Where federal AI contracts go: state-by-state breakdown
Updated Jul 3, 2026 · Live data
Federal AI dollars cluster heavily near D.C. The top 5 states alone capture 71.9% of all federal AI/ML contract dollars (place-of-performance basis). Here's the full ranking.
All states ranked by AI/ML contract dollars
| # | State | Contracts | Total awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia (VA) | 112 | $639.25M |
| 2 | California (CA) | 106 | $253.28M |
| 3 | Maryland (MD) | 72 | $145.07M |
| 4 | Massachusetts (MA) | 35 | $132.43M |
| 5 | District of Columbia (DC) | 33 | $68.81M |
| 6 | Texas (TX) | 35 | $56.66M |
| 7 | Ohio (OH) | 29 | $53.69M |
| 8 | New York (NY) | 38 | $50.47M |
| 9 | New Jersey (NJ) | 16 | $43.19M |
| 10 | Alabama (AL) | 15 | $37.29M |
| 11 | Georgia (GA) | 14 | $30.43M |
| 12 | Mississippi (MS) | 4 | $22.53M |
| 13 | West Virginia (WV) | 3 | $21.65M |
| 14 | Colorado (CO) | 18 | $17.02M |
| 15 | Pennsylvania (PA) | 15 | $16.16M |
| 16 | North Carolina (NC) | 7 | $13.72M |
| 17 | New Mexico (NM) | 7 | $12.00M |
| 18 | Arizona (AZ) | 7 | $11.94M |
| 19 | Florida (FL) | 14 | $11.48M |
| 20 | Tennessee (TN) | 5 | $10.73M |
| 21 | Louisiana (LA) | 6 | $9.93M |
| 22 | Michigan (MI) | 8 | $8.06M |
| 23 | New Hampshire (NH) | 4 | $7.01M |
| 24 | Hawaii (HI) | 3 | $6.71M |
| 25 | Utah (UT) | 10 | $6.12M |
| 26 | Missouri (MO) | 4 | $4.62M |
| 27 | Indiana (IN) | 7 | $3.44M |
| 28 | Delaware (DE) | 2 | $3.30M |
| 29 | Oregon (OR) | 3 | $3.10M |
| 30 | Minnesota (MN) | 3 | $2.70M |
| 31 | Connecticut (CT) | 5 | $2.56M |
| 32 | Iowa (IA) | 1 | $2.29M |
| 33 | Arkansas (AR) | 4 | $2.04M |
| 34 | Idaho (ID) | 2 | $2.00M |
| 35 | Nebraska (NE) | 2 | $1.99M |
| 36 | Maine (ME) | 1 | $1.25M |
| 37 | Wyoming (WY) | 1 | $1.25M |
| 38 | Washington (WA) | 7 | $1.20M |
| 39 | Montana (MT) | 1 | $1.19M |
| 40 | South Carolina (SC) | 4 | $750K |
| 41 | Kentucky (KY) | 2 | $681K |
| 42 | Oklahoma (OK) | 1 | $484K |
| 43 | Nevada (NV) | 4 | $433K |
| 44 | Kansas (KS) | 1 | $301K |
| 45 | North Dakota (ND) | 2 | $273K |
| 46 | Vermont (VT) | 1 | $140K |
| 47 | South Dakota (SD) | 1 | $110K |
| 48 | Rhode Island (RI) | 1 | $75K |
| 49 | Illinois (IL) | 1 | $73K |