Federal Spending from USAspending.gov
ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World now includes data from USAspending.gov, offering a detailed view of how federal dollars flow across the United States. New content, U.S. Federal Spending by Geography – 2025, allows users to visualize total aggregated spending for three levels of geography (state, congressional district, and county) for funds received in fiscal year 2025.
The data is symbolized by the percentage of spending that each geography level received compared to the total national spending amount that was aggregated from the federal transactions for fiscal year 2025. This provides a initial pattern to see which regions received more funding, but users can dive deeper by exploring additional attributes like per capita spending.
Spending By Federal Agency
In addition to the total spending by geography, there are related tables integrated with the feature layers that provide insight into which federal agency contributed to funding. These values are also aggregated by total dollars awarded by a particular agency. Pop-ups for each geography level provide a ranking of the top 10 awarding federal agencies as well as other agencies outside the top tier.
Potential Use Cases
Leveraging this data in interactive maps and dashboards makes it easy to compare states and regions, uncover patterns, and integrate spending information with demographic or infrastructure layers for deeper context. These visualizations enhance situational awareness and support informed decision-making for policymakers and planners, who can quickly identify funding concentrations and agency priorities. Local governments and nonprofits can use these insights to advocate for underserved areas, while researchers can analyze economic impacts and trends across the country.
In the future, adding additional years of spending data could reveal even more patterns and trends about where money is being allocated across the country.
Layers and Maps
Take a look at a couple of maps started for inspiration!
Where is federal spending allocated across counties in the United States?
Where is federal spending allocated across congressional districts in the United States?
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