Rankings
Top recipients of federal money: FY2023
FY2023 · complete year · data as of 2026-07-03
≈ computed · all obligations
California Department of Health Care Services received more federal money than any other recipient in FY2023: $85.1B 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 FY2022 is each name's change in position from FY2022; a dash means the name was not in FY2022's data.
Quick findings
Computed- The top 10 account for 36% of the $1.2T combined total of all 100 recipients listed.
- Amerisourcebergen Drug Corp rose the most, from #151 in FY2022 to #73 in FY2023.
- Pfizer Inc fell the most among those listed, from #16 in FY2022 to #100 in FY2023.
| Rank | Name | FY2023 | FY2022 | Change | Rank vs FY2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | California Department of Health Care Services1 funding agency | $85.1B | $92.8B | −8% | same |
| 02 | Lockheed Martin Corporation8 funding agencies | $69.1B | $46.6B | +48% | ▲ 3 |
| 03 | NYS Department of Health6 funding agencies | $55.2B | $59B | −6% | ▼ 1 |
| 04 | Health & Human SVC Commn TX5 funding agencies | $50.4B | $52.9B | −5% | ▼ 1 |
| 05 | PA Department of Human Services4 funding agencies | $37.5B | $37.1B | +1% | ▲ 1 |
| 06 | Central States Pension Plan1 funding agency | $35.8B | — | — | — |
| 07 | RTX Corporation8 funding agencies | $26.8B | $23.4B | +14% | ▲ 5 |
| 08 | Department of Social Services California4 funding agencies | $26.5B | $27.1B | −2% | ▼ 1 |
| 09 | General Dynamics Corporation14 funding agencies | $25.9B | $24B | +8% | ▲ 2 |
| 10 | Ohio Department of Medicaid1 funding agency | $24.6B | $25B | −2% | ▼ 2 |
| 11 | Michigan Department of Health and Human Services10 funding agencies | $23.9B | $24.2B | −1% | ▼ 1 |
| 12 | Florida Agency for Health Care Administration1 funding agency | $22.7B | $24.9B | −9% | ▼ 3 |
| 13 | North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services9 funding agencies | $22.7B | $21.8B | +4% | same |
| 14 | The Boeing Company4 funding agencies | $22.6B | $15.5B | +46% | ▲ 7 |
| 15 | Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services1 funding agency | $20.9B | $18B | +16% | ▲ 2 |
| 16 | Department of Social & Health Services5 funding agencies | $20.3B | $17.4B | +16% | ▲ 3 |
| 17 | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts6 funding agencies | $19.6B | $18.9B | +4% | ▼ 2 |
| 18 | New Jersey Department of Human Services3 funding agencies | $19.3B | $20B | −4% | ▼ 4 |
| 19 | Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System1 funding agency | $19.1B | $18B | +6% | ▼ 1 |
| 20 | UnitedHealth Group6 funding agencies | $17B | $52.8B | −68% | ▼ 16 |
| 21 | Health Services Kentucky Cabinet for8 funding agencies | $16.7B | $14.8B | +13% | ▲ 1 |
| 22 | Indiana Family and Social Serv3 funding agencies | $15.9B | $15.7B | +1% | ▼ 2 |
| 23 | International Bank for Reconstruction and Development4 funding agencies | $15.8B | $9.1B | +73% | ▲ 14 |
| 24 | Department of Social Services Misso4 funding agencies | $15.6B | $13.1B | +19% | ▲ 3 |
| 25 | Northrop Grumman Systems Corp9 funding agencies | $15.2B | $11.7B | +30% | ▲ 5 |
| 26 | VA Department of Medical Assistance Service1 funding agency | $14.6B | $12.4B | +18% | ▲ 2 |
| 27 | New York State Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance3 funding agencies | $14.4B | $14.2B | +1% | ▼ 3 |
| 28 | Minnesota Department of Human Services3 funding agencies | $14.3B | $13.8B | +3% | ▼ 3 |
| 29 | Lousiana Department of Health1 funding agency | $14.1B | $11.4B | +23% | ▲ 3 |
