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Top Federal Agencies by Spending

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

DEPT OF THE NAVY leads this ranking at 1.7K. The top 10 account for 23.89% of the value in this result set, indicating a low concentration pattern.

Primary Metric Top Agencies Agency Ranking All Time Federal Market

Updated 03/19/2026

Top Entity
DEPT OF THE NAVY
1.7K
Rows Returned
100
Top 10 Share
23.89%
Low concentration
Ranking Metric
Primary Metric
Top Agencies

Analysis

DEPT OF THE NAVY leads this ranking at 1.7K. The top 10 account for 23.89% of the value in this result set, indicating a low 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 NAVY holds the top position.
  • The top 10 account for 23.89% of the value in this result set.
  • DEPT OF THE ARMY 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 Federal Agencies by Spending
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__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 1,700.00 DEPT OF THE NAVY 3310094249370.5 3.31 trillion 7817172 7.82 million 423438.84 423.44 thousand
2 2,100.00 DEPT OF THE ARMY 3064117177446.2 3.06 trillion 7856985 7.86 million 389986.38 389.99 thousand
3 5,700.00 DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE 2431687604421.2 2.43 trillion 4375823 4.38 million 555709.77 555.71 thousand
4 8,900.00 ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF 1138434345075.3 1.14 trillion 377652 377.65 thousand 3014506.33 3.01 million
5 97AS DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 1111644020268 1.11 trillion 45421400 45.42 million 24474.01 24.47 thousand
6 3,600.00 VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF 719620118553.5 719.62 billion 7093546 7.09 million 101447.16 101.45 thousand
7 8,000.00 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 546538775207.58 546.54 billion 1081358 1.08 million 505418.9 505.42 thousand
8 1,900.00 STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 202291347018.12 202.29 billion 1511825 1.51 million 133806.06 133.81 thousand
9 97DH DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA) 190284173146.42 190.28 billion 74527 74.53 thousand 2553224.64 2.55 million
10 4,732.00 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE 189859049741.45 189.86 billion 11542896 11.54 million 16448.12 16.45 thousand
11 4,740.00 PUBLIC BUILDINGS SERVICE 167551929066.33 167.55 billion 2058948 2.06 million 81377.44 81.38 thousand
12 97JC MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) 163453070785.92 163.45 billion 84357 84.36 thousand 1937634.94 1.94 million
13 97AK DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY (DISA) 153074618394.44 153.07 billion 882627 882.63 thousand 173430.69 173.43 thousand
14 7,529.00 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 140411414275.13 140.41 billion 695380 695.38 thousand 201920.4 201.92 thousand
15 7,530.00 CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES 125502711093.37 125.50 billion 70676 70.68 thousand 1775747.22 1.78 million
16 9,760.00 TRICARE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY (TMA) 115460412066.64 115.46 billion 15460 15.46 thousand 7468331.95 7.47 million
17 7,200.00 AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 111758937911.97 111.76 billion 194365 194.37 thousand 574995.17 575.00 thousand
18 6,920.00 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 106310943535.86 106.31 billion 306133 306.13 thousand 347270.44 347.27 thousand
19 7,014.00 U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 90302192710.41 90.30 billion 205868 205.87 thousand 438641.22 438.64 thousand
20 7,523.00 CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION 86508208725.14 86.51 billion 243278 243.28 thousand 355594.04 355.59 thousand
21 9,776.00 USTRANSCOM 84619466179.63 84.62 billion 95694 95.69 thousand 884271.38 884.27 thousand
22 97ZS U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) 75603984451.43 75.60 billion 182136 182.14 thousand 415096.32 415.10 thousand
23 7,008.00 U.S. COAST GUARD 69678809448.24 69.68 billion 700267 700.27 thousand 99503.2 99.50 thousand
24 4,735.00 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE 69197917395.68 69.20 billion 264686 264.69 thousand 261433.99 261.43 thousand
25 97AZ DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY (DECA) 68934162526.1 68.93 billion 207660 207.66 thousand 331956.86 331.96 thousand
26 2,044.00 UNITED STATES MINT 66635660563.47 66.64 billion 87188 87.19 thousand 764275.59 764.28 thousand
27 1,540.00 FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM 65794379422.43 65.79 billion 1572921 1.57 million 41829.42 41.83 thousand
28 2,050.00 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 65456622206.2 65.46 billion 362577 362.58 thousand 180531.64 180.53 thousand
29 12K2 AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 58391643858.33 58.39 billion 77490 77.49 thousand 753537.79 753.54 thousand
30 9,100.00 EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 57809662830.47 57.81 billion 84585 84.58 thousand 683450.52 683.45 thousand
31 7,001.00 OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS 56533993234.72 56.53 billion 133389 133.39 thousand 423828 423.83 thousand
32 7,505.00 OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 55524303555.02 55.52 billion 17652 17.65 thousand 3145496.46 3.15 million
