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Top Agencies Spending in California

Top Agencies Spending in California shows which federal agencies rank highest by Primary Metric in FPDS-based procurement data.

DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE leads this ranking at 410.23B. The top 10 account for 87.13% of the value in this result set, indicating a very high concentration pattern.

Primary Metric Top Agencies Agency Ranking All Time California

Updated 03/19/2026

Top Entity
DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
410.23B
Rows Returned
100
Top 10 Share
87.13%
Very High concentration
Ranking Metric
Primary Metric
Top Agencies

Analysis

DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE leads this ranking at 410.23B. The top 10 account for 87.13% 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

  • DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE holds the top position.
  • The top 10 account for 87.13% of the value in this result set.
  • DEPT OF THE NAVY 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

-- Top Agencies Spending in California
SELECT
    content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID AS agency_id,
    anyHeavy(content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name) AS agency_name,
    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__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__stateCode = 'CA'
    AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 100

Ranking Table

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

# Agency Id Agency Name Total Obligated Total Obligated Readable Award Count Award Count Readable Avg Award Size Avg Award Size Readable
1 5700 DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE 410,230,197,437.70
410.23 billion
 410.23 billion 389861 389.86 thousand 1052247.33 1.05 million
2 1700 DEPT OF THE NAVY 349,966,747,459.57
349.97 billion
 349.97 billion 1146639 1.15 million 305210.92 305.21 thousand
3 2100 DEPT OF THE ARMY 158,400,933,238.36
158.40 billion
 158.40 billion 387094 387.09 thousand 409205.34 409.21 thousand
4 8900 ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF 149,412,214,495.83
149.41 billion
 149.41 billion 22834 22.83 thousand 6543409.58 6.54 million
5 8000 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 141,486,400,479.47
141.49 billion
 141.49 billion 195604 195.60 thousand 723330.81 723.33 thousand
6 97AS DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 86,674,917,921.00
86.67 billion
 86.67 billion 2833296 2.83 million 30591.55 30.59 thousand
7 3600 VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF 79,572,498,195.70
79.57 billion
 79.57 billion 481490 481.49 thousand 165263.03 165.26 thousand
8 97DH DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA) 37,222,420,375.83
37.22 billion
 37.22 billion 6358 6.36 thousand 5854422.83 5.85 million
9 9760 TRICARE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY (TMA) 32,865,523,189.25
32.87 billion
 32.87 billion 2556 2.56 thousand 12858185.91 12.86 million
10 97JC MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) 14,288,680,680.59
14.29 billion
 14.29 billion 6729 6.73 thousand 2123447.86 2.12 million
11 4740 PUBLIC BUILDINGS SERVICE 13,263,624,609.16
13.26 billion
 13.26 billion 172351 172.35 thousand 76957.05 76.96 thousand
12 12K2 AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 12,443,306,731.40
12.44 billion
 12.44 billion 12727 12.73 thousand 977709.33 977.71 thousand
13 2044 UNITED STATES MINT 10,532,130,525.38
10.53 billion
 10.53 billion 9168 9.17 thousand 1148792.59 1.15 million
14 4732 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE 9,815,364,635.32
9.82 billion
 9.82 billion 655340 655.34 thousand 14977.51 14.98 thousand
15 97AZ DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY (DECA) 7,827,700,353.04
7.83 billion
 7.83 billion 23603 23.60 thousand 331640.06 331.64 thousand
16 7529 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 7,362,905,690.28
7.36 billion
 7.36 billion 45271 45.27 thousand 162640.66 162.64 thousand
17 12C2 FOREST SERVICE 7,078,867,800.20
7.08 billion
 7.08 billion 99569 99.57 thousand 71095.09 71.10 thousand
18 97AE DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) 6,704,825,744.11
6.70 billion
 6.70 billion 6254 6.25 thousand 1072085.98 1.07 million
19 1540 FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM 6,607,267,783.47
