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Where the federal security guard 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 security guard spending

$4.9B

Contracts ending in 12 months

704

Openings (green states)

13

Alabama: Crowded, $61.0M federal spendingAlaska: Opening, $131M federal spendingArizona: Crowded, $106M federal spendingArkansas: Small market, $14.2M federal spendingCalifornia: Opening, $1.0B federal spendingColorado: Crowded, $44.4M federal spendingConnecticut: Small market, $15.1M federal spendingDelaware: Small market, $5.7M federal spendingFlorida: Opening, $370M federal spendingGeorgia: Opening, $132M federal spendingHawaii: Small market, $29.6M federal spendingIdaho: Small market, $19.4M federal spendingIllinois: Crowded, $57.9M federal spendingIndiana: Small market, $24.6M federal spendingIowa: Small market, $8.0M federal spendingKansas: Opening, $35.2M federal spendingKentucky: Small market, $27.8M federal spendingLouisiana: Crowded, $41.9M federal spendingMaine: Small market, $5.1M federal spendingMaryland: Opening, $274M federal spendingMassachusetts: Crowded, $33.5M federal spendingMichigan: Opening, $57.7M federal spendingMinnesota: Small market, $18.2M federal spendingMississippi: Small market, $23.8M federal spendingMissouri: Opening, $118M federal spendingMontana: Small market, $26.4M federal spendingNebraska: Small market, $9.5M federal spendingNevada: Small market, $21.2M federal spendingNew Hampshire: Small market, $9.9M federal spendingNew Jersey: Opening, $79.2M federal spendingNew Mexico: Small market, $31.1M federal spendingNew York: Opening, $216M federal spendingNorth Carolina: Crowded, $51.0M federal spendingNorth Dakota: Small market, $3.4M federal spendingOhio: Crowded, $64.6M federal spendingOklahoma: Crowded, $38.4M federal spendingOregon: Small market, $25.1M federal spendingPennsylvania: Crowded, $44.4M federal spendingRhode Island: Small market, $7.7M federal spendingSouth Carolina: Small market, $28.6M federal spendingSouth Dakota: Small market, $6.8M federal spendingTennessee: Crowded, $124M federal spendingTexas: Opening, $531M federal spendingUtah: Crowded, $72.9M federal spendingVermont: Small market, $896K federal spendingVirginia: Opening, $342M federal spendingWashington: Crowded, $45.1M federal spendingWest Virginia: Small market, $28.0M federal spendingWisconsin: Small market, $5.8M federal spendingWyoming: Small market, $3.5M federal spendingDistrict of Columbia: Opening, $456M 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 security guard

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
Georgia$132M28%613Opening
District of Columbia$456M18%3472Opening
California$1.0B2%4675Opening
Texas$531M5%2838Opening
Florida$370M7%2032Opening
Virginia$342M8%2741Opening
Maryland$274M11%2126Opening
New Jersey$79.2M19%79Opening
Alaska$131M5%1113Opening
Tennessee$124M13%1636Crowded
New York$216M2%1928Opening
North Carolina$51.0M32%79Crowded
Ohio$64.6M22%911Crowded
Alabama$61.0M14%811Crowded
Missouri$118M1%68Opening

"Companies holding work" counts the companies whose federal security guard 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.