33 7,022.00 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 50857128701.4 50.86 billion 230360 230.36 thousand 220772.39 220.77 thousand
34 6,800.00 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 48175034045.83 48.18 billion 504053 504.05 thousand 95575.33 95.58 thousand
35 7,012.00 U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 45230969281.12 45.23 billion 149431 149.43 thousand 302687.99 302.69 thousand
36 1,406.00 DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 44595270668.35 44.60 billion 219665 219.66 thousand 203014.91 203.01 thousand
37 7,013.00 TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 41906628264.72 41.91 billion 63446 63.45 thousand 660508.59 660.51 thousand
38 1,549.00 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 41458312314.41 41.46 billion 161817 161.82 thousand 256204.92 256.20 thousand
39 4,730.00 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE 40997904103.18 41.00 billion 5279124 5.28 million 7766.04 7.77 thousand
40 1,501.00 OFFICES, BOARDS AND DIVISIONS 39874460811.92 39.87 billion 281159 281.16 thousand 141821.74 141.82 thousand
41 1,330.00 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 39526469091.07 39.53 billion 345268 345.27 thousand 114480.54 114.48 thousand
42 12C2 FOREST SERVICE 39316200518.84 39.32 billion 698129 698.13 thousand 56316.52 56.32 thousand
43 6,400.00 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY 39109165000 39.11 billion 88764 88.76 thousand 440597.14 440.60 thousand
44 1,630.00 EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION 36578187187.01 36.58 billion 49043 49.04 thousand 745839.1 745.84 thousand
45 2,800.00 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 33857585029.23 33.86 billion 201879 201.88 thousand 167712.26 167.71 thousand
46 97F5 WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES (WHS) 33344589262.39 33.34 billion 71038 71.04 thousand 469390.87 469.39 thousand
47 7,570.00 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION (ASA) 31511372879.86 31.51 billion 102794 102.79 thousand 306548.75 306.55 thousand
48 9,761.00 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY (DTRA) 29430815917.6 29.43 billion 60263 60.26 thousand 488372.89 488.37 thousand
49 8,600.00 HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF 26908451590.71 26.91 billion 80641 80.64 thousand 333682.01 333.68 thousand
50 97AE DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) 25637832426.3 25.64 billion 30391 30.39 thousand 843599.5 843.60 thousand
51 6,925.00 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 25208458466.22 25.21 billion 108017 108.02 thousand 233374.91 233.37 thousand
52 7,524.00 FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 25103172475.06 25.10 billion 131372 131.37 thousand 191084.64 191.08 thousand
53 1,443.00 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 24803470960.48 24.80 billion 401165 401.17 thousand 61828.6 61.83 thousand
54 1,605.00 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT 21973148573.56 21.97 billion 112687 112.69 thousand 194992.75 194.99 thousand
55 2,400.00 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 21759177348.37 21.76 billion 133817 133.82 thousand 162603.98 162.60 thousand
56 1,544.00 U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE 21427218033.64 21.43 billion 211268 211.27 thousand 101421.97 101.42 thousand
57 12D2 FARM SERVICE AGENCY 20632895113.73 20.63 billion 41066 41.07 thousand 502432.55 502.43 thousand
58 1,220.00 AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICE 20282062139.27 20.28 billion 37905 37.91 thousand 535076.16 535.08 thousand
59 7,003.00 U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES 19916828558.89 19.92 billion 60411 60.41 thousand 329688.77 329.69 thousand
60 6,938.00 MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 18904275369.08 18.90 billion 112480 112.48 thousand 168067.88 168.07 thousand
61 1,344.00 PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 18836241988.4 18.84 billion 49266 49.27 thousand 382337.55 382.34 thousand
62 9,771.00 DEFENSE MICROELECTRONICS ACTIVITY (DMEA) 18254717975.97 18.25 billion 13052 13.05 thousand 1398614.61 1.40 million
63 1,425.00 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 18080350391.89 18.08 billion 166202 166.20 thousand 108785.39 108.79 thousand
64 1,323.00 US CENSUS BUREAU 17916976161.81 17.92 billion 58185 58.19 thousand 307931.18 307.93 thousand
65 7,527.00 INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 16719871764.6 16.72 billion 355831 355.83 thousand 46988.23 46.99 thousand
66 96CE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS - CIVIL PROGRAM FINANCING ONLY 16010740000 16.01 billion 65490 65.49 thousand 244476.1 244.48 thousand
67 1,205.00 USDA, DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 15762332981.56 15.76 billion 66167 66.17 thousand 238220.45 238.22 thousand
68 4,900.00 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 13801896770.87 13.80 billion 28467 28.47 thousand 484838.47 484.84 thousand
69 1,524.00 DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION 13658738710.67 13.66 billion 426320 426.32 thousand 32038.7 32.04 thousand
70 1,241.00 AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 12633018000 12.63 billion 25221 25.22 thousand 500892.82 500.89 thousand
