How much did DOGE cut from Arkansas?

Arkansas is estimated to have 254 federal contract and grant terminations totaling an estimated $916.6M in claimed savings, or $304 per resident. This is an estimate based on the state's proportional share of FY2025 federal spending.

How is the Arkansas DOGE estimate calculated?

DOGE.gov's savings data does not report which state each termination is based in. We estimate Arkansas's share by distributing DOGE's national claimed savings in proportion to the state's FY2025 total federal spending reported on USASpending.gov.

What is Arkansas's rank for DOGE cuts?

Arkansas ranks #32 nationally by total estimated DOGE savings and #34 by per-capita impact.

DOGE Impact All States

Arkansas

Compiled by PlainSpending

DOGE Federal Cuts Impact

Estimated 254 federal contract and grant terminations, totaling $916.6M in claimed savings - 0.8% of national total.

That's $304 per resident, ranked #34 nationally.

Est. Total Savings

$916.6M

Rank #32 nationally

Terminations

254

0.8% of national total

Per Capita

$304

Rank #34 nationally

FY2025 Federal Spending

$34.9B

Basis for distribution

Award Deobligation Gazette

FPDS · USASpending · DOGE claimed

TOT

$916.6M

PCAP

$304

0.8%

TERMS

254

C-MIX

44.5%

G-MIX

55.5%

RANK$

#32

RANK/C

#34

Nearest savings peers

Oregon Alaska Iowa Kansas

Arkansas vs nearest peers, claimed DOGE savings per resident

Mid per-resident claimed cut

Arkansas's claimed cut is $304 per resident (#34 of 56).

Mid-volume states still host national contract and grant books. Use the per-capita rank (#34) and mix (44.5% contracts) to separate scale from intensity.

Attribution method: methodology (national DOGE totals × FY2025 USASpending.gov state share).

Grant-led terminations in Arkansas

Estimated DOGE savings split: $408.3M from 90 contracts (44.5%) vs $508.4M from 164 grants (55.5%).

Arkansas DOGE claimed savings by termination type

Contract Terminations

90 contracts

44.5%

$408.3M

Contracts contribute $408.3M of the claimed Arkansas book.

Grant Terminations

164 grants

55.5%

$508.4M

Grants contribute $508.4M of the claimed Arkansas book.

Top Federal Agencies in Arkansas

Agencies with the largest federal spending in Arkansas in FY2025, likely most affected by DOGE terminations.

1 Social Security Administration

2 Department of Health and Human Services

3 Department of Veterans Affairs

4 Department of Agriculture

5 Department of Commerce

States With Similar DOGE Impact

States with estimated DOGE savings closest to Arkansas.

State	Est. Savings	Per Capita	Terminations
Oregon	$989.4M	$234	300
Alaska	$833.1M	$1,136	256
Iowa	$795.4M	$249	234
Kansas	$785.6M	$267	220
Louisiana	$1.1B	$228	308

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Estimate Notice: DOGE.gov's API does not include state-level data. Figures for Arkansas are estimated by distributing national DOGE savings proportionally to the state's FY2025 federal spending from USASpending.gov (U.S. Treasury). Actual impacts may vary.

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Data Sources: DOGE.gov Savings API (api.doge.gov) + USASpending.gov FY2025 Awards Data (U.S. Treasury).