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The defense dollar flow.

Money moving from the Pentagon to the states that capture the most Department of Defense contract dollars over the trailing 12 months.

Trailing 12 months · July 14, 2025 – July 14, 2026 · by place of performance
Total tracked
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Top state
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States tracked

Every year the Department of Defense obligates hundreds of billions of dollars in contracts, and that money lands unevenly. The map below traces the flow from the Pentagon to the 8 states that receive the most — Texas leads with $57.06B. Each state is shaded by its 12-month contract value; hover to inspect, and open a profile where one exists.

Particle flow · Pentagon → top 8 states · Albers USA projectionShaded by 12-month contract value · density scales with $

Top 20 states by 12-month contract value

01
Texas$57.06B
02
Virginia$41.68B
03
California$30.56B
04
Arizona$21.92B
05
Florida$21.31B
06
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08
Maryland$14.98B
09
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Alabama$10.91B
11
Washington$10.33B
12
Missouri$9.31B
13
Colorado$7.99B
14
Kentucky$7.76B
15
Georgia$6.94B
17
Illinois$6.13B
18
New York$6.09B
19
Ohio$5.24B
20
Utah$5.10B

Source: U.S. Treasury USAspending.gov award data, DoD contract obligations by place of performance over the trailing 12 months (July 14, 2025 – July 14, 2026). The Pentagon origin marks the seat of DoD procurement; arc thickness scales with each state's contract value. See Methodology.