Geography

Top States by Federal Spending in 2026

Top States by Federal Spending in 2026 shows which states rank highest by Primary Metric in FPDS-based procurement data.

TEXAS leads this ranking at 13.85B. The top 10 account for 78.87% of the value in this result set, indicating a high concentration pattern.

Primary Metric Top States State Ranking 2026 Federal Market

Updated 03/19/2026

Top Entity

TEXAS

13.85B

Rows Returned

Top 10 Share

78.87%

High concentration

Ranking Metric

Primary Metric

Top States

Analysis

TEXAS leads this ranking at 13.85B. The top 10 account for 78.87% 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

TEXAS holds the top position.
The top 10 account for 78.87% of the value in this result set.
VIRGINIA 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)) = 2026

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	TX	TEXAS	13,848,982,480.18 13.85 billion	13.85 billion	9478	9.48 thousand	1461171.39	1.46 million
2	VA	VIRGINIA	11,577,028,039.54 11.58 billion	11.58 billion	43171	43.17 thousand	268166.77	268.17 thousand
3	NM	NEW MEXICO	6,849,282,272.10 6.85 billion	6.85 billion	1364	1.36 thousand	5021467.94	5.02 million
4	CA	CALIFORNIA	5,626,338,837.39 5.63 billion	5.63 billion	19571	19.57 thousand	287483.46	287.48 thousand
5	DC	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	3,865,904,183.35 3.87 billion	3.87 billion	12151	12.15 thousand	318155.22	318.16 thousand
6	MD	MARYLAND	2,903,387,493.63 2.90 billion	2.90 billion	8384	8.38 thousand	346300.98	346.30 thousand
7	TN	TENNESSEE	2,684,598,060.68 2.68 billion	2.68 billion	2158	2.16 thousand	1244021.34	1.24 million
8	SC	SOUTH CAROLINA	2,047,258,170.65 2.05 billion	2.05 billion	1064	1.06 thousand	1924114.82	1.92 million
9	PA	PENNSYLVANIA	1,770,572,945.22 1.77 billion	1.77 billion	7261	7.26 thousand	243846.98	243.85 thousand
10	MO	MISSOURI	1,336,898,753.87 1.34 billion	1.34 billion	21482	21.48 thousand	62233.43	62.23 thousand
11	FL	FLORIDA	1,146,319,519.41 1.15 billion	1.15 billion	8432	8.43 thousand	135948.7	135.95 thousand
12	WA	WASHINGTON	1,115,576,349.70 1.12 billion	1.12 billion	7002	7.00 thousand	159322.52	159.32 thousand
13	MA	MASSACHUSETTS	983,138,161.38 983.14 million	983.14 million	16016	16.02 thousand	61384.75	61.38 thousand
14	MI	MICHIGAN	883,586,263.27 883.59 million	883.59 million	35250	35.25 thousand	25066.27	25.07 thousand
15	IL	ILLINOIS	860,990,772.92 860.99 million	860.99 million	56008	56.01 thousand	15372.63	15.37 thousand
16	CO	COLORADO	818,253,320.46 818.25 million	818.25 million	3302	3.30 thousand	247805.36	247.81 thousand
17	NV	NEVADA	751,498,779.53 751.50 million	751.50 million	10251	10.25 thousand	73309.8	73.31 thousand
18	GA	GEORGIA	674,401,894.89 674.40 million	674.40 million	9776	9.78 thousand	68985.46	68.99 thousand
19	NY	NEW YORK	624,119,085.08 624.12 million	624.12 million	42257	42.26 thousand	14769.6	14.77 thousand
20	AL	ALABAMA	607,151,065.05 607.15 million	607.15 million	1721	1.72 thousand	352789.69	352.79 thousand
21	KS	KANSAS	513,729,001.52 513.73 million	513.73 million	3839	3.84 thousand	133818.44	133.82 thousand
22	ID	IDAHO	465,993,790.77 465.99 million	465.99 million	629	629.00	740848.63	740.85 thousand
23	NJ	NEW JERSEY	450,324,429.04 450.32 million	450.32 million	3106	3.11 thousand	144985.32	144.99 thousand
24	AZ	ARIZONA	447,762,331.91 447.76 million	447.76 million	2265	2.27 thousand	197687.56	197.69 thousand
25	OH	OHIO	407,319,628.70 407.32 million	407.32 million	2260	2.26 thousand	180229.92	180.23 thousand
26	UT	UTAH	354,195,383.84 354.20 million	354.20 million	772	772.00	458802.31	458.80 thousand
27	NC	NORTH CAROLINA	332,757,031.21 332.76 million	332.76 million	13942	13.94 thousand	23867.23	23.87 thousand
28	OK	OKLAHOMA	321,665,492.12 321.67 million	321.67 million	2621	2.62 thousand	122726.24	122.73 thousand
