RankingFiscal year 202550 states and DC
Federal spending per person by state, FY2025
Federal awards averaged $11,781 per resident in FY2025. The District of Columbia was highest at $70,232 and Utah lowest at $7,875.
The amounts are contracts, grants, loans and direct payments with a place of performance in each state (USAspending.gov), excluding Medicare (recorded where claims are processed, not where patients live; see method), divided by the Census Bureau's July 2025 population estimate. The District of Columbia and states with large defense contractors or federal installations rank high because contract work is counted where it is performed. Puerto Rico and the other territories are on the states page.
All 51 ranked, with the US average
Federal awards per resident, FY2025. Dark bar: US average.
| State | Per resident | Total |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia #1 | $70,232 | $48.7B |
| Alaska #2 | $25,027 | $18.5B |
| Virginia #3 | $23,047 | $204.7B |
| Connecticut #4 | $19,832 | $73.1B |
| New Mexico #5 | $19,137 | $40.7B |
| Maryland #6 | $16,588 | $103.9B |
| Hawaii #7 | $15,389 | $22.0B |
| Maine #8 | $14,939 | $21.1B |
| Kentucky #9 | $13,805 | $63.6B |
| Vermont #10 | $13,760 | $8.9B |
| West Virginia #11 | $13,499 | $23.8B |
| Montana #12 | $13,422 | $15.4B |
| Alabama #13 | $13,236 | $68.7B |
| North Dakota #14 | $13,150 | $10.5B |
| Mississippi #15 | $13,055 | $38.6B |
| Massachusetts #16 | $12,998 | $93.0B |
| Arizona #17 | $12,860 | $98.0B |
| Pennsylvania #18 | $12,417 | $162.2B |
| Rhode Island #19 | $12,301 | $13.7B |
| South Dakota #20 | $12,162 | $11.4B |
| New York #21 | $12,150 | $243.0B |
| Louisiana #22 | $12,141 | $56.1B |
| Oregon #23 | $12,104 | $51.7B |
| New Hampshire #24 | $12,027 | $17.0B |
| Oklahoma #25 | $11,982 | $49.4B |
| Wyoming #26 | $11,876 | $7.0B |
| Missouri #27 | $11,837 | $74.2B |
| US average | $11,781 | $4.03T |
| Delaware #28 | $11,500 | $12.2B |
| South Carolina #29 | $11,406 | $63.5B |
| North Carolina #30 | $11,312 | $126.7B |
| Colorado #31 | $11,264 | $67.7B |
| Iowa #32 | $11,242 | $36.4B |
| California #33 | $11,189 | $440.4B |
| Arkansas #34 | $11,072 | $34.5B |
| Washington #35 | $11,065 | $88.5B |
| Nebraska #36 | $10,810 | $21.8B |
| Idaho #37 | $10,763 | $21.8B |
| Michigan #38 | $10,756 | $108.9B |
| Tennessee #39 | $10,666 | $78.0B |
| Florida #40 | $10,544 | $247.4B |
| Ohio #41 | $10,433 | $124.2B |
| Indiana #42 | $10,411 | $72.6B |
| Kansas #43 | $10,340 | $30.8B |
| Wisconsin #44 | $10,330 | $61.7B |
| Minnesota #45 | $10,328 | $60.2B |
| Nevada #46 | $10,074 | $33.1B |
| Illinois #47 | $9,850 | $125.3B |
| Texas #48 | $9,711 | $307.9B |
| New Jersey #49 | $9,548 | $91.2B |
| Georgia #50 | $9,290 | $105.0B |
| Utah #51 | $7,875 | $27.9B |
Table with population
| Rank | State | Per resident | Total | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $70,232 | $48.7B | 693,645 |
| 2 | Alaska | $25,027 | $18.5B | 737,270 |
| 3 | Virginia | $23,047 | $204.7B | 8,880,107 |
| 4 | Connecticut | $19,832 | $73.1B | 3,688,496 |
