PlainSpending

Indiana Federal Spending

$207.1B in FY2025 (+95.0% vs national per-capita average).

$207.1B total · $30,517 per capita · FY2025 · Ranked #8 total, #8 per capita · 95.0% above national avg

In FY2025, Indiana received $207.1B in federal spending - $30,517 per capita, ranking #8 among 57 states and 95.0% above the national average. The most common award type is direct payments, accounting for 64.2% of tracked awards. The top spending agency is Department of Health and Human Services.

Indiana · FY2025

Indiana received $207.1B in federal spending in FY2025 - $30,517 per resident, 95.0% above the national average, with direct payments the largest award category.

Total federal spending
$207.1B
#8 of 57 states
Per resident
$30,517
#8 per capita
Latest annual change
+$15.2B
FY2024 to FY2025 (+7.9%)
Top agency
Dept. of Health and Human Services
$152.2B

Well above national average

Indiana's $30,517 runs 95.0% above the $15,647 national average.

According to USASpending.gov, the federal government directed a dense absolute book of $207.1B to Indiana in FY2025 ($30,517 per resident across 6,785,528 people). Total-dollar rank #8 marks a heavy absolute footprint; per-capita rank is #8 (95.0% above the $15,647 national average).

High per-resident intensity shapes the award-count mix: 28,784 contracts, 11,315 grants, 10,072 loans, and 100,632 direct payments. The most common award type is direct payments at 64.2% of tracked awards in the state, with contracts a distant second at 28,784 awards. Department of Health and Human Services is the single largest federal agency operating in Indiana, with $152.2B in obligations - more than Social Security Administration's $34.9B.

Over the available history, federal spending in Indiana has grown 11.2% from $186.2B in FY2020 to $207.1B in FY2025 - against an already above-average intensity band. Combined with 92 counties and top recipient Indiana Family and Social Serv at $18.0B, the trail shows whether the heavy intensity is still rising.

Figures are award-transaction data from USASpending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury). See our methodology for per-capita denominators and award categories.

Source: USAspending.gov, Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) + System for Award Management (SAM) Indiana federal awards (contracts, grants, loans, direct payments) for FY2025 · 2025 USAspending.gov publishes award-level data within ~30 days of obligation; categories follow OMB Object Class Codes. Per-capita metrics use Census ACS population estimates as the denominator.

How far above the national average?

Total Spending

$207.1B

Rank #8

Per Capita

$30,517

Rank #8

Population

6,785,528

Contract Awards

28,784

Grant Awards

11,315

Total Federal Spending

$207.1B

FY2025 obligations

Per Capita

$30,517

Rank #8

Counties Receiving

92

federal dollars

Top Agency Share

$152.2B

Department of Health and Human

Indiana award-type mix by count (FY2025)

Awards64.2%18.4%Direct PaymentsContractsGrantsLoansOther
Per-state share of tracked federal awards BY COUNT across major OMB-aligned award types (not a dollar-value breakdown). Mandatory-vs-discretionary marker reflects the entitlement-vs-appropriated split.
Indiana per-capita federal spending vs. national average 83.3%
National average

Compared against the national average of $15,647 per resident.

Awards by Type

Direct Payments is the most common award type at 64.2% of tracked awards in Indiana (by count, not dollar value).

Direct Payments 100,632 awards (64.2%)
Contracts 28,784 awards (18.4%)
Grants 11,315 awards (7.2%)
Loans 10,072 awards (6.4%)
Other 6,055 awards (3.9%)

Comparison to National Average

Metric Indiana National Avg Difference
Per Capita Spending $30,517 $15,647 +95.0%
Contracts Share 0.0% - -
Grants Share 0.0% - -

Top Federal Agencies in Indiana

Federal agencies ranked by total spending in Indiana during FY2025.

# Agency Spending % of Total
1 Department of Health and Human Services $152.2B 73.5%
2 Social Security Administration $34.9B 16.9%
3 Department of Defense $5.9B 2.8%
4 Department of Veterans Affairs $3.3B 1.6%
5 Department of Agriculture $2.8B 1.3%
6 Department of Transportation $2.2B 1.0%
7 Department of Education $1.7B 0.8%
8 Department of Energy $1.1B 0.5%
9 Department of Housing and Urban Development $901.1M 0.4%
10 Railroad Retirement Board $415.0M 0.2%

Top Recipients in Indiana

Organizations and entities receiving the most federal funds in Indiana.

