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# Virginia received $1.1B of US federal AI contract and OTA spending in 2013–2024, the most of any state
- URL: https://aiadoption.org/data/us-ai-contract-spending-by-state/
- Published: 2026-10-19T16:45:53.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-21T06:03:28.000Z
- