PlainSpending

Virginia Federal Spending

$214.1B in FY2025 - a heavy absolute book (rank #7 of 56).

$214.1B total · $24,807 per capita · FY2025 · Ranked #7 total, #11 per capita · 58.8% above national avg

In FY2025, Virginia received $214.1B in federal spending - $24,807 per capita, ranking #11 among 56 states and 58.8% above the national average. The most common award type is contracts, accounting for 85.7% of tracked awards. The top spending agency is Department of Defense.

Virginia · FY2025

Virginia received $214.1B in federal spending in FY2025 - $24,807 per resident, 58.8% above the national average, with contracts the largest award category.

Total federal spending
$214.1B
#7 of 56 states
Per resident
$24,807
#11 per capita
Latest annual change
+$25.0B
FY2024 to FY2025 (+13.2%)
Top agency
Dept. of Defense
$53.4B

Heavy absolute federal book

Virginia sits #7 of 56 states by total federal spending ($214.1B).

According to USASpending.gov, the federal government directed a dense absolute book of $214.1B to Virginia in FY2025 ($24,807 per resident across 8,631,393 people). Total-dollar rank #7 marks a heavy absolute footprint; per-capita rank is #11 (58.8% above the $15,622 national average).

High per-resident intensity shapes the award-count mix: 501,390 contracts, 10,721 grants, 15,013 loans, and 52,460 direct payments. The most common award type is contracts at 85.7% of tracked awards in the state, with direct payments a distant second at 52,460 awards. Department of Defense is the single largest federal agency operating in Virginia, with $53.4B in obligations - more than Department of Veterans Affairs's $43.9B.

Over the available history, federal spending in Virginia has grown 43.2% from $149.5B in FY2020 to $214.1B in FY2025 - against an already above-average intensity band. Combined with 133 counties and top recipient Optum Public Sector Solutions, INC. at $21.2B, the trail shows whether the heavy intensity is still rising.

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) Virginia 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

$214.1B

Rank #7

Per Capita

$24,807

Rank #11

Population

8,631,393

Contract Awards

501,390

Grant Awards

10,721

Total Federal Spending

$214.1B

FY2025 obligations

Per Capita

$24,807

Rank #11

Counties Receiving

133

federal dollars

Top Agency Share

$53.4B

Department of Defense

Virginia award-type mix by count (FY2025)

Awards85.7%9%ContractsDirect PaymentsLoansGrantsOther
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.
Virginia per-capita federal spending vs. national average 83.3%
National average

Compared against the national average of $15,622 per resident.

Awards by Type

Contracts is the most common award type at 85.7% of tracked awards in Virginia (by count, not dollar value).

Contracts 501,390 awards (85.7%)
Direct Payments 52,460 awards (9.0%)
Loans 15,013 awards (2.6%)
Grants 10,721 awards (1.8%)
Other 5,776 awards (1.0%)

Comparison to National Average

Metric Virginia National Avg Difference
Per Capita Spending $24,807 $15,622 +58.8%
Contracts Share 0.0% - -
Grants Share 0.0% - -

Fiscal Resilience Score

A single derived score summarizing how diversified and stable Virginia's federal funding mix is, built from four signals already in this page.

F
Fiscal Resilience Score
35/100
Virginia

A transparent derived index from USASpending.gov federal award data, not an official government rating. It measures how diversified and stable Virginia's federal funding mix is across award types, agencies, and fiscal years, not whether that funding is well or poorly spent. Full formula and benchmark table: methodology.

Award-Type Mix F
26%
Diversification across contract/grant/loan/direct-payment/other award counts
Agency Mix A+
80%
Diversification of obligated dollars across federal agencies operating in-state
Per-Capita Norm F
59% from avg
Distance of per-resident federal spending from the national average
Funding Stability F
11.9% CV
Year-over-year spending volatility across 6 fiscal years

Top Federal Agencies in Virginia

Federal agencies ranked by total spending in Virginia during FY2025.

# Agency Spending % of Total
1 Department of Defense $53.4B 24.9%
2 Department of Veterans Affairs $43.9B 20.5%
3 Social Security Administration $41.8B 19.5%
4 Department of Health and Human Services $34.3B 16.0%
5 Department of Homeland Security $7.0B 3.3%
6 General Services Administration $6.0B 2.8%
7 Department of Agriculture $4.1B 1.9%
8 Department of Transportation $3.7B 1.7%
9 Department of Education $3.1B 1.4%
10 Department of Justice $3.0B 1.4%

Top Recipients in Virginia

Organizations and entities receiving the most federal funds in Virginia.