# Recipient Total Awards
1 Indiana Family and Social Serv $18.0B
2 Indiana Department of Transportation $1.6B
3 Rolls-Royce Corporation $1.3B
4 Department of Education Indiana $1.2B
5 Am General LLC $1.1B
6 Heidelberg Materials US INC $499.7M
7 Undersea Sensor Systems, INC. $394.3M
8 Purdue University $307.3M
9 Department of Child Services $296.4M
10 Vertex Modernization and Sustainment LLC $275.5M
11 Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority $259.4M
12 Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation $255.4M
13 National Government Services, INC. $251.1M
14 Fca US LLC $250.0M

Spending Trends

The latest annual comparison is +$15.2B (+7.9%) from FY2024 to FY2025; this is a difference in recorded award obligations, not a claim about cause or local benefit. Federal spending in Indiana increased 11.2% from FY2020 to FY2025.

$160B$170B$180B$190B$200B$210B FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025 $207B
Fiscal Year Total Spending Per Capita Population
FY2025 $207.1B $30,517 6,785,528
FY2024 $191.9B $28,277 6,785,528
FY2023 $183.7B $27,076 6,785,528
FY2022 $163.9B $24,160 6,785,528
FY2021 $177.3B $26,126 6,785,528
FY2020 $186.2B $27,436 6,785,528

Counties in Indiana

92 counties ranked by federal spending in FY2025.

# County Total Spending Per Capita Population
1 Marion County $143.8B $147,172 977,203
2 Lake County $3.2B $6,356 498,700
3 St. Joseph County $3.0B $10,907 272,912
4 Allen County $2.8B $7,136 385,410
5 Hamilton County $1.9B $5,591 347,467
6 Vanderburgh County $1.5B $8,402 180,136
7 Porter County $1.2B $6,957 173,215
8 Tippecanoe County $1.2B $6,304 186,251
9 Elkhart County $1.1B $5,442 207,047
10 Monroe County $1.0B $7,186 139,718
11 Johnson County $1.0B $6,184 161,765
12 Hendricks County $992.2M $5,677 174,788
13 Madison County $901.4M $6,927 130,129
14 Martin County $899.7M $91,691 9,812
15 Howard County $885.1M $10,580 83,658
16 Lawrence County $881.0M $19,574 45,011
17 Laporte County $822.4M $7,316 112,417
18 Bartholomew County $804.9M $9,791 82,208
19 Clark County $797.5M $6,586 121,093
20 Wayne County $770.3M $11,574 66,553
21 Delaware County $757.8M $6,772 111,903
22 Floyd County $681.5M $8,468 80,484
23 Vigo County $660.2M $6,219 106,153
24 Whitley County $634.3M $18,553 34,191
25 Hancock County $610.5M $7,647 79,840
26 Grant County $545.1M $8,176 66,674
27 Kosciusko County $522.6M $6,513 80,240
28 Morgan County $511.7M $7,129 71,780
29 Warrick County $451.9M $7,072 63,898
30 Boone County $444.9M $6,283 70,812
31 Dearborn County $366.0M $7,222 50,679
32 Henry County $339.7M $6,945 48,914
33 Dubois County $317.5M $7,277 43,637
34 Shelby County $310.9M $6,900 45,055
35 Noble County $307.0M $6,470 47,457
36 Dekalb County $300.6M $6,949 43,265
37 Marshall County $299.8M $6,504 46,095
38 Harrison County $288.5M $7,275 39,654
39 Jasper County $283.3M $8,605 32,918
40 Jackson County $281.5M $6,063 46,428
41 Huntington County $278.0M $7,583 36,662
42 Knox County $277.3M $7,643 36,282
43 Wabash County $270.2M $8,724 30,976
44 Steuben County $264.8M $7,691 34,435
45 Montgomery County $262.6M $6,922 37,936
46 Miami County $259.9M $7,226 35,962
47 Cass County $243.8M $6,439 37,870
48 Putnam County $242.7M $6,609 36,726
49 Gibson County $238.2M $7,216 33,011
50 Jefferson County $234.4M $7,071 33,147
51 Greene County $221.0M $7,175 30,803
52 Fulton County $212.6M $10,379 20,480
53 Scott County $204.7M $8,396 24,384
54 Daviess County $204.7M $6,133 33,381
55 Franklin County $204.6M $8,980 22,785
56 Adams County $198.6M $5,546 35,809
57 Wells County $195.6M $6,943 28,180
58 Clay County $194.9M $7,362 26,466
59 Posey County $191.4M $7,588 25,222
60 Clinton County $190.2M $5,731 33,190
61 Ripley County $186.3M $6,424 28,995
62 Washington County $185.2M $6,572 28,182
63 Randolph County $177.5M $7,246 24,502
64 Decatur County $176.5M $6,666 26,472
65 White County $176.3M $7,141 24,688
66 Fayette County $176.3M $7,533 23,398
67 Starke County $174.1M $7,449 23,371
68 Jennings County $173.1M $6,270 27,613
69 Lagrange County $171.3M $4,236 40,446
70 Owen County $156.7M $7,347 21,321
71 Carroll County $148.3M $7,303 20,306
72 Jay County $145.2M $7,090 20,478
73 Spencer County $144.3M $7,284 19,810
74 Perry County $141.2M $7,363 19,170
75 Sullivan County $139.1M $6,681 20,817
76 Brown County $130.4M $8,426 15,475
77 Orange County $129.4M $6,513 19,867
78 Fountain County $122.3M $7,423 16,479
79 Tipton County $120.9M $7,870 15,359
80 Vermillion County $120.5M $7,805 15,439
81 Rush County $114.4M $6,831 16,752
82 Parke County $110.0M $6,807 16,156
83 Newton County $101.4M $7,333 13,830
84 Pulaski County $92.8M $7,413 12,514
85 Blackford County $89.2M $7,366 12,112
86 Pike County $88.9M $7,261 12,250
87 Crawford County $84.6M $8,033 10,526
88 Warren County $71.5M $8,467 8,440
89 Switzerland County $69.6M $7,151 9,737
90 Benton County $56.0M $6,425 8,719
91 Ohio County $51.0M $8,580 5,940
92 Union County $49.1M $6,926 7,087
DOGE impact for Indiana → Per-capita rankings → Why spending varies by state →

