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Federal spending in California
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Federal agencies obligated $486B in awards performed in California in FY2025, $12,343 per resident against $15,158 nationally; the state ranks 32 of 51 by that rate.
The FY2025 mix was 52% direct payments, 35% grants, 13% contracts. Obligations were about level on FY2024; FY2026 to date stands at $471B.
2,846 organisations located in California reached the $1.0M listing floor in at least one fiscal year since FY2022; the largest is Health Care Services, California Department of ($510B over five years).
Per resident, by award type FY2025
- Contracts $62B
- Grants $172B
- Direct payments $251B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $36M
- Other assistance $530M
| Per resident | California | United States |
|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $12,343 | $15,158 |
| Contracts | $1,576 | $2,164 |
| Grants | $4,366 | $3,542 |
| Direct payments | $6,386 | $9,398 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $1 | $1 |
| Other assistance | $13 | $53 |
Obligations by fiscal year
By month last 24 months
Monthly award lists ($1.0M+ new awards):
- Sep 2026 485
- Aug 2026 387
- Jul 2026 386
- Jun 2026 379
- May 2026 389
- Apr 2026 363
- Mar 2026 402
- Feb 2026 231
- Jan 2026 294
- Dec 2025 366
- Nov 2025 190
- Oct 2025 194
- Sep 2025 1401
- Aug 2025 816
- Jul 2025 622
- Jun 2025 382
- May 2025 494
- Apr 2025 334
- Mar 2025 506
- Feb 2025 287
- Jan 2025 386
- Dec 2024 522
- Nov 2024 325
- Oct 2024 305
Largest recipients located in California five listed years
Top government contractors in California contract obligations
| # | Organisation | Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC | $16B |
| 2 | Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | $13B |
| 3 | Health Net Federal Services, LLC | $12B |
| 4 | California Institute of Technology | $12B |
| 5 | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. | $9.4B |
| 6 | The Boeing Company | $8.9B |
| 7 | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company | $8.1B |
| 8 | Lockheed Martin Corp | $6.8B |
| 9 | The Aerospace Corporation | $6.3B |
| 10 | Raytheon Company | $6.3B |
| 11 | The Regents of the University of California | $4.9B |
| 12 | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $4.3B |
| 13 | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $3.8B |
| 14 | The Leland Stanford Junior University | $3.5B |
| 15 | Raytheon Company | $2.7B |
| 16 | Palantir Usg Inc | $2.6B |
| 17 | New Tech Solutions, Inc. | $2.6B |
| 18 | AECOM Technical Services, Inc. | $2.5B |
| 19 | Ecc Constructors LLC | $2.4B |
| 20 | Northrop Grumman Systems Corp | $2.4B |
| 21 | Anduril Industries, Inc. | $2.4B |
| 22 | The Boeing Company | $2.3B |
| 23 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $2.2B |
| 24 | Ihealth Labs Inc. | $2.1B |
| 25 | Viasat Inc | $2.0B |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County | 9,694,934 | $80B | $8,264 | $354B |
| Alameda County | 1,636,630 | $42B | $25,965 | $198B |
| San Diego County | 3,282,248 | $35B | $10,775 | $165B |
| Sacramento County | 1,618,460 | $23B | $14,477 | $107B |
