Geography

States with Most IT Spending

States with Most IT Spending shows which states rank highest by Primary Metric in FPDS-based procurement data.

VA leads this ranking at 429.93B. The top 10 account for 82.88% of the value in this result set, indicating a very high concentration pattern.

Primary Metric Top States State Ranking All Time Federal Market

Updated 03/19/2026

Top Entity
VA
429.93B
Rows Returned
70
Top 10 Share
82.88%
Very High concentration
Ranking Metric
Primary Metric
Top States

Analysis

VA leads this ranking at 429.93B. The top 10 account for 82.88% of the value in this result set, indicating a very high concentration pattern.

Why it matters: Use this page to identify leaders, compare major participants, and understand how activity is distributed across this segment of the federal market.

Methodology: The query groups FPDS records by the ranked entity, calculates the main metric, and orders results from highest to lowest. Supporting columns add context to the leaderboard.

Key Findings

  • VA holds the top position.
  • The top 10 account for 82.88% of the value in this result set.
  • MD appears in the second position.

Limitations

  • Interpretation depends on the SQL scope and selected filters.
  • This page reflects only the returned query result set.

Query Used

-- States with Most IT Spending (NAICS-based: Information sector + Computer Systems Design)
SELECT
    content__award__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__stateCode AS state_code,
    sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
    formatReadableQuantity(sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount)) AS total_obligated_readable,
    count() AS award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(count()) AS award_count_readable,
    sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) / count() AS avg_award_size,
    formatReadableQuantity(sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) / count()) AS avg_award_size_readable
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
    contract_type = 1
    AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
    AND (
        startsWith(content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode, '51')  -- Information sector
        OR startsWith(content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode, '5415') -- IT services
    )
    AND content__award__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__stateCode IS NOT NULL
    AND content__award__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__stateCode != ''
GROUP BY content__award__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__stateCode
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 100

Ranking Table

This table ranks results by Primary Metric from highest to lowest.