States With Similar Per Capita Spending

States with per capita federal spending closest to Indiana's $30,517.

Guam

$31,490 per capita

$4.8B total

South Carolina

$26,788 per capita

$137.1B total

Alaska

$25,101 per capita

$18.4B total

Virginia

$24,807 per capita

$214.1B total

Kentucky

$38,460 per capita

$173.3B total

Compare Indiana to another state side-by-side →

States with similar total federal spending

Nearest nationwide peers by total obligation volume ($207.1B here) - a different axis from the per-capita neighbors above.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does Indiana's federal spending per capita compare to the national average?

Indiana's $30,517 runs 95.0% above the $15,647 national average (rank #8 of 57).

How many counties in Indiana receive federal spending?

92 counties in Indiana receive federal spending. The county receiving the most is Marion County with $143.8B.

How much federal spending did Indiana receive in FY2025?

Indiana received a heavy absolute book of $207.1B in FY2025 ($30,517 per capita; population 6,785,528).

Where does Indiana rank nationally in federal spending?

Indiana ranks #8 of 57 on per-capita intensity ($30,517) and #8 on absolute volume ($207.1B) in FY2025.

What is the largest category of federal spending in Indiana?

The most common award type is direct payments, accounting for 100,632 awards (64.2% of tracked awards). The second-largest is contracts at 28,784 awards.

Which federal agencies spend the most in Indiana?

The top federal agency spending in Indiana is Department of Health and Human Services with $152.2B. Followed by Social Security Administration ($34.9B) and Department of Defense ($5.9B).

How has federal spending in Indiana changed over time?

Federal spending in Indiana increased by 11.2% from FY2020 ($186.2B) to FY2025 ($207.1B).

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

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