# Recipient Total Awards
1 Optum Public Sector Solutions, INC. $21.2B
2 VA Department of Medical Assistance Service $17.2B
3 Triwest Healthcare Alliance CORP $9.5B
4 Atlantic Diving Supply, INC. $5.8B
5 Huntington Ingalls INC $4.1B
6 Lockheed Martin Corporation $3.5B
7 Booz Allen Hamilton INC $2.9B
8 Social Services, Virginia Department Of $2.4B
9 Accenture Federal Services LLC $2.1B
10 General Dynamics Information Technology, INC. $2.1B
11 Caci, INC. -- Federal $2.0B
12 Leidos, INC. $1.9B
13 Science Applications International Corporation $1.9B
14 Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Education $1.8B

Spending Trends

The latest annual comparison is +$25.0B (+13.2%) from FY2024 to FY2025; this is a difference in recorded award obligations, not a claim about cause or local benefit. Federal spending in Virginia increased 43.2% from FY2020 to FY2025.

$140B$160B$180B$200B$220B FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025 $214B
Fiscal Year Total Spending Per Capita Population
FY2025 $214.1B $24,807 8,631,393
FY2024 $189.1B $21,906 8,631,393
FY2023 $183.8B $21,299 8,631,393
FY2022 $162.5B $18,824 8,631,393
FY2021 $165.7B $19,194 8,631,393
FY2020 $149.5B $17,319 8,631,393

Counties in Virginia

133 counties ranked by federal spending in FY2025.

# County Total Spending Per Capita Population
1 Fairfax County $47.8B $41,553 1,150,309
2 Spotsylvania County $31.9B $227,738 140,032
3 Arlington County $22.8B $95,369 238,643
4 Virginia Beach City $11.7B $25,372 459,470
5 Newport News City $6.3B $33,747 186,247
6 Prince William County $5.5B $11,352 482,204
7 Loudoun County $5.3B $12,636 420,959
8 Norfolk City $5.1B $21,250 238,005
9 Alexandria City $3.9B $24,766 159,467
10 Richmond City $2.8B $12,465 226,610
11 Henrico County $2.7B $8,031 334,389
12 Chesterfield County $2.6B $7,050 364,548
13 Chesapeake City $2.5B $10,154 249,422
14 Hampton City $2.1B $15,549 137,148
15 Stafford County $1.8B $11,248 156,927
16 Portsmouth City $1.6B $15,866 97,915
17 Suffolk City $1.2B $12,761 94,324
18 Fairfax City $1.2B $48,114 24,146
19 Roanoke City $942.6M $9,425 100,011
20 Roanoke County $893.2M $9,215 96,929
21 Albemarle County $887.5M $7,897 112,395
22 James City County $884.8M $11,307 78,254
23 Hanover County $875.2M $7,958 109,979
24 King George County $855.8M $32,026 26,723
25 Frederick County $775.7M $8,485 91,419
26 Lynchburg City $755.7M $9,564 79,009
27 Montgomery County $723.1M $7,251 99,721
28 Bedford County $665.6M $8,377 79,462
29 Charlottesville City $661.0M $14,199 46,553
30 York County $660.6M $9,431 70,045
31 Accomack County $617.2M $18,471 33,413
32 Augusta County $581.0M $7,498 77,487
33 Rockingham County $579.1M $6,914 83,757
34 Fauquier County $577.5M $7,914 72,972
35 Prince George County $557.9M $12,971 43,010
36 Washington County $486.8M $9,026 53,935
37 Pittsylvania County $478.4M $7,907 60,501
38 Danville City $470.5M $11,047 42,590
39 Franklin County $448.0M $8,223 54,477
40 Wise County $430.2M $11,907 36,130
41 Manassas City $400.0M $9,353 42,772
42 Henry County $397.8M $7,809 50,948
43 Tazewell County $381.9M $9,447 40,429
44 Campbell County $378.2M $6,791 55,696
45 Petersburg City $364.0M $10,879 33,458
46 Botetourt County $359.3M $10,696 33,596
47 Culpeper County $359.0M $6,832 52,552
48 Isle of Wight County $348.8M $9,035 38,606
49 Gloucester County $345.6M $8,927 38,711
50 Shenandoah County $327.7M $7,416 44,186
51 Orange County $326.5M $9,005 36,254
52 Staunton City $305.9M $11,881 25,750
53 Louisa County $299.2M $7,957 37,596
54 Warren County $288.5M $7,083 40,727
55 Goochland County $276.2M $11,172 24,727
56 Halifax County $275.2M $8,088 34,022
57 Mecklenburg County $271.2M $8,946 30,319
58 Pulaski County $269.3M $7,967 33,800
59 Smyth County $263.7M $8,849 29,800
60 Amherst County $256.2M $8,183 31,307
61 Page County $255.0M $10,755 23,709
62 Buchanan County $252.4M $12,399 20,355
63 Harrisonburg City $247.4M $4,775 51,814
64 Caroline County $246.9M $7,994 30,887
65 Wythe County $243.6M $8,610 28,290
66 Fredericksburg City $243.0M $8,684 27,982
67 Nottoway County $242.1M $15,475 15,642
68 Salem City $238.0M $9,392 25,346
69 Radford City $238.0M $14,812 16,070
70 Carroll County $234.9M $8,056 29,155
71 Russell County $229.9M $8,919 25,781
72 New Kent County $229.5M $10,002 22,945
73 Powhatan County $219.8M $7,246 30,333
74 Fluvanna County $205.2M $7,530 27,249
75 Dinwiddie County $202.7M $7,252 27,947
76 Lee County $193.0M $8,706 22,173
77 Westmoreland County $187.4M $10,141 18,477
78 Hopewell City $181.7M $7,888 23,033
79 Scott County $179.0M $8,295 21,576
80 Winchester City $176.4M $6,275 28,120
81 Prince Edward County $164.1M $7,508 21,849
82 Williamsburg City $163.5M $10,602 15,425
83 Colonial Heights City $163.0M $8,973 18,170
84 Clarke County $158.4M $10,718 14,783
85 Southampton County $156.7M $8,706 17,996
86 Patrick County $155.0M $8,802 17,608
87 Waynesboro City $151.7M $6,833 22,196
88 Nelson County $150.5M $10,184 14,775
89 Rockbridge County $149.2M $6,588 22,650
90 Northampton County $148.9M $12,126 12,282
91 King William County $145.7M $8,181 17,810
92 Alleghany County $140.2M $9,207 15,223
93 Greene County $136.7M $6,650 20,552
94 Northumberland County $136.3M $11,513 11,839
95 Dickenson County $133.6M $9,460 14,124
96 Bristol City $132.7M $7,705 17,219
97 Giles County $132.6M $7,897 16,787
98 Lancaster County $132.4M $12,122 10,919
99 Grayson County $129.6M $8,454 15,333
100 Brunswick County $127.5M $8,046 15,849
101 Floyd County $120.1M $7,759 15,476
102 Martinsville City $119.5M $8,864 13,485
103 Appomattox County $118.0M $7,323 16,119
104 Middlesex County $116.5M $10,965 10,625
105 Falls Church City $114.8M $7,833 14,658
106 Charlotte County $114.4M $9,923 11,529
107 Buckingham County $112.3M $6,676 16,824
108 Madison County $105.2M $7,599 13,837
109 Amelia County $103.5M $7,803 13,265
110 Poquoson City $98.9M $7,935 12,460
111 Mathews County $94.4M $11,059 8,533
112 Essex County $91.5M $8,633 10,599
113 Lunenburg County $84.6M $7,090 11,936
114 Franklin City $82.2M $10,048 8,180
115 Greensville County $78.6M $6,897 11,391
116 Sussex County $76.1M $7,023 10,829
117 Richmond County $73.1M $8,193 8,923
118 King and Queen County $71.5M $10,818 6,608
119 Cumberland County $67.4M $6,962 9,675
120 Surry County $65.7M $10,016 6,561
121 Charles City County $65.4M $9,656 6,773
122 Lexington City $64.9M $8,868 7,320
123 Rappahannock County $62.5M $8,510 7,348
124 Galax City $56.0M $8,331 6,720
125 Bland County $55.9M $8,912 6,270
126 Covington City $52.9M $9,215 5,737
127 Emporia City $45.6M $7,903 5,766
128 Craig County $43.7M $8,943 4,892
129 Buena Vista City $42.1M $6,332 6,641
130 Manassas Park City $39.1M $2,268 17,219
131 Norton City $35.5M $9,615 3,687
132 Bath County $35.2M $8,360 4,209
133 Highland County $27.7M $12,411 2,232
DOGE impact for Virginia → Per-capita rankings → Why spending varies by state →

