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Top States by Federal Spending in 2025

Top States by Federal Spending in 2025 shows which states rank highest by Primary Metric in FPDS-based procurement data.

VIRGINIA leads this ranking at 114.06B. The top 10 account for 63.73% of the value in this result set, indicating a high concentration pattern.

Primary Metric Top States State Ranking 2025 Federal Market

Updated 03/19/2026

Top Entity
VIRGINIA
114.06B
Rows Returned
62
Top 10 Share
63.73%
High concentration
Ranking Metric
Primary Metric
Top States

Analysis

VIRGINIA leads this ranking at 114.06B. The top 10 account for 63.73% of the value in this result set, indicating a 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

  • VIRGINIA holds the top position.
  • The top 10 account for 63.73% of the value in this result set.
  • TEXAS 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

SELECT
    content__award__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__stateCode AS state_code,
    anyHeavy(content__award__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__stateCode__name) AS state_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 IS NOT NULL
    AND content__award__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__stateCode != ''
    AND content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate IS NOT NULL
    AND content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate != ''
    AND toYear(parseDateTimeBestEffort(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate)) = 2025

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 State Name Total Obligated Total Obligated Readable Award Count Award Count Readable Avg Award Size Avg Award Size Readable
1 VA VIRGINIA 114,059,428,283.22
114.06 billion
 114.06 billion 538721 538.72 thousand 211722.63 211.72 thousand
2 TX TEXAS 85,352,909,148.86
85.35 billion
 85.35 billion 275871 275.87 thousand 309394.27 309.39 thousand
3 CA CALIFORNIA 60,486,052,799.21
60.49 billion
 60.49 billion 349851 349.85 thousand 172890.89 172.89 thousand
4 MD MARYLAND 36,378,092,400.41
36.38 billion
 36.38 billion 145209 145.21 thousand 250522.29 250.52 thousand
5 FL FLORIDA 32,909,599,929.54
32.91 billion
 32.91 billion 244676 244.68 thousand 134502.77 134.50 thousand
6 DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 30,511,021,329.22
30.51 billion
 30.51 billion 87273 87.27 thousand 349604.36 349.60 thousand
7 CT CONNECTICUT 29,438,735,615.07
29.44 billion
 29.44 billion 46343 46.34 thousand 635235.86 635.24 thousand
8 AZ ARIZONA 27,346,478,153.94
27.35 billion
 27.35 billion 50151 50.15 thousand 545282.8 545.28 thousand
9 PA PENNSYLVANIA 26,466,921,175.27
26.47 billion
 26.47 billion 666179 666.18 thousand 39729.44 39.73 thousand
10 MA MASSACHUSETTS 17,904,787,819.05
17.90 billion
 17.90 billion 129146 129.15 thousand 138639.89 138.64 thousand
11 AL ALABAMA 17,142,862,218.69
17.14 billion
 17.14 billion 101458 101.46 thousand 168965.11 168.97 thousand
12 WA WASHINGTON 15,937,591,879.78
15.94 billion
 15.94 billion 110984 110.98 thousand 143602.6 143.60 thousand
13 CO COLORADO 15,060,199,003.56
15.06 billion
 15.06 billion 51399 51.40 thousand 293005.68 293.01 thousand
14 NM NEW MEXICO 14,289,071,274.60
14.29 billion
 14.29 billion 15581 15.58 thousand 917083.06 917.08 thousand
15 MO MISSOURI 13,897,715,927.64
13.90 billion
 13.90 billion 126014 126.01 thousand 110287.07 110.29 thousand
16 IL ILLINOIS 12,097,232,748.82
12.10 billion
 12.10 billion 652643 652.64 thousand 18535.75 18.54 thousand
17 NY NEW YORK 11,820,467,487.46
11.82 billion
 11.82 billion 317858 317.86 thousand 37187.88 37.19 thousand
18 TN TENNESSEE 11,571,125,637.06
11.57 billion
 11.57 billion 33059 33.06 thousand 350014.38 350.01 thousand
19 GA GEORGIA 10,877,719,505.80
10.88 billion
 10.88 billion 118035 118.03 thousand 92156.72 92.16 thousand
20 KY KENTUCKY 9,578,132,543.63
9.58 billion
 9.58 billion 86170 86.17 thousand 111153.91 111.15 thousand
21 OH OHIO 9,336,199,702.43
9.34 billion
 9.34 billion 87035 87.03 thousand 107269.48 107.27 thousand
22 NJ NEW JERSEY 8,796,761,731.20
8.80 billion
 8.80 billion 522882 522.88 thousand 16823.6 16.82 thousand
23 NC NORTH CAROLINA 8,657,438,018.24
8.66 billion
 8.66 billion 211696 211.70 thousand 40895.61 40.90 thousand
24 SC SOUTH CAROLINA 8,464,114,154.06
8.46 billion
 8.46 billion 52733 52.73 thousand 160508.86 160.51 thousand
25 MS MISSISSIPPI 7,582,064,790.60
7.58 billion
 7.58 billion 115948 115.95 thousand 65391.94 65.39 thousand
26 MI MICHIGAN 7,079,417,702.05
7.08 billion
 7.08 billion 196287 196.29 thousand 36066.66 36.07 thousand