| 30 | Maryland Department of Health2 funding agencies | $12.4B | — | — | — |
| 31 | Georgia Department of Community Health1 funding agency | $12.3B | $11.7B | +4% | ▼ 2 |
| 32 | Oregon Health Authority-Public Health8 funding agencies | $11.9B | $10.8B | +10% | ▲ 2 |
| 33 | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.6 funding agencies | $11.1B | $6.1B | +83% | ▲ 24 |
| 34 | State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services7 funding agencies | $10.9B | $11.6B | −6% | ▼ 3 |
| 35 | Mckesson Corporation6 funding agencies | $10.1B | $11.3B | −10% | ▼ 2 |
| 36 | Florida Department of Children and Families4 funding agencies | $10.1B | $7.7B | +30% | ▲ 8 |
| 37 | Mckesson Corporation4 funding agencies | $9.5B | $8.4B | +14% | ▲ 3 |
| 38 | Finance & Administration Tennessee Depar1 funding agency | $9.4B | $9.4B | 0% | ▼ 3 |
| 39 | Department of Social Services Connecticut2 funding agencies | $9B | $8.4B | +8% | ▲ 2 |
| 40 | State of Colorado - Dept of Health Care Policy & Financing1 funding agency | $9B | $8.7B | +3% | ▼ 1 |
| 41 | New Mexico Health Care Authority3 funding agencies | $8.9B | $9.4B | −5% | ▼ 5 |
| 42 | Leidos, Inc.20 funding agencies | $8.5B | $8.1B | +5% | same |
| 43 | Department of Health Human Services3 funding agencies | $8.5B | $8.1B | +5% | same |
| 44 | Triwest Healthcare Alliance Corp0 funding agencies | $8B | $7.4B | +8% | ▲ 3 |
| 45 | Arkansas Department of Human Services2 funding agencies | $8B | — | — | — |
| 46 | Illinois Department of Human Service7 funding agencies | $7.8B | $7.7B | +2% | same |
| 47 | Arkansas Department of Human Services1 funding agency | $7.8B | $7.3B | +7% | ▲ 1 |
| 48 | Humana Government Business Inc0 funding agencies | $7.8B | $7.7B | +1% | ▼ 3 |
| 49 | Oklahoma Health Care Authority0 funding agencies | $7.7B | $6.6B | +17% | ▲ 2 |
| 50 | BAE Systems, Inc.11 funding agencies | $7.4B | $4.5B | +63% | ▲ 18 |
| 51 | Department of Education California3 funding agencies | $7.4B | $13.3B | −45% | ▼ 25 |
| 52 | Booz Allen Hamilton Inc11 funding agencies | $7.3B | $6.2B | +17% | ▲ 3 |
| 53 | Alabama Medicaid Agency1 funding agency | $7B | $6.2B | +14% | ▲ 3 |
| 54 | National Railroad Passenger Corporation2 funding agencies | $6.9B | $6.6B | +4% | ▼ 4 |
| 55 | L3Harris Technologies, Inc.10 funding agencies | $6.3B | $5.9B | +8% | ▲ 3 |
| 56 | IA Department of Human Services2 funding agencies | $6.2B | $6.3B | −2% | ▼ 4 |
| 57 | Ohio Department of Job & Family Services4 funding agencies | $6.1B | $6.9B | −11% | ▼ 8 |
| 58 | West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources5 funding agencies | $6.1B | $6.2B | −1% | ▼ 4 |
| 59 | Department of Transportation California3 funding agencies | $5.7B | $5.8B | −1% | same |
| 60 | Mississippi Division of Medicaid1 funding agency | $5.7B | $5.6B | +1% | ▲ 1 |
| 61 | Texas Department of Transportation2 funding agencies | $5.5B | $5.8B | −4% | ▼ 1 |
| 62 | Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees0 funding agencies | $4.9B | $4.7B | +3% | ▲ 2 |
| 63 | West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources1 funding agency | $4.8B | $4.6B | +5% | ▲ 3 |
| 64 | Department of Human Services3 funding agencies | $4.8B | $6.3B | −24% | ▼ 11 |
| 65 | Science Applications International Corporation12 funding agencies | $4.7B | $4.6B | +3% | ▲ 2 |
| 66 | New York State Education Department5 funding agencies | $4.7B | $4.9B | −5% | ▼ 3 |
| 67 | National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC2 funding agencies | $4.7B | $4.3B | +9% | ▲ 4 |
