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U.S. defense spending by state.
Where U.S. Department of Defense contract dollars are performed, ranked by state over the trailing 12 months.
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In top 5 states
Defense contracting clusters in a handful of states — the top five account for 45% of all tracked contract dollars. The chart below ranks the 20 states with the most DoD contract value performed there over the trailing 12 months. States with a dedicated profile link through to a fuller breakdown.
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
Connecticut$20.96B
07
Pennsylvania$20.73B
08
Maryland$14.98B
09
Massachusetts$14.36B
10
Alabama$10.91B
11
Washington$10.33B
12
Missouri$9.31B
13
Colorado$7.99B
14
Kentucky$7.76B
15
Georgia$6.94B
16
District Of Columbia$6.19B
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 (July 14, 2025 – July 14, 2026). See Methodology.