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Federal agencies obligated $135B in awards performed in Illinois in FY2025, $10,584 per resident against $15,158 nationally; the state ranks 45 of 51 by that rate.
The FY2025 mix was 61% direct payments, 30% grants, 9% contracts. Obligations were about level on FY2024; FY2026 to date stands at $129B.
750 organisations located in Illinois reached the $1.0M listing floor in at least one fiscal year since FY2022; the largest is Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services ($107B over five years).
Per resident, by award type FY2025
- Contracts $12B
- Grants $40B
- Direct payments $82B
- Loans (subsidy cost) −$31M
- Other assistance $204M
| Per resident | Illinois | United States |
|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $10,584 | $15,158 |
| Contracts | $977 | $2,164 |
| Grants | $3,165 | $3,542 |
| Direct payments | $6,428 | $9,398 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | −$2 | $1 |
| Other assistance | $16 | $53 |
Obligations by fiscal year
By month last 24 months
Monthly award lists ($1.0M+ new awards):
- Sep 2026 193
- Aug 2026 93
- Jul 2026 99
- Jun 2026 154
- May 2026 147
- Apr 2026 190
- Mar 2026 219
- Feb 2026 131
- Jan 2026 121
- Dec 2025 108
- Nov 2025 62
- Oct 2025 98
- Sep 2025 535
- Aug 2025 216
- Jul 2025 187
- Jun 2025 131
- May 2025 221
- Apr 2025 87
- Mar 2025 161
- Feb 2025 130
- Jan 2025 134
- Dec 2024 175
- Nov 2024 123
- Oct 2024 150
Largest recipients located in Illinois five listed years
Top government contractors in Illinois contract obligations
| # | Organisation | Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | W S Darley & Co | $5.8B |
| 2 | Uchicago Argonne, LLC | $5.7B |
| 3 | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $4.3B |
| 4 | BP Products North America Inc. | $4.1B |
| 5 | Cardinal Health 200, LLC | $2.6B |
| 6 | Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC | $2.5B |
| 7 | Medline Industries, LP | $2.5B |
| 8 | Fermi Research Alliance, LLC | $2.4B |
| 9 | DDB Chicago Inc. | $2.1B |
| 10 | Walsh Federal LLC | $1.9B |
| 11 | CDW Government LLC | $1.7B |
| 12 | Aar Government Services, Inc. | $1.5B |
| 13 | W.W. Grainger, Inc. | $1.5B |
| 14 | DMS Pharmaceutical Group Inc | $1.3B |
| 15 | Sonova USA Inc | $1.2B |
| 16 | Walgreen Co. | $1.0B |
| 17 | US Foods Inc | $991M |
| 18 | National Opinion Research Center | $885M |
| 19 | Supplycore LLC | $883M |
| 20 | Kay and Associates, Inc. | $760M |
| 21 | Imt Defense Corp | $737M |
| 22 | General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems, Inc. | $722M |
| 23 | Covenant Aviation Security, LLC | $717M |
| 24 | Richard Group LLC | $666M |
| 25 | Archer Western Federal JV | $660M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County | 5,194,625 | $39B | $7,421 | $175B |
| DuPage County | 934,298 | $8.8B | $9,401 | $38B |
| Lake County | 719,339 | $5.3B | $7,307 | $25B |
| Sangamon County | 194,170 | $4.0B | $20,392 | $21B |
| Will County | 712,253 | $3.7B | $5,198 | $17B |
| Rock Island County | 141,869 | $3.5B | $24,975 | $15B |
| Kane County | 525,757 | $3.4B | $6,512 | $16B |
| St. Clair County | 250,708 | $2.7B | $10,649 | $13B |
| Winnebago County | 283,674 | $2.7B | $9,403 | $12B |
| Madison County | 263,110 | $1.9B | $7,222 | $8.9B |
| McHenry County | 317,751 | $1.9B | $5,874 | $8.5B |
