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$793B in federal contracts went to businesses in the states last year
Pick a state to see what companies located there won in federal contracts in FY2025, which agencies bought it, what they bought and how much was set aside for small business. Every figure is USAspending.gov's, with the fiscal year on it.
Source: USAspending.gov, FY2025 contract obligations to recipients in each state, summed, read 2026-11-05.
A
- AL$22.1B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Alabama
Huntsville alone carries Army aviation and missile commands, NASA Marshall and the FBI's second campus, and the state's own Department of Transportation, Medicaid Agency and Department of Human Resources buy on top of that.
Read the guide - AK$8.2B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Alaska
The military bases, the Coast Guard and the Interior Department are the federal anchors, and the state's Department of Transportation and Public Facilities buys for an air, road and marine network nobody else has to run.
Read the guide - AZ$34B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Arizona
Luke and Davis-Monthan air bases, Fort Huachuca and the border agencies drive the federal dollars; the state's Department of Administration, ADOT and AHCCCS, its Medicaid program, drive the state's own.
Read the guide - AR$766M
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Arkansas
Pine Bluff Arsenal, Little Rock Air Force Base and the Corps of Engineers districts buy here, and the state's Department of Human Services, Department of Transportation and the UAMS medical system are the largest state buyers.
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C
- CA$61.6B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
California
The Navy, the Air Force, NASA and the national laboratories make California the largest federal contracting state, and the state itself runs the largest state budget in the country through Caltrans, CalHHS, corrections and the CSU and UC systems.
Read the guide - CO$19.9B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Colorado
Space Force at Peterson, Schriever and Buckley, the Air Force Academy, the Interior Department and NOAA's Boulder labs make Colorado a federal hub; the state's Office of Information Technology, CDOT and its health programs are the big state buyers.
Read the guide - CT$35.6B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Connecticut
Submarines, helicopters and jet engines make Connecticut a defense manufacturing state, and the state's Department of Administrative Services, Department of Transportation and UConn and the state universities buy for the Commonwealth.
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D
- DE$280M
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Delaware
Dover Air Force Base and the regional federal offices buy in a small state, and the state's Government Support Services, DelDOT, health and social services and the Department of Technology and Information place the state's orders.
Read the guide - DC$7.8B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
District of Columbia
Every federal headquarters is here or next door, so the District sees professional-services, IT and facilities buying from nearly every agency, and the District government buys for a city, a county and a state at once.
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F
- FL$35.2B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Florida
Central Command and Special Operations Command in Tampa, the Space Coast, the Navy in Jacksonville and Pensacola and the VA make Florida a top federal state; FDOT, the Agency for Health Care Administration and the universities lead the state's own buying.
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G
- GA$9.9B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Georgia
The Army at Fort Eisenhower and Moody and Robins air bases, the CDC and the FAA's Atlanta operations anchor the federal side; the Department of Administrative Services, GDOT, Community Health and the University System of Georgia anchor the state's.
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H
- HI$4.2B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Hawaii
Indo-Pacific Command, Pearl Harbor and the shipyard dominate federal buying in the islands, and the state's Department of Transportation (highways, harbors and airports), Department of Health and the University of Hawaii buy for the state.
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I
- ID$3B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Idaho
The Idaho National Laboratory, Mountain Home Air Force Base and the Forest Service and BLM lands are the federal money; the Idaho Transportation Department, Health and Welfare and the universities carry the state's.
Read the guide - IL$14.3B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Illinois
Scott Air Force Base, Great Lakes, the Rock Island Arsenal and Argonne and Fermi national labs buy here, and the state's four chief procurement officers, IDOT and the Medicaid program run one of the largest state budgets.
Read the guide - IN$7.3B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Indiana
Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane and the Army's finance center in Indianapolis are the federal anchors; the Indiana Department of Administration, INDOT and the Family and Social Services Administration carry the state's buying.
Read the guide - IA$3.6B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Iowa
The Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, the Rock Island district of the Corps and the USDA presence buy federally, and the state's Department of Administrative Services, Iowa DOT, Health and Human Services and the Regents universities buy for Iowa.
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K
- KS$4.3B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Kansas
Fort Riley, Fort Leavenworth, McConnell Air Force Base and the Kansas City federal complex next door are the federal buyers; KDOT, the Department for Children and Families, KDHE and the Regents universities are the state's.
