State Military Footprint

How the Department of Defense shapes the economy of every US state and territory.

$689.3B

Total DoD Spending

1,726,000

Direct Defense Jobs

824

Military Installations

States & Territories

#	State	DoD Spending	Jobs	Bases	% of GSP
1	CaliforniaCA	$72.1B	165,400	79	1.8%
2	VirginiaVA	$68.4B	156,200	47	10.8%
3	TexasTX	$62.4B	178,500	32	2.8%
4	MarylandMD	$42.1B	88,600	28	9.1%
5	FloridaFL	$35.8B	82,100	49	2.5%
6	ConnecticutCT	$23.4B	34,500	6	7.8%
7	GeorgiaGA	$21.5B	72,400	21	3%
8	MassachusettsMA	$21.3B	28,700	14	3.1%
9	ArizonaAZ	$20.3B	45,200	20	4.8%
10	ColoradoCO	$18.7B	44,800	12	4.1%
11	WashingtonWA	$18.4B	42,800	18	2.4%
12	PennsylvaniaPA	$18.2B	34,800	21	2.1%
13	North CarolinaNC	$18.2B	79,600	14	2.7%
14	AlabamaAL	$16.2B	37,600	30	5.8%
15	New YorkNY	$15.8B	32,600	22	0.8%
16	MissouriMO	$14.8B	32,400	16	4%
17	OhioOH	$12.8B	28,300	15	1.6%
18	HawaiiHI	$12.4B	51,200	33	12.3%
19	New JerseyNJ	$12.4B	22,100	8	1.7%
20	KentuckyKY	$12.3B	42,100	5	5.3%
21	IllinoisIL	$10.2B	23,400	14	1.1%
22	New MexicoNM	$10.2B	28,400	10	8.8%
23	South CarolinaSC	$9.8B	38,200	8	3.6%
24	MississippiMS	$8.4B	22,300	15	6.4%
25	OklahomaOK	$8.4B	34,200	14	3.8%
26	IndianaIN	$7.8B	21,300	13	1.8%
27	MichiganMI	$7.4B	15,800	8	1.2%
28	LouisianaLA	$7.2B	16,300	15	2.5%
29	AlaskaAK	$6.8B	21,700	29	10.1%
30	MaineME	$6.8B	14,200	11	8.3%
31	UtahUT	$6.8B	21,400	8	2.8%
32	TennesseeTN	$6.2B	14,800	16	1.4%
33	NevadaNV	$5.8B	14,200	12	2.8%
34	KansasKS	$5.8B	26,700	9	3.2%
35	MinnesotaMN	$5.2B	9,800	10	1.2%
36	WisconsinWI	$4.2B	8,200	9	1.1%
37	ArkansasAR	$3.8B	8,900	6	2.6%
38	New HampshireNH	$3.8B	5,800	4	3.9%
39	NebraskaNE	$3.2B	12,100	9	2.1%
40	Rhode IslandRI	$3.2B	8,400	8	4.6%
41	North DakotaND	$3.1B	11,200	9	4.8%
42	OregonOR	$2.4B	4,200	10	0.8%
43	MontanaMT	$2.4B	7,200	9	3.8%
44	IdahoID	$2.1B	7,600	10	2.1%
45	IowaIA	$2.1B	5,200	7	1%
46	DelawareDE	$2.1B	4,800	4	2.5%
47	West VirginiaWV	$1.8B	4,200	12	2%
48	South DakotaSD	$1.8B	6,800	6	2.8%
49	WyomingWY	$1.8B	5,400	3	3.8%
50	VermontVT	$1.2B	3,400	6	2.8%
51	Puerto RicoPR	—	—	20	—
52	GuamGU	—	—	5	—
53	Washington DC	—	—	4	—
54	Virgin Islands	—	—	1	—

Data sources: Department of Defense, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Defense Manpower Data Center. Spending figures in billions USD.