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WA — funding

Every dollar into WA and where it goes — federal spending by place of performance, the state government's own revenue and spending, and the money received by the state's officeholders and candidates.

Federal spending by place of performance · $89,529,839,878 in FY2025 · USAspending

Money into Washington — federal spending over time

Federal spending in Washington over time
FYWashington
2016$59,576,372,009
2017$58,330,931,070
2018$61,081,154,620
2019$66,556,066,555
2020$87,130,925,885
2021$99,366,245,149
2022$79,358,148,946
2023$85,227,581,925
2024$85,207,181,992
2025$89,529,839,878

State government revenue — where it comes from (2023)

5 sources
  • Taxes$38,024,323,00051.3%
  • Federal transfers$24,068,823,00032.5%
  • Charges & fees$7,243,982,0009.8%
  • Miscellaneous$4,409,106,0005.9%
  • Local transfers$411,279,0000.6%

Revenue by source over time

State revenue by source over time
YrFederal transfersLocal transfersMiscellaneousCharges & feesTaxes
2017$13,773,274,000$463,886,000$3,107,100,000$5,860,047,000$23,995,147,000
2018$14,089,162,000$347,958,000$3,524,993,000$6,153,459,000$26,574,890,000
2019$13,611,420,000$342,300,000$3,258,686,000$6,520,177,000$27,992,437,000
2020$15,779,973,000$409,621,000$3,367,153,000$6,407,434,000$29,017,067,000
2021$20,681,581,000$431,433,000$3,302,871,000$6,346,369,000$32,614,091,000
2022$23,911,718,000$382,689,000$2,909,125,000$7,003,276,000$36,071,826,000
2023$24,068,823,000$411,279,000$4,409,106,000$7,243,982,000$38,024,323,000

How Washington spends — by function (2023)

10 functions
  • Public welfare$18,639,704,00035.9%
  • Education$11,776,406,00022.7%
  • Hospitals$5,420,067,00010.4%
  • Health$4,721,362,0009.1%
  • Other$3,866,256,0007.5%
  • Highways$3,303,099,0006.4%
  • Correction$1,447,890,0002.8%
  • Interest on debt$1,157,391,0002.2%
  • Natural resources$1,112,376,0002.1%
  • Police protection$431,930,0000.8%

Allocation by function over time

State spending by function over time
YrEducationOtherInterest on debtNatural resourcesCorrectionPolice protectionHighwaysHealthHospitalsPublic welfare
2017$8,847,685,000$2,191,841,000$1,503,280,000$786,228,000$998,607,000$305,035,000$2,289,856,000$2,450,723,000$3,413,292,000$12,180,551,000
2018$9,178,297,000$2,193,868,000$1,519,677,000$797,752,000$1,039,580,000$329,465,000$2,200,949,000$2,313,982,000$3,652,849,000$12,770,819,000
2019$8,949,161,000$2,268,442,000$1,407,578,000$894,751,000$1,033,601,000$334,022,000$2,399,700,000$2,719,801,000$3,627,637,000$12,461,454,000
2020$9,662,303,000$3,033,896,000$1,435,426,000$819,178,000$1,198,040,000$340,370,000$2,492,103,000$3,137,646,000$4,105,596,000$13,814,735,000
2021$10,085,296,000$2,747,077,000$1,430,917,000$839,564,000$1,273,497,000$352,827,000$2,410,365,000$3,803,936,000$4,184,511,000$15,312,860,000
2022$10,577,235,000$3,379,007,000$1,135,631,000$899,046,000$1,313,574,000$378,192,000$2,551,467,000$4,935,745,000$4,605,744,000$16,449,694,000
2023$11,776,406,000$3,866,256,000$1,157,391,000$1,112,376,000$1,447,890,000$431,930,000$3,303,099,000$4,721,362,000$5,420,067,000$18,639,704,000