| Orange County | 3,149,507 | $23B | $7,430 | $107B |
| Riverside County | 2,544,916 | $15B | $5,838 | $66B |
| Santa Clara County | 1,914,391 | $14B | $7,082 | $67B |
| San Bernardino County | 2,224,091 | $13B | $5,672 | $56B |
| San Francisco County | 826,079 | $8.5B | $10,260 | $37B |
| Contra Costa County | 1,170,070 | $7.2B | $6,121 | $33B |
| Ventura County | 830,851 | $6.0B | $7,260 | $27B |
| Kern County | 927,068 | $5.9B | $6,375 | $24B |
| Fresno County | 1,035,456 | $5.0B | $4,829 | $24B |
| San Mateo County | 743,568 | $4.4B | $5,951 | $23B |
| San Joaquin County | 823,815 | $4.4B | $5,298 | $19B |
| Sonoma County | 486,444 | $3.5B | $7,117 | $16B |
| Santa Barbara County | 442,065 | $3.4B | $7,736 | $16B |
| Solano County | 455,376 | $3.4B | $7,404 | $15B |
| Monterey County | 433,729 | $3.1B | $7,169 | $14B |
| Stanislaus County | 557,719 | $2.9B | $5,213 | $13B |
| Placer County | 442,081 | $2.8B | $6,345 | $13B |
| Tulare County | 485,146 | $2.5B | $5,065 | $10B |
| Marin County | 253,694 | $2.4B | $9,387 | $9.4B |
| San Luis Obispo County | 282,367 | $2.2B | $7,862 | $11B |
| Santa Cruz County | 258,852 | $2.0B | $7,608 | $8.7B |
| Imperial County | 181,411 | $1.8B | $9,905 | $7.5B |
| Merced County | 297,260 | $1.7B | $5,562 | $6.7B |
| Shasta County | 181,648 | $1.5B | $8,399 | $7.1B |
| Butte County | 209,211 | $1.5B | $7,121 | $7.0B |
| El Dorado County | 192,323 | $1.5B | $7,700 | $6.8B |
| Yolo County | 224,410 | $1.4B | $6,202 | $6.6B |
| Humboldt County | 131,647 | $1.2B | $9,405 | $5.8B |
| Napa County | 132,949 | $926M | $6,963 | $4.2B |
| Madera County | 167,927 | $902M | $5,374 | $3.9B |
| Nevada County | 101,911 | $870M | $8,537 | $4.3B |
| Mendocino County | 88,122 | $828M | $9,391 | $3.6B |
| Kings County | 154,327 | $822M | $5,326 | $4.0B |
| Yuba County | 88,691 | $728M | $8,212 | $3.3B |
| Sutter County | 98,787 | $619M | $6,264 | $2.9B |
| Lake County | 67,772 | $509M | $7,509 | $2.4B |
| Tuolumne County | 53,160 | $469M | $8,816 | $2.3B |
| Tehama County | 64,665 | $451M | $6,973 | $2.2B |
| Siskiyou County | 42,013 | $421M | $10,030 | $2.4B |
| Calaveras County | 46,605 | $418M | $8,971 | $1.9B |
| Mariposa County | 16,918 | $413M | $24,399 | $1.3B |
| San Benito County | 70,082 | $384M | $5,473 | $1.8B |
| Amador County | 41,876 | $351M | $8,381 | $1.6B |
| Del Norte County | 26,410 | $297M | $11,231 | $1.5B |
| Inyo County | 18,158 | $274M | $15,066 | $1.1B |
| Lassen County | 28,117 | $241M | $8,583 | $1.0B |
| Plumas County | 18,583 | $224M | $12,050 | $1.4B |
| Trinity County | 15,720 | $200M | $12,743 | $632M |
| Glenn County | 28,141 | $191M | $6,792 | $981M |
| Colusa County | 21,836 | $138M | $6,298 | $759M |
| Mono County | 12,505 | $100M | $8,035 | $432M |
| Modoc County | 8,426 | $86M | $10,168 | $438M |
| Sierra County | 3,098 | $26M | $8,416 | $162M |
| Alpine County | 1,043 | $8.7M | $8,345 | $91M |
Congressional districts
| District | Population | FY2025 obligations | Per resident | Five-year total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA-01 | 766,941 | $5.3B | $6,863 | $26B |
| CA-02 | 764,439 | $5.0B | $6,535 | $21B |
| CA-03 | 768,419 | $5.7B | $7,481 | $32B |
| CA-04 | 758,825 | $2.2B | $2,890 | $10B |
| CA-05 | 773,398 | $2.1B | $2,655 | $8.7B |
