PlainSpending

Texas Federal Spending

$311.4B in FY2025 - a heavy absolute book (rank #3 of 57).

$311.4B total · $10,686 per capita · FY2025 · Ranked #3 total, #51 per capita · 31.7% below national avg

In FY2025, Texas received $311.4B in federal spending - $10,686 per capita, ranking #51 among 57 states and 31.7% below the national average. The most common award type is direct payments, accounting for 45.1% of tracked awards. The top spending agency is Social Security Administration.

Texas · FY2025

Texas received $311.4B in federal spending in FY2025 - $10,686 per resident, 31.7% below the national average, with direct payments the largest award category.

Total federal spending
$311.4B
#3 of 57 states
Per resident
$10,686
#51 per capita
Latest annual change
+$39.8B
FY2024 to FY2025 (+14.7%)
Top agency
Social Security Administration
$112.8B

Heavy absolute federal book

Texas sits #3 of 56 states by total federal spending ($311.4B).

According to USASpending.gov, the federal government directed a dense absolute book of $311.4B to Texas in FY2025 ($10,686 per resident across 29,145,505 people). Total-dollar rank #3 marks a heavy absolute footprint; per-capita rank is #51 (31.7% below the $15,647 national average).

Low per-resident intensity still shows a full award-count mix: 255,887 contracts, 24,297 grants, 81,486 loans, and 310,848 direct payments. The most common award type is direct payments at 45.1% of tracked awards in the state, with contracts a distant second at 255,887 awards. Social Security Administration is the single largest federal agency operating in Texas, with $112.8B in obligations - more than Department of Defense's $61.3B.

Over the available history, federal spending in Texas has contracted 3.1% from $321.4B in FY2020 to $311.4B in FY2025 - from a below-average intensity baseline. Combined with 254 counties and top recipient Health && Human Svc Commn TX at $40.8B, 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) Texas 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

$311.4B

Rank #3

Per Capita

$10,686

Rank #51

Population

29,145,505

Contract Awards

255,887

Grant Awards

24,297

Total Federal Spending

$311.4B

FY2025 obligations

Per Capita

$10,686

Rank #51

Counties Receiving

254

federal dollars

Top Agency Share

$112.8B

Social Security Administration

Texas award-type mix by count (FY2025)

Awards45.1%37.1%11.8%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.
Texas per-capita federal spending vs. national average 56.9%
National average

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

Awards by Type

Direct Payments is the most common award type at 45.1% of tracked awards in Texas (by count, not dollar value).

Direct Payments 310,848 awards (45.1%)
Contracts 255,887 awards (37.1%)
Loans 81,486 awards (11.8%)
Grants 24,297 awards (3.5%)
Other 17,399 awards (2.5%)

Comparison to National Average

Metric Texas National Avg Difference
Per Capita Spending $10,686 $15,647 -31.7%
Contracts Share 0.0% - -
Grants Share 0.0% - -

Top Federal Agencies in Texas

Federal agencies ranked by total spending in Texas during FY2025.

# Agency Spending % of Total
1 Social Security Administration $112.8B 36.2%
2 Department of Defense $61.3B 19.7%
3 Department of Health and Human Services $43.4B 13.9%
4 Department of Veterans Affairs $40.2B 12.9%
5 Department of Agriculture $14.1B 4.5%
6 Department of Education $8.5B 2.7%
7 Department of Transportation $8.3B 2.7%
8 Department of Homeland Security $4.6B 1.5%
9 Department of Energy $4.2B 1.3%
10 Department of Commerce $3.5B 1.1%

Top Recipients in Texas

Organizations and entities receiving the most federal funds in Texas.

