Total Federal Spending
$262.2B
FY2025 obligations
New York Federal Spending
$262.2B in FY2025 federal spending, $12,978 per capita.
$262.2B total · $12,978 per capita · FY2025 · Ranked #5 total, #32 per capita · 17.1% below national avg
In FY2025, New York received $262.2B in federal spending - $12,978 per capita, ranking #32 among 57 states and 17.1% below the national average. The most common award type is contracts, accounting for 76.8% of tracked awards. The top spending agency is Department of Health and Human Services.
New York · FY2025
New York received $262.2B in federal spending in FY2025 - $12,978 per resident, 17.1% below the national average, with contracts the largest award category.
- Total federal spending
- $262.2B
- #5 of 57 states
- Per resident
- $12,978
- #32 per capita
- Counties receiving funds
- 62
- place of performance
- Top agency
- Dept. of Health and Human Services
- $105.4B
According to USASpending.gov, the official federal award-transaction dataset, the federal government directed $262.2B to New York in FY2025, translating to $12,978 per resident across a population of 20,201,249. That per-capita figure is 17.1% below the $15,647 national average and ranks New York #32 of 57 states per capita, while total-dollar rank is #5, illustrating the difference between volume of federal dollars and intensity of federal dependence.
The award-type mix shows how federal awards break down in New York by count: 303,635 contracts, 25,281 grants, 15,042 loans, and 46,597 direct payments. The most common award type is contracts at 76.8% of tracked awards in the state, with direct payments a distant second at 46,597 awards. Department of Health and Human Services is the single largest federal agency operating in New York, with $105.4B in obligations - more than Social Security Administration's $93.6B.
Over the available history, federal spending in New York has contracted 0.6% from $263.7B in FY2020 to $262.2B in FY2025. Combined with 62 counties receiving dollars and top recipient NYS Department of Health at $76.6B, this snapshot lets readers judge whether New York'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) New York 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
$262.2B
Rank #5
Per Capita
$12,978
Rank #32
Population
20,201,249
Contract Awards
303,635
Grant Awards
25,281
Per Capita
$12,978
Rank #32
Counties Receiving
62
federal dollars
Top Agency Share
$105.4B
Department of Health and Human
New York award-type mix by count (FY2025)
New York per-capita federal spending vs. national average 69.1%
National average
Compared against the national average of $15,647 per resident.
Awards by Type
Contracts is the most common award type at 76.8% of tracked awards in New York (by count, not dollar value).
Contracts 303,635 awards (76.8%)
Direct Payments 46,597 awards (11.8%)
Grants 25,281 awards (6.4%)
Loans 15,042 awards (3.8%)
Other 4,649 awards (1.2%)
Comparison to National Average
| Metric | New York | National Avg | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per Capita Spending | $12,978 | $15,647 | -17.1% |
| Contracts Share | 0.0% | - | - |
| Grants Share | 0.0% | - | - |
Top Federal Agencies in New York
Federal agencies ranked by total spending in New York during FY2025.
| # | Agency | Spending | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Health and Human Services | $105.4B | 40.2% |
| 2 | Social Security Administration | $93.6B | 35.7% |
| 3 | Department of Housing and Urban Development | $10.8B | 4.1% |
| 4 | Department of Agriculture | $10.4B | 4.0% |
| 5 | Department of Transportation | $9.9B | 3.8% |
| 6 | Department of Defense | $8.6B | 3.3% |
| 7 | Department of Education | $6.4B | 2.5% |
| 8 | Department of Veterans Affairs | $5.8B | 2.2% |
| 9 | Department of Homeland Security | $3.7B | 1.4% |
| 10 | Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation | $1.9B | 0.7% |
| 11 | Environmental Protection Agency | $1.8B | 0.7% |
Top Recipients in New York
Organizations and entities receiving the most federal funds in New York.