| CA-06 | 756,779 | $6.9B | $9,080 | $20B |
| CA-07 | 760,350 | $7.5B | $9,799 | $38B |
| CA-08 | 746,240 | $678M | $908 | $3.3B |
| CA-09 | 770,460 | $4.4B | $5,670 | $19B |
| CA-10 | 762,072 | $862M | $1,131 | $4.5B |
| CA-11 | 702,058 | $4.4B | $6,200 | $15B |
| CA-12 | 737,766 | $3.5B | $4,793 | $16B |
| CA-13 | 783,282 | $2.0B | $2,583 | $8.2B |
| CA-14 | 752,226 | $4.2B | $5,631 | $19B |
| CA-15 | 738,342 | $630M | $853 | $4.9B |
| CA-16 | 742,459 | $3.0B | $4,003 | $13B |
| CA-17 | 733,185 | $1.9B | $2,639 | $14B |
| CA-18 | 734,119 | $1.8B | $2,499 | $8.5B |
| CA-19 | 767,441 | $1.5B | $1,932 | $6.8B |
| CA-20 | 766,063 | $2.4B | $3,076 | $8.9B |
| CA-21 | 755,683 | $619M | $819 | $3.2B |
| CA-22 | 795,088 | $548M | $689 | $2.1B |
| CA-23 | 761,286 | $983M | $1,291 | $5.0B |
| CA-24 | 763,077 | $4.1B | $5,317 | $20B |
| CA-25 | 767,946 | $2.3B | $3,047 | $9.4B |
| CA-26 | 751,524 | $5.7B | $7,573 | $25B |
| CA-27 | 748,536 | $1.0B | $1,368 | $5.9B |
| CA-28 | 739,036 | $4.8B | $6,493 | $22B |
| CA-29 | 738,555 | $397M | $538 | $1.2B |
| CA-30 | 731,165 | $624M | $853 | $2.6B |
| CA-31 | 738,315 | $3.3B | $4,416 | $7.5B |
| CA-32 | 763,531 | $2.8B | $3,695 | $9.1B |
| CA-33 | 760,127 | $489M | $643 | $2.1B |
| CA-34 | 750,705 | $2.2B | $2,953 | $9.6B |
| CA-35 | 774,713 | $448M | $578 | $1.9B |
| CA-36 | 722,961 | $7.8B | $10,833 | $33B |
| CA-37 | 752,632 | $611M | $812 | $3.2B |
| CA-38 | 743,870 | $531M | $714 | $3.1B |
| CA-39 | 767,831 | $913M | $1,189 | $3.6B |
| CA-40 | 753,484 | $245M | $325 | $753M |
| CA-41 | 789,845 | $322M | $407 | $1.7B |
| CA-42 | 742,949 | $3.1B | $4,208 | $11B |
| CA-43 | 736,160 | $2.5B | $3,456 | $14B |
| CA-44 | 754,013 | $903M | $1,198 | $2.9B |
| CA-45 | 748,285 | $578M | $772 | $2.2B |
| CA-46 | 757,761 | $191M | $252 | $4.5B |
| CA-47 | 755,464 | $2.3B | $3,073 | $10B |
| CA-48 | 752,792 | $2.0B | $2,690 | $11B |
| CA-49 | 765,147 | $1.8B | $2,401 | $7.0B |
| CA-50 | 748,297 | $7.4B | $9,887 | $33B |
| CA-51 | 762,785 | $2.3B | $3,056 | $11B |
| CA-52 | 759,409 | $3.4B | $4,441 | $19B |
Largest awards begun in FY2025
Questions and answers
How much federal money is spent in California?
$486B in award obligations with a primary place of performance in California in FY2025 (1 Oct 2024 – 30 Sep 2025), $2.3T over the five fiscal years since FY2022. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much is that per resident?
$12,343 per resident in FY2025, against $15,158 nationally; California ranks 32 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 California?
By contract obligations over the listed fiscal years, organisations located in California: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC ($16B), Space Exploration Technologies Corp. ($13B), Health Net Federal Services, LLC ($12B), California Institute of Technology ($12B), General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. ($9.4B).
Which agencies spend the most in California?
Over FY2022–FY2025: Department of Health and Human Services ($634B), Social Security Administration ($556B), Department of Defense ($157B), Department of Agriculture ($97B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($81B).
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.