# Recipient Total Awards
1 Health && Human Svc Commn TX $40.8B
2 McKesson Corporation $11.8B
3 Lockheed Martin Corporation $10.4B
4 Texas Department of Transportation $6.0B
5 TX Education Agency $3.9B
6 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts $3.4B
7 Agriculture, Texas Department Of $3.2B
8 Texas Workforce Commission $2.3B
9 Veterans Evaluation Services, INC $2.0B
10 Pantexas Deterrence, LLC $1.9B
11 Bccg a Joint Venture $1.9B
12 L3HARRIS Technologies Integrated Systems L.p. $1.6B

Spending Trends

The latest annual comparison is +$39.8B (+14.7%) from FY2024 to FY2025; this is a difference in recorded award obligations, not a claim about cause or local benefit. Federal spending in Texas decreased 3.1% from FY2020 to FY2025.

$260B$280B$300B$320B$340B$360B FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025 $311B
Fiscal Year Total Spending Per Capita Population
FY2025 $311.4B $10,686 29,145,505
FY2024 $271.6B $9,319 29,145,505
FY2023 $293.4B $10,066 29,145,505
FY2022 $277.8B $9,531 29,145,505
FY2021 $349.8B $12,002 29,145,505
FY2020 $321.4B $11,026 29,145,505

Counties in Texas

254 counties ranked by federal spending in FY2025.