| 68 | Triad National Security, LLC2 funding agencies | $4.6B | $4B | +15% | ▲ 8 |
| 69 | Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc.10 funding agencies | $4.6B | $3.1B | +45% | ▲ 31 |
| 70 | Science Applications International Corporation10 funding agencies | $4.5B | $4B | +14% | ▲ 5 |
| 71 | Nevada Department of Health & Human Services5 funding agencies | $4.5B | $4.5B | −1% | ▼ 2 |
| 72 | Puerto Rico Department of Health5 funding agencies | $4.4B | $3B | +49% | ▲ 35 |
| 73 | Amerisourcebergen Drug Corp4 funding agencies | $4.4B | $2B | +120% | ▲ 78 |
| 74 | Battelle Memorial Institute11 funding agencies | $4.4B | $3.6B | +22% | ▲ 11 |
| 75 | Nevada Department of Human Services2 funding agencies | $4.3B | $4.4B | −2% | ▼ 5 |
| 76 | New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services2 funding agencies | $4.1B | $9.1B | −55% | ▼ 38 |
| 77 | Government of District of Columbia10 funding agencies | $4.1B | $3.8B | +8% | ▲ 4 |
| 78 | Maine Department of Health and Human Services7 funding agencies | $4B | $3.9B | +3% | same |
| 79 | Kansas Department of Health & Environment9 funding agencies | $4B | $3.5B | +15% | ▲ 12 |
| 80 | TX Education Agency2 funding agencies | $3.9B | $3.8B | +3% | ▼ 1 |
| 81 | General Electric Company6 funding agencies | $3.9B | $2.6B | +51% | ▲ 45 |
| 82 | Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services9 funding agencies | $3.8B | $3.6B | +6% | ▲ 2 |
| 83 | United Nations World Food Programme3 funding agencies | $3.8B | $4.7B | −18% | ▼ 18 |
| 84 | New York City Housing Authority1 funding agency | $3.8B | $3.5B | +8% | ▲ 6 |
| 85 | Utah Department of Health and Human Services8 funding agencies | $3.7B | $4.1B | −9% | ▼ 12 |
| 86 | CACI International Inc18 funding agencies | $3.7B | $3.1B | +21% | ▲ 18 |
| 87 | Idaho Department of Health & Welfare7 funding agencies | $3.7B | $3.2B | +15% | ▲ 10 |
| 88 | Governor's Authorized Representative2 funding agencies | $3.7B | $3.7B | −1% | ▼ 5 |
| 89 | Deloitte LLP14 funding agencies | $3.6B | $3.2B | +14% | ▲ 9 |
| 90 | Health Net Federal Services, LLC1 funding agency | $3.6B | $3.5B | +2% | ▼ 2 |
| 91 | Department of Human Services Hawaii4 funding agencies | $3.6B | $3.4B | +5% | ▲ 2 |
| 92 | Fluor Marine Propulsion, LLC2 funding agencies | $3.5B | $3.6B | −1% | ▼ 6 |
| 93 | Peraton Corp.15 funding agencies | $3.5B | $2.5B | +39% | ▲ 37 |
| 94 | Arizona Department of Economic Security6 funding agencies | $3.5B | $3.1B | +13% | ▲ 8 |
| 95 | Texas Department of Agriculture5 funding agencies | $3.5B | $4.2B | −18% | ▼ 23 |
| 96 | Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC1 funding agency | $3.3B | $3.8B | −13% | ▼ 16 |
| 97 | Virginia Department of Social Services3 funding agencies | $3.3B | $3.5B | −6% | ▼ 8 |
| 98 | Florida Department of Education4 funding agencies | $3.3B | $5.4B | −39% | ▼ 36 |
| 99 | KBR, Inc.9 funding agencies | $3.3B | $3.9B | −17% | ▼ 22 |
| 100 | Pfizer Inc4 funding agencies | $3.3B | $18B | −82% | ▼ 84 |
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 FY2023?
- California Department of Health Care Services, with $85.1B obligated in FY2023.
- 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 FY2023. TheFiscalFinder does the ranking; the underlying figures are the government's own.
- How many recipients are shown?
- The top 100 for FY2023. 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 FY2023, computed from public records. It is not an allegation about anyone on it.
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