Rankings
Top recipients of federal money: FY2022
FY2022 · complete year · data as of 2026-07-11
≈ computed · all obligations
California Department of Health Care Services received more federal money than any other recipient in FY2022: $92.8B 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. Rank vs FY2021 is each name's change in position from FY2021; a dash means the name was not in FY2021's data.
Quick findings
Computed- The top 10 account for 37% of the $1.2T combined total of all 100 recipients listed.
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development rose the most, from #1073 in FY2021 to #37 in FY2022.
- TX Education Agency fell the most among those listed, from #14 in FY2021 to #79 in FY2022.
| Rank | Name | FY2022 | FY2021 | Change | Rank vs FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | California Department of Health Care Services1 funding agency | $92.8B | $80.6B | +15% | same |
| 02 | NYS Department of Health7 funding agencies | $59B | $47B | +26% | ▲ 1 |
| 03 | Health & Human SVC Commn TX6 funding agencies | $52.9B | $50.5B | +5% | ▼ 1 |
| 04 | UnitedHealth Group7 funding agencies | $52.8B | $39.6B | +33% | ▲ 1 |
| 05 | Lockheed Martin Corporation8 funding agencies | $46.6B | $40.8B | +14% | ▼ 1 |
| 06 | PA Department of Human Services5 funding agencies | $37.1B | $36.6B | +1% | same |
| 07 | Department of Social Services California4 funding agencies | $27.1B | $21.8B | +24% | ▲ 6 |
| 08 | Ohio Department of Medicaid1 funding agency | $25B | — | — | — |
| 09 | Florida Agency for Health Care Administration1 funding agency | $24.9B | $19.5B | +28% | ▲ 6 |
| 10 | Michigan Department of Health and Human Services10 funding agencies | $24.2B | $24.7B | −2% | ▲ 1 |
| 11 | General Dynamics Corporation16 funding agencies | $24B | $18.7B | +28% | ▲ 5 |
| 12 | RTX Corporation10 funding agencies | $23.4B | $18.5B | +27% | ▲ 5 |
| 13 | North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services8 funding agencies | $21.8B | $25.2B | −14% | ▼ 3 |
| 14 | New Jersey Department of Human Services4 funding agencies | $20B | $18.4B | +8% | ▲ 4 |
| 15 | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts8 funding agencies | $18.9B | $17.6B | +7% | ▲ 7 |
| 16 | Pfizer Inc3 funding agencies | $18B | $14.1B | +28% | ▲ 15 |
| 17 | Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services1 funding agency | $18B | $18.1B | −1% | ▲ 3 |
| 18 | Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System1 funding agency | $18B | $14.9B | +21% | ▲ 11 |
| 19 | Department of Social & Health Services5 funding agencies | $17.4B | $15.8B | +10% | ▲ 7 |
| 20 | Indiana Family and Social Serv4 funding agencies | $15.7B | $14.9B | +6% | ▲ 8 |
| 21 | The Boeing Company5 funding agencies | $15.5B | $22.8B | −32% | ▼ 9 |
| 22 | Health Services Kentucky Cabinet for10 funding agencies | $14.8B | $18.2B | −19% | ▼ 3 |
| 23 | Metropolitan Transportation Authority2 funding agencies | $14.6B | $2.9B | +397% | ▲ 152 |
| 24 | New York State Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance3 funding agencies | $14.2B | $13.4B | +6% | ▲ 8 |
| 25 | Minnesota Department of Human Services3 funding agencies | $13.8B | $12.3B | +12% | ▲ 10 |
| 26 | Department of Education California4 funding agencies | $13.3B | $30.3B | −56% | ▼ 18 |
| 27 | Department of Social Services Misso4 funding agencies | $13.1B | $12.2B | +8% | ▲ 9 |
| 28 | VA Department of Medical Assistance Service1 funding agency | $12.4B | $11.1B | +12% | ▲ 9 |
| 29 | Georgia Department of Community Health1 funding agency | $11.7B | $9.5B | +23% | ▲ 19 |