71 2,036.00 BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE 12365301623.67 12.37 billion 262794 262.79 thousand 47053.21 47.05 thousand
72 6,950.00 UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 12365256502.87 12.37 billion 117582 117.58 thousand 105162.83 105.16 thousand
73 2,041.00 BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING 12176333024.52 12.18 billion 55628 55.63 thousand 218888.56 218.89 thousand
74 6,901.00 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 12142257145.12 12.14 billion 70425 70.42 thousand 172414.01 172.41 thousand
75 97AD IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 12063583414.56 12.06 billion 33059 33.06 thousand 364910.71 364.91 thousand
76 1,422.00 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 11861651617.06 11.86 billion 263727 263.73 thousand 44977 44.98 thousand
77 1,450.00 BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 10949886799.29 10.95 billion 176475 176.47 thousand 62047.8 62.05 thousand
78 1,434.00 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 10725462594.25 10.73 billion 192521 192.52 thousand 55710.61 55.71 thousand
79 1,152.00 AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 10242109339.81 10.24 billion 31076 31.08 thousand 329582.61 329.58 thousand
80 4,720.00 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICE 10061688000 10.06 billion 45814 45.81 thousand 219620.37 219.62 thousand
81 7,590.00 ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 10031310237.59 10.03 billion 2027 2.03 thousand 4948845.7 4.95 million
82 7,526.00 HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 9354820085 9.35 billion 62808 62.81 thousand 148943.12 148.94 thousand
83 97AB NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (NGA) 9300507612 9.30 billion 24088 24.09 thousand 386105.43 386.11 thousand
84 7,520.00 PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE 9219170263.63 9.22 billion 79915 79.92 thousand 115362.2 115.36 thousand
85 1,226.00 FOREST SERVICE 9018687677.37 9.02 billion 169769 169.77 thousand 53123.28 53.12 thousand
86 1,448.00 U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 8877679118.4 8.88 billion 270586 270.59 thousand 32809.08 32.81 thousand
87 97F3 OFFICE OF THE CIVILIAN HEALTH AND MEDICAL PROGRAM 8792705411 8.79 billion 2707 2.71 thousand 3248136.46 3.25 million
88 7,522.00 SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 8509786321.4 8.51 billion 10404 10.40 thousand 817934.09 817.93 thousand
89 3,300.00 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 8502754844.67 8.50 billion 77585 77.58 thousand 109592.76 109.59 thousand
90 1,341.00 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 8294577129.77 8.29 billion 124634 124.63 thousand 66551.47 66.55 thousand
91 97BZ DEFENSE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICE (DFAS) 8148251736.37 8.15 billion 29019 29.02 thousand 280790.23 280.79 thousand
92 5,000.00 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 8039808741.06 8.04 billion 37767 37.77 thousand 212879.19 212.88 thousand
93 1,435.00 BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT 7060570253.65 7.06 billion 49158 49.16 thousand 143630.13 143.63 thousand
94 1,301.00 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 6992055051.62 6.99 billion 51263 51.26 thousand 136395.74 136.40 thousand
95 97F2 DEPT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY (DODEA) 6543728845.76 6.54 billion 55787 55.79 thousand 117298.45 117.30 thousand
96 1,665.00 PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 6441535921.03 6.44 billion 20302 20.30 thousand 317285.78 317.29 thousand
97 7,300.00 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 6375377652.3 6.38 billion 28247 28.25 thousand 225701.05 225.70 thousand
98 12H2 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE 6340983306.05 6.34 billion 133304 133.30 thousand 47567.83 47.57 thousand
99 97AV DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY (DCSA) 6268058170.89 6.27 billion 7023 7.02 thousand 892504.36 892.50 thousand
100 2,026.00 FINANCIAL CRIME ENFORCEMENT NETWORK 6022712735.81 6.02 billion 28516 28.52 thousand 211204.68 211.20 thousand

How This Ranking Is Built

Build a ranked FPDS view for "Top Federal Agencies by 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

  • agency_name — Defines the ranked agency.
  • agency_id — Defines the main ranking metric: Primary Metric.
  • total_obligated — Adds supporting context to the leaderboard.
  • 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
7.88%
Top 5 Share
12.95%
Mean
4,591.35
Median
4,732.00
Max
9,776.00
Min
1,152.00
Concentration
Low
Fragmentation
High

Top Entities

# Entity Value
1 DEPT OF THE NAVY 1.7K
2 DEPT OF THE ARMY 2.1K
3 DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE 5.7K
4 ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF 8.9K
5 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY —
6 VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF 3.6K
7 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 8K
8 STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 1.9K
9 DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA) —
10 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE 4.73K

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