How much did DOGE cut from South Dakota?

South Dakota is estimated to have 135 federal contract and grant terminations totaling an estimated $432.6M in claimed savings, or $488 per resident. This is an estimate based on the state's proportional share of FY2025 federal spending.

How is the South Dakota DOGE estimate calculated?

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

South Dakota ranks #48 nationally by total estimated DOGE savings and #16 by per-capita impact.

DOGE Impact All States

South Dakota

Compiled by PlainSpending

DOGE Federal Cuts Impact

Estimated 135 federal contract and grant terminations, totaling $432.6M in claimed savings - 0.4% of national total.

That's $488 per resident, ranked #16 nationally.

Est. Total Savings

$432.6M

Rank #48 nationally

Terminations

135

0.4% of national total

Per Capita

$488

Rank #16 nationally

FY2025 Federal Spending

$11.5B

Basis for distribution

Award Deobligation Gazette

FPDS · USASpending · DOGE claimed

TOT

$432.6M

PCAP

$488

0.4%

TERMS

135

C-MIX

11.2%

G-MIX

88.8%

RANK$

#48

RANK/C

#16

Nearest savings peers

Puerto Rico Rhode Island Vermont New Hampshire

South Dakota vs nearest peers, claimed DOGE savings per resident

Grant-led termination mix

Grant deobligations lead South Dakota's claimed book at 88.8% ($384.4M) vs 11.2% 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 South Dakota

Estimated DOGE savings split: $48.3M from 11 contracts (11.2%) vs $384.4M from 124 grants (88.8%).

South Dakota DOGE claimed savings by termination type

Contract Terminations

11 contracts

11.2%

$48.3M

Contracts are the thinner claimed channel here (11.2% of savings).

Grant Terminations

124 grants

88.8%

$384.4M

Financial assistance is the heavier claimed channel in South Dakota (88.8% of savings).

Top Federal Agencies in South Dakota

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

1 Social Security Administration

2 Department of Health and Human Services

3 Department of Agriculture

4 Department of Transportation

5 Department of Veterans Affairs

States With Similar DOGE Impact

States with estimated DOGE savings closest to South Dakota.

State	Est. Savings	Per Capita	Terminations
Puerto Rico	$433.1M	$132	135
Rhode Island	$435.4M	$397	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 South Dakota 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).