6.61 billion
 6.61 billion 204618 204.62 thousand 32290.74 32.29 thousand
20 7014 U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 6,543,043,373.63
6.54 billion
 6.54 billion 22901 22.90 thousand 285709.94 285.71 thousand
21 7013 TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 6,287,775,536.45
6.29 billion
 6.29 billion 4588 4.59 thousand 1370482.89 1.37 million
22 7505 OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 6,247,827,620.09
6.25 billion
 6.25 billion 1596 1.60 thousand 3914678.95 3.91 million
23 97AK DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY (DISA) 5,991,932,173.30
5.99 billion
 5.99 billion 24572 24.57 thousand 243852.03 243.85 thousand
24 97F3 OFFICE OF THE CIVILIAN HEALTH AND MEDICAL PROGRAM 5,321,540,211.00
5.32 billion
 5.32 billion 406 406.00 13107241.89 13.11 million
25 4735 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE 5,192,588,845.26
5.19 billion
 5.19 billion 28129 28.13 thousand 184599.12 184.60 thousand
26 97ZS U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) 4,948,284,484.45
4.95 billion
 4.95 billion 17007 17.01 thousand 290955.75 290.96 thousand
27 9771 DEFENSE MICROELECTRONICS ACTIVITY (DMEA) 4,438,048,942.34
4.44 billion
 4.44 billion 5356 5.36 thousand 828612.57 828.61 thousand
28 7012 U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 4,024,997,805.57
4.02 billion
 4.02 billion 12167 12.17 thousand 330812.67 330.81 thousand
29 1406 DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 3,955,599,735.15
3.96 billion
 3.96 billion 13394 13.39 thousand 295326.24 295.33 thousand
30 1425 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 3,717,568,215.01
3.72 billion
 3.72 billion 29123 29.12 thousand 127650.59 127.65 thousand
31 6920 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 3,517,492,728.35
3.52 billion
 3.52 billion 16078 16.08 thousand 218776.75 218.78 thousand
32 7008 U.S. COAST GUARD 3,440,677,099.35
3.44 billion
 3.44 billion 68972 68.97 thousand 49885.12 49.89 thousand
33 1443 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 3,314,315,016.90
3.31 billion
 3.31 billion 43732 43.73 thousand 75786.95 75.79 thousand
34 6938 MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 3,141,408,491.48
3.14 billion
 3.14 billion 20524 20.52 thousand 153060.24 153.06 thousand
35 9776 USTRANSCOM 3,071,165,819.87
3.07 billion
 3.07 billion 4201 4.20 thousand 731055.89 731.06 thousand
36 1630 EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION 3,027,383,071.90
3.03 billion
 3.03 billion 3596 3.60 thousand 841875.15 841.88 thousand
37 8600 HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF 3,016,602,349.55
3.02 billion
 3.02 billion 4391 4.39 thousand 686996.66 687.00 thousand
38 9761 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY (DTRA) 2,957,511,415.33
2.96 billion
 2.96 billion 7152 7.15 thousand 413522.28 413.52 thousand
39 1900 STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 2,861,206,283.16
2.86 billion
 2.86 billion 29043 29.04 thousand 98516.2 98.52 thousand
40 6800 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2,680,523,983.46
2.68 billion
 2.68 billion 27377 27.38 thousand 97911.53 97.91 thousand
41 7001 OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS 2,234,319,422.20
2.23 billion
 2.23 billion 5203 5.20 thousand 429429.06 429.43 thousand
42 7527 INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 2,164,382,957.47
2.16 billion
 2.16 billion 9245 9.24 thousand 234113.89 234.11 thousand
43 1544 U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE 2,094,078,034.30
2.09 billion
 2.09 billion 9966 9.97 thousand 210122.21 210.12 thousand
44 9100 EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 2,062,628,304.84
2.06 billion
 2.06 billion 2970 2.97 thousand 694487.64 694.49 thousand
45 6925 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 1,967,669,624.30
1.97 billion
 1.97 billion 4537 4.54 thousand 433693.98 433.69 thousand
46 7530 CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES 1,802,155,852.76
1.80 billion
 1.80 billion 2421 2.42 thousand 744384.9 744.38 thousand
47 2036 BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE 1,694,318,662.08
1.69 billion
 1.69 billion 117167 117.17 thousand 14460.71 14.46 thousand
48 1241 AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 1,678,894,000.00
1.68 billion
 1.68 billion 2835 2.83 thousand 592202.46 592.20 thousand