| 30 | Northrop Grumman Systems Corp11 funding agencies | $11.7B | — | — | — |
| 31 | State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services7 funding agencies | $11.6B | $11B | +5% | ▲ 7 |
| 32 | Lousiana Department of Health1 funding agency | $11.4B | $12.6B | −9% | ▲ 1 |
| 33 | Mckesson Corporation5 funding agencies | $11.3B | $10.6B | +6% | ▲ 9 |
| 34 | Oregon Health Authority-Public Health8 funding agencies | $10.8B | $11B | −2% | ▲ 5 |
| 35 | Finance & Administration Tennessee Depar1 funding agency | $9.4B | $9.4B | +1% | ▲ 14 |
| 36 | New Mexico Health Care Authority3 funding agencies | $9.4B | $7.9B | +18% | ▲ 19 |
| 37 | International Bank for Reconstruction and Development2 funding agencies | $9.1B | $205.8M | — | ▲ 1036 |
| 38 | New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services3 funding agencies | $9.1B | $2B | +361% | ▲ 188 |
| 39 | State of Colorado - Dept of Health Care Policy & Financing1 funding agency | $8.7B | $7.1B | +22% | ▲ 30 |
| 40 | Mckesson Corporation5 funding agencies | $8.4B | $7.7B | +9% | ▲ 18 |
| 41 | Department of Social Services Connecticut2 funding agencies | $8.4B | $7.8B | +7% | ▲ 16 |
| 42 | Leidos, Inc.20 funding agencies | $8.1B | $7.6B | +8% | ▲ 18 |
| 43 | Department of Health Human Services3 funding agencies | $8.1B | $7.2B | +14% | ▲ 24 |
| 44 | Florida Department of Children and Families4 funding agencies | $7.7B | $10.9B | −29% | ▼ 4 |
| 45 | Humana Government Business Inc1 funding agency | $7.7B | $7.1B | +8% | ▲ 23 |
| 46 | Illinois Department of Human Service6 funding agencies | $7.7B | $10.5B | −27% | ▼ 2 |
| 47 | Triwest Healthcare Alliance Corp1 funding agency | $7.4B | $6.7B | +10% | ▲ 25 |
| 48 | Arkansas Department of Human Services1 funding agency | $7.3B | $6.3B | +17% | ▲ 28 |
| 49 | Ohio Department of Job & Family Services3 funding agencies | $6.9B | $30.9B | −78% | ▼ 42 |
| 50 | National Railroad Passenger Corporation2 funding agencies | $6.6B | $4.7B | +41% | ▲ 49 |
| 51 | Oklahoma Health Care Authority1 funding agency | $6.6B | $4.8B | +38% | ▲ 46 |
| 52 | IA Department of Human Services2 funding agencies | $6.3B | $6.2B | +1% | ▲ 26 |
| 53 | Department of Human Services7 funding agencies | $6.3B | $5.3B | +19% | ▲ 33 |
| 54 | West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources4 funding agencies | $6.2B | $6.4B | −3% | ▲ 21 |
| 55 | Booz Allen Hamilton Inc11 funding agencies | $6.2B | $5.6B | +10% | ▲ 27 |
| 56 | Alabama Medicaid Agency1 funding agency | $6.2B | $5.8B | +7% | ▲ 25 |
| 57 | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.5 funding agencies | $6.1B | $6.9B | −13% | ▲ 13 |
| 58 | L3Harris Technologies, Inc.9 funding agencies | $5.9B | $5.3B | +11% | ▲ 29 |
| 59 | Department of Transportation California2 funding agencies | $5.8B | $3.7B | +55% | ▲ 73 |
| 60 | Texas Department of Transportation2 funding agencies | $5.8B | $5.4B | +7% | ▲ 25 |
| 61 | Mississippi Division of Medicaid1 funding agency | $5.6B | $5B | +13% | ▲ 32 |
| 62 | Florida Department of Education4 funding agencies | $5.4B | $14.2B | −62% | ▼ 32 |
| 63 | New York State Education Department5 funding agencies | $4.9B | $17.1B | −71% | ▼ 39 |
| 64 | Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees0 funding agencies | $4.7B | $5.5B | −13% | ▲ 20 |
| 65 | United Nations World Food Programme3 funding agencies | $4.7B | $3B | +54% | ▲ 107 |
| 66 | West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources1 funding agency | $4.6B | $4.1B | +11% | ▲ 48 |
| 67 | Science Applications International Corporation14 funding agencies | $4.6B | $3.9B | +19% | ▲ 58 |
| 68 | BAE Systems, Inc.11 funding agencies | $4.5B | $4.6B | −1% | ▲ 32 |
