PlainSpending

Louisiana Federal Spending

$12,840 per resident in FY2025, rank #34 per capita.

$59.8B total · $12,840 per capita · FY2025 · Ranked #28 total, #34 per capita · 17.9% below national avg

In FY2025, Louisiana received $59.8B in federal spending - $12,840 per capita, ranking #34 among 57 states and 17.9% below the national average. The most common award type is direct payments, accounting for 49.9% of tracked awards. The top spending agency is Social Security Administration.

Louisiana · FY2025

Louisiana received $59.8B in federal spending in FY2025 - $12,840 per resident, 17.9% below the national average, with direct payments the largest award category.

Total federal spending
$59.8B
#28 of 57 states
Per resident
$12,840
#34 per capita
Latest annual change
+$3.5B
FY2024 to FY2025 (+6.2%)
Top agency
Social Security Administration
$21.7B

Mid per-resident intensity

Louisiana sits mid-band on per-capita spending (#33 of 56, $12,840).

According to USASpending.gov, Louisiana received $59.8B in FY2025 ($12,840 per resident; population 4,657,757). Total rank #28 and per-capita rank #34 (17.9% below the $15,647 national average) show volume vs intensity.

The award-type mix by count: 31,991 contracts, 7,101 grants, 9,322 loans, and 54,942 direct payments. The most common award type is direct payments at 49.9% of tracked awards in the state, with contracts a distant second at 31,991 awards. Social Security Administration is the single largest federal agency operating in Louisiana, with $21.7B in obligations - more than Department of Health and Human Services's $19.9B.

Over the available history, federal spending in Louisiana has grown 4.9% from $57.0B in FY2020 to $59.8B in FY2025 - from a below-average intensity baseline. Combined with 64 counties and top recipient Lousiana Department of Health at $14.6B, the trail shows whether the light intensity is closing the gap.

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) Louisiana 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 does this state compare on intensity?

Total Spending

$59.8B

Rank #28

Per Capita

$12,840

Rank #34

Population

4,657,757

Contract Awards

31,991

Grant Awards

7,101

Total Federal Spending

$59.8B

FY2025 obligations

Per Capita

$12,840

Rank #34

Counties Receiving

64

federal dollars

Top Agency Share

$21.7B

Social Security Administration

Louisiana award-type mix by count (FY2025)

Awards49.9%29%8.5%Direct PaymentsContractsLoansGrantsOther
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.
Louisiana per-capita federal spending vs. national average 68.4%
National average

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

Awards by Type

Direct Payments is the most common award type at 49.9% of tracked awards in Louisiana (by count, not dollar value).

Direct Payments 54,942 awards (49.9%)
Contracts 31,991 awards (29.0%)
Loans 9,322 awards (8.5%)
Grants 7,101 awards (6.4%)
Other 6,819 awards (6.2%)

Comparison to National Average

Metric Louisiana National Avg Difference
Per Capita Spending $12,840 $15,647 -17.9%
Contracts Share 0.0% - -
Grants Share 0.0% - -

Top Federal Agencies in Louisiana

Federal agencies ranked by total spending in Louisiana during FY2025.

# Agency Spending % of Total
1 Social Security Administration $21.7B 36.2%
2 Department of Health and Human Services $19.9B 33.3%
3 Department of Defense $3.6B 6.0%
4 Department of Agriculture $3.3B 5.5%
5 Department of Veterans Affairs $3.2B 5.4%
6 Department of Education $1.7B 2.8%
7 Department of Transportation $1.5B 2.6%
8 Department of Homeland Security $1.3B 2.1%
9 Department of Housing and Urban Development $1.1B 1.8%
10 Department of Energy $969.4M 1.6%

Top Recipients in Louisiana

Organizations and entities receiving the most federal funds in Louisiana.

# Recipient Total Awards
1 Lousiana Department of Health $14.6B
2 Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services $2.2B
3 LA Dept. of Admin $1.6B
4 Transportation && Development Louisiana D $1.1B
5 Textron Systems CORP $1.1B
6 Homeland Security && Emergency $806.5M
7 Health, Louisiana Department Of $346.5M
8 Vale USA LLC $282.9M
9 Housing Authority of New Orleans $277.9M
10 State of Louisiana Department of Natural Resources $263.4M
11 Coastal Protection && Restoration Authority of Louisiana $251.3M
12 Bollinger Shipyards Lockport, L.l.c. $174.9M
13 Fluor Federal Petroleum Operations, LLC $170.8M

Spending Trends

The latest annual comparison is +$3.5B (+6.2%) from FY2024 to FY2025; this is a difference in recorded award obligations, not a claim about cause or local benefit. Federal spending in Louisiana increased 4.9% from FY2020 to FY2025.

$50B$55B$60B$65B$70B FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025 $60B
Fiscal Year Total Spending Per Capita Population
FY2025 $59.8B $12,840 4,657,757
FY2024 $56.3B $12,090 4,657,757
FY2023 $59.2B $12,706 4,657,757
FY2022 $54.0B $11,595 4,657,757
FY2021 $69.0B $14,803 4,657,757
FY2020 $57.0B $12,239 4,657,757

Counties in Louisiana

64 counties ranked by federal spending in FY2025.