States With Similar Per Capita Spending

States with per capita federal spending closest to Virginia's $24,807.

Alaska

$25,101 per capita

$18.4B total

South Carolina

$26,788 per capita

$137.1B total

Pennsylvania

$21,653 per capita

$281.6B total

New Mexico

$19,577 per capita

$41.5B total

Wisconsin

$19,169 per capita

$113.0B total

Compare Virginia to another state side-by-side →

States with similar total federal spending

Nearest nationwide peers by total obligation volume ($214.1B here) - a different axis from the per-capita neighbors above.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Virginia receive in FY2025?

Virginia received a heavy absolute book of $214.1B in FY2025 ($24,807 per capita; population 8,631,393).

What is the largest category of federal spending in Virginia?

The most common award type is contracts, accounting for 501,390 awards (85.7% of tracked awards). The second-largest is direct payments at 52,460 awards.

How has federal spending in Virginia changed over time?

Federal spending in Virginia increased by 43.2% from FY2020 ($149.5B) to FY2025 ($214.1B).

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

Virginia's $24,807 runs 58.8% above the $15,622 national average (rank #11 of 56).

Where does Virginia rank nationally in federal spending?

Virginia ranks #11 of 56 on per-capita intensity ($24,807) and #7 on absolute volume ($214.1B) in FY2025.

Which federal agencies spend the most in Virginia?

The top federal agency spending in Virginia is Department of Defense with $53.4B. Followed by Department of Veterans Affairs ($43.9B) and Social Security Administration ($41.8B).

How many counties in Virginia receive federal spending?

133 counties in Virginia receive federal spending. The county receiving the most is Fairfax County with $47.8B.

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

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