29	AK	ALASKA	273,809,733.18 273.81 million	273.81 million	1573	1.57 thousand	174068.48	174.07 thousand
30	MN	MINNESOTA	172,560,354.83 172.56 million	172.56 million	3265	3.27 thousand	52851.56	52.85 thousand
31	OR	OREGON	164,288,083.39 164.29 million	164.29 million	1210	1.21 thousand	135775.27	135.78 thousand
32	HI	HAWAII	152,930,475.75 152.93 million	152.93 million	2470	2.47 thousand	61915.17	61.92 thousand
33	IN	INDIANA	143,236,270.42 143.24 million	143.24 million	2041	2.04 thousand	70179.45	70.18 thousand
34	NE	NEBRASKA	141,269,452.83 141.27 million	141.27 million	502	502.00	281413.25	281.41 thousand
35	KY	KENTUCKY	139,973,938.33 139.97 million	139.97 million	1207	1.21 thousand	115968.46	115.97 thousand
36	MS	MISSISSIPPI	139,422,013.56 139.42 million	139.42 million	4461	4.46 thousand	31253.53	31.25 thousand
37	WV	WEST VIRGINIA	128,417,574.90 128.42 million	128.42 million	928	928.00	138381	138.38 thousand
38	PR	PUERTO RICO	107,534,451.92 107.53 million	107.53 million	475	475.00	226388.31	226.39 thousand
39	IA	IOWA	97,520,284.39 97.52 million	97.52 million	664	664.00	146867.89	146.87 thousand
40	ND	NORTH DAKOTA	97,278,347.23 97.28 million	97.28 million	283	283.00	343739.74	343.74 thousand
41	MT	MONTANA	95,922,673.78 95.92 million	95.92 million	920	920.00	104263.77	104.26 thousand
42	SD	SOUTH DAKOTA	63,685,579.25 63.69 million	63.69 million	612	612.00	104061.4	104.06 thousand
43	WI	WISCONSIN	61,769,276.91 61.77 million	61.77 million	3333	3.33 thousand	18532.63	18.53 thousand
44	CT	CONNECTICUT	55,840,828.68 55.84 million	55.84 million	934	934.00	59786.75	59.79 thousand
45	AR	ARKANSAS	51,557,594.91 51.56 million	51.56 million	703	703.00	73339.39	73.34 thousand
46	WY	WYOMING	50,560,394.21 50.56 million	50.56 million	298	298.00	169665.75	169.67 thousand
47	LA	LOUISIANA	42,391,855.01 42.39 million	42.39 million	1073	1.07 thousand	39507.78	39.51 thousand
48	NH	NEW HAMPSHIRE	35,558,032.59 35.56 million	35.56 million	425	425.00	83665.95	83.67 thousand
49	RI	RHODE ISLAND	29,816,981.78 29.82 million	29.82 million	790	790.00	37743.01	37.74 thousand
50	VT	VERMONT	27,363,415.37 27.36 million	27.36 million	239	239.00	114491.27	114.49 thousand
51	DE	DELAWARE	13,741,521.27 13.74 million	13.74 million	477	477.00	28808.22	28.81 thousand
52	ME	MAINE	13,156,995.30 13.16 million	13.16 million	254	254.00	51799.19	51.80 thousand
53	GU	GUAM	4,509,736.18 4.51 million	4.51 million	329	329.00	13707.4	13.71 thousand
54	AE	ARMED FORCES - EUROPE	1,749,450.30 1.75 million	1.75 million	2	2.00	874725.15	874.73 thousand
55	VI	VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE U.S.	1,565,858.70 1.57 million	1.57 million	49	49.00	31956.3	31.96 thousand
56	AS	AMERICAN SAMOA	356,320.66 356.32 thousand	356.32 thousand	7	7.00	50902.95	50.90 thousand
57	MP	NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS	117,372.46 117.37 thousand	117.37 thousand	17	17.00	6904.26	6.90 thousand
58	MH	MARSHALL ISLANDS	11,350.00 11.35 thousand	11.35 thousand	1	1.00	11350	11.35 thousand
59	AP	ARMED FORCES - PACIFIC	800.00 800.00	800.00	3	3.00	266.66	266.66
60	FM	FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA	0.00 0.00	0.00	1	1.00	0	0.00

How This Ranking Is Built

Build a ranked FPDS view for "Top States by Federal Spending in 2026" 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

48.48%

Top 5 Share

62.74%

Mean

1,109,615,842.59

Median

168,424,219.11

Max

13,848,982,480.18

Min

0.00

Concentration

High

Fragmentation

Low

Top Entities

#	Entity	Value
1	TEXAS	13.85B
2	VIRGINIA	11.58B
3	NEW MEXICO	6.85B
4	CALIFORNIA	5.63B
5	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	3.87B
6	MARYLAND	2.9B
7	TENNESSEE	2.68B
8	SOUTH CAROLINA	2.05B
9	PENNSYLVANIA	1.77B
10	MISSOURI	1.34B

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