Federal Spending by Industry

The 50 industries receiving the most federal contract dollars, classified by NAICS code.

Defense & Health Dominate

The top 5 industries — aircraft manufacturing, engineering services, health insurance, R&D, and shipbuilding — account for $244.3B of the $650.6B tracked here. Federal contracting is heavily concentrated in defense and healthcare, meaning a small number of industries capture the vast majority of taxpayer dollars.

Top 15 Industries by Contract Value

All 50 Industries

#NAICS CodeIndustryAmount↓
1336411Aircraft Manufacturing$61.5B
2541330Engineering Services$51.7B
3524114Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers$47.6B
4541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$46.3B
5336611Ship Building and Repairing$37.2B
6561210Facilities Support Services$37.1B
7336414Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing$32.8B
8541512Computer Systems Design Services$31.6B
9236220Commercial and Institutional Building Construction$30.6B
10541519Other Computer Related Services$24.9B
11336413Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing$19.7B
12334511Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing$18.2B
13325412Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing$13.1B
14541990All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services$12.6B
15336412Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing$12.0B
16541611Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services$11.3B
17237990Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction$10.3B
18541511Custom Computer Programming Services$10.3B
19332993Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing$9.0B
20541712Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$8.8B
21541710Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences$8.6B
22621111Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)$8.5B
23324110Petroleum Refineries$8.2B
24488190Other Support Activities for Air Transportation$7.5B
25562910Remediation Services$6.5B
26336992Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component Manufacturing$6.5B
27561612Security Guards and Patrol Services$6.0B
28511210Software Publishers$6.0B
29325411Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing$5.0B
30423850Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers$4.5B
31334220Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing$4.5B
32339999All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing$4.3B
33562119Other Waste Collection$4.0B
34481212Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation$3.9B
35541513Computer Facilities Management Services$3.4B
36518210Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services$3.3B
37483111Deep Sea Freight Transportation$3.3B
38334111Electronic Computer Manufacturing$3.2B
39424210Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers$2.8B
40334290Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing$2.7B
41336419Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing$2.5B
42423450Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers$2.5B
43332410Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing$2.2B
44481211Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation$2.2B
45517110Wired Telecommunications Carriers$2.2B
46541690Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services$2.2B
47541614Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services$2.0B
48336212Truck Trailer Manufacturing$1.9B
49562211Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal$1.9B
50332994Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing$1.8B

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