Table 1Federal contract obligations naming AI, by state of performance, FY2026 to date
Prime contracts whose descriptions name artificial intelligence, machine learning or language models (USAspending.gov, refreshed daily). A floor, not a total: AI work inside larger contracts is usually unlabelled. State debt at end of fiscal year 2023 from the Census Bureau, shown for scale.
| # | State | Obligations | Per resident | Share of US | Avoidable reading, scenario / yr | State debt, FY2023 | Release | Press |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia | $192.3M | $21.82 | 32.4 % | $12.1M | $32.5B | Release | Press |
| 2 | Maryland | $86.8M | $13.87 | 14.6 % | $5.5M | $25.4B | Release | Press |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $83.4M | $118.70 | 14.1 % | $5.3M | — | Release | Press |
| 4 | California | $35.7M | $0.91 | 6.0 % | $2.2M | $162.0B | Release | Press |
| 5 | Texas | $30.1M | $0.96 | 5.1 % | $1.9M | $65.9B | Release | Press |
| 6 | Ohio | $24.5M | $2.06 | 4.1 % | $1.5M | $31.1B | Release | Press |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $18.0M | $2.52 | 3.0 % | $1.1M | $68.3B | Release | Press |
| 8 | New York | $15.1M | $0.76 | 2.6 % | $954.3K | $128.6B | Release | Press |
| 9 | Alabama | $14.6M | $2.83 | 2.5 % | $918.3K | $6.2B | Release | Press |
| 10 | Colorado | $11.1M | $1.87 | 1.9 % | $701.0K | $21.8B | Release | Press |
| 11 | Nevada | $10.7M | $3.27 | 1.8 % | $674.1K | $3.1B | Release | Press |
| 12 | North Carolina | $9.2M | $0.83 | 1.5 % | $578.5K | $12.8B | Release | Press |
| 13 | South Dakota | $7.9M | $8.52 | 1.3 % | $496.1K | $4.1B | Release | Press |
| 14 | Georgia | $7.6M | $0.68 | 1.3 % | $476.4K | $14.5B | Release | Press |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | $7.1M | $0.54 | 1.2 % | $448.0K | $47.7B | Release | Press |
| 16 | New Jersey | $6.8M | $0.72 | 1.1 % | $428.6K | $58.7B | Release | Press |
| 17 | West Virginia | $5.6M | $3.15 | 0.9 % | $351.5K | $20.2B | Release | Press |
| 18 | Alaska | $5.3M | $7.15 | 0.9 % | $333.5K | $5.6B | Release | Press |
| 19 | Michigan | $3.1M | $0.30 | 0.5 % | $194.1K | $26.7B | Release | Press |
| 20 | Florida | $3.0M | $0.13 | 0.5 % | $189.7K | $21.8B | Release | Press |
| 21 | Oklahoma | $2.5M | $0.61 | 0.4 % | $158.1K | $10.3B | Release | Press |
| 22 | Iowa | $2.3M | $0.71 | 0.4 % | $144.0K | $6.6B | Release | Press |
| 23 | Utah | $2.1M | $0.60 | 0.4 % | $132.3K | $6.7B | Release | Press |
| 24 | South Carolina | $2.1M | $0.38 | 0.4 % | $131.7K | $15.0B | Release | Press |
| 25 | New Hampshire | $1.7M | $1.22 | 0.3 % | $108.5K | $7.5B | Release | Press |
| 26 | New Mexico | $1.3M | $0.61 | 0.2 % | $81.4K | $7.0B | Release | Press |
| 27 | Indiana | $851.5K | $0.12 | 0.1 % | $53.6K | $8.2B | Release | Press |
| 28 | Oregon | $795.2K | $0.19 | 0.1 % | $50.1K | $15.8B | Release | Press |
| 29 | Mississippi | $466.0K | $0.16 | 0.1 % | $29.4K | $7.5B | Release | Press |
| 30 | Arizona | $209.4K | $0.03 | 0.0 % | $13.2K | $6.6B | Release | Press |
| 31 | Maine | $207.0K | $0.15 | 0.0 % | $13.0K | $5.0B | Release | Press |
| 32 | Louisiana | $149.8K | $0.03 | 0.0 % | $9.4K | $16.1B | Release | Press |
| 33 | Vermont | $140.0K | $0.22 | 0.0 % | $8.8K | $2.6B | Release | Press |
| 34 | Tennessee | $102.5K | $0.01 | 0.0 % | $6.5K | $8.0B | Release | Press |
| 35 | Connecticut | $76.7K | $0.02 | 0.0 % | $4.8K | $32.5B | Release | Press |
| 36 | Idaho | $74.7K | $0.04 | 0.0 % | $4.7K | $719.8M | Release | Press |
| 37 | Nebraska | $74.6K | $0.04 | 0.0 % | $4.7K | $1.8B | Release | Press |
| 38 | Missouri | $73.7K | $0.01 | 0.0 % | $4.6K | $7.0B | Release | Press |
| 39 | Kentucky | $50.2K | $0.01 | 0.0 % | $3.2K | $10.2B | Release | Press |
| 40 | Washington | $19.3K | $0.00 | 0.0 % | $1.2K | $24.5B | Release | Press |
| 41 | North Dakota | $18.0K | $0.02 | 0.0 % | $1.1K | $4.2B | Release | Press |
| 42 | Wyoming | $14.4K | $0.02 | 0.0 % | $907 | $1.3B | Release | Press |
| 43 | Arkansas | $0 | $0.00 | 0.0 % | $0 | $7.8B | Release | — |
| 44 | Delaware | $0 | $0.00 | 0.0 % | $0 | $4.1B | Release | — |
| 45 | Hawaii | $0 | $0.00 | 0.0 % | $0 | $11.9B | Release | — |
| 46 | Kansas | $0 | $0.00 | 0.0 % | $0 | $7.3B | Release | — |
| 47 | Minnesota | $0 | $0.00 | 0.0 % | $0 | $17.1B | Release | — |
| 48 | Montana | $0 | $0.00 | 0.0 % | $0 | $3.0B | Release | — |
| 49 | Rhode Island | $0 | $0.00 | 0.0 % | $0 | $10.5B | Release | — |
| 50 | Wisconsin | $0 | $0.00 | 0.0 % | $0 | $23.1B | Release | — |
| 51 | Illinois | $-88.1K | $-0.01 | -0.0 % | $-5.5K | $42.5B | Release | — |
Per resident uses Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimates. The scenario column applies factors B1–B3 of the national release to the state's figure; it is a scenario computed from a published floor, not an account of the state's spending.