Rankings
Top federal sub-agencies by spending: 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.
≈ computed · obligations
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services obligated $2T in FY2026 (data still posting), the largest of any federal sub-agency. The bureaus, commands and administrations INSIDE the departments: the level at which spending decisions are actually made, and the level most spending coverage skips. 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 85% of the $5.5T combined total of all 100 sub-agencies listed.
- Department of Housing and Urban Development rose the most, from #220 in FY2025 to #80 in FY2026.
- National Institute of Standards and Technology fell the most among those listed, from #23 in FY2025 to #96 in FY2026.
| Rank | Name | FY2026 · data still posting | FY2025 | Rank vs FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Serviceswithin Health and Human Services | $2T | $1.9T | same |
| 02 | Social Security Administrationwithin Social Security Administration | $1.7T | $1.6T | same |
| 03 | Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administrationwithin Veterans Affairs | $228.3B | $204.6B | same |
| 04 | Department of the Navywithin Defense | $135.6B | $177.3B | same |
| 05 | Food and Nutrition Servicewithin Agriculture | $133.6B | $136.2B | same |
| 06 | Department of Educationwithin Education | $95.4B | $96B | ▲ 2 |
| 07 | Department of the Armywithin Defense | $90B | $111.8B | ▼ 1 |
| 08 | Department of the Air Forcewithin Defense | $87.3B | $99.5B | ▼ 1 |
| 09 | Department of Veterans Affairswithin Veterans Affairs | $85.8B | $78.3B | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | Federal Highway Administrationwithin Transportation | $78.7B | $71.6B | ▲ 1 |
| 11 | Administration for Children and Familieswithin Health and Human Services | $70.9B | $64.6B | ▲ 1 |
| 12 | Department of Energywithin Energy | $61.5B | $81.1B | ▼ 3 |
| 13 | Defense Logistics Agencywithin Defense | $49.6B | $55.9B | same |
| 14 | Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housingwithin Housing and Urban Development | $46.4B | $48.5B | same |
| 15 | National Institutes of Healthwithin Health and Human Services | $41.4B | $41.1B | ▲ 1 |
| 16 | U.S. Customs and Border Protectionwithin Homeland Security | $39.2B | $10.2B | ▲ 16 |
| 17 | Federal Emergency Management Agencywithin Homeland Security | $34B | $47.4B | ▼ 2 |
| 18 | Department of Statewithin State | $25.5B | $13.9B | ▲ 10 |
| 19 | Federal Acquisition Servicewithin General Services Administration | $24.6B | $20B | ▲ 1 |
| 20 | National Aeronautics and Space Administrationwithin National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $22.8B | $22.9B | ▼ 1 |
| 21 | Federal Transit Administrationwithin Transportation | $20.6B | $23.9B | ▼ 3 |
| 22 | Environmental Protection Agencywithin Environmental Protection Agency | $19B | $27.3B | ▼ 5 |
| 23 | Federal Aviation Administrationwithin Transportation | $18.9B | $15.9B | ▲ 3 |
| 24 | Defense Health Agencywithin Defense | $18B | $19.9B | ▼ 3 |
| 25 | Railroad Retirement Boardwithin Railroad Retirement Board | $14.8B | $14.6B | ▲ 2 |
| 26 | Farm Service Agencywithin Agriculture | $14.1B | $19.7B | ▼ 4 |
| 27 | Federal Railroad Administrationwithin Transportation | $14.1B | $18B | ▼ 3 |
| 28 | U.S. Coast Guardwithin Homeland Security | $13.8B | $3.6B | ▲ 26 |
| 29 | Health Resources and Services Administrationwithin Health and Human Services | $13B | $11.8B | ▲ 2 |
| 30 | Missile Defense Agencywithin Defense | $12.6B | $9.1B | ▲ 6 |
| 31 | Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissionerwithin Housing and Urban Development | $11.2B | $12.6B | ▼ 2 |