49 2050 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 1,451,902,493.49
1.45 billion
 1.45 billion 30246 30.25 thousand 48003.12 48.00 thousand
50 4730 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE 1,372,522,233.56
1.37 billion
 1.37 billion 274267 274.27 thousand 5004.32 5.00 thousand
51 7523 CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION 1,337,857,770.23
1.34 billion
 1.34 billion 8313 8.31 thousand 160935.61 160.94 thousand
52 1226 FOREST SERVICE 1,280,790,731.44
1.28 billion
 1.28 billion 16567 16.57 thousand 77309.75 77.31 thousand
53 1330 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 1,207,024,803.44
1.21 billion
 1.21 billion 24842 24.84 thousand 48588.06 48.59 thousand
54 96CE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS - CIVIL PROGRAM FINANCING ONLY 1,061,317,000.00
1.06 billion
 1.06 billion 3459 3.46 thousand 306827.69 306.83 thousand
55 1501 OFFICES, BOARDS AND DIVISIONS 1,043,533,598.71
1.04 billion
 1.04 billion 11122 11.12 thousand 93826.07 93.83 thousand
56 1605 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT 1,013,819,461.97
1.01 billion
 1.01 billion 4258 4.26 thousand 238097.57 238.10 thousand
57 12D2 FARM SERVICE AGENCY 959,343,799.87
959.34 million
 959.34 million 2986 2.99 thousand 321280.57 321.28 thousand
58 1549 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 958,290,294.61
958.29 million
 958.29 million 7793 7.79 thousand 122968.08 122.97 thousand
59 7590 ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 873,533,117.32
873.53 million
 873.53 million 86 86.00 10157361.82 10.16 million
60 7022 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 833,143,905.79
833.14 million
 833.14 million 7831 7.83 thousand 106390.48 106.39 thousand
61 97F5 WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES (WHS) 825,860,936.35
825.86 million
 825.86 million 1522 1.52 thousand 542615.59 542.62 thousand
62 7524 FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 819,942,145.95
819.94 million
 819.94 million 7085 7.08 thousand 115729.3 115.73 thousand
63 2800 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 800,513,043.73
800.51 million
 800.51 million 15218 15.22 thousand 52603.03 52.60 thousand
64 97AD IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 789,162,327.94
789.16 million
 789.16 million 1426 1.43 thousand 553409.76 553.41 thousand
65 7570 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION (ASA) 773,564,859.90
773.56 million
 773.56 million 3631 3.63 thousand 213044.57 213.04 thousand
66 1422 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 707,013,277.31
707.01 million
 707.01 million 18121 18.12 thousand 39016.23 39.02 thousand
67 1434 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 702,278,140.62
702.28 million
 702.28 million 18624 18.62 thousand 37708.23 37.71 thousand
68 1524 DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION 688,716,330.04
688.72 million
 688.72 million 64076 64.08 thousand 10748.42 10.75 thousand
69 1220 AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICE 685,471,000.00
685.47 million
 685.47 million 1850 1.85 thousand 370524.86 370.52 thousand
70 6950 UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 669,801,557.00
669.80 million
 669.80 million 8987 8.99 thousand 74530.04 74.53 thousand
71 7520 PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE 656,216,885.67
656.22 million
 656.22 million 3480 3.48 thousand 188568.07 188.57 thousand
72 97AB NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (NGA) 650,018,528.00
650.02 million
 650.02 million 1158 1.16 thousand 561328.6 561.33 thousand
73 97F1 DEFENSE MEDIA CENTER (DMC) 639,761,624.74
639.76 million
 639.76 million 8020 8.02 thousand 79770.77 79.77 thousand
74 8902 OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY 629,043,000.00
629.04 million
 629.04 million 105 105.00 5990885.71 5.99 million
75 1448 U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 560,226,513.49
560.23 million
 560.23 million 18574 18.57 thousand 30161.86 30.16 thousand
76 12H2 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE 540,279,202.05
540.28 million
 540.28 million 11907 11.91 thousand 45374.92 45.37 thousand
77 19BM INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION: U.S.-MEXICO 534,777,115.98
534.78 million
 534.78 million 1018 1.02 thousand 525321.33 525.32 thousand
78 1528 IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE 394,801,901.00
394.80 million
