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Where the federal electrical 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 electrical spending

$705M

Contracts ending in 12 months

737

Openings (green states)

13

Alabama: Crowded, $9.4M federal spendingAlaska: Opening, $34.3M federal spendingArizona: Crowded, $9.4M federal spendingArkansas: Small market, $5.0M federal spendingCalifornia: Opening, $66.7M federal spendingColorado: Opening, $14.0M federal spendingConnecticut: Small market, $2.9M federal spendingDelaware: Small market, $547K federal spendingFlorida: Opening, $28.5M federal spendingGeorgia: Opening, $16.8M federal spendingHawaii: Small market, $2.5M federal spendingIdaho: Small market, $1.5M federal spendingIllinois: Crowded, $10.4M federal spendingIndiana: Opening, $17.5M federal spendingIowa: Small market, $4.8M federal spendingKansas: Opening, $8.1M federal spendingKentucky: Small market, $3.2M federal spendingLouisiana: Small market, $5.7M federal spendingMaine: Small market, $640K federal spendingMaryland: Crowded, $12.9M federal spendingMassachusetts: Crowded, $7.3M federal spendingMichigan: Opening, $15.3M federal spendingMinnesota: Crowded, $9.5M federal spendingMississippi: Small market, $1.9M federal spendingMissouri: Small market, $5.0M federal spendingMontana: Small market, $1.5M federal spendingNebraska: Small market, $2.6M federal spendingNevada: Small market, $1.9M federal spendingNew Hampshire: Small market, $2.5M federal spendingNew Jersey: Crowded, $12.2M federal spendingNew Mexico: Small market, $3.2M federal spendingNew York: Crowded, $13.8M federal spendingNorth Carolina: Crowded, $10.1M federal spendingNorth Dakota: Small market, $3.9M federal spendingOhio: Opening, $19.7M federal spendingOklahoma: Crowded, $7.4M federal spendingOregon: Opening, $34.7M federal spendingPennsylvania: Crowded, $7.5M federal spendingRhode Island: Small market, $2.3M federal spendingSouth Carolina: Small market, $6.9M federal spendingSouth Dakota: Small market, $2.1M federal spendingTennessee: Small market, $6.6M federal spendingTexas: Opening, $53.2M federal spendingUtah: Crowded, $8.0M federal spendingVermont: Small market, $264K federal spendingVirginia: Opening, $136M federal spendingWashington: Opening, $31.2M federal spendingWest Virginia: Small market, $2.5M federal spendingWisconsin: Small market, $4.3M federal spendingWyoming: Small market, $530K federal spendingDistrict of Columbia: Crowded, $35.8M 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 electrical

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
Alaska$34.3M63%1010Opening
Texas$53.2M45%3233Opening
Nebraska$2.6M89%11Small market
Oregon$34.7M47%99Opening
Washington$31.2M44%1617Opening
Kansas$8.1M82%66Opening
Virginia$136M2%3749Opening
California$66.7M34%4868Opening
North Dakota$3.9M76%35Small market
New Jersey$12.2M57%1320Crowded
Alabama$9.4M84%1213Crowded
Florida$28.5M40%2835Opening
Kentucky$3.2M61%22Small market
Indiana$17.5M23%813Opening
Georgia$16.8M26%1114Opening

"Companies holding work" counts the companies whose federal electrical 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.