Federal spending by state

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

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

California received more federal work than any other state in FY2026 (data still posting): $496.3B, with its largest single recipient being California Department of Health Care Services. All 56 states and territories below, ranked by the value of federal work performed there. Each opens that state’s page: its top recipients, funding agencies and congressional districts. Source

Place of performance is reported at state level, which is where the work happens rather than where a company is headquartered. See the ranking with a page for every year →

Rank	State	FY2026 (data still posting) obligations	Largest recipient
1	California373 recipients	$496.3B	California Department of Health Care Services
2	Texas296 recipients	$347.9B	Health & Human SVC Commn TX
3	Florida231 recipients	$336.9B	Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
4	Pennsylvania144 recipients	$293.3B	PA Department of Human Services
5	New York150 recipients	$270.2B	NYS Department of Health
6	Minnesota39 recipients	$245.5B	Minnesota Department of Human Services
7	Virginia329 recipients	$207B	UnitedHealth Group
8	Indiana64 recipients	$206.8B	Indiana Family and Social Serv
9	Kentucky66 recipients	$202B	Health Services Kentucky Cabinet for
10	Connecticut54 recipients	$151.9B	General Dynamics Corporation
11	South Carolina91 recipients	$145B	Department of Health Human Services
12	Illinois132 recipients	$137.7B	Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services
13	Ohio133 recipients	$133.3B	Ohio Department of Medicaid
14	Michigan84 recipients	$129.9B	Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
15	North Carolina130 recipients	$129.8B	North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services
16	Tennessee89 recipients	$129.3B	Finance & Administration Tennessee Depar
17	Arizona101 recipients	$127.1B	Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
18	Wisconsin55 recipients	$117B	State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services
19	Massachusetts129 recipients	$111B	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
20	Georgia169 recipients	$108B	Georgia Department of Community Health
21	North Dakota20 recipients	$103.7B	North Dakota Department of Human Services
22	Washington115 recipients	$102B	Department of Social & Health Services
23	New Jersey104 recipients	$101.2B	New Jersey Department of Human Services
24	Maryland332 recipients	$100.3B	Maryland Department of Health
25	Missouri75 recipients	$97.4B	Department of Social Services Misso
26	Alabama193 recipients	$72.1B	Alabama Medicaid Agency
27	Colorado138 recipients	$70.5B	State of Colorado - Dept of Health Care Policy & Financing
28	Louisiana69 recipients	$62.9B	Lousiana Department of Health
29	Oregon44 recipients	$61B	Oregon Health Authority-Public Health
30	District Of Columbia295 recipients	$53B	National Railroad Passenger Corporation
31	Oklahoma66 recipients	$51B	Oklahoma Health Care Authority
32	New Mexico75 recipients	$46.4B	New Mexico Health Care Authority
33	Puerto Rico31 recipients	$41.2B	Puerto Rico Department of Health
34	Mississippi60 recipients	$38.5B	Mississippi Division of Medicaid
35	Iowa51 recipients	$34.6B	IA Department of Human Services
36	Arkansas34 recipients	$34.4B	Arkansas Department of Human Services
37	Nevada43 recipients	$33.8B	Nevada Department of Human Services
38	Kansas44 recipients	$32.6B	Kansas Department of Health & Environment
39	Utah59 recipients	$31.3B	Utah Department of Health and Human Services
40	Nebraska22 recipients	$28.7B	Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
41	West Virginia43 recipients	$25.1B	West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
42	Idaho27 recipients	$22.9B	Idaho Department of Health & Welfare
43	Maine15 recipients	$22.3B	Maine Department of Health and Human Services
44	Alaska59 recipients	$19.6B	State of Alaska Department of Health
45	Hawaii69 recipients	$19B	Department of Human Services Hawaii
46	New Hampshire17 recipients	$16.9B	New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services
47	Rhode Island31 recipients	$16.1B	State of Rhode Island Department of Administration
48	Montana25 recipients	$15B	State of Montana Department of Health and Human Services
49	Delaware11 recipients	$13.1B	Delaware Dept of Health and Social Services
50	South Dakota26 recipients	$12B	Social Services South Dakota Department
51	Vermont19 recipients	$8.9B	Human Services Vermont Agency of
52	Wyoming14 recipients	$7B	Department of Health Wyoming
53	Guam15 recipients	$3.4B	Black Construction-Tutor Perini JV
54	U.S. Virgin Islands6 recipients	$1.5B	Government of the Virgin Islands
55	Northern Mariana Islands5 recipients	$963.6M	Department of Public Health-D Iv. Of PH
56	American Samoa3 recipients	$505.5M	American Samoa Medicaid Agency

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