How much did DOGE cut from Rhode Island?

Rhode Island is estimated to have 135 federal contract and grant terminations totaling an estimated $435.4M in claimed savings, or $397 per resident. This is an estimate based on the state's proportional share of FY2025 federal spending.

How is the Rhode Island DOGE estimate calculated?

DOGE.gov's savings data does not report which state each termination is based in. We estimate Rhode Island'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 Rhode Island's rank for DOGE cuts?

Rhode Island ranks #46 nationally by total estimated DOGE savings and #21 by per-capita impact.

DOGE Impact All States

Rhode Island

Compiled by PlainSpending

DOGE Federal Cuts Impact

Estimated 135 federal contract and grant terminations, totaling $435.4M in claimed savings - 0.4% of national total.

That's $397 per resident, ranked #21 nationally.

Est. Total Savings

$435.4M

Rank #46 nationally

Terminations

135

0.4% of national total

Per Capita

$397

Rank #21 nationally

FY2025 Federal Spending

$15.1B

Basis for distribution

Award Deobligation Gazette

FPDS · USASpending · DOGE claimed

TOT

$435.4M

PCAP

$397

0.4%

TERMS

135

C-MIX

14.1%

G-MIX

85.9%

RANK$

#46

RANK/C

#21

Nearest savings peers

Puerto Rico South Dakota Vermont New Hampshire

Rhode Island vs nearest peers, claimed DOGE savings per resident

Grant-led termination mix

Grant deobligations lead Rhode Island's claimed book at 85.9% ($374.0M) vs 14.1% contracts.

Thin absolute books swing hard on a handful of awards. Compare Puerto Rico before reading any single agency name as a statewide pattern.

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

Grant-led terminations in Rhode Island

Estimated DOGE savings split: $61.4M from 14 contracts (14.1%) vs $374.0M from 121 grants (85.9%).

Rhode Island DOGE claimed savings by termination type

Contract Terminations

14 contracts

14.1%

$61.4M

Contracts are the thinner claimed channel here (14.1% of savings).

Grant Terminations

121 grants

85.9%

$374.0M

Financial assistance is the heavier claimed channel in Rhode Island (85.9% of savings).

Top Federal Agencies in Rhode Island

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

1 Social Security Administration

2 Department of Health and Human Services

3 Department of Transportation

4 Department of Defense

5 Department of Veterans Affairs

States With Similar DOGE Impact

States with estimated DOGE savings closest to Rhode Island.

State	Est. Savings	Per Capita	Terminations
Puerto Rico	$433.1M	$132	135
South Dakota	$432.6M	$488	135
Vermont	$451.9M	$703	139
New Hampshire	$393.3M	$286	122
North Dakota	$386.2M	$496	121

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Estimate Notice: DOGE.gov's API does not include state-level data. Figures for Rhode Island 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).