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Federal spending in Alabama
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Federal agencies obligated $72B in awards performed in Alabama in FY2025, $13,783 per resident against $15,158 nationally; the state ranks 21 of 51 by that rate.
The FY2025 mix was 54% direct payments, 25% contracts, 20% grants. Obligations were about level on FY2024; FY2026 to date stands at $67B.
535 organisations located in Alabama reached the $1.0M listing floor in at least one fiscal year since FY2022; the largest is Alabama Medicaid Agency ($33B over five years).
Per resident, by award type FY2025
- Contracts $18B
- Grants $15B
- Direct payments $39B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $1.9M
- Other assistance $84M
| Per resident | Alabama | United States |
|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $13,783 | $15,158 |
| Contracts | $3,494 | $2,164 |
| Grants | $2,825 | $3,542 |
| Direct payments | $7,448 | $9,398 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $0 | $1 |
| Other assistance | $16 | $53 |
Obligations by fiscal year
By month last 24 months
Monthly award lists ($1.0M+ new awards):
- Sep 2026 88
- Aug 2026 55
- Jul 2026 49
- Jun 2026 65
- May 2026 66
- Apr 2026 86
- Mar 2026 92
- Feb 2026 53
- Jan 2026 85
- Dec 2025 109
- Nov 2025 55
- Oct 2025 53
- Sep 2025 314
- Aug 2025 175
- Jul 2025 140
- Jun 2025 68
- May 2025 142
- Apr 2025 86
- Mar 2025 77
- Feb 2025 74
- Jan 2025 67
- Dec 2024 136
- Nov 2024 83
- Oct 2024 106
Largest recipients located in Alabama five listed years
| # | Organisation | Obligations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama Medicaid Agency | $33B |
| 2 | Department of Human Resources Alabama | $12B |
| 3 | The Boeing Company | $7.8B |
| 4 | Alabama Department of Transportation | $6.7B |
| 5 | Alabama State Department of Education | $6.2B |
| 6 | BL Harbert International LLC | $5.9B |
| 7 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $5.9B |
| 8 | Caddell Construction Co. (de), LLC | $4.0B |
| 9 | Austal Usa, LLC | $4.0B |
| 10 | BCCG a Joint Venture | $3.5B |
| 11 | Torch Technologies Inc | $3.1B |
| 12 | Economic and Community Affairs, Alabama Department of | $3.1B |
| 13 | Brasfield & Gorrie LLC | $2.5B |
| 14 | Defense Systems and Solutions | $2.4B |
| 15 | Rapid Deployment Inc | $2.4B |
| 16 | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $2.4B |
| 17 | Dynetics, Inc. | $2.4B |
| 18 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | $2.3B |
| 19 | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $1.8B |
| 20 | Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation | $1.3B |
| 21 | Hii Mission Technologies Corp | $1.1B |
| 22 | Radiance Technologies Inc | $999M |
| 23 | Agile Decision Sciences, LLC | $964M |
| 24 | University of Alabama | $921M |
| 25 | Beyond New Horizons, LLC | $898M |
Top government contractors in Alabama contract obligations
| # | Organisation | Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Boeing Company | $7.8B |
| 2 | BL Harbert International LLC | $5.9B |
| 3 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $5.8B |
| 4 | Austal Usa, LLC | $4.0B |
| 5 | Caddell Construction Co. (de), LLC | $4.0B |
| 6 | BCCG a Joint Venture | $3.5B |
| 7 | Torch Technologies Inc | $3.1B |
| 8 | Brasfield & Gorrie LLC | $2.5B |
| 9 | Rapid Deployment Inc | $2.4B |
| 10 | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $2.3B |
| 11 | Defense Systems and Solutions | $2.3B |
| 12 | Dynetics, Inc. | $2.1B |
| 13 | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $1.8B |
| 14 | Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation | $1.3B |
| 15 | Hii Mission Technologies Corp | $1.1B |
| 16 | Radiance Technologies Inc | $993M |
| 17 | Agile Decision Sciences, LLC | $907M |
| 18 | Beyond New Horizons, LLC | $890M |
| 19 | Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. | $831M |
| 20 | Intrepid LLC | $826M |
| 21 | Naphcare LLC | $816M |
| 22 | Johnson Controls Building Automation Systems, LLC | $814M |
| 23 | Medical Place Inc | $725M |
| 24 | Colsa Corp | $647M |
| 25 | CQ JV, LLC | $541M |
Recipients are grouped by the state of the recipient's own address (USAspending recipient location), not by where the work is performed. Individuals are excluded. Each figure sums the fiscal years in which the organisation reached the $1.0M listing floor.