 394.80 million 1690 1.69 thousand 233610.59 233.61 thousand
79 4720 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICE 342,530,000.00
342.53 million
 342.53 million 1723 1.72 thousand 198798.6 198.80 thousand
80 1205 USDA, DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 332,931,324.10
332.93 million
 332.93 million 1762 1.76 thousand 188950.8 188.95 thousand
81 2026 FINANCIAL CRIME ENFORCEMENT NETWORK 302,299,100.00
302.30 million
 302.30 million 1235 1.24 thousand 244776.59 244.78 thousand
82 1341 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 295,256,289.14
295.26 million
 295.26 million 8289 8.29 thousand 35620.25 35.62 thousand
83 7003 U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES 264,585,203.36
264.59 million
 264.59 million 6427 6.43 thousand 41167.76 41.17 thousand
84 7522 SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 253,045,938.01
253.05 million
 253.05 million 310 310.00 816277.21 816.28 thousand
85 12K3 ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE 248,593,103.50
248.59 million
 248.59 million 5245 5.25 thousand 47396.2 47.40 thousand
86 1450 BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 247,078,800.28
247.08 million
 247.08 million 4986 4.99 thousand 49554.51 49.55 thousand
87 6955 FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 242,562,093.40
242.56 million
 242.56 million 1059 1.06 thousand 229048.24 229.05 thousand
88 1665 PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 242,146,617.61
242.15 million
 242.15 million 238 238.00 1017422.76 1.02 million
89 9748 DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY 238,229,381.76
238.23 million
 238.23 million 740 740.00 321931.59 321.93 thousand
90 1435 BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT 236,601,406.21
236.60 million
 236.60 million 2468 2.47 thousand 95867.66 95.87 thousand
91 9773 VIRGINIA CONTRACTING AGENCY 233,385,691.00
233.39 million
 233.39 million 731 731.00 319269.07 319.27 thousand
92 8800 NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 230,343,491.38
230.34 million
 230.34 million 2217 2.22 thousand 103898.73 103.90 thousand
93 6400 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY 223,649,000.00
223.65 million
 223.65 million 1673 1.67 thousand 133681.41 133.68 thousand
94 7526 HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 202,055,328.84
202.06 million
 202.06 million 4058 4.06 thousand 49791.85 49.79 thousand
95 1344 PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 201,616,890.16
201.62 million
 201.62 million 1100 1.10 thousand 183288.08 183.29 thousand
96 2400 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 189,505,214.32
189.51 million
 189.51 million 1038 1.04 thousand 182567.64 182.57 thousand
97 7200 AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 176,858,877.53
176.86 million
 176.86 million 477 477.00 370773.32 370.77 thousand
98 5800 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 175,861,105.00
175.86 million
 175.86 million 682 682.00 257860.85 257.86 thousand
99 1230 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE 171,645,000.00
171.65 million
 171.65 million 1163 1.16 thousand 147588.13 147.59 thousand
100 97F2 DEPT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY (DODEA) 167,415,074.40
167.42 million
 167.42 million 2104 2.10 thousand 79569.9 79.57 thousand

How This Ranking Is Built

Build a ranked FPDS view for "Top Agencies Spending in California" 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

  • agency_name — Defines the ranked agency.
  • 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
54.81%
Top 5 Share
72.17%
Mean
16,758,311,899.35
Median
1,355,190,001.90
Max
410,230,197,437.70
Min
167,415,074.40
Concentration
Very High
Fragmentation
Very Low

Top Entities

# Entity Value
1 DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE 410.23B
2 DEPT OF THE NAVY 349.97B
3 DEPT OF THE ARMY 158.4B
4 ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF 149.41B
5 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 141.49B
6 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 86.67B
7 VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF 79.57B
8 DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA) 37.22B
9 TRICARE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY (TMA) 32.87B
10 MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) 14.29B

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