| # | Recipient | Total Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NYS Department of Health | $76.6B |
| 2 | New York State Office of Temporary && Disability Assistance | $11.0B |
| 3 | New York State Education Department | $4.6B |
| 4 | New York City Housing Authority | $4.6B |
| 5 | Metropolitan Transportation Authority | $3.4B |
| 6 | Department of Transportation New York | $3.3B |
| 7 | Inclusiv, INC | $1.9B |
| 8 | American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Plan | $1.5B |
| 9 | National Railroad Passenger Corporation | $1.4B |
| 10 | New York State Division of Homeland Security && Emergency Services | $1.4B |
| 11 | Children && Family Services, New York Office Of | $1.3B |
| 12 | City University of New York, The | $1.3B |
| 13 | Housing Trust Fund CORP | $1.1B |
| 14 | L3HARRIS Technologies, INC. | $1.0B |
| 15 | The Legacy Plan of the Unite Here Retirement Fund | $868.8M |
| 16 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $862.5M |
Spending Trends
Federal spending in New York decreased 0.6% from FY2020 to FY2025.
| Fiscal Year | Total Spending | Per Capita | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $262.2B | $12,978 | 20,201,249 |
| FY2024 | $253.2B | $12,533 | 20,201,249 |
| FY2023 | $240.2B | $11,889 | 20,201,249 |
| FY2022 | $268.9B | $13,309 | 20,201,249 |
| FY2021 | $301.3B | $14,917 | 20,201,249 |
| FY2020 | $263.7B | $13,055 | 20,201,249 |
Counties in New York
62 counties ranked by federal spending in FY2025.
| # | County | Total Spending | Per Capita | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York County | $31.2B | $18,405 | 1,694,251 |
| 2 | Suffolk County | $11.7B | $7,699 | 1,525,920 |
| 3 | Nassau County | $10.7B | $7,688 | 1,395,774 |
| 4 | Kings County | $10.1B | $3,678 | 2,736,074 |
| 5 | Monroe County | $9.9B | $13,013 | 759,443 |
| 6 | Albany County | $9.5B | $30,058 | 314,848 |
| 7 | Queens County | $9.4B | $3,919 | 2,405,464 |
| 8 | Erie County | $9.1B | $9,584 | 954,236 |
| 9 | Bronx County | $7.8B | $5,314 | 1,472,654 |
| 10 | Westchester County | $5.9B | $5,877 | 1,004,457 |
| 11 | Onondaga County | $5.4B | $11,396 | 476,516 |
| 12 | Richmond County | $3.3B | $6,713 | 495,747 |
| 13 | Orange County | $2.5B | $6,298 | 401,310 |
| 14 | Schenectady County | $2.1B | $13,519 | 158,061 |
| 15 | Oneida County | $2.1B | $8,874 | 232,125 |
| 16 | Rockland County | $2.1B | $6,063 | 338,329 |
| 17 | Dutchess County | $2.0B | $6,796 | 295,911 |
| 18 | Niagara County | $1.7B | $8,099 | 212,666 |
| 19 | Saratoga County | $1.7B | $7,166 | 235,509 |
| 20 | Broome County | $1.4B | $6,996 | 198,683 |
| 21 | Ulster County | $1.2B | $6,742 | 181,851 |
| 22 | Tioga County | $1.2B | $24,885 | 48,455 |
| 23 | Rensselaer County | $1.1B | $6,794 | 161,130 |
| 24 | Chautauqua County | $1.0B | $8,224 | 127,657 |
| 25 | Jefferson County | $955.0M | $8,182 | 116,721 |
| 26 | Ontario County | $941.7M | $8,374 | 112,458 |
| 27 | Tompkins County | $853.7M | $8,073 | 105,740 |
| 28 | Oswego County | $811.7M | $6,907 | 117,525 |
| 29 | Cattaraugus County | $800.8M | $10,394 | 77,042 |
| 30 | St. Lawrence County | $774.8M | $7,141 | 108,505 |
| 31 | Steuben County | $716.7M | $7,658 | 93,584 |
| 32 | Wayne County | $703.4M | $7,705 | 91,283 |
| 33 | Putnam County | $654.7M | $6,704 | 97,668 |
| 34 | Clinton County | $649.3M | $8,132 | 79,843 |
| 35 | Cayuga County | $599.9M | $7,868 | 76,248 |
| 36 | Chemung County | $591.8M | $7,033 | 84,148 |
| 37 | Warren County | $576.3M | $8,767 | 65,737 |