# County Total Spending Per Capita Population
1 Tarrant County $43.4B $20,556 2,110,640
2 Dallas County $35.6B $13,618 2,613,539
3 Harris County $25.7B $5,433 4,731,145
4 Bexar County $18.0B $8,940 2,009,324
5 Travis County $16.6B $12,831 1,290,188
6 Collin County $6.3B $5,934 1,064,465
7 Hidalgo County $6.3B $7,211 870,781
8 El Paso County $5.9B $6,774 865,657
9 Williamson County $5.3B $8,655 609,017
10 Fort Bend County $5.1B $6,138 822,779
11 Montgomery County $5.0B $8,004 620,443
12 Denton County $4.5B $4,917 906,422
13 Bell County $4.4B $11,862 370,647
14 Potter County $3.6B $30,060 118,525
15 Galveston County $2.8B $7,955 350,682
16 Cameron County $2.5B $5,886 421,017
17 Nueces County $2.5B $6,978 353,178
18 Brazos County $2.3B $9,914 233,849
19 Brazoria County $2.3B $6,072 372,031
20 Hunt County $2.3B $22,534 99,956
21 Mclennan County $1.9B $7,467 260,579
22 Lubbock County $1.8B $5,905 310,639
23 Comal County $1.7B $10,467 161,501
24 Jefferson County $1.6B $6,326 256,526
25 Smith County $1.6B $6,733 233,479
26 Hays County $1.5B $6,212 241,067
27 Guadalupe County $1.4B $8,028 172,706
28 Gregg County $1.3B $10,101 124,239
29 Ellis County $1.2B $6,340 192,455
30 Johnson County $1.2B $6,423 179,927
31 Webb County $1.1B $4,142 267,114
32 Bowie County $1.1B $11,883 92,893
33 Wichita County $1.1B $8,460 129,350
34 Parker County $1.1B $7,307 148,222
35 Taylor County $1.0B $7,192 143,208
36 Grayson County $974.9M $7,193 135,543
37 Kaufman County $900.7M $6,199 145,310
38 Randall County $868.4M $6,169 140,753
39 Tom Green County $850.1M $7,084 120,003
40 Rockwall County $792.5M $7,350 107,819
41 Atascosa County $787.3M $16,073 48,981
42 Coryell County $745.8M $8,975 83,093
43 Ector County $694.9M $4,207 165,171
44 Victoria County $683.4M $7,484 91,319
45 Midland County $649.9M $3,823 169,983
46 Henderson County $634.1M $7,719 82,150
47 Chambers County $619.8M $13,309 46,571
48 Hood County $607.0M $9,854 61,598
49 Angelina County $570.3M $6,601 86,395
50 Polk County $556.9M $11,111 50,123
51 Bastrop County $555.3M $5,712 97,216
52 Orange County $555.0M $6,544 84,808
53 Kendall County $542.8M $12,259 44,279
54 Kerr County $500.3M $9,512 52,598
55 Liberty County $497.9M $5,434 91,628
56 San Patricio County $482.2M $7,013 68,755
57 Wood County $456.4M $10,178 44,843
58 Burnet County $445.9M $9,075 49,130
59 Walker County $443.7M $5,807 76,400
60 Wise County $443.6M $6,463 68,632
61 Waller County $430.3M $7,577 56,794
62 Harrison County $430.2M $6,249 68,839
63 Wilson County $413.0M $8,301 49,753
64 Cooke County $412.7M $9,904 41,668
65 Anderson County $405.9M $7,007 57,922
66 Nacogdoches County $400.1M $6,188 64,653
67 Van Zandt County $392.0M $6,584 59,541
68 Starr County $391.9M $5,945 65,920
69 Medina County $388.1M $7,648 50,748
70 Hardin County $382.2M $6,798 56,231
71 Navarro County $360.2M $6,844 52,624
72 Lamar County $344.0M $6,868 50,088
73 Val Verde County $329.1M $6,915 47,586
74 Cherokee County $309.6M $6,142 50,412
75 Rusk County $308.1M $5,900 52,214
76 Lampasas County $305.3M $14,115 21,627
77 Washington County $303.4M $8,474 35,805
78 Wharton County $301.9M $7,264 41,570
79 Fannin County $295.8M $8,293 35,662
80 Gillespie County $283.7M $10,614 26,725
81 Hill County $276.8M $7,717 35,874
82 Brown County $273.8M $7,187 38,095
83 Upshur County $273.4M $6,685 40,892
84 Jim Wells County $268.9M $6,915 38,891
85 Fayette County $264.1M $10,809 24,435
86 Jasper County $255.5M $7,747 32,980
87 Matagorda County $255.2M $7,039 36,255
88 Maverick County $253.1M $4,373 57,887
89 Austin County $250.6M $8,307 30,167
90 Caldwell County $247.5M $5,394 45,883
91 Erath County $246.2M $5,787 42,545
92 Bandera County $243.9M $11,696 20,851
93 Aransas County $242.0M $10,157 23,830
94 Cass County $238.3M $8,375 28,454
95 Hopkins County $233.9M $6,358 36,787
96 Llano County $226.0M $10,641 21,243
97 Milam County $217.4M $8,784 24,754
98 Grimes County $211.0M $7,209 29,268
99 Kleberg County $202.7M $6,531 31,040
100 San Jacinto County $199.8M $7,293 27,402
101 Palo Pinto County $190.3M $6,700 28,409
102 Hockley County $189.0M $8,774 21,537
103 Hale County $187.1M $5,752 32,522
104 Howard County $184.1M $5,282 34,860
105 Montague County $181.6M $9,095 19,965
106 Panola County $178.1M $7,919 22,491
107 Houston County $175.2M $7,938 22,066
108 Tyler County $173.0M $8,736 19,798
109 Colorado County $171.1M $8,323 20,557
110 Titus County $170.1M $5,444 31,247
111 Uvalde County $169.1M $6,885 24,564
112 Calhoun County $168.9M $8,403 20,106
113 Robertson County $165.8M $9,896 16,757
114 Frio County $165.5M $9,002 18,385
115 Leon County $164.8M $10,484 15,719
116 Lavaca County $158.1M $7,772 20,337
117 Bosque County $156.0M $8,553 18,235
118 Shelby County $154.5M $6,432 24,022
119 Burleson County $150.9M $8,553 17,642
120 Limestone County $149.4M $6,744 22,146
121 Bee County $149.2M $4,806 31,047
122 Gaines County $145.2M $6,721 21,598
123 Blanco County $142.0M $12,486 11,374
124 Moore County $141.9M $6,645 21,358
125 Eastland County $139.6M $7,878 17,725
126 Freestone County $137.2M $7,061 19,435