Awarding agencies place of performance, FY2022–FY2025
Contract industries NAICS
Assistance programs listings
Counties per resident, FY2025
| County | Population | FY2025 obligations | Per resident | Five-year total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison County | 433,516 | $16B | $36,013 | $69B |
| Jefferson County | 665,742 | $8.1B | $12,109 | $39B |
| Montgomery County | 225,891 | $5.2B | $22,939 | $20B |
| Mobile County | 411,658 | $4.8B | $11,722 | $21B |
| Baldwin County | 267,761 | $2.2B | $8,314 | $9.8B |
| Shelby County | 238,552 | $1.6B | $6,653 | $7.0B |
| Tuscaloosa County | 241,368 | $1.6B | $6,434 | $7.4B |
| Dale County | 49,912 | $1.4B | $28,326 | $6.7B |
| Calhoun County | 115,834 | $1.2B | $10,318 | $5.9B |
| Lee County | 189,881 | $1.2B | $6,137 | $5.4B |
| Morgan County | 126,483 | $879M | $6,953 | $4.0B |
| Houston County | 110,318 | $832M | $7,545 | $3.9B |
| Etowah County | 103,886 | $806M | $7,757 | $3.9B |
| Limestone County | 122,928 | $793M | $6,449 | $3.6B |
| Lauderdale County | 97,135 | $730M | $7,519 | $3.3B |
| St. Clair County | 98,206 | $721M | $7,339 | $3.1B |
| Talladega County | 81,603 | $694M | $8,503 | $3.2B |
| Elmore County | 91,577 | $664M | $7,246 | $3.0B |
| Marshall County | 103,537 | $639M | $6,169 | $2.9B |
| Cullman County | 94,009 | $629M | $6,693 | $2.9B |
| Colbert County | 59,474 | $585M | $9,832 | $2.2B |
| Russell County | 58,898 | $551M | $9,362 | $2.5B |
| Walker County | 65,140 | $542M | $8,316 | $2.5B |
| Coffee County | 56,953 | $515M | $9,046 | $2.4B |
| Autauga County | 61,920 | $414M | $6,693 | $1.9B |
| Jackson County | 54,281 | $404M | $7,436 | $1.8B |
| Tallapoosa County | 40,953 | $389M | $9,511 | $1.7B |
| DeKalb County | 74,085 | $379M | $5,120 | $2.1B |
| Dallas County | 35,140 | $372M | $10,592 | $1.9B |
| Blount County | 60,156 | $363M | $6,033 | $1.7B |
| Chilton County | 47,708 | $330M | $6,921 | $1.9B |
| Escambia County | 36,665 | $312M | $8,506 | $1.4B |
| Covington County | 37,947 | $297M | $7,828 | $1.4B |
| Chambers County | 34,253 | $274M | $7,990 | $1.3B |
| Pike County | 33,688 | $259M | $7,699 | $1.3B |
| Lawrence County | 33,843 | $231M | $6,839 | $1.1B |
| Marion County | 29,097 | $229M | $7,867 | $1.0B |
| Geneva County | 27,554 | $221M | $8,037 | $1.0B |
| Macon County | 18,132 | $219M | $12,081 | $1.1B |
| Cherokee County | 26,413 | $219M | $8,278 | $1.0B |
| Barbour County | 24,607 | $201M | $8,165 | $942M |
| Franklin County | 32,449 | $189M | $5,836 | $941M |
| Randolph County | 23,163 | $187M | $8,067 | $850M |
| Clarke County | 22,014 | $185M | $8,419 | $877M |
| Winston County | 23,829 | $168M | $7,047 | $781M |
| Marengo County | 18,311 | $158M | $8,619 | $758M |
| Pickens County | 18,221 | $157M | $8,610 | $787M |
| Monroe County | 18,965 | $157M | $8,267 | $757M |
| Butler County | 18,100 | $155M | $8,590 | $716M |
| Bibb County | 22,262 | $152M | $6,819 | $766M |
| Henry County | 18,394 | $152M | $8,238 | $738M |
| Cleburne County | 15,970 | $141M | $8,839 | $511M |
| Washington County | 14,822 | $132M | $8,919 | $591M |
| Hale County | 15,194 | $130M | $8,585 | $602M |
| Sumter County | 11,588 | $128M | $11,023 | $559M |
| Lamar County | 13,587 | $117M | $8,630 | $513M |
| Fayette County | 15,872 | $114M | $7,192 | $578M |
| Choctaw County | 11,904 | $110M | $9,239 | $518M |
| Crenshaw County | 13,175 | $108M | $8,163 | $492M |
| Clay County | 14,207 | $104M | $7,335 | $486M |
| Conecuh County | 10,899 | $102M | $9,346 | $563M |
| Coosa County | 10,161 | $97M | $9,498 | $404M |