| 32 | Centers for Disease Control and Preventionwithin Health and Human Services | $11.2B | $9.9B | ▲ 1 |
| 33 | Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Developmentwithin Housing and Urban Development | $11B | $17.6B | ▼ 8 |
| 34 | Federal Communications Commissionwithin Federal Communications Commission | $10.5B | $6.3B | ▲ 9 |
| 35 | Employment and Training Administrationwithin Labor | $10.1B | $9.2B | same |
| 36 | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcementwithin Homeland Security | $8.9B | $4B | ▲ 15 |
| 37 | Indian Health Servicewithin Health and Human Services | $7.5B | $6.6B | ▲ 4 |
| 38 | Forest Servicewithin Agriculture | $6.8B | $7.2B | same |
| 39 | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrationwithin Health and Human Services | $6.6B | $6.4B | ▲ 3 |
| 40 | National Science Foundationwithin National Science Foundation | $6.6B | $8.9B | ▼ 3 |
| 41 | Office of Procurement Operationswithin Homeland Security | $5.3B | $3.9B | ▲ 11 |
| 42 | Defense Information Systems Agencywithin Defense | $5.2B | $7.2B | ▼ 3 |
| 43 | Under Secretary for Health/Veterans Health Administrationwithin Veterans Affairs | $5.1B | $5B | ▲ 1 |
| 44 | Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Educationwithin the Interior | $5B | $4.6B | ▲ 2 |
| 45 | Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporationwithin Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation | $4.4B | $6.6B | ▼ 5 |
| 46 | Public Buildings Servicewithin General Services Administration | $4.4B | $4B | ▲ 2 |
| 47 | Natural Resources Conservation Servicewithin Agriculture | $4.1B | $3.3B | ▲ 8 |
| 48 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationwithin Commerce | $4B | $4B | ▲ 1 |
| 49 | U.S. Special Operations Commandwithin Defense | $3.8B | $4.3B | ▼ 2 |
| 50 | Agricultural Marketing Servicewithin Agriculture | $3.7B | $1.9B | ▲ 19 |
| 51 | Washington Headquarters Serviceswithin Defense | $3.5B | $3.8B | ▲ 2 |
| 52 | Maritime Administrationwithin Transportation | $3.5B | $1.8B | ▲ 18 |
| 53 | Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Responsewithin Health and Human Services | $3.3B | $1.7B | ▲ 18 |
| 54 | Ustranscomwithin Defense | $3.3B | $4.8B | ▼ 9 |
| 55 | Departmental Officeswithin the Interior | $3B | $2.8B | ▲ 1 |
| 56 | Offices, Boards and Divisionswithin Justice | $2.9B | $2.3B | ▲ 7 |
| 57 | Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisonswithin Justice | $2.9B | $2B | ▲ 10 |
| 58 | Internal Revenue Servicewithin the Treasury | $2.9B | $4B | ▼ 8 |
| 59 | Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resourceswithin Health and Human Services | $2.7B | — | — |
| 60 | National Park Servicewithin the Interior | $2.7B | $2.5B | ▼ 2 |
| 61 | United States Mintwithin the Treasury | $2.6B | $2.5B | ▼ 2 |
| 62 | Transportation Security Administrationwithin Homeland Security | $2.6B | $2B | ▲ 6 |
| 63 | Administration for Community Livingwithin Health and Human Services | $2.4B | $2.4B | ▼ 2 |
| 64 | Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Managementwithin Labor | $2.3B | $1.7B | ▲ 8 |
| 65 | Federal Bureau of Investigationwithin Justice | $2.3B | $2.1B | ▲ 1 |
| 66 | Rural Housing Servicewithin Agriculture | $2.2B | $2.1B | ▼ 1 |
| 67 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servicewithin the Interior | $2.1B | $2.5B | ▼ 7 |
| 68 | Bureau of Reclamationwithin the Interior | $2B | $2.7B | ▼ 11 |
| 69 | National Institute of Food and Agriculturewithin Agriculture | $1.9B | $1.4B | ▲ 8 |
| 70 | Rural Utilities Servicewithin Agriculture | $1.8B | $9.7B | ▼ 36 |
| 71 | U.S. Marshals Servicewithin Justice | $1.7B | $1.5B | ▲ 3 |