127 Trinity County $130.7M $9,609 13,602
128 Lee County $128.6M $7,358 17,478
129 Hartley County $126.8M $23,563 5,382
130 Gonzales County $126.7M $6,448 19,653
131 Young County $126.2M $7,064 17,867
132 Hutchinson County $124.9M $6,056 20,617
133 Falls County $122.6M $7,224 16,968
134 Gray County $122.6M $5,775 21,227
135 Sabine County $121.1M $12,242 9,894
136 Deaf Smith County $120.7M $6,495 18,583
137 Dewitt County $120.0M $6,055 19,824
138 Jones County $115.5M $5,874 19,663
139 Jackson County $112.4M $7,502 14,988
140 Callahan County $109.8M $8,012 13,708
141 Red River County $107.1M $9,240 11,587
142 Comanche County $106.8M $7,856 13,594
143 Morris County $104.2M $8,700 11,973
144 Madison County $101.3M $7,530 13,455
145 Willacy County $101.3M $5,024 20,164
146 Terry County $100.9M $8,526 11,831
147 Rains County $100.0M $8,223 12,164
148 Scurry County $93.3M $5,508 16,932
149 Dallam County $92.1M $12,938 7,115
150 Lamb County $88.5M $6,785 13,045
151 Camp County $87.4M $7,015 12,464
152 Wilbarger County $87.0M $6,754 12,887
153 Lynn County $86.6M $15,481 5,596
154 Runnels County $86.2M $8,703 9,900
155 Hardeman County $83.4M $23,491 3,549
156 Brewster County $83.1M $8,701 9,546
157 Marion County $82.8M $8,511 9,725
158 Hamilton County $81.4M $9,904 8,222
159 Dawson County $80.9M $6,492 12,456
160 Coleman County $80.6M $10,484 7,684
161 Nolan County $79.2M $5,377 14,738
162 Clay County $78.3M $7,662 10,218
163 Karnes County $77.8M $5,286 14,710
164 Archer County $77.3M $9,034 8,560
165 Crosby County $73.6M $14,341 5,133
166 Newton County $73.0M $5,972 12,217
167 Andrews County $72.8M $3,911 18,610
168 Goliad County $72.1M $10,278 7,012
169 Somervell County $71.9M $7,808 9,205
170 Franklin County $71.4M $6,891 10,359
171 Castro County $70.4M $9,555 7,371
172 Live Oak County $70.4M $6,211 11,335
173 Reeves County $68.1M $4,616 14,748
174 Pecos County $67.8M $4,463 15,193
175 Duval County $65.5M $6,664 9,831
176 Winkler County $65.0M $8,338 7,791
177 San Augustine County $63.0M $7,958 7,918
178 Mcculloch County $61.8M $8,097 7,630
179 Hansford County $61.8M $11,685 5,285
180 Martin County $60.9M $11,638 5,237
181 Bailey County $58.6M $8,489 6,904
182 Haskell County $57.9M $10,695 5,416
183 Floyd County $56.2M $10,411 5,402
184 Stephens County $55.6M $6,113 9,101
185 Jack County $55.5M $6,554 8,472
186 Ward County $55.3M $4,752 11,644
187 Childress County $53.9M $8,091 6,664
188 Fisher County $53.1M $14,453 3,672
189 Parmer County $52.1M $5,274 9,869
190 Mitchell County $51.9M $5,769 8,990
191 Zapata County $51.6M $3,718 13,889
192 Refugio County $51.2M $7,600 6,741
193 San Saba County $50.3M $8,785 5,730
194 Presidio County $49.7M $8,100 6,131
195 Borden County $49.3M $78,201 631
196 Yoakum County $49.3M $6,413 7,694
197 Culberson County $49.1M $22,425 2,188
198 Mills County $49.1M $11,008 4,456
199 Swisher County $48.8M $7,005 6,971
200 Zavala County $48.3M $4,992 9,670
201 Carson County $46.0M $7,927 5,807
202 Lipscomb County $44.7M $14,597 3,059
203 Kimble County $43.9M $10,246 4,286
204 Brooks County $41.6M $5,877 7,076
205 Delta County $40.8M $7,797 5,230
206 Concho County $40.3M $12,215 3,303
207 Coke County $39.7M $12,085 3,285
208 Ochiltree County $37.2M $3,715 10,015
209 Hall County $36.6M $12,967 2,825
210 Mason County $36.0M $9,114 3,953
211 Cochran County $35.7M $14,030 2,547
212 Real County $35.7M $12,928 2,758
213 Armstrong County $35.4M $19,173 1,848
214 Wheeler County $34.1M $6,838 4,990
215 Jim Hogg County $33.3M $6,891 4,838
216 Briscoe County $33.2M $23,154 1,435
217 Garza County $31.9M $5,487 5,816
218 Donley County $31.7M $9,745 3,258
219 La Salle County $31.7M $4,750 6,664
220 Knox County $30.3M $9,041 3,353
221 Collingsworth County $30.3M $11,412 2,652
222 Baylor County $28.6M $8,268 3,465
223 Hemphill County $27.9M $8,261 3,382
224 Shackelford County $27.4M $8,839 3,105
225 Kinney County $25.9M $8,270 3,129
226 Schleicher County $25.1M $10,231 2,451
227 Motley County $25.0M $23,523 1,063
228 Glasscock County $23.6M $21,140 1,116
229 Irion County $22.7M $14,985 1,513
230 Edwards County $22.3M $15,680 1,422
231 Sherman County $21.9M $7,881 2,782
232 Foard County $21.7M $19,784 1,095
233 Reagan County $20.6M $6,084 3,385
234 Crockett County $20.0M $6,444 3,098
235 Sutton County $19.6M $5,815 3,372
236 Cottle County $19.6M $14,168 1,380
237 Jeff Davis County $18.5M $9,258 1,996
238 Menard County $18.0M $9,163 1,962
239 Upton County $17.5M $5,296 3,308
240 Crane County $16.7M $3,573 4,675
241 Dickens County $16.5M $9,304 1,770
242 Sterling County $16.1M $11,756 1,372
243 Roberts County $15.6M $18,840 827
244 Stonewall County $15.5M $12,451 1,245
245 Hudspeth County $14.1M $4,410 3,202
246 Kenedy County $12.4M $35,399 350
247 Oldham County $12.2M $6,932 1,758
248 Throckmorton County $12.1M $8,416 1,440
249 Terrell County $11.2M $14,748 760
250 Kent County $7.0M $9,269 753
251 Mcmullen County $4.7M $7,860 600
252 King County $3.7M $14,087 265
253 Loving County $3.2M $49,656 64
254 Dimmit County $-11.5M $-1,341 8,615
DOGE impact for Texas → Per-capita rankings → Why spending varies by state →

