency1 funding agency	$6.9B	$6.6B	▲ 3
49	Florida Department of Children and Families4 funding agencies	$6.8B	$7.6B	▼ 4
50	Booz Allen Hamilton Inc10 funding agencies	$6.6B	$7.4B	▼ 2
51	Amerisourcebergen Drug Corp3 funding agencies	$6.6B	$7.4B	▼ 4
52	Department of Transportation California3 funding agencies	$6.5B	$6.3B	▲ 1
53	Mississippi Division of Medicaid1 funding agency	$6.3B	$6B	▲ 3
54	Texas Department of Transportation2 funding agencies	$6.2B	$6B	▲ 4
55	Barnard Construction Company, Incorporated4 funding agencies	$6.1B	$191.8M	▲ 929
56	Nevada Department of Human Services2 funding agencies	$6B	$6.1B	▼ 1
57	L3Harris Technologies, Inc.10 funding agencies	$5.9B	$6.8B	▼ 7
58	Illinois Department of Human Service8 funding agencies	$5.7B	$5.9B	▲ 1
59	Humana Government Business Inc2 funding agencies	$5.6B	$6.5B	▼ 7
60	West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources1 funding agency	$5.5B	$4.7B	▲ 4
61	Triad National Security, LLC2 funding agencies	$5.5B	$5.2B	▲ 1
62	National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC2 funding agencies	$5.4B	$5.7B	▼ 1
63	Kansas Department of Health & Environment10 funding agencies	$5.3B	$4.6B	▲ 5
64	BAE Systems, Inc.10 funding agencies	$5.2B	$8B	▼ 21
65	Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc.10 funding agencies	$5.2B	$6B	▼ 8
66	New York State Education Department8 funding agencies	$5B	$4.6B	▼ 1
67	Maine Department of Health and Human Services7 funding agencies	$4.8B	$4.3B	▲ 3
68	Ohio Department of Job & Family Services4 funding agencies	$4.6B	$4.4B	▲ 1
69	Battelle Memorial Institute10 funding agencies	$4.5B	$4.2B	▲ 4
70	Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services8 funding agencies	$4.5B	$4.2B	▲ 1
71	Puerto Rico Department of Health6 funding agencies	$4.5B	$3.7B	▲ 9
72	Transportation North Carolina Department2 funding agencies	$4.5B	$2B	▲ 66
73	New York City Housing Authority2 funding agencies	$4.4B	$4.6B	▼ 6
74	CACI International Inc14 funding agencies	$4.3B	$4.8B	▼ 11
75	Fluor Marine Propulsion, LLC2 funding agencies	$4.3B	$3.6B	▲ 10
76	Science Applications International Corporation10 funding agencies	$4.2B	$4.6B	▼ 10
77	TX Education Agency3 funding agencies	$4B	$3.9B	▼ 1
78	Department of Human Services4 funding agencies	$4B	$4B	▼ 4
79	Bechtel Corporation4 funding agencies	$4B	$4.2B	▼ 7
80	Utah Department of Health and Human Services6 funding agencies	$3.9B	$3.8B	▼ 1
81	Government of District of Columbia9 funding agencies	$3.9B	$3.9B	▼ 4
82	Pennsylvania Department of Transportation1 funding agency	$3.8B	$2.9B	▲ 19
83	Deloitte LLP13 funding agencies	$3.8B	$3.6B	▼ 2
84	Idaho Department of Health & Welfare6 funding agencies	$3.8B	$4B	▼ 9
85	Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC2 funding agencies	$3.7B	$3.6B	▼ 3
86	Texas Department of Agriculture3 funding agencies	$3.6B	$3.3B	▲ 5
87	State of Alaska Department of Health7 funding agencies	$3.6B	$2.9B	▲ 15
88	Space Exploration Technologies Corp.10 funding agencies	$3.6B	$3.8B	▼ 10
89	Davie Defense Inc.1 funding agency	$3.5B	—	—
90	Accenture Federal Services LLC10 funding agencies	$3.5B	$3.2B	▲ 2
91	Department of Human Services Hawaii4 funding agencies	$3.4B	$3B	▲ 7
92	Amentum Services, Inc.9 funding agencies	$3.4B	$3.6B	▼ 8
93	Savannah River Nuclear Solutions LLC1 funding agency	$3.4B	$2B	▲ 48
94	Peraton Corp.15 funding agencies	$3.4B	$3.6B	▼ 11
95	Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC1 funding agency	$3.3B	$2.5B	▲ 20
96	State of Florida Department of Transportation1 funding agency	$3.3B	$2.8B	▲ 10
97	Dell Technologies Inc.14 funding agencies	$3.3B	$3.3B	▼ 7
98	Florida Department of Education5 funding agencies	$3.3B	$3.2B	▼ 5
99	United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs1 funding agency	$3.2B	—	—
100	Administracion DE Desarrollo Socioeconomico DE LA Familia2 funding agencies	$3.1B	$3.1B	▼ 5

The unfiltered view. For the procurement question specifically, see the top federal contractors ranking, which counts contract-coded dollars only.

Questions

Who receives the most federal money in FY2026?: California Department of Health Care Services, with $117.3B obligated in FY2026 (data still posting).
Why do state agencies outrank defense companies here?: Because this counts all federal money, and entitlement programs administered by states move far more of it than procurement does. Ranking contracts alone reverses the order.
Where does this ranking come from?: It is computed from USASpending.gov award records, which are U.S. government works and in the public domain. Each figure is every dollar obligated to that recipient in FY2026 (data still posting). TheFiscalFinder does the ranking; the underlying figures are the government's own.
How many recipients are shown?: The top 100 for FY2026 (data still posting). Each row opens that recipient's own page, where the same money is broken out by year, by counterparty and by place.
Does a high position mean anything is wrong?: No. This is a description of where public money went in FY2026 (data still posting), computed from public records. It is not an allegation about anyone on it.

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