| Champaign County | 209,972 | $1.8B | $8,450 | $8.4B |
| Peoria County | 178,553 | $1.2B | $6,845 | $6.0B |
| McLean County | 171,419 | $974M | $5,685 | $4.4B |
| Tazewell County | 130,049 | $966M | $7,424 | $4.2B |
| Williamson County | 67,225 | $791M | $11,772 | $4.0B |
| LaSalle County | 107,773 | $786M | $7,297 | $3.6B |
| Macon County | 99,300 | $768M | $7,734 | $3.8B |
| Kankakee County | 105,525 | $689M | $6,532 | $3.2B |
| Boone County | 53,568 | $662M | $12,355 | $1.8B |
| Kendall County | 145,470 | $603M | $4,145 | $2.8B |
| DeKalb County | 101,835 | $583M | $5,723 | $2.6B |
| Vermilion County | 71,259 | $580M | $8,142 | $2.8B |
| Adams County | 64,267 | $489M | $7,614 | $2.2B |
| Whiteside County | 54,121 | $424M | $7,827 | $1.9B |
| Ogle County | 51,399 | $408M | $7,932 | $1.7B |
| Knox County | 47,767 | $383M | $8,018 | $1.7B |
| Henry County | 48,095 | $362M | $7,531 | $1.6B |
| Macoupin County | 43,748 | $359M | $8,215 | $1.6B |
| Jackson County | 52,501 | $346M | $6,590 | $1.6B |
| Stephenson County | 43,220 | $330M | $7,635 | $1.5B |
| Grundy County | 54,052 | $316M | $5,843 | $1.4B |
| Coles County | 46,607 | $306M | $6,572 | $1.3B |
| Marion County | 36,382 | $286M | $7,864 | $1.4B |
| Franklin County | 36,916 | $282M | $7,642 | $1.4B |
| Randolph County | 29,921 | $268M | $8,944 | $1.1B |
| Jefferson County | 36,147 | $266M | $7,354 | $1.4B |
| Livingston County | 35,057 | $263M | $7,505 | $1.2B |
| Clinton County | 37,128 | $263M | $7,086 | $1.2B |
| Monroe County | 34,840 | $263M | $7,545 | $1.2B |
| Bureau County | 32,510 | $260M | $8,010 | $1.2B |
| Lee County | 32,914 | $253M | $7,687 | $1.1B |
| Iroquois County | 26,150 | $244M | $9,314 | $1.2B |
| Fulton County | 32,901 | $239M | $7,273 | $1.1B |
| Christian County | 33,443 | $237M | $7,101 | $1.1B |
| Woodford County | 38,111 | $237M | $6,212 | $1.1B |
| Morgan County | 32,515 | $236M | $7,268 | $1.0B |
| Effingham County | 34,519 | $229M | $6,626 | $1.1B |
| Montgomery County | 28,076 | $212M | $7,538 | $981M |
| Jo Daviess County | 21,594 | $198M | $9,171 | $951M |
| Logan County | 27,182 | $193M | $7,096 | $915M |
| Saline County | 22,772 | $185M | $8,123 | $859M |
| McDonough County | 25,916 | $172M | $6,639 | $791M |
| Shelby County | 20,576 | $169M | $8,211 | $776M |
| Jersey County | 21,160 | $160M | $7,556 | $733M |
| Hancock County | 16,803 | $149M | $8,885 | $679M |
| Perry County | 20,160 | $145M | $7,172 | $659M |
| Carroll County | 15,419 | $143M | $9,247 | $589M |
| Douglas County | 19,880 | $138M | $6,930 | $558M |
| Mercer County | 15,229 | $134M | $8,786 | $591M |
| Edgar County | 16,323 | $131M | $8,010 | $604M |
| Fayette County | 20,790 | $128M | $6,158 | $632M |
| Crawford County | 18,648 | $128M | $6,848 | $596M |
| Bond County | 16,959 | $121M | $7,121 | $560M |
| Union County | 16,656 | $120M | $7,207 | $625M |
| De Witt County | 15,118 | $118M | $7,834 | $537M |
| White County | 13,250 | $118M | $8,938 | $614M |
| Massac County | 13,502 | $116M | $8,578 | $701M |
| Richland County | 15,219 | $115M | $7,525 | $541M |
| Washington County | 13,564 | $113M | $8,305 | $469M |
| Moultrie County | 14,371 | $113M | $7,838 | $457M |
| Mason County | 12,411 | $111M | $8,940 | $485M |
| Marshall County | 11,473 | $109M | $9,524 | $479M |
| Warren County | 16,222 | $109M | $6,734 | $549M |
| Pike County | 14,231 | $109M | $7,641 | $578M |