States With Similar Per Capita Spending

States with per capita federal spending closest to Texas's $10,686.

Kansas

$10,560 per capita

$31.0B total

Illinois

$10,503 per capita

$134.6B total

Nevada

$10,929 per capita

$33.9B total

Ohio

$10,938 per capita

$129.1B total

New Jersey

$10,394 per capita

$96.5B total

Compare Texas to another state side-by-side →

States with similar total federal spending

Nearest nationwide peers by total obligation volume ($311.4B here) - a different axis from the per-capita neighbors above.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Texas receive in FY2025?

Texas received a heavy absolute book of $311.4B in FY2025 ($10,686 per capita; population 29,145,505).

What is the largest category of federal spending in Texas?

The most common award type is direct payments, accounting for 310,848 awards (45.1% of tracked awards). The second-largest is contracts at 255,887 awards.

How has federal spending in Texas changed over time?

Federal spending in Texas decreased by 3.1% from FY2020 ($321.4B) to FY2025 ($311.4B).

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

Texas's $10,686 runs 31.7% below the $15,647 national average (rank #51 of 57).

Where does Texas rank nationally in federal spending?

Texas ranks #51 of 57 on per-capita intensity ($10,686 - a light band) and #3 on absolute volume ($311.4B) in FY2025.

Which federal agencies spend the most in Texas?

The top federal agency spending in Texas is Social Security Administration with $112.8B. Followed by Department of Defense ($61.3B) and Department of Health and Human Services ($43.4B).

How many counties in Texas receive federal spending?

254 counties in Texas receive federal spending. The county receiving the most is Tarrant County with $43.4B.

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

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