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Where the federal construction work is, and who already has it

Federal spending in fiscal year 2025, the share set aside for small businesses, the top buying agencies, contracts ending in the next 12 months, and how many companies hold the work now. Green states have big spending but few companies holding it. Source: USAspending.gov, by state.

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Federal construction spending

$38.4B

Contracts ending in 12 months

7,113

Openings (green states)

13

Alabama: Opening, $738M federal spendingAlaska: Opening, $1.1B federal spendingArizona: Crowded, $862M federal spendingArkansas: Small market, $327M federal spendingCalifornia: Opening, $5.4B federal spendingColorado: Crowded, $702M federal spendingConnecticut: Small market, $230M federal spendingDelaware: Small market, $96.0M federal spendingFlorida: Opening, $2.3B federal spendingGeorgia: Crowded, $1.0B federal spendingHawaii: Opening, $2.8B federal spendingIdaho: Small market, $162M federal spendingIllinois: Small market, $277M federal spendingIndiana: Small market, $150M federal spendingIowa: Small market, $207M federal spendingKansas: Small market, $240M federal spendingKentucky: Small market, $205M federal spendingLouisiana: Opening, $882M federal spendingMaine: Opening, $563M federal spendingMaryland: Crowded, $1.7B federal spendingMassachusetts: Small market, $289M federal spendingMichigan: Crowded, $374M federal spendingMinnesota: Small market, $80.6M federal spendingMississippi: Crowded, $489M federal spendingMissouri: Small market, $331M federal spendingMontana: Crowded, $385M federal spendingNebraska: Small market, $79.1M federal spendingNevada: Opening, $494M federal spendingNew Hampshire: Small market, $53.9M federal spendingNew Jersey: Small market, $373M federal spendingNew Mexico: Small market, $365M federal spendingNew York: Crowded, $912M federal spendingNorth Carolina: Crowded, $877M federal spendingNorth Dakota: Small market, $220M federal spendingOhio: Small market, $373M federal spendingOklahoma: Opening, $955M federal spendingOregon: Small market, $315M federal spendingPennsylvania: Opening, $850M federal spendingRhode Island: Small market, $46.7M federal spendingSouth Carolina: Crowded, $481M federal spendingSouth Dakota: Small market, $331M federal spendingTennessee: Crowded, $585M federal spendingTexas: Opening, $4.4B federal spendingUtah: Crowded, $470M federal spendingVermont: Small market, $18.8M federal spendingVirginia: Opening, $1.7B federal spendingWashington: Opening, $1.6B federal spendingWest Virginia: Small market, $213M federal spendingWisconsin: Small market, $98.5M federal spendingWyoming: Small market, $214M federal spendingDistrict of Columbia: Crowded, $542M federal spending
Opening: Big spending, few companies holding the workCrowded: Big spending, many companies already inSmall market: Less federal spending in this trade

Best openings for construction

Big federal spending, few companies holding the work, ranked with the small-business share and contracts coming up.

StateSpendingSmall-business shareCompanies holding workEnding in 12 monthsRating
Pennsylvania$850M45%94174Opening
Oklahoma$955M29%66117Opening
Nevada$494M42%4173Opening
California$5.4B14%310652Opening
Texas$4.4B10%210392Opening
Florida$2.3B22%203358Opening
New York$912M39%117200Crowded
Washington$1.6B23%137214Opening
Louisiana$882M22%74152Opening
Virginia$1.7B20%175327Opening
Hawaii$2.8B4%66119Opening
Maryland$1.7B21%194514Crowded
Alabama$738M18%63180Opening
Colorado$702M28%88186Crowded
Utah$470M26%52137Crowded

"Companies holding work" counts the companies whose federal construction contracts in the state end in the next 18 months. Figures are by place of performance and state; county figures are not available from this source.