How much did HHS spend in FY2025?

Department of Health and Human Services obligated $2.01T in FY2025 - a heavy absolute book against $3.38T in budget authority.

What is HHS's budget utilization rate?

Department of Health and Human Services utilized 59.6% of its $3.38T budget authority, a high draw-down versus peers.

How does HHS rank among federal agencies?

Department of Health and Human Services ranks #1 out of 111 federal agencies by obligated amount in FY2025, with $2.01T in total obligations (+2992.2% vs the average agency).

What is the difference between budget authority and obligated amount?

Budget authority is the ceiling Congress authorizes; obligated amount is what HHS has committed through awards. For FY2025, $3.38T was authorized and $2.01T was obligated (59.6% utilization).

Where can I find detailed HHS spending data?

Detailed spending data for Department of Health and Human Services is available on USASpending.gov. This page shows FY2025 budget authority, obligations, and peer context from the official federal spending database.

Federal agency spending profile · FY2025 USASpending.gov

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

$2.01T obligated in FY2025 - a heavy absolute book (rank #1 of 111).

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Data updated September 2025

Department of Health and Human Services posted a dense absolute book of $2.01T in FY2025 against $3.38T in budget authority (59.6% utilization). That is 2992.2% above the average of all 111 tracked federal agencies.

Obligated: $2.01T
Budget utilization: 59.6%; Top third
vs. average agency: +2992.2%
Fiscal year: FY2025

Rank #1 of 111 agencies Similar size to TREAS

Heavy absolute obligation book

Department of Health and Human Services sits #1 of 96 top-tier agencies by obligations ($2.01T).

According to USASpending.gov, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) posted a dense absolute obligation book of $2.01T in FY2025 against $3.38T in congressional budget authority (59.6% utilization). That places the agency at rank #1 of 111 tracked federal agencies, a heavy absolute book relative to the corpus.

DOGE has recorded 4,360 terminations at HHS with $25.1B in claimed savings, an unverified post-FY slice against this high 59.6% draw-down of $3.38T.

Figures are award-transaction data from USASpending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury). See our methodology for how each agency total is assembled.

How does this agency compare?

Budget Authority

$3.38T

Obligated Amount

$2.01T

Rank #1

How HHS Ranks Nationally

HHS vs. all federal agencies by obligated amount

All 96 agencies with recorded FY2025 obligations

$2,013,052,754,843 1st of 96 higher than 0 of 96 agencies

all federal agencies with recorded obligations, bucketed by value

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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 agency obligations

Budget Utilization

HHS had $3.38T in budget authority and obligated $2.01T, a utilization rate of 59.6%. That is a high draw-down band versus peer agencies in this corpus.

$0 $3.38T

DOGE Impact

DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) has terminated contracts and grants at this agency.

Claimed Savings

$25.1B

Terminations

4,360

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Savings figures are reported by DOGE.gov and have not been independently verified.

Read with this HHS obligation profile

Agencies With Similar Spending Levels

Federal agencies with obligated amounts closest to HHS's $2.01T.

TREAS

$1.47T

Department of the Treasury

SSA

$1.21T

Social Security Administration

DOD

$1.08T

Department of Defense

DHS

$310.7B

Department of Homeland Security

$298.5B

Department of Veterans Affairs

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Nationwide agencies with similar budget utilization or grant mix

Two federal-spending peer sets for HHS - budget-authority draw-down rate and grant award-count share, distinct from the obligation-level neighbors above.

Similar budget utilization

Nearest nationwide agencies by obligated-to-budget-authority rate (59.6% here).

VA · 56.9% utilized
DOL · 56.8% utilized
DHS · 53.9% utilized
DOD · 51.6% utilized

Similar grant award-count share

Nearest nationwide agencies by grant awards as a share of total award counts (72% grants here).

DOL · 74.5% grant awards
DOE · 59.9% grant awards
DOT · 86% grant awards
EPA · 50.3% grant awards

Grant share is measured on USASpending award counts, not dollar obligations. Agencies below $1B in obligated amount are excluded from the comparison corpus.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much did HHS spend in FY2025?: Department of Health and Human Services obligated $2.01T in FY2025 - a heavy absolute book against $3.38T in budget authority.
What is HHS's budget utilization rate?: Department of Health and Human Services utilized 59.6% of its $3.38T budget authority, a high draw-down versus peers.
How does HHS rank among federal agencies?: Department of Health and Human Services ranks #1 out of 111 federal agencies by obligated amount in FY2025, with $2.01T in total obligations (+2992.2% vs the average agency).
What is the difference between budget authority and obligated amount?: Budget authority is the ceiling Congress authorizes; obligated amount is what HHS has committed through awards. For FY2025, $3.38T was authorized and $2.01T was obligated (59.6% utilization).
Where can I find detailed HHS spending data?: Detailed spending data for Department of Health and Human Services is available on USASpending.gov. This page shows FY2025 budget authority, obligations, and peer context from the official federal spending database.

Data Source: USASpending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Fiscal Year 2025. Budget authority totals are reconciled against OMB Program and Financial Schedules where available.

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from USASpending.gov. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and presented.

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