| Wilcox County | 9,666 | $95M | $9,804 | $488M |
| Lowndes County | 9,359 | $94M | $10,068 | $465M |
| Greene County | 7,067 | $88M | $12,426 | $423M |
| Perry County | 7,425 | $70M | $9,442 | $367M |
| Bullock County | 9,780 | $60M | $6,127 | $426M |
Congressional districts
| District | Population | FY2025 obligations | Per resident | Five-year total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL-01 | 727,212 | $6.2B | $8,521 | $29B |
| AL-02 | 716,212 | $8.5B | $11,827 | $34B |
| AL-03 | 721,289 | $5.9B | $8,177 | $27B |
| AL-04 | 723,070 | $4.0B | $5,575 | $18B |
| AL-05 | 729,384 | $18B | $24,560 | $79B |
| AL-06 | 706,497 | $3.4B | $4,792 | $17B |
| AL-07 | 716,213 | $2.9B | $4,052 | $14B |
Largest awards begun in FY2025
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Medicaid Agency | Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services | GrantBlock Grant (a) | $5.9B | 1 Oct 2024 | USAspending |
| Science Applications International Corporation | General Services AdministrationFederal Acquisition Service | ContractDelivery Order | $700M | 13 Mar 2025 | USAspending |
| Northstar Maritime Dismantlement Services, LLC | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $534M | 30 May 2025 | USAspending |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency | ContractDelivery Order | $517M | 24 Sep 2025 | USAspending |
| Alabama State Department of Education | Department of AgricultureFood and Nutrition Service | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $500M | 7 Nov 2024 | USAspending |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $481M | 31 Dec 2024 | USAspending |
| Alabama Medicaid Agency | Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services | GrantBlock Grant (a) | $441M | 1 Jan 2025 | USAspending |
| Dynetics, Inc. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $357M | 30 Jul 2025 | USAspending |
| Dynetics, Inc. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | $319M | 21 Nov 2024 | USAspending |
| Dynetics, Inc. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | $319M | 21 Nov 2024 | USAspending |
Questions and answers
How much federal money is spent in Alabama?
$72B in award obligations with a primary place of performance in Alabama in FY2025 (1 Oct 2024 – 30 Sep 2025), $330B over the five fiscal years since FY2022. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much is that per resident?
$13,783 per resident in FY2025, against $15,158 nationally; Alabama ranks 21 of 51 states and the District of Columbia. Direct payments such as Social Security and Medicare are included and split out in the table.
Who are the top government contractors in Alabama?
By contract obligations over the listed fiscal years, organisations located in Alabama: The Boeing Company ($7.8B), BL Harbert International LLC ($5.9B), Lockheed Martin Corporation ($5.8B), Austal Usa, LLC ($4.0B), Caddell Construction Co. (de), LLC ($4.0B).
Which agencies spend the most in Alabama?
Over FY2022–FY2025: Social Security Administration ($99B), Department of Defense ($49B), Department of Health and Human Services ($43B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($19B), Department of Agriculture ($13B).
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (spending over time by place of performance for the state series; spending by geography for counties and districts; spending by category for recipients, agencies, NAICS and listings), loaded 30 Sep 2026. Population: Census Vintage 2025. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.