Read the guide - KY$10.2B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Kentucky
Fort Campbell, Fort Knox and the Blue Grass Army Depot drive the federal dollars, and the state's Finance and Administration Cabinet, Transportation Cabinet and Cabinet for Health and Family Services drive the state's.
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L
- LA$4.5B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Louisiana
Fort Johnson, Barksdale Air Force Base, NASA Michoud, the Coast Guard and the Corps of Engineers buy federally; the Division of Administration, DOTD, the Department of Health and the LSU system buy for the state.
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M
- ME$3.2B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Maine
Bath Iron Works and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard make Maine a shipbuilding state for the Navy, and the state's Bureau of General Services, MaineDOT, Health and Human Services and the University of Maine System place the state's orders.
Read the guide - MD$37.9B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Maryland
NIH, NSA, NASA Goddard, Fort Meade, Aberdeen, Patuxent River and dozens of federal headquarters make Maryland one of the densest federal markets in the country; five state control agencies, MDOT and the Department of Health run the state's own buying.
Read the guide - MA$23B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Massachusetts
Hanscom Air Force Base, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, the Natick soldier center and the research universities anchor federal spending here; the Operational Services Division, MassDOT, EOHHS and the UMass system anchor the Commonwealth's.
Read the guide - MI$10.4B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Michigan
The Army's ground-vehicle command in Warren and the Detroit Arsenal buy federally, and the state's Department of Technology, Management and Budget, MDOT, DHHS and the big universities buy for Michigan.
Read the guide - MN$3.9B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Minnesota
The VA, the Corps of Engineers and the regional federal offices buy here, and the state's Office of State Procurement, MnDOT, the Department of Human Services and Minnesota State run the state's buying.
Read the guide - MS$7.7B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Mississippi
Ingalls Shipbuilding, Keesler Air Force Base, NASA Stennis and the Corps of Engineers in Vicksburg make Mississippi a federal buyer's state; MDOT, the Division of Medicaid and the Institutions of Higher Learning buy for the state.
Read the guide - MO$17.3B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Missouri
Fort Leonard Wood, Whiteman Air Force Base, the NGA's new St. Louis campus and the Kansas City National Security Campus drive the federal dollars; the Office of Administration, MoDOT and the Department of Social Services drive the state's.
Read the guide - MT$2.1B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Montana
Malmstrom Air Force Base, the Forest Service, the BLM and the Indian Health Service are the federal buyers across a vast state; the Montana DOT, DPHHS and the University System are the state's.
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N
- NE$2.3B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Nebraska
Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base and the Corps of Engineers' Omaha district anchor federal buying; the Department of Administrative Services, NDOT, DHHS and the University of Nebraska anchor the state's.
Read the guide - NV$2.7B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Nevada
Nellis and Creech air bases, the Nevada National Security Site and the Interior Department's land and water agencies buy federally; the State Purchasing Division, NDOT, DHHS and the Nevada System of Higher Education buy for the state.
Read the guide - NH$3.6B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
New Hampshire
The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and the Army's Cold Regions laboratory in Hanover are the federal anchors; the Bureau of Purchase and Property, NHDOT, DHHS and the University System place the state's orders.
Read the guide - NJ$10.3B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
New Jersey
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Picatinny Arsenal and the FAA's technical center buy federally; the Division of Purchase and Property, NJDOT, the Department of Human Services and Rutgers buy for the state.
Read the guide - NM$7.6B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
New Mexico
Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories, Kirtland, Holloman and Cannon air bases and White Sands make New Mexico a federal science and defense state; the General Services Department, NMDOT and the Human Services Department buy for the state.
Read the guide - NY$15.9B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
New York
Fort Drum, the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, the Brookhaven lab and the federal presence in the city buy federally; the Office of General Services, NYSDOT, the Department of Health, the MTA and SUNY run one of the largest state and authority markets anywhere.
Read the guide - NC$5B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
North Carolina
Fort Liberty, Camp Lejeune, Cherry Point, Seymour Johnson and the EPA's Research Triangle campus make North Carolina a top-ten federal state; the Division of Purchase and Contract, NCDOT, DHHS and the UNC System are the state's buyers.
Read the guide - ND$166M
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
North Dakota
Minot and Grand Forks air bases and the Corps of Engineers buy federally; the OMB State Procurement Office, NDDOT, Health and Human Services and the University System buy for the state.