| 38 | Sullivan County | $523.3M | $6,656 | 78,624 |
| 39 | Columbia County | $481.7M | $7,823 | 61,570 |
| 40 | Washington County | $479.0M | $7,814 | 61,302 |
| 41 | Genesee County | $477.3M | $8,175 | 58,388 |
| 42 | Madison County | $469.1M | $6,897 | 68,016 |
| 43 | Livingston County | $438.5M | $7,092 | 61,834 |
| 44 | Herkimer County | $428.6M | $7,126 | 60,139 |
| 45 | Otsego County | $428.4M | $7,319 | 58,524 |
| 46 | Chenango County | $386.5M | $8,186 | 47,220 |
| 47 | Fulton County | $367.8M | $6,897 | 53,324 |
| 48 | Franklin County | $367.1M | $7,720 | 47,555 |
| 49 | Montgomery County | $364.3M | $7,356 | 49,532 |
| 50 | Delaware County | $350.8M | $7,916 | 44,308 |
| 51 | Greene County | $348.6M | $7,273 | 47,931 |
| 52 | Allegany County | $327.2M | $7,043 | 46,456 |
| 53 | Orleans County | $319.9M | $7,930 | 40,343 |
| 54 | Essex County | $315.1M | $8,428 | 37,381 |
| 55 | Wyoming County | $288.4M | $7,115 | 40,531 |
| 56 | Cortland County | $283.7M | $6,061 | 46,809 |
| 57 | Seneca County | $233.9M | $6,916 | 33,814 |
| 58 | Schoharie County | $232.7M | $7,832 | 29,714 |
| 59 | Yates County | $191.2M | $7,717 | 24,774 |
| 60 | Lewis County | $178.7M | $6,724 | 26,582 |
| 61 | Schuyler County | $145.4M | $8,122 | 17,898 |
| 62 | Hamilton County | $62.1M | $12,163 | 5,107 |
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Per-Capita Rankings
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Federal Spending Guides
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How Federal Contracts Are Awarded
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States With Similar Per Capita Spending
States with per capita federal spending closest to New York's $12,978.
What this means
New York ranks #32 of 57 states by FY2025 per-capita federal spending.
- Per-capita spending is 17.1% below 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 40.2% of every dollar tracked in New York. Agency rankings
- 62 counties in New York 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 New York receive in FY2025?
New York received $262.2B in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $12,978 per capita for the state's population of 20,201,249.
How does New York's federal spending per capita compare to the national average?
New York's per capita federal spending of $12,978 is 17.1% below the national average of $15,647. New York ranks #32 out of 57 states by per capita spending.
What is the largest category of federal spending in New York?
The most common award type is contracts, accounting for 303,635 awards (76.8% of tracked awards). The second-largest is direct payments at 46,597 awards.
Which federal agencies spend the most in New York?
The top federal agency spending in New York is Department of Health and Human Services with $105.4B. Followed by Social Security Administration ($93.6B) and Department of Housing and Urban Development ($10.8B).
How many counties in New York receive federal spending?
62 counties in New York receive federal spending. The county receiving the most is New York County with $31.2B.
How has federal spending in New York changed over time?
Federal spending in New York decreased by 0.6% from FY2020 ($263.7B) to FY2025 ($262.2B).
Where does New York rank nationally in federal spending?
New York ranks #5 out of 57 states in total federal spending and #32 in per capita spending. The state received $262.2B total ($12,978 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.