PlainSpending

Michigan Federal Spending

$126.3B in FY2025 - a heavy absolute book (rank #15 of 57).

$126.3B total · $12,538 per capita · FY2025 · Ranked #15 total, #36 per capita · 19.9% below national avg

In FY2025, Michigan received $126.3B in federal spending - $12,538 per capita, ranking #36 among 57 states and 19.9% below the national average. The most common award type is contracts, accounting for 43.4% of tracked awards. The top spending agency is Social Security Administration.

Michigan · FY2025

Michigan received $126.3B in federal spending in FY2025 - $12,538 per resident, 19.9% below the national average, with contracts the largest award category.

Total federal spending
$126.3B
#15 of 57 states
Per resident
$12,538
#36 per capita
Latest annual change
+$6.9B
FY2024 to FY2025 (+5.8%)
Top agency
Social Security Administration
$57.6B

Heavy absolute federal book

Michigan sits #15 of 56 states by total federal spending ($126.3B).

According to USASpending.gov, the federal government directed a dense absolute book of $126.3B to Michigan in FY2025 ($12,538 per resident across 10,077,331 people). Total-dollar rank #15 marks a heavy absolute footprint; per-capita rank is #36 (19.9% below the $15,647 national average).

The award-type mix by count: 181,104 contracts, 16,542 grants, 144,517 loans, and 68,760 direct payments. The most common award type is contracts at 43.4% of tracked awards in the state, with loans a distant second at 144,517 awards. Social Security Administration is the single largest federal agency operating in Michigan, with $57.6B in obligations - more than Department of Health and Human Services's $40.8B.

Over the available history, federal spending in Michigan has grown 5.5% from $119.8B in FY2020 to $126.3B in FY2025 - from a below-average intensity baseline. Combined with 83 counties and top recipient Michigan Department of Health and Human Services at $24.5B, 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) Michigan 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.

Where this large absolute book sits

Total Spending

$126.3B

Rank #15

Per Capita

$12,538

Rank #36

Population

10,077,331

Contract Awards

181,104

Grant Awards

16,542

Total Federal Spending

$126.3B

FY2025 obligations

Per Capita

$12,538

Rank #36

Counties Receiving

83

federal dollars

Top Agency Share

$57.6B

Social Security Administration

Michigan award-type mix by count (FY2025)

Awards43.4%34.6%16.5%ContractsLoansDirect PaymentsGrantsOther
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.
Michigan per-capita federal spending vs. national average 66.8%
National average

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

Awards by Type

Contracts is the most common award type at 43.4% of tracked awards in Michigan (by count, not dollar value).

Contracts 181,104 awards (43.4%)
Loans 144,517 awards (34.6%)
Direct Payments 68,760 awards (16.5%)
Grants 16,542 awards (4.0%)
Other 6,315 awards (1.5%)

Comparison to National Average

Metric Michigan National Avg Difference
Per Capita Spending $12,538 $15,647 -19.9%
Contracts Share 0.0% - -
Grants Share 0.0% - -

Top Federal Agencies in Michigan

Federal agencies ranked by total spending in Michigan during FY2025.

# Agency Spending % of Total
1 Social Security Administration $57.6B 45.6%
2 Department of Health and Human Services $40.8B 32.3%
3 Department of Agriculture $4.9B 3.9%
4 Department of Veterans Affairs $4.8B 3.8%
5 Department of Defense $4.5B 3.6%
6 Department of Education $2.4B 1.9%
7 Department of Transportation $2.2B 1.8%
8 Department of Commerce $1.6B 1.3%
9 Department of Energy $1.6B 1.3%
10 Department of Housing and Urban Development $1.2B 1.0%

Top Recipients in Michigan

Organizations and entities receiving the most federal funds in Michigan.

# Recipient Total Awards
1 Michigan Department of Health and Human Services $24.5B
2 Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity $1.9B
3 Michigan Department of Education $1.9B
4 Transportation, Michigan Department Of $1.8B
5 General Dynamics Land Systems INC. $1.5B
6 Regents of the University of Michigan $1.1B
7 Carpenters Pension Trust Fund -- Detroit and Vicinity $635.0M
8 City of Detroit $513.3M
9 General Motors LLC $499.8M
10 Ford Motor CO $474.0M
11 Michigan State University $390.3M
12 State of Michigan $347.6M

Spending Trends

The latest annual comparison is +$6.9B (+5.8%) from FY2024 to FY2025; this is a difference in recorded award obligations, not a claim about cause or local benefit. Federal spending in Michigan increased 5.5% from FY2020 to FY2025.

$110B$115B$120B$125B$130B$135B FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025 $126B
Fiscal Year Total Spending Per Capita Population
FY2025 $126.3B $12,538 10,077,331
FY2024 $119.4B $11,853 10,077,331
FY2023 $112.8B $11,189 10,077,331
FY2022 $111.6B $11,077 10,077,331
FY2021 $132.0B $13,096 10,077,331
FY2020 $119.8B $11,889 10,077,331

Counties in Michigan

83 counties ranked by federal spending in FY2025.