People of Washington — money received

Data from FEC

Contributions received per year by role

Contributions received per year by role
xGovernorsRepresentativesSenatorsCandidates
2025$65,298
2026$406,600$25,348
Dan NewhouserepresentativeR$65,298$65,298
Adam SmithrepresentativeD$0$116,319
Marie Gluesenkamp PerezrepresentativeD$0$63,570
Marilyn StricklandrepresentativeD$0$61,587
Kim SchrierrepresentativeD$0$59,025
Rick LarsenrepresentativeD$0$34,257
Michael BaumgartnerrepresentativeR$0$28,231
Patty MurraysenatorD$0$20,018
Emily RandallrepresentativeD$0$16,361
Suzan K. DelbenerepresentativeD$0$15,352
Pramila JayapalrepresentativeD$0$11,897
Maria CantwellsenatorD$0$5,330
Bob FergusongovernorD$0$0
Antony BarrancandidateR$0$0
Douglas Michael BaslercandidateR$0$0
Matthew BoehnkecandidateR$0$0
John BrauncandidateR$0$0
Melissa ChaudhrycandidateD$0$0
Carmela ConroycandidateD$0$0
Aaron Matthew CroftcandidateI$0$0
Ann Marie DanimuscandidateI$0$0
Michael James BaumgartnercandidateR$0$0
John DureskycandidateD$0$0
James EtzkorncandidateI$0$0
Kevin FagancandidateD$0$0
Teresa FoxcandidateR$0$0
Richard FreudenbergcandidateD$0$0
Hunter GordoncandidateD$0$0
Bob HagglundcandidateR$0$0
Trinh Dr. HacandidateR$0$0
Brent William HennrichcandidateD$0$0
Leon LawsoncandidateR$0$0
Bajun MavalwallacandidateD$0$0
Amanda MckinneycandidateR$0$0
Spencer Harrison MelinecandidateR$0$0
Nate PowellcandidateI$0$0
Troy Austin RasbandcandidateD$0$0
Kshama SawantcandidateI$0$0
Alexander William ScheelcandidateD$0$0
Tomas Roberto ScheelcandidateD$0$0
Jerrod SesslercandidateR$0$0
Nirav ShethcandidateR$0$0
Kyle B UsreycandidateI$0$0
Andres R Mr. VallezacandidateR$0$0
David WomackcandidateD$0$0
Marie Gluesenkamp PerezcandidateD$0$0
Pramila JayapalcandidateD$0$0
Rick LarsencandidateD$0$0
Dan NewhousecandidateR$0$0
Kim Dr. SchriercandidateD$0$0
D. Adam SmithcandidateD$0$0
Marilyn StricklandcandidateD$0$0
Suzan K DelbenecandidateD$0$0
Emily RandallcandidateD$0$0
Totals (54)$65,298$497,246

Money = federal FEC contributions received (per calendar year). Coverage is partial; governors' state-level campaign finance isn't tracked, so their figures reflect any federal candidacies only.

Top areas (counties)

12 counties
  • King County$20,694,647,47535.2%
  • Pierce County$6,998,615,58811.9%
  • Benton County$5,738,006,2819.8%
  • Snohomish County$4,933,753,8598.4%
  • Spokane County$4,290,490,9917.3%
  • Kitsap County$3,782,625,3746.4%
  • Thurston County$3,547,142,7246.0%
  • Clark County$3,300,410,6245.6%
  • Yakima County$1,629,112,8752.8%
  • Whatcom County$1,612,048,9492.7%
  • Skagit County$1,258,131,2692.1%
  • Island County$1,005,142,4331.7%

By congressional district

Each district links to its U.S. House representative. Multi-district awards are counted in each, so these rank districts but don't sum to the state total.

60 districts

Top federal recipients in Washington

10 recipients
  • DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL & HEALTH SERVICES$15,799,730,84555.7%
  • THE BOEING COMPANY$4,352,078,97515.4%
  • BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE$1,654,638,0555.8%
  • WASHINGTON ST DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$1,335,894,9654.7%
  • SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION$1,138,226,0394.0%
  • BECHTEL NATIONAL, INC.$1,057,192,6113.7%
  • UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$886,855,2033.1%
  • HANFORD TANK WASTE OPERATIONS & CLOSURE, LLC$796,035,0092.8%
  • BLUE ORIGIN WASHINGTON, LLC$767,062,3302.7%
  • CENTRAL PLATEAU CLEANUP COMPANY, LLC$558,409,0602.0%

Federal funding by district

Federal money by place of performance across WA's congressional districts. Click a district for its profile. Data from USAspending.

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