Federal awardsFiscal year 202599 largest cities
How much federal money do US cities get?
Federal contracts, grants and other awards performed in the 99 largest US cities in fiscal year 2025, from USAspending.gov.
Fort Worth leads the 99 largest cities
The 12 cities with the most federal awards performed there, FY2025. Defense plants and military bases explain most of the leaders.
| City | FY2025 | Per resident |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth, TX | $33B | $31,880/res. |
| New York City, NY | $15B | $1,787/res. |
| Tucson, AZ | $14B | $25,020/res. |
| Huntsville, AL | $13B | $55,147/res. |
| Irving, TX | $12B | $48,351/res. |
| Austin, TX | $12B | $12,171/res. |
| Orlando, FL | $11B | $34,223/res. |
| San Diego, CA | $11B | $8,118/res. |
| St. Louis, MO | $10B | $36,073/res. |
| Atlanta, GA | $9.5B | $17,924/res. |
| Baltimore, MD | $9.3B | $16,399/res. |
| Louisville, KY | $8B | $12,499/res. |
Source: USAspending.gov, place of performance city.
City totals count awards by place of performance. Payments to individuals, such as Social Security, are published only at county level, so they are mostly left out here; state pages include them. Cities with large military bases, defense plants or federal offices lead the list. Not shown because their FY2025 total was under $1.0 million or negative: Anaheim, CA.
All 99 cities
99 cities
| City | State | FY2025 awards | Per resident | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth | TX | $32.8B | $31,880 | 1,028,117 |
| New York City | NY | $15.3B | $1,787 | 8,584,629 |
| Tucson | AZ | $13.7B | $25,020 | 548,371 |
| Huntsville | AL | $12.9B | $55,147 | 233,627 |
| Irving | TX | $12.4B | $48,351 | 257,076 |
| Austin | TX | $12.2B | $12,171 | 1,002,632 |
| Orlando | FL | $11.4B | $34,223 | 333,888 |
| San Diego | CA | $11.4B | $8,118 | 1,406,106 |
| St. Louis | MO | $10.0B | $36,073 | 278,144 |
| Atlanta | GA | $9.5B | $17,924 | 529,110 |
| Baltimore | MD | $9.3B | $16,399 | 569,997 |
| Louisville | KY | $8.0B | $12,499 | 641,962 |
| Phoenix | AZ | $7.8B | $4,692 | 1,665,481 |
| Sacramento | CA | $7.8B | $14,484 | 536,449 |
| Houston | TX | $7.5B | $3,108 | 2,397,315 |
| Virginia Beach | VA | $7.2B | $15,941 | 453,737 |
| Raleigh | NC | $7.2B | $14,203 | 506,306 |
| Albuquerque | NM | $6.8B | $12,174 | 556,588 |
| Chicago | IL | $6.3B | $2,295 | 2,731,585 |
| Tampa | FL | $6.0B | $14,568 | 413,554 |
| Boston | MA | $5.9B | $8,836 | 672,973 |
| Oklahoma City | OK | $5.5B | $7,599 | 719,849 |
| San Antonio | TX | $5.1B | $3,291 | 1,548,422 |
| Columbus | OH | $5.0B | $5,291 | 938,396 |
| Indianapolis | IN | $4.9B | $5,470 | 901,116 |
| San Francisco | CA | $4.8B | $5,862 | 826,079 |
| Los Angeles | CA | $4.6B | $1,190 | 3,869,089 |
| Colorado Springs | CO | $4.0B | $8,111 | 494,743 |
| Seattle | WA | $3.8B | $4,892 | 784,777 |
| Philadelphia | PA | $3.8B | $2,433 | 1,574,281 |
| Denver | CO | $3.8B | $5,133 | 740,613 |
| Norfolk | VA | $3.7B | $16,020 | 231,013 |
| Nashville | TN | $3.5B | $4,874 | 721,074 |
| St. Petersburg | FL | $3.3B | $12,600 | 264,033 |
| Kansas City | MO | $3.1B | $6,000 | 521,220 |
| Long Beach | CA | $3.0B | $6,730 | 450,469 |
| New Orleans | LA | $3.0B | $8,254 | 362,154 |