| 72 | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agencywithin Defense | $1.7B | $2.1B | ▼ 8 |
| 73 | Food and Drug Administrationwithin Health and Human Services | $1.7B | $1.6B | same |
| 74 | Office of the Chief Financial Officerwithin Agriculture | $1.6B | $1.4B | ▲ 4 |
| 75 | Agency for International Developmentwithin Agency for International Development | $1.5B | $12.6B | ▼ 45 |
| 76 | U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Serviceswithin Homeland Security | $1.4B | $1.4B | ▼ 1 |
| 77 | National Highway Traffic Safety Administrationwithin Transportation | $1.3B | $1.4B | ▼ 1 |
| 78 | Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportationwithin Transportation | $1.2B | $1.1B | ▲ 4 |
| 79 | Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcementwithin the Interior | $1.1B | $1.1B | ▲ 4 |
| 80 | Department of Housing and Urban Developmentwithin Housing and Urban Development | $1.1B | −$1.3B | ▲ 140 |
| 81 | U.S. Patent and Trademark Officewithin Commerce | $1.1B | $858.5M | ▲ 6 |
| 82 | Defense Microelectronics Activitywithin Defense | $990.5M | $1.3B | ▼ 3 |
| 83 | Bureau of Land Managementwithin the Interior | $947M | $835.6M | ▲ 6 |
| 84 | Agricultural Research Servicewithin Agriculture | $866.6M | $513.8M | ▲ 18 |
| 85 | Defense Threat Reduction Agencywithin Defense | $803.6M | $1.1B | ▼ 4 |
| 86 | Animal and Plant Health Inspection Servicewithin Agriculture | $796.1M | $797.8M | ▲ 4 |
| 87 | Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agencywithin Defense | $795.4M | $997.4M | ▼ 3 |
| 88 | Office of the Secretarywithin Commerce | $767.8M | $679.6M | ▲ 7 |
| 89 | Foreign Agricultural Servicewithin Agriculture | $762M | $847M | ▼ 1 |
| 90 | U.S. Secret Servicewithin Homeland Security | $740.8M | $518.3M | ▲ 10 |
| 91 | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrationwithin Transportation | $730.7M | $576.1M | ▲ 8 |
| 92 | Office of Justice Programswithin Justice | $698.6M | $2.3B | ▼ 30 |
| 93 | Corporation for National and Community Servicewithin Corporation for National and Community Service | $678.1M | $700.2M | same |
| 94 | U.S. Geological Surveywithin the Interior | $613.4M | $515M | ▲ 7 |
| 95 | Insular Affairswithin the Interior | $593.7M | $867.5M | ▼ 9 |
| 96 | National Institute of Standards and Technologywithin Commerce | $593.5M | $18.6B | ▼ 73 |
| 97 | Drug Enforcement Administrationwithin Justice | $583.5M | $610.4M | same |
| 98 | Securities and Exchange Commissionwithin Securities and Exchange Commission | $570.6M | $498.2M | ▲ 5 |
| 99 | International Boundary and Water Commission: U.S.-Mexicowithin State | $563.7M | $130.3M | ▲ 39 |
| 100 | Bureau of Engraving and Printingwithin the Treasury | $549M | $665.7M | ▼ 4 |
Sub-agencies have no page of their own; each row opens its parent department, where the full sub-agency breakdown lives. Not every loaded year carries this breakdown.
Questions
- Which federal sub-agency spends the most in FY2026?
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, with $2T obligated in FY2026 (data still posting).
- What counts as a sub-agency?
- A sub-tier organisation reporting to a cabinet department or independent agency: a bureau, a military command, an administration. USASpending records both tiers on every award.
- 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 the sub-agency's obligations for FY2026 (data still posting). TheFiscalFinder does the ranking; the underlying figures are the government's own.
- How many sub-agencies are shown?
- The top 100 for FY2026 (data still posting). Each row opens that sub-agencie'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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