| 69 | Nevada Department of Health & Human Services5 funding agencies | $4.5B | $4.8B | −7% | ▲ 26 |
| 70 | Nevada Department of Human Services2 funding agencies | $4.4B | $3.6B | +22% | ▲ 71 |
| 71 | National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC2 funding agencies | $4.3B | $4.3B | +1% | ▲ 38 |
| 72 | Texas Department of Agriculture5 funding agencies | $4.2B | $2.8B | +51% | ▲ 110 |
| 73 | Utah Department of Health and Human Services6 funding agencies | $4.1B | $3.6B | +12% | ▲ 65 |
| 74 | The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund)1 funding agency | $4.1B | $1.5B | +172% | ▲ 201 |
| 75 | Science Applications International Corporation10 funding agencies | $4B | $3.5B | +15% | ▲ 70 |
| 76 | Triad National Security, LLC4 funding agencies | $4B | $4B | 0% | ▲ 47 |
| 77 | KBR, Inc.9 funding agencies | $3.9B | $3.2B | +24% | ▲ 84 |
| 78 | Maine Department of Health and Human Services8 funding agencies | $3.9B | $3.7B | +6% | ▲ 55 |
| 79 | TX Education Agency3 funding agencies | $3.8B | $21.8B | −82% | ▼ 65 |
| 80 | Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC1 funding agency | $3.8B | $2.6B | +46% | ▲ 110 |
| 81 | Government of District of Columbia7 funding agencies | $3.8B | $4.1B | −8% | ▲ 36 |
| 82 | Michigan Department of Education4 funding agencies | $3.7B | $7.9B | −53% | ▼ 26 |
| 83 | Governor's Authorized Representative1 funding agency | $3.7B | $6.9B | −46% | ▼ 12 |
| 84 | Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services9 funding agencies | $3.6B | $3.8B | −6% | ▲ 43 |
| 85 | Battelle Memorial Institute11 funding agencies | $3.6B | $3.2B | +13% | ▲ 77 |
| 86 | Fluor Marine Propulsion, LLC2 funding agencies | $3.6B | $3.1B | +17% | ▲ 84 |
| 87 | New Jersey Transit Corporation2 funding agencies | $3.6B | $1.1B | +223% | ▲ 245 |
| 88 | Health Net Federal Services, LLC1 funding agency | $3.5B | $3.2B | +9% | ▲ 69 |
| 89 | Virginia Department of Social Services4 funding agencies | $3.5B | $4.3B | −18% | ▲ 21 |
| 90 | New York City Housing Authority2 funding agencies | $3.5B | $3.2B | +8% | ▲ 68 |
| 91 | Kansas Department of Health & Environment9 funding agencies | $3.5B | $3.6B | −3% | ▲ 51 |
| 92 | Texas Division of Emergency Management2 funding agencies | $3.4B | $10B | −66% | ▼ 46 |
| 93 | Department of Human Services Hawaii5 funding agencies | $3.4B | $3.6B | −6% | ▲ 46 |
| 94 | Homeland Security & Emergency2 funding agencies | $3.3B | $6.5B | −50% | ▼ 21 |
| 95 | Maryland Department of Human Services2 funding agencies | $3.3B | $3.6B | −9% | ▲ 45 |
| 96 | Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services2 funding agencies | $3.3B | $3.4B | −5% | ▲ 50 |
| 97 | Idaho Department of Health & Welfare8 funding agencies | $3.2B | $3.7B | −12% | ▲ 37 |
| 98 | Deloitte LLP13 funding agencies | $3.2B | $2.8B | +14% | ▲ 85 |
| 99 | Department of Human Resources Alabama2 funding agencies | $3.1B | $3.8B | −16% | ▲ 32 |
| 100 | Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc.10 funding agencies | $3.1B | $2.9B | +8% | ▲ 78 |
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 FY2022?
- California Department of Health Care Services, with $92.8B obligated in FY2022.
- 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 FY2022. TheFiscalFinder does the ranking; the underlying figures are the government's own.
- How many recipients are shown?
- The top 100 for FY2022. 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 FY2022, computed from public records. It is not an allegation about anyone on it.
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