27 OK OKLAHOMA 6,619,199,334.55
6.62 billion
 6.62 billion 30723 30.72 thousand 215447.68 215.45 thousand
28 IN INDIANA 6,543,881,614.94
6.54 billion
 6.54 billion 33211 33.21 thousand 197039.58 197.04 thousand
29 HI HAWAII 6,170,700,517.33
6.17 billion
 6.17 billion 35728 35.73 thousand 172713.29 172.71 thousand
30 WI WISCONSIN 5,975,076,776.22
5.98 billion
 5.98 billion 81908 81.91 thousand 72948.63 72.95 thousand
31 UT UTAH 5,770,969,172.93
5.77 billion
 5.77 billion 16552 16.55 thousand 348656.9 348.66 thousand
32 LA LOUISIANA 5,584,000,527.55
5.58 billion
 5.58 billion 35255 35.26 thousand 158388.89 158.39 thousand
33 NV NEVADA 4,176,199,958.78
4.18 billion
 4.18 billion 26598 26.60 thousand 157011.8 157.01 thousand
34 ID IDAHO 3,915,578,689.09
3.92 billion
 3.92 billion 15090 15.09 thousand 259481.68 259.48 thousand
35 ME MAINE 3,874,473,985.61
3.87 billion
 3.87 billion 13024 13.02 thousand 297487.25 297.49 thousand
36 IA IOWA 3,769,523,460.36
3.77 billion
 3.77 billion 22698 22.70 thousand 166072.93 166.07 thousand
37 AK ALASKA 3,658,120,264.78
3.66 billion
 3.66 billion 15588 15.59 thousand 234675.4 234.68 thousand
38 KS KANSAS 3,066,224,448.88
3.07 billion
 3.07 billion 31164 31.16 thousand 98389.95 98.39 thousand
39 GU GUAM 2,974,599,209.29
2.97 billion
 2.97 billion 8222 8.22 thousand 361785.35 361.79 thousand
40 MN MINNESOTA 2,580,039,245.76
2.58 billion
 2.58 billion 43534 43.53 thousand 59264.92 59.26 thousand
41 NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2,436,129,199.29
2.44 billion
 2.44 billion 5908 5.91 thousand 412344.14 412.34 thousand
42 OR OREGON 2,048,264,040.83
2.05 billion
 2.05 billion 18227 18.23 thousand 112375.26 112.38 thousand
43 WV WEST VIRGINIA 1,924,029,879.96
1.92 billion
 1.92 billion 9249 9.25 thousand 208025.71 208.03 thousand
44 NE NEBRASKA 1,349,443,529.49
1.35 billion
 1.35 billion 20948 20.95 thousand 64418.72 64.42 thousand
45 AR ARKANSAS 1,235,995,701.19
1.24 billion
 1.24 billion 38958 38.96 thousand 31726.36 31.73 thousand
46 MT MONTANA 1,118,390,309.21
1.12 billion
 1.12 billion 12226 12.23 thousand 91476.38 91.48 thousand
47 PR PUERTO RICO 947,181,639.23
947.18 million
 947.18 million 6335 6.33 thousand 149515.64 149.52 thousand
48 RI RHODE ISLAND 912,473,615.60
912.47 million
 912.47 million 6839 6.84 thousand 133422.08 133.42 thousand
49 VT VERMONT 877,641,718.48
877.64 million
 877.64 million 6388 6.39 thousand 137389.12 137.39 thousand
50 SD SOUTH DAKOTA 849,916,202.59
849.92 million
 849.92 million 5436 5.44 thousand 156349.55 156.35 thousand
51 ND NORTH DAKOTA 800,912,865.70
800.91 million
 800.91 million 4304 4.30 thousand 186085.7 186.09 thousand
52 WY WYOMING 422,968,078.24
422.97 million
 422.97 million 4885 4.88 thousand 86585.07 86.59 thousand
53 DE DELAWARE 357,353,433.73
357.35 million
 357.35 million 4536 4.54 thousand 78781.62 78.78 thousand
54 VI VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE U.S. 39,157,688.35
39.16 million
 39.16 million 459 459.00 85310.86 85.31 thousand
55 MP NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 37,093,447.53
37.09 million
 37.09 million 176 176.00 210758.22 210.76 thousand
56 AS AMERICAN SAMOA 31,016,464.04
31.02 million
 31.02 million 84 84.00 369243.61 369.24 thousand
57 AE ARMED FORCES - EUROPE 18,836,582.68
18.84 million
 18.84 million 100 100.00 188365.82 188.37 thousand
58 AP ARMED FORCES - PACIFIC 15,549,581.54
15.55 million
 15.55 million 260 260.00 59806.08 59.81 thousand
59 MH MARSHALL ISLANDS 15,365,134.20
15.37 million
 15.37 million 4 4.00 3841283.55 3.84 million
60 AA ARMED FORCES - AMERICAS 713,061.35
713.06 thousand
 713.06 thousand 4 4.00 178265.33 178.27 thousand
61 PW PALAU 663,499.49
663.50 thousand
 663.50 thousand 8 8.00 82937.43 82.94 thousand
62 FM FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA 500,000.00
500.00 thousand
 500.00 thousand 2 2.00 250000 250.00 thousand

How This Ranking Is Built

Build a ranked FPDS view for "Top States by Federal Spending in 2025" 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_name — 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
35.94%
Top 5 Share
45.52%
Mean
11,663,876,191.26
Median
5,677,484,850.24
Max
114,059,428,283.22
Min
500,000.00
Concentration
High
Fragmentation
Low

Top Entities

# Entity Value
1 VIRGINIA 114.06B
2 TEXAS 85.35B
3 CALIFORNIA 60.49B
4 MARYLAND 36.38B
5 FLORIDA 32.91B
6 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 30.51B
7 CONNECTICUT 29.44B
8 ARIZONA 27.35B
9 PENNSYLVANIA 26.47B
10 MASSACHUSETTS 17.9B

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