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Federal spending in District of Columbia, DC
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Federal agencies obligated $34B for work and payments in District of Columbia, District of Columbia, in FY2026, or $49,576 per resident.
That is below the District of Columbia rate of $73,019 per resident and above the national rate of $14,743; it ranks 1 of 1 counties in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 81% contracts, 11% direct payments.
Obligations were down 13% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $167B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Department of Defense ($29B), Department of Transportation ($19B) and Department of Homeland Security ($18B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $28B
- Grants $2.6B
- Direct payments $3.9B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $2.0M
- Other assistance $155M
| Per resident | This county | District of Columbia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $49,576 | $73,019 | $14,743 |
| Contracts | $40,068 | $45,448 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $3,722 | $21,161 | $3,526 |
| Direct payments | $5,559 | $6,292 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $3 | −$121 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $223 | $238 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 1 of 1 in state · 28 of 3,143 US | 2 of 51 states | — |
Direct payments include Social Security, Medicare and similar benefit records that USAspending attributes to a county; Medicare payments are attributed to the county of the administrative contractor, which can lift or lower a county's rate a great deal. Loans count the subsidy cost, not the face value.
Obligations by fiscal year
Who funds the county FY2022–FY2025
Awarding agencies
Assistance programs
Contract industries by NAICS sector
Cross-tabulations cover the four closed fiscal years FY2022–FY2025 (the 24 largest agencies, 40 largest listings and all NAICS sectors), fetched 18 Sep 2026.
Recipients with the largest awards performed here $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Recipient organisation | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coalition for Green Capital | 1 | $5.0B | 21% |
| 2 | National Railroad Passenger Corporation | 5 | $4.8B | 21% |
| 3 | Deloitte Consulting LLP | 135 | $2.6B | 11% |
| 4 | Booz Allen Hamilton Inc | 79 | $2.4B | 10% |
| 5 | Dell Marketing L.P. | 18 | $1.9B | 8% |
| 6 | Accenture Federal Services LLC | 66 | $1.6B | 7% |
| 7 | Science Applications International Corporation | 60 | $1.3B | 5% |
| 8 | General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. | 58 | $1.0B | 4% |
| 9 | Justice Climate Fund, Inc. | 1 | $940M | 4% |
| 10 | CGI Federal Inc. | 34 | $932M | 4% |
A further $935M went to recipients not shown: individuals, aggregated records and names USAspending withholds.
Largest awards performed in the county
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coalition for Green Capital | Environmental Protection Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | $5.0B | 8 Aug 2024 | USAspending |
| National Railroad Passenger Corporation | Department of TransportationFederal Railroad Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $1.3B | 16 Nov 2023 | USAspending |
| National Railroad Passenger Corporation | Department of TransportationFederal Railroad Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $1.3B | 26 Nov 2024 | USAspending |
| National Railroad Passenger Corporation | Department of TransportationFederal Railroad Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $1.1B | 16 Nov 2023 | USAspending |
| National Railroad Passenger Corporation | Department of TransportationFederal Railroad Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $1.1B | 26 Nov 2024 | USAspending |
| Justice Climate Fund, Inc. | Environmental Protection Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | $940M | 8 Aug 2024 | USAspending |
| Booz Allen Hamilton Inc | General Services AdministrationFederal Acquisition Service | ContractDelivery Order | $774M | 10 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| Ptsi Managed Services Inc | Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | ContractDelivery Order | $721M | 30 Mar 2023 | USAspending |
| Clark Construction Group LLC | General Services AdministrationPublic Buildings Service | ContractDefinitive Contract | $616M | 16 Aug 2024 | USAspending |
| Dell Marketing L.P. | Department of DefenseDefense Information Systems Agency | ContractBpa Call | $508M | 25 Oct 2024 | USAspending |
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2026 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia's 98th congressional district | 100% | $44B | $64,995 |
Other counties in District of Columbia
Per-resident rate, FY2026. All counties in District of Columbia.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to District of Columbia, District of Columbia?
$34B in award obligations in FY2026 and $167B since FY2023, counting awards whose primary place of performance is in the county. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much federal spending per person is that?
$49,576 per resident in FY2026 (population 693,645), against $73,019 for District of Columbia and $14,743 nationally. Direct payments such as Social Security and Medicare are included; the table on this page splits the rate by award type.
Which recipients dominate District of Columbia, District of Columbia?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Coalition for Green Capital ($5.0B), National Railroad Passenger Corporation ($4.8B), Deloitte Consulting LLP ($2.6B), Booz Allen Hamilton Inc ($2.4B) and Dell Marketing L.P. ($1.9B). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund District of Columbia, District of Columbia?
Department of Defense ($29B), Department of Transportation ($19B), Department of Homeland Security ($18B), General Services Administration ($15B) and Agency for International Development ($8.7B), over FY2022–FY2025.
What does "place of performance" mean here?
USAspending records where the work is done or the payment is directed, as reported by the awarding agency. Some awards, especially grants to state governments, carry only a state-level location and are not attributed to any county or district; Medicare payments are attributed to the county of the administrative contractor.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending-by-geography (place of performance, county layer) by fiscal year and award type, loaded 30 Sep 2026; award lists from the award search endpoint; cross-tabulations for FY2022–FY2025. Population: U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 county estimates (USAspending's population figure where the Census file has none, as for Connecticut's former counties). Boundaries: Census cartographic boundary files (1:20m). Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.