Total Federal Spending
$207.1B
FY2025 obligations
Indiana Federal Spending
$207.1B in FY2025 federal spending, $30,517 per capita.
$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
- Counties receiving funds
- 92
- place of performance
- Top agency
- Dept. of Health and Human Services
- $152.2B
According to USASpending.gov, the official federal award-transaction dataset, the federal government directed $207.1B to Indiana in FY2025, translating to $30,517 per resident across a population of 6,785,528. That per-capita figure is 95.0% above the $15,647 national average and ranks Indiana #8 of 57 states per capita, while total-dollar rank is #8, illustrating the difference between volume of federal dollars and intensity of federal dependence.
The award-type mix shows how federal awards break down in Indiana by count: 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. Combined with 92 counties receiving dollars and top recipient Indiana Family and Social Serv at $18.0B, this snapshot lets readers judge whether Indiana's federal footprint is expanding, stable, or being scaled back relative to FY2025.
It helps to read state totals through two different lenses. Total dollars measure the raw volume of federal money flowing into a state, which naturally favors larger and more populous states. Per-capita spending measures intensity, how much federal money lands per resident, and it surfaces smaller states whose economies lean heavily on federal installations, contracts, or transfer payments. The two rankings often disagree, which is exactly why both appear above. The award mix matters too: contracts signal procurement of goods and services, grants flow to universities, nonprofits, and local governments, and direct payments include programs such as Social Security and Medicare that scale with population. Every figure comes from USASpending.gov, the federal spending-transparency system the U.S. Treasury has operated since the DATA Act of 2014. Federal outlays exceeded $7.0 trillion in fiscal year 2025 (CBO Monthly Budget Review), and these are official government records rather than estimates, though late-posted and corrected awards can adjust a state's totals after the year closes. Our methodology details the per-capita denominator, the award categories, and the data vintage.
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.
Key Statistics
Total Spending
$207.1B
Rank #8
Per Capita
$30,517
Rank #8
Population
6,785,528
Contract Awards
28,784
Grant Awards
11,315
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)
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 Commerce | $927.6M | 0.4% |
| 10 | Department of Housing and Urban Development | $901.1M | 0.4% |
| 11 | Environmental Protection Agency | $492.0M | 0.2% |
| 12 | 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 | Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative INC | $676.8M |
| 7 | Heidelberg Materials US INC | $499.7M |
| 8 | Undersea Sensor Systems, INC. | $394.3M |
| 9 | Purdue University | $307.3M |
| 10 | Indiana Finance Authority | $299.0M |
| 11 | Department of Child Services | $296.4M |
| 12 | Vertex Modernization and Sustainment LLC | $275.5M |
| 13 | Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority | $259.4M |
| 14 | Trustees of Indiana University | $256.4M |
| 15 | Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation | $255.4M |
| 16 | National Government Services, INC. | $251.1M |
| 17 | Fca US LLC | $250.0M |
| 18 | State of Indiana | $200.4M |
Spending Trends
Federal spending in Indiana increased 11.2% from FY2020 to FY2025.
| 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 |
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States With Similar Per Capita Spending
States with per capita federal spending closest to Indiana's $30,517.
What this means
Indiana ranks #8 of 57 states by FY2025 per-capita federal spending.
- Per-capita spending is 95.0% above the national average -- a structural signal, not a claim about efficiency or need. Per-capita rankings
- Department of Health and Human Services is the single largest federal agency operating here, obligating 73.5% of every dollar tracked in Indiana. Agency rankings
- 92 counties in Indiana receive federal dollars -- the county-level pages break down exactly where. See counties
Per-capita and national-average figures use each state's most recent Census population estimate against the same FY total; they describe HOW money is distributed, not whether that distribution is justified.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much federal spending did Indiana receive in FY2025?
Indiana received $207.1B in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $30,517 per capita for the state's population of 6,785,528.
How does Indiana's federal spending per capita compare to the national average?
Indiana's per capita federal spending of $30,517 is 95.0% above the national average of $15,647. Indiana ranks #8 out of 57 states by per capita spending.
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 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 has federal spending in Indiana changed over time?
Federal spending in Indiana increased by 11.2% from FY2020 ($186.2B) to FY2025 ($207.1B).
Where does Indiana rank nationally in federal spending?
Indiana ranks #8 out of 57 states in total federal spending and #8 in per capita spending. The state received $207.1B total ($30,517 per person) in FY2025.
Data Sources
- USASpending.gov: Federal spending data from the U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Fiscal Year: FY2025
- Award types: Contracts, grants, loans, direct payments, and other financial assistance
- Population: U.S. Census Bureau estimates used for per capita calculations
- Budget context: Agency totals cross-referenced with OMB Program and Financial Schedules where applicable
Spending figures represent obligated amounts from federal awards. Per capita calculations use Census population estimates. This information is for research and informational purposes only.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and presented.
Every figure on PlainSpending is computed directly from USASpending.gov award-transaction data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates every county-level federal award within the state, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.