| Las Vegas | NV | $2.7B | $3,979 | 679,817 |
| Jacksonville | FL | $2.7B | $2,649 | 1,017,689 |
| Minneapolis | MN | $2.6B | $6,148 | 430,324 |
| Cincinnati | OH | $2.3B | $7,409 | 314,367 |
| Miami | FL | $2.3B | $4,667 | 489,812 |
| St. Paul | MN | $2.2B | $7,152 | 306,684 |
| Durham | NC | $2.2B | $7,172 | 305,561 |
| Dallas | TX | $2.2B | $1,643 | 1,329,491 |
| Madison | WI | $2.1B | $7,497 | 286,233 |
| Anchorage | AK | $2.1B | $7,410 | 287,155 |
| Richmond | VA | $2.1B | $8,835 | 237,257 |
| Honolulu | HI | $1.8B | $5,240 | 341,868 |
| Irvine | CA | $1.7B | $5,447 | 318,764 |
| Mesa | AZ | $1.7B | $3,367 | 513,656 |
| Pittsburgh | PA | $1.7B | $5,541 | 307,632 |
| Portland | OR | $1.7B | $2,676 | 635,109 |
| Lexington | KY | $1.6B | $4,965 | 329,751 |
| Detroit | MI | $1.6B | $2,423 | 649,095 |
| Memphis | TN | $1.5B | $2,393 | 609,647 |
| Cleveland | OH | $1.4B | $3,761 | 363,608 |
| Boise | ID | $1.4B | $5,712 | 238,429 |
| Lincoln | NE | $1.4B | $4,499 | 301,522 |
| San Jose | CA | $1.3B | $1,326 | 989,814 |
| Wichita | KS | $1.3B | $3,260 | 400,987 |
| Oakland | CA | $1.3B | $2,952 | 440,838 |
| Tulsa | OK | $1.3B | $3,099 | 416,209 |
| McKinney | TX | $1.3B | $5,386 | 236,001 |
| El Paso | TX | $1.2B | $1,824 | 683,012 |
| Milwaukee | WI | $1.0B | $1,820 | 562,407 |
| Scottsdale | AZ | $993.8M | $4,090 | 243,006 |
| Aurora | CO | $972.3M | $2,371 | 410,053 |
| Charlotte | NC | $927.3M | $961 | 964,784 |
| Newark | NJ | $830.3M | $2,564 | 323,808 |
| Buffalo | NY | $739.7M | $2,693 | 274,613 |
| Chesapeake | VA | $696.3M | $2,727 | 255,332 |
| Fresno | CA | $665.0M | $1,197 | 555,549 |
| Reno | NV | $654.1M | $2,306 | 283,621 |
| Riverside | CA | $583.9M | $1,807 | 323,057 |
| Arlington | TX | $574.4M | $1,428 | 402,134 |
| Stockton | CA | $568.2M | $1,751 | 324,597 |
| Greensboro | NC | $552.4M | $1,790 | 308,667 |
| Santa Ana | CA | $547.4M | $1,735 | 315,586 |
| Omaha | NE | $535.4M | $1,095 | 488,797 |
| Fort Wayne | IN | $493.0M | $1,791 | 275,203 |
| Chandler | AZ | $486.5M | $1,745 | 278,748 |
| Bakersfield | CA | $480.8M | $1,139 | 422,165 |
| Winston-Salem | NC | $386.9M | $1,504 | 257,271 |
| Corpus Christi | TX | $353.3M | $1,114 | 317,247 |
| Lubbock | TX | $341.5M | $1,251 | 273,071 |
| Jersey City | NJ | $322.1M | $1,067 | 302,013 |
| Toledo | OH | $289.1M | $1,098 | 263,423 |
| Chula Vista | CA | $180.6M | $656 | 275,533 |
| Laredo | TX | $166.9M | $619 | 269,515 |
| Cape Coral | FL | $159.2M | $674 | 236,264 |
| Plano | TX | $153.0M | $522 | 293,028 |
| Garland | TX | $119.2M | $478 | 249,625 |
| North Las Vegas | NV | $88.3M | $298 | 296,653 |
| Glendale | AZ | $84.8M | $326 | 260,572 |
| Henderson | NV | $47.1M | $133 | 353,289 |
| Port St. Lucie | FL | $25.5M | $95 | 268,062 |
| Gilbert | AZ | $21.5M | $75 | 287,285 |
| Frisco | TX | $5.7M | $24 | 236,955 |
Sources and notes
- USAspending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury), API endpoints spending_over_time and spending_by_category, filtered by place of performance city, fiscal years 2018–2026. Amounts are obligations in nominal dollars. Data retrieved 2026-10-04. Public domain.
- How the figures are built, and what they leave out: sources and methods.