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O
- OH$15.8B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Ohio
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, home of Air Force acquisition and research, plus the DFAS center in Columbus and NASA Glenn drive the federal dollars; the Department of Administrative Services, ODOT, Medicaid and Ohio State drive the state's.
Read the guide - OK$5.8B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Oklahoma
Tinker Air Force Base and its depot, Fort Sill, Vance and Altus air bases and the FAA's Mike Monroney center in Oklahoma City are the federal buyers; OMES Central Purchasing, ODOT, the Health Care Authority and the universities are the state's.
Read the guide - OR$2.7B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Oregon
The Forest Service, the BLM, the Bonneville Power Administration and the Corps of Engineers buy federally across the state; the Department of Administrative Services, ODOT, the Oregon Health Authority and the universities buy for Oregon.
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P
- PA$26.1B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Pennsylvania
The Navy's Philadelphia yard and supply centers, the DLA in Philadelphia, Tobyhanna Army Depot, Letterkenny and the federal offices in Pittsburgh buy federally; the Department of General Services, PennDOT, DHS and Penn State and PASSHE buy for the Commonwealth.
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R
- RI$444M
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Rhode Island
The Naval Undersea Warfare Center and the Naval War College in Newport and the submarine work in Quonset Point anchor federal buying; the Division of Purchases, RIDOT and EOHHS anchor the state's.
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S
- SC$9.6B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
South Carolina
Joint Base Charleston, Fort Jackson, Shaw Air Force Base, the Savannah River Site and the Parris Island depot buy federally; the Division of Procurement Services, SCDOT, DHHS and the universities buy for the state.
Read the guide - SD$820M
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
South Dakota
Ellsworth Air Force Base, the Indian Health Service and the Corps of Engineers are the federal buyers; the Bureau of Administration, SDDOT, Social Services and the Board of Regents universities are the state's.
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T
- TN$10B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Tennessee
Oak Ridge and the Y-12 complex, Fort Campbell's Tennessee side, Arnold Air Force Base and the TVA make Tennessee a federal science and energy state; the Central Procurement Office, TDOT, TennCare and the University of Tennessee buy for the state.
Read the guide - TX$89.2B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Texas
Fort Cavazos, Fort Bliss, Joint Base San Antonio, NASA Johnson, the border agencies and the VA make Texas the second-largest federal contracting state; the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, TxDOT, HHSC and the UT and Texas A&M systems run the state's.
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U
- UT$4.8B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Utah
Hill Air Force Base and its depot, Dugway Proving Ground, Tooele Army Depot and the IRS and Interior presences buy federally; the Division of Purchasing, UDOT, Health and Human Services and the state universities buy for Utah.
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V
- VT$1.3B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Vermont
The Vermont National Guard, the Border Patrol and the regional federal offices buy in a small state; the Office of Purchasing and Contracting, VTrans, the Agency of Human Services and the University of Vermont buy for the state.
Read the guide - VA$142B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Virginia
The Pentagon, Norfolk, Quantico, Langley, the intelligence agencies and the contractor corridors of Northern Virginia make Virginia the largest federal market by recipient dollars; the Department of General Services, VDOT, Medicaid and the universities run the Commonwealth's buying.
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W
- WA$13.1B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Washington
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the Puget Sound shipyard and naval bases, Fairchild Air Force Base and the Hanford site drive federal buying; the Department of Enterprise Services, WSDOT, the Health Care Authority and the universities drive the state's.
Read the guide - WV$1.3B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
West Virginia
The FBI's CJIS campus in Clarksburg, the NIOSH labs, the Coast Guard's operations center and the Corps of Engineers buy federally; the Purchasing Division, WVDOT, Health and Human Resources and the state universities buy for West Virginia.
Read the guide - WI$30.8B
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Wisconsin
Fort McCoy, the Marinette shipyard building the Navy's frigates and the VA's facilities buy federally; the Department of Administration, WisDOT, the Department of Health Services and the University of Wisconsin System buy for the state.
Read the guide - WY$194M
FY2025 federal contracts to businesses there
Wyoming
F.E. Warren Air Force Base, the national parks and the BLM and Forest Service lands are the federal buyers; the Department of Administration and Information, WYDOT, the Department of Health and the University of Wyoming are the state's.
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