| 5 | New Mexico | $19,137 | $40.7B | 2,125,498 |
| 6 | Maryland | $16,588 | $103.9B | 6,265,347 |
| 7 | Hawaii | $15,389 | $22.0B | 1,432,820 |
| 8 | Maine | $14,939 | $21.1B | 1,414,874 |
| 9 | Kentucky | $13,805 | $63.6B | 4,606,864 |
| 10 | Vermont | $13,760 | $8.9B | 644,663 |
| 11 | West Virginia | $13,499 | $23.8B | 1,766,147 |
| 12 | Montana | $13,422 | $15.4B | 1,144,694 |
| 13 | Alabama | $13,236 | $68.7B | 5,193,088 |
| 14 | North Dakota | $13,150 | $10.5B | 799,358 |
| 15 | Mississippi | $13,055 | $38.6B | 2,954,160 |
| 16 | Massachusetts | $12,998 | $93.0B | 7,154,084 |
| 17 | Arizona | $12,860 | $98.0B | 7,623,818 |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | $12,417 | $162.2B | 13,059,432 |
| 19 | Rhode Island | $12,301 | $13.7B | 1,114,521 |
| 20 | South Dakota | $12,162 | $11.4B | 935,094 |
| 21 | New York | $12,150 | $243.0B | 20,002,427 |
| 22 | Louisiana | $12,141 | $56.1B | 4,618,189 |
| 23 | Oregon | $12,104 | $51.7B | 4,273,586 |
| 24 | New Hampshire | $12,027 | $17.0B | 1,415,342 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | $11,982 | $49.4B | 4,123,288 |
| 26 | Wyoming | $11,876 | $7.0B | 588,753 |
| 27 | Missouri | $11,837 | $74.2B | 6,270,541 |
| 28 | Delaware | $11,500 | $12.2B | 1,059,952 |
| 29 | South Carolina | $11,406 | $63.5B | 5,570,274 |
| 30 | North Carolina | $11,312 | $126.7B | 11,197,968 |
| 31 | Colorado | $11,264 | $67.7B | 6,012,561 |
| 32 | Iowa | $11,242 | $36.4B | 3,238,387 |
| 33 | California | $11,189 | $440.4B | 39,355,309 |
| 34 | Arkansas | $11,072 | $34.5B | 3,114,791 |
| 35 | Washington | $11,065 | $88.5B | 8,001,020 |
| 36 | Nebraska | $10,810 | $21.8B | 2,018,006 |
| 37 | Idaho | $10,763 | $21.8B | 2,029,733 |
| 38 | Michigan | $10,756 | $108.9B | 10,127,884 |
| 39 | Tennessee | $10,666 | $78.0B | 7,315,076 |
| 40 | Florida | $10,544 | $247.4B | 23,462,518 |
| 41 | Ohio | $10,433 | $124.2B | 11,900,510 |
| 42 | Indiana | $10,411 | $72.6B | 6,973,333 |
| 43 | Kansas | $10,340 | $30.8B | 2,977,220 |
| 44 | Wisconsin | $10,330 | $61.7B | 5,972,787 |
| 45 | Minnesota | $10,328 | $60.2B | 5,830,405 |
| 46 | Nevada | $10,074 | $33.1B | 3,282,188 |
| 47 | Illinois | $9,850 | $125.3B | 12,719,141 |
| 48 | Texas | $9,711 | $307.9B | 31,709,821 |
| 49 | New Jersey | $9,548 | $91.2B | 9,548,215 |
| 50 | Georgia | $9,290 | $105.0B | 11,302,748 |
| 51 | Utah | $7,875 | $27.9B | 3,538,904 |
Questions and answers
- Which state gets the most federal money per person?
- The District of Columbia, with $70,232 per resident in FY2025.
- Which state gets the least federal money per person?
- Utah, with $7,875 per resident in FY2025.
- What is the average across states?
- Across the 50 states and DC, awards came to $11,781 per resident. The median state had $11,876.
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 state, fiscal years 2018–2026. Amounts are obligations in nominal dollars. Data retrieved 2026-10-04. Public domain.
- U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 estimates, July 1, 2025.
- How the figures are built, and what they leave out: sources and methods.