Where federal AI contracts go: state-by-state breakdown
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · Live data
Federal AI dollars cluster heavily near D.C. The top 5 states alone capture 72.2% 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) | 129 | $745.44M |
| 2 | California (CA) | 116 | $263.02M |
| 3 | North Carolina (NC) | 8 | $250.68M |
| 4 | Maryland (MD) | 80 | $192.93M |
| 5 | Massachusetts (MA) | 37 | $142.00M |
| 6 | District of Columbia (DC) | 44 | $103.15M |
| 7 | Ohio (OH) | 30 | $63.09M |
| 8 | Texas (TX) | 37 | $56.98M |
| 9 | New York (NY) | 41 | $55.81M |
| 10 | New Jersey (NJ) | 16 | $43.26M |
| 11 | Alabama (AL) | 16 | $41.99M |
| 12 | Georgia (GA) | 19 | $36.45M |
| 13 | Mississippi (MS) | 5 | $22.64M |
| 14 | West Virginia (WV) | 3 | $21.65M |
| 15 | Pennsylvania (PA) | 16 | $20.70M |
| 16 | Colorado (CO) | 19 | $17.93M |
| 17 | New Mexico (NM) | 8 | $13.24M |
| 18 | Arizona (AZ) | 7 | $12.05M |
| 19 | Florida (FL) | 16 | $11.95M |
| 20 | Tennessee (TN) | 6 | $10.81M |
| 21 | Louisiana (LA) | 7 | $10.00M |
| 22 | Michigan (MI) | 9 | $8.06M |
| 23 | New Hampshire (NH) | 4 | $7.21M |
| 24 | Hawaii (HI) | 3 | $6.71M |
| 25 | Delaware (DE) | 2 | $6.11M |
| 26 | Utah (UT) | 10 | $6.01M |
| 27 | Alaska (AK) | 1 | $5.27M |
| 28 | Missouri (MO) | 5 | $5.03M |
| 29 | Indiana (IN) | 7 | $3.44M |
| 30 | Oregon (OR) | 3 | $3.10M |
| 31 | Minnesota (MN) | 3 | $3.00M |
| 32 | Connecticut (CT) | 5 | $2.56M |
| 33 | Iowa (IA) | 1 | $2.29M |
| 34 | Idaho (ID) | 3 | $2.07M |
| 35 | Nebraska (NE) | 3 | $2.07M |
| 36 | Arkansas (AR) | 4 | $2.04M |
| 37 | Maine (ME) | 1 | $1.25M |
| 38 | Wyoming (WY) | 1 | $1.25M |
| 39 | Washington (WA) | 7 | $1.20M |
| 40 | Montana (MT) | 1 | $1.19M |
| 41 | South Carolina (SC) | 5 | $825K |
| 42 | Kentucky (KY) | 2 | $681K |
| 43 | Oklahoma (OK) | 2 | $509K |
| 44 | Nevada (NV) | 4 | $433K |
| 45 | Kansas (KS) | 1 | $301K |
| 46 | North Dakota (ND) | 2 | $273K |
| 47 | Vermont (VT) | 1 | $140K |
| 48 | South Dakota (SD) | 1 | $110K |
| 49 | Rhode Island (RI) | 1 | $75K |
| 50 | Illinois (IL) | 1 | $73K |