# State Code Total Obligated Total Obligated Readable Award Count Award Count Readable Avg Award Size Avg Award Size Readable
1 VA 429,931,269,247.67
429.93 billion
429.93 billion 1228963 1.23 million 349832.55 349.83 thousand
2 MD 202,410,465,982.76
202.41 billion
202.41 billion 466424 466.42 thousand 433962.37 433.96 thousand
3 DC 187,046,003,174.10
187.05 billion
187.05 billion 572360 572.36 thousand 326797.82 326.80 thousand
4 CA 47,191,554,759.02
47.19 billion
47.19 billion 250764 250.76 thousand 188191.1 188.19 thousand
5 TX 42,836,211,070.55
42.84 billion
42.84 billion 147303 147.30 thousand 290803.38 290.80 thousand
6 FL 37,951,925,426.06
37.95 billion
37.95 billion 117647 117.65 thousand 322591.52 322.59 thousand
7 CO 32,876,379,569.72
32.88 billion
32.88 billion 115525 115.53 thousand 284582.38 284.58 thousand
8 GA 19,487,832,198.64
19.49 billion
19.49 billion 100972 100.97 thousand 193002.33 193.00 thousand
9 AL 18,916,206,226.35
18.92 billion
18.92 billion 56110 56.11 thousand 337127.18 337.13 thousand
10 PA 18,805,744,908.75
18.81 billion
18.81 billion 73504 73.50 thousand 255846.55 255.85 thousand
11 NJ 15,265,056,399.95
15.27 billion
15.27 billion 85272 85.27 thousand 179016.04 179.02 thousand
12 IL 14,682,491,017.62
14.68 billion
14.68 billion 85727 85.73 thousand 171270.32 171.27 thousand
13 MA 14,452,628,859.92
14.45 billion
14.45 billion 71857 71.86 thousand 201130.42 201.13 thousand
14 OH 13,558,498,749.73
13.56 billion
13.56 billion 65250 65.25 thousand 207793.08 207.79 thousand
15 MO 11,085,638,474.81
11.09 billion
11.09 billion 51562 51.56 thousand 214996.28 215.00 thousand
16 NY 10,702,297,645.08
10.70 billion
10.70 billion 63837 63.84 thousand 167650.38 167.65 thousand
17 AZ 10,663,574,729.17
10.66 billion
10.66 billion 48881 48.88 thousand 218153.77 218.15 thousand
18 KS 10,378,570,060.74
10.38 billion
10.38 billion 15741 15.74 thousand 659333.59 659.33 thousand
19 WV 9,835,736,009.74
9.84 billion
9.84 billion 28673 28.67 thousand 343031.28 343.03 thousand
20 NC 9,673,590,189.81
9.67 billion
9.67 billion 55352 55.35 thousand 174764.96 174.76 thousand
21 SC 8,139,732,181.44
8.14 billion
8.14 billion 32022 32.02 thousand 254191.87 254.19 thousand
22 MS 6,634,458,434.07
6.63 billion
6.63 billion 24651 24.65 thousand 269135.46 269.14 thousand
23 NE 6,364,812,267.20
6.36 billion
6.36 billion 18029 18.03 thousand 353031.9 353.03 thousand
24 OK 5,613,053,664.57
5.61 billion
5.61 billion 32044 32.04 thousand 175167.07 175.17 thousand
25 LA 5,608,159,624.09
5.61 billion
5.61 billion 25965 25.96 thousand 215989.2 215.99 thousand
26 UT 5,550,707,777.38
5.55 billion
5.55 billion 21658 21.66 thousand 256289.02 256.29 thousand
27 WA 5,446,954,049.98
5.45 billion
5.45 billion 43791 43.79 thousand 124385.24 124.39 thousand
28 HI 5,433,402,472.57
5.43 billion
5.43 billion 35356 35.36 thousand 153676.95 153.68 thousand
29 AK 5,217,545,605.11
5.22 billion
5.22 billion 26061 26.06 thousand 200205.11 200.21 thousand
30 IN 5,092,819,608.04
5.09 billion
5.09 billion 17778 17.78 thousand 286467.52 286.47 thousand
31 KY 4,282,408,532.68
4.28 billion
4.28 billion 17242 17.24 thousand 248370.75 248.37 thousand
32 NM 3,716,843,720.40
3.72 billion
3.72 billion 32914 32.91 thousand 112925.91 112.93 thousand
33 MI 3,698,911,041.12
3.70 billion
3.70 billion 28037 28.04 thousand 131929.63 131.93 thousand
34 NH 3,321,270,139.27
3.32 billion
3.32 billion 16287 16.29 thousand 203921.54 203.92 thousand
35 TN 3,109,071,690.77
3.11 billion
3.11 billion 22725 22.73 thousand 136812.83 136.81 thousand
36 AR 2,454,961,390.31
2.45 billion
2.45 billion 6875 6.88 thousand 357085.29 357.09 thousand
37 CT 1,865,144,200.78
1.87 billion
1.87 billion 13651 13.65 thousand 136630.59 136.63 thousand
38 SD 1,855,924,154.82
1.86 billion
1.86 billion 12903 12.90 thousand 143836.63 143.84 thousand
39 NV 1,809,176,684.83