# County Total Spending Per Capita Population
1 Jefferson Parish $5.9B $13,470 440,781
2 East Baton Rouge Parish $5.5B $11,976 456,781
3 Orleans Parish $4.6B $11,854 383,997
4 St. Tammany Parish $2.1B $7,885 264,570
5 Caddo Parish $1.7B $7,068 237,848
6 Lafayette Parish $1.5B $6,169 241,753
7 Calcasieu Parish $1.3B $6,131 216,785
8 Bossier Parish $1.2B $9,263 128,746
9 Ouachita Parish $1.1B $6,653 160,368
10 Rapides Parish $966.2M $7,431 130,023
11 Lafourche Parish $838.3M $8,593 97,557
12 Livingston Parish $822.4M $5,780 142,282
13 Tangipahoa Parish $811.2M $6,092 133,157
14 Ascension Parish $797.5M $6,304 126,500
15 Terrebonne Parish $772.0M $7,045 109,580
16 Vernon Parish $595.6M $12,217 48,750
17 St. Landry Parish $580.7M $7,035 82,540
18 St. Mary Parish $568.5M $11,507 49,406
19 Iberia Parish $460.4M $6,584 69,929
20 St. James Parish $448.6M $22,216 20,192
21 Acadia Parish $384.4M $6,676 57,576
22 West Baton Rouge Parish $367.6M $13,514 27,199
23 St. Charles Parish $366.8M $6,979 52,549
24 Vermilion Parish $352.8M $6,151 57,359
25 St. Martin Parish $333.6M $6,445 51,767
26 Plaquemines Parish $328.8M $13,981 23,515
27 Lincoln Parish $319.1M $6,594 48,396
28 St. John the Baptist Parish $310.0M $7,299 42,477
29 Natchitoches Parish $282.5M $7,530 37,515
30 Washington Parish $281.6M $6,194 45,463
31 Avoyelles Parish $278.8M $7,023 39,693
32 Webster Parish $273.4M $7,396 36,967
33 St. Bernard Parish $251.6M $5,750 43,764
34 Beauregard Parish $246.9M $6,756 36,549
35 Evangeline Parish $216.9M $6,706 32,350
36 Morehouse Parish $205.0M $8,001 25,629
37 Jefferson Davis Parish $202.8M $6,288 32,250
38 Iberville Parish $194.5M $6,431 30,241
39 De Soto Parish $190.8M $7,115 26,812
40 Sabine Parish $171.2M $7,727 22,155
41 Allen Parish $160.5M $7,053 22,750
42 Pointe Coupee Parish $154.5M $7,442 20,758
43 Union Parish $150.3M $7,119 21,107
44 Concordia Parish $149.4M $7,996 18,687
45 East Feliciana Parish $148.1M $7,580 19,539
46 Grant Parish $138.3M $6,240 22,169
47 Assumption Parish $132.5M $6,298 21,039
48 Richland Parish $131.8M $6,577 20,043
49 Franklin Parish $130.4M $6,596 19,774
50 Jackson Parish $103.1M $6,860 15,031
51 Bienville Parish $101.5M $7,817 12,981
52 Lasalle Parish $93.6M $6,331 14,791
53 Claiborne Parish $89.5M $6,317 14,170
54 Winn Parish $85.7M $6,234 13,755
55 Madison Parish $83.6M $8,346 10,017
56 St. Helena Parish $81.9M $7,499 10,920
57 West Carroll Parish $79.6M $8,160 9,751
58 Caldwell Parish $74.0M $7,671 9,645
59 Cameron Parish $67.7M $12,056 5,617
60 Catahoula Parish $64.9M $7,289 8,906
61 West Feliciana Parish $63.1M $4,123 15,310
62 Red River Parish $54.2M $7,109 7,620
63 Tensas Parish $45.0M $10,840 4,147
64 East Carroll Parish $42.6M $5,715 7,459
DOGE impact for Louisiana → Per-capita rankings → Why spending varies by state →

States With Similar Per Capita Spending

States with per capita federal spending closest to Louisiana's $12,840.

South Dakota

$12,944 per capita

$11.5B total

New York

$12,978 per capita

$262.2B total

Oklahoma

$12,682 per capita

$50.2B total

Mississippi

$13,008 per capita

$38.5B total

Michigan

$12,538 per capita

$126.3B total

Compare Louisiana to another state side-by-side →

States with similar total federal spending

Nearest nationwide peers by total obligation volume ($59.8B here) - a different axis from the per-capita neighbors above.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Louisiana rank nationally in federal spending?

Louisiana ranks #28 out of 57 states in total federal spending and #34 in per capita spending. The state received $59.8B total ($12,840 per person) in FY2025.

Which federal agencies spend the most in Louisiana?

The top federal agency spending in Louisiana is Social Security Administration with $21.7B. Followed by Department of Health and Human Services ($19.9B) and Department of Defense ($3.6B).

How much federal spending did Louisiana receive in FY2025?

Louisiana received $59.8B in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $12,840 per capita for the state's population of 4,657,757.

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

Louisiana's $12,840 runs 17.9% below the $15,647 national average (rank #34 of 57).

What is the largest category of federal spending in Louisiana?

The most common award type is direct payments, accounting for 54,942 awards (49.9% of tracked awards). The second-largest is contracts at 31,991 awards.

How many counties in Louisiana receive federal spending?

64 counties in Louisiana receive federal spending. The county receiving the most is Jefferson Parish with $5.9B.

How has federal spending in Louisiana changed over time?

Federal spending in Louisiana increased by 4.9% from FY2020 ($57.0B) to FY2025 ($59.8B).

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

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