How much did DOGE cut from South Carolina?

South Carolina is estimated to have 333 federal contract and grant terminations totaling an estimated $1.2B in claimed savings, or $239 per resident. This is an estimate based on the state's proportional share of FY2025 federal spending.

How is the South Carolina DOGE estimate calculated?

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

South Carolina ranks #28 nationally by total estimated DOGE savings and #43 by per-capita impact.

DOGE Impact All States

South Carolina

Compiled by PlainSpending

DOGE Federal Cuts Impact

Estimated 333 federal contract and grant terminations, totaling $1.2B in claimed savings - 1.1% of national total.

That's $239 per resident, ranked #43 nationally.

Est. Total Savings

$1.2B

Rank #28 nationally

Terminations

333

1.1% of national total

Per Capita

$239

Rank #43 nationally

FY2025 Federal Spending

$137.1B

Basis for distribution

Award Deobligation Gazette

FPDS · USASpending · DOGE claimed

TOT

$1.2B

PCAP

$239

1.1%

TERMS

333

C-MIX

49.5%

G-MIX

50.5%

RANK$

#28

RANK/C

#43

Nearest savings peers

Oklahoma Tennessee Connecticut District Of Columbia

South Carolina vs nearest peers, claimed DOGE savings per resident

Low per-resident claimed cut

South Carolina residents face a thin claimed cut of $239 each (#43 of 56 per capita).

Mid-volume states still host national contract and grant books. Use the per-capita rank (#43) and mix (49.5% contracts) to separate scale from intensity.

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

Grant-led terminations in South Carolina

Estimated DOGE savings split: $605.6M from 133 contracts (49.5%) vs $618.9M from 200 grants (50.5%).

South Carolina DOGE claimed savings by termination type

Contract Terminations

133 contracts

49.5%

$605.6M

Procurement is the heavier claimed channel in South Carolina (49.5% of savings).

Grant Terminations

200 grants

50.5%

$618.9M

Grants are the thinner claimed channel here (50.5% of savings).

Top Federal Agencies in South Carolina

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

1 Department of Health and Human Services

2 Social Security Administration

3 Department of Veterans Affairs

4 Department of Energy

5 Department of Defense

States With Similar DOGE Impact

States with estimated DOGE savings closest to South Carolina.

State	Est. Savings	Per Capita	Terminations
Oklahoma	$1.3B	$323	385
Tennessee	$1.3B	$187	383
Connecticut	$1.3B	$368	379
District Of Columbia	$1.1B	$1,581	285
Kentucky	$1.4B	$305	371

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