1.81 billion
1.81 billion 12549 12.55 thousand 144168.99 144.17 thousand
40 MN 1,648,019,704.51
1.65 billion
1.65 billion 20191 20.19 thousand 81621.49 81.62 thousand
41 IA 1,493,151,742.47
1.49 billion
1.49 billion 6920 6.92 thousand 215773.37 215.77 thousand
42 OR 905,081,508.47
905.08 million
905.08 million 15174 15.17 thousand 59646.86 59.65 thousand
43 WI 850,930,849.60
850.93 million
850.93 million 10595 10.60 thousand 80314.37 80.31 thousand
44 VT 651,004,556.11
651.00 million
651.00 million 4831 4.83 thousand 134755.65 134.76 thousand
45 MT 539,136,879.85
539.14 million
539.14 million 10079 10.08 thousand 53491.1 53.49 thousand
46 RI 529,909,186.28
529.91 million
529.91 million 9846 9.85 thousand 53819.74 53.82 thousand
47 ND 527,421,948.56
527.42 million
527.42 million 5323 5.32 thousand 99083.58 99.08 thousand
48 ID 377,622,638.06
377.62 million
377.62 million 5948 5.95 thousand 63487.32 63.49 thousand
49 ME 366,923,488.50
366.92 million
366.92 million 4408 4.41 thousand 83240.35 83.24 thousand
50 PR 274,692,005.56
274.69 million
274.69 million 5488 5.49 thousand 50053.2 50.05 thousand
51 DE 225,703,028.31
225.70 million
225.70 million 4851 4.85 thousand 46527.11 46.53 thousand
52 WY 186,599,172.39
186.60 million
186.60 million 4023 4.02 thousand 46383.09 46.38 thousand
53 GU 180,783,132.81
180.78 million
180.78 million 4618 4.62 thousand 39147.49 39.15 thousand
54 AS 18,395,865.39
18.40 million
18.40 million 300 300.00 61319.55 61.32 thousand
55 VI 15,093,572.45
15.09 million
15.09 million 941 941.00 16039.92 16.04 thousand
56 AE 8,992,808.49
8.99 million
8.99 million 42 42.00 214114.48 214.11 thousand
57 98 7,869,344.00
7.87 million
7.87 million 42 42.00 187365.33 187.37 thousand
58 MP 5,342,937.14
5.34 million
5.34 million 400 400.00 13357.34 13.36 thousand
59 FM 2,549,965.00
2.55 million
2.55 million 4 4.00 637491.25 637.49 thousand
60 AP 1,202,704.89
1.20 million
1.20 million 8 8.00 150338.11 150.34 thousand
61 MH 1,000,867.00
1.00 million
1.00 million 5 5.00 200173.4 200.17 thousand
62 PW 699,000.00
699.00 thousand
699.00 thousand 5 5.00 139800 139.80 thousand
63 AA 667,941.35
667.94 thousand
667.94 thousand 3 3.00 222647.11 222.65 thousand
64 UK 230,713.00
230.71 thousand
230.71 thousand 1 1.00 230713 230.71 thousand
65 US 106,391.72
106.39 thousand
106.39 thousand 6 6.00 17731.95 17.73 thousand
66 pa 84,897.29
84.90 thousand
84.90 thousand 15 15.00 5659.81 5.66 thousand
67 oh 69,392.46
69.39 thousand
69.39 thousand 9 9.00 7710.27 7.71 thousand
68 TS 20,454.18
20.45 thousand
20.45 thousand 2 2.00 10227.09 10.23 thousand
69 JA 17,153.00
17.15 thousand
17.15 thousand 2 2.00 8576.5 8.58 thousand
70 49 16,347.07
16.35 thousand
16.35 thousand 2 2.00 8173.53 8.17 thousand

How This Ranking Is Built

Build a ranked FPDS view for "States with Most IT Spending" using aggregated procurement data.

Query structure

  • Results are sorted from highest to lowest by the main ranking metric.
  • Grouping is used to combine FPDS records into comparable entity-level results.

Included fields

  • state_code — Defines the ranked state or geography.
  • total_obligated — Defines the main ranking metric: Primary Metric.
  • award_count — Adds supporting context to the leaderboard.
  • avg_award_size — Adds supporting context to the leaderboard.

How to use this ranking

  • Supports fast market review.
  • Helps compare leaders and close competitors.
  • Adds context beyond a raw transaction list.

Computed Metrics

Top 3 Share
65.46%
Top 5 Share
72.65%
Mean
17,882,662,459.08
Median
2,782,016,540.54
Max
429,931,269,247.67
Min
16,347.07
Concentration
Very High
Fragmentation
Very Low

Top Entities

# Entity Value
1 VA 429.93B
2 MD 202.41B
3 DC 187.05B
4 CA 47.19B
5 TX 42.84B
6 FL 37.95B
7 CO 32.88B
8 GA 19.49B
9 AL 18.92B
10 PA 18.81B

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