# County Total Spending Per Capita Population
1 Wayne County $22.6B $12,584 1,793,561
2 Oakland County $10.9B $8,534 1,274,395
3 Macomb County $7.7B $8,686 881,217
4 Ingham County $7.4B $25,899 284,900
5 Kent County $7.2B $10,936 657,974
6 Washtenaw County $3.3B $8,854 372,258
7 Genesee County $3.0B $7,394 406,211
8 Ottawa County $1.8B $6,215 296,200
9 Kalamazoo County $1.7B $6,525 261,670
10 Muskegon County $1.7B $9,471 175,824
11 Livingston County $1.5B $7,865 193,866
12 Saginaw County $1.4B $7,558 190,124
13 Eaton County $1.4B $12,544 109,175
14 Berrien County $1.3B $8,395 154,316
15 Jackson County $1.3B $7,819 160,366
16 Monroe County $1.2B $7,963 154,809
17 St. Clair County $1.2B $7,460 160,383
18 Calhoun County $1.2B $8,588 134,310
19 Bay County $872.9M $8,405 103,856
20 Allegan County $801.2M $6,649 120,502
21 Grand Traverse County $798.8M $8,388 95,238
22 Lenawee County $722.0M $7,261 99,423
23 Midland County $697.0M $8,348 83,494
24 Lapeer County $664.4M $7,498 88,619
25 Van Buren County $642.5M $8,500 75,587
26 Marquette County $623.7M $9,447 66,017
27 Clinton County $542.0M $6,850 79,128
28 Shiawassee County $501.3M $7,362 68,094
29 Chippewa County $500.2M $13,598 36,785
30 Montcalm County $448.3M $6,729 66,614
31 Houghton County $440.6M $11,793 37,361
32 Barry County $426.6M $6,835 62,423
33 Tuscola County $419.9M $7,874 53,323
34 Cass County $414.4M $8,032 51,589
35 St. Joseph County $403.4M $6,620 60,939
36 Ionia County $402.9M $6,031 66,804
37 Isabella County $398.9M $6,194 64,394
38 Newaygo County $380.3M $7,610 49,978
39 Delta County $363.5M $9,851 36,903
40 Wexford County $352.6M $10,470 33,673
41 Mecosta County $346.2M $8,716 39,714
42 Sanilac County $336.1M $8,275 40,611
43 Hillsdale County $320.7M $7,011 45,746
44 Mason County $308.5M $10,618 29,052
45 Clare County $302.3M $9,798 30,856
46 Emmet County $298.1M $8,740 34,112
47 Branch County $297.6M $6,633 44,862
48 Alpena County $296.5M $10,258 28,907
49 Dickinson County $291.1M $11,220 25,947
50 Huron County $290.0M $9,235 31,407
51 Leelanau County $283.7M $12,721 22,301
52 Roscommon County $283.1M $12,069 23,459
53 Gratiot County $272.4M $6,522 41,761
54 Iosco County $272.2M $10,787 25,237
55 Cheboygan County $257.5M $10,069 25,579
56 Manistee County $246.2M $9,836 25,032
57 Gladwin County $243.9M $9,607 25,386
58 Charlevoix County $239.4M $9,189 26,054
59 Oceana County $237.8M $8,920 26,659
60 Osceola County $231.4M $10,107 22,891
61 Antrim County $227.6M $9,714 23,431
62 Otsego County $217.3M $8,660 25,091
63 Ogemaw County $202.9M $9,771 20,770
64 Menominee County $197.3M $8,395 23,502
65 Crawford County $191.7M $14,757 12,988
66 Benzie County $174.0M $9,685 17,970
67 Arenac County $166.0M $11,068 15,002
68 Gogebic County $159.0M $11,055 14,380
69 Alcona County $155.1M $15,258 10,167
70 Lake County $154.5M $12,775 12,096
71 Kalkaska County $145.2M $8,095 17,939
72 Presque Isle County $144.1M $11,098 12,982
73 Montmorency County $123.0M $13,437 9,153
74 Iron County $121.8M $10,472 11,631
75 Missaukee County $112.3M $7,464 15,052
76 Mackinac County $108.0M $9,965 10,834
77 Alger County $98.4M $11,127 8,842
78 Baraga County $95.6M $11,716 8,158
79 Oscoda County $85.7M $10,422 8,219
80 Ontonagon County $83.6M $14,381 5,816
81 Schoolcraft County $82.7M $10,278 8,047
82 Luce County $50.1M $9,378 5,339
83 Keweenaw County $30.4M $14,858 2,046
DOGE impact for Michigan → Per-capita rankings → Why spending varies by state →

States With Similar Per Capita Spending

States with per capita federal spending closest to Michigan's $12,538.

Idaho

$12,406 per capita

$22.8B total

North Carolina

$12,400 per capita

$129.4B total

Oklahoma

$12,682 per capita

$50.2B total

Delaware

$12,366 per capita

$12.2B total

New Hampshire

$12,356 per capita

$17.0B total

Compare Michigan to another state side-by-side →

States with similar total federal spending

Nearest nationwide peers by total obligation volume ($126.3B here) - a different axis from the per-capita neighbors above.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Michigan receive in FY2025?

Michigan received a heavy absolute book of $126.3B in FY2025 ($12,538 per capita; population 10,077,331).

What is the largest category of federal spending in Michigan?

The most common award type is contracts, accounting for 181,104 awards (43.4% of tracked awards). The second-largest is loans at 144,517 awards.

How has federal spending in Michigan changed over time?

Federal spending in Michigan increased by 5.5% from FY2020 ($119.8B) to FY2025 ($126.3B).

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

Michigan's $12,538 runs 19.9% below the $15,647 national average (rank #36 of 57).

Where does Michigan rank nationally in federal spending?

Michigan ranks #15 out of 57 states in total federal spending and #36 in per capita spending. The state received $126.3B total ($12,538 per person) in FY2025.

Which federal agencies spend the most in Michigan?

The top federal agency spending in Michigan is Social Security Administration with $57.6B. Followed by Department of Health and Human Services ($40.8B) and Department of Agriculture ($4.9B).

How many counties in Michigan receive federal spending?

83 counties in Michigan receive federal spending. The county receiving the most is Wayne County with $22.6B.

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

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