| Clark County | 15,114 | $107M | $7,112 | $530M |
| Piatt County | 16,791 | $107M | $6,374 | $539M |
| Wayne County | 15,882 | $105M | $6,601 | $538M |
| Clay County | 12,793 | $103M | $8,018 | $504M |
| Lawrence County | 13,790 | $102M | $7,381 | $479M |
| Menard County | 11,863 | $101M | $8,522 | $428M |
| Johnson County | 13,363 | $96M | $7,205 | $481M |
| Ford County | 13,216 | $95M | $7,170 | $428M |
| Pulaski County | 4,820 | $87M | $17,996 | $325M |
| Wabash County | 10,907 | $82M | $7,545 | $357M |
| Cumberland County | 10,208 | $80M | $7,851 | $396M |
| Greene County | 11,313 | $80M | $7,074 | $394M |
| Cass County | 12,463 | $77M | $6,180 | $389M |
| Jasper County | 9,032 | $69M | $7,625 | $290M |
| Henderson County | 5,984 | $63M | $10,476 | $283M |
| Hamilton County | 7,859 | $61M | $7,767 | $296M |
| Schuyler County | 6,657 | $55M | $8,306 | $257M |
| Putnam County | 5,619 | $53M | $9,481 | $225M |
| Gallatin County | 4,616 | $50M | $10,882 | $229M |
| Edwards County | 5,898 | $47M | $7,902 | $201M |
| Stark County | 5,319 | $46M | $8,619 | $197M |
| Alexander County | 4,570 | $46M | $9,999 | $323M |
| Calhoun County | 4,300 | $35M | $8,122 | $154M |
| Pope County | 3,672 | $34M | $9,321 | $160M |
| Scott County | 4,866 | $33M | $6,710 | $151M |
| Brown County | 6,401 | $32M | $5,064 | $228M |
| Hardin County | 3,588 | $29M | $8,018 | $145M |
Congressional districts
| District | Population | FY2025 obligations | Per resident | Five-year total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL-01 | 731,895 | $575M | $786 | $2.6B |
| IL-02 | 758,903 | $1.2B | $1,551 | $5.5B |
| IL-03 | 723,029 | $426M | $589 | $1.2B |
| IL-04 | 721,991 | $245M | $339 | $1.4B |
| IL-05 | 779,160 | $594M | $763 | $2.7B |
| IL-06 | 754,571 | $387M | $512 | $1.4B |
| IL-07 | 712,378 | $4.6B | $6,474 | $25B |
| IL-08 | 752,922 | $3.3B | $4,405 | $14B |
| IL-09 | 746,898 | $1.4B | $1,926 | $6.3B |
| IL-10 | 751,134 | $5.1B | $6,823 | $25B |
| IL-11 | 746,018 | $2.6B | $3,518 | $12B |
| IL-12 | 756,783 | $5.8B | $7,696 | $29B |
| IL-13 | 729,837 | $5.1B | $6,956 | $27B |
| IL-14 | 757,967 | $2.1B | $2,826 | $9.8B |
| IL-15 | 754,165 | $3.4B | $4,547 | $16B |
| IL-16 | 744,298 | $3.0B | $4,002 | $12B |
| IL-17 | 749,520 | $6.8B | $9,132 | $30B |
Largest awards begun in FY2025
Questions and answers
How much federal money is spent in Illinois?
$135B in award obligations with a primary place of performance in Illinois in FY2025 (1 Oct 2024 – 30 Sep 2025), $667B over the five fiscal years since FY2022. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much is that per resident?
$10,584 per resident in FY2025, against $15,158 nationally; Illinois ranks 45 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 Illinois?
By contract obligations over the listed fiscal years, organisations located in Illinois: W S Darley & Co ($5.8B), Uchicago Argonne, LLC ($5.7B), Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation ($4.3B), BP Products North America Inc. ($4.1B), Cardinal Health 200, LLC ($2.6B).
Which agencies spend the most in Illinois?
Over FY2022–FY2025: Social Security Administration ($205B), Department of Health and Human Services ($131B), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ($39B), Department of Defense ($32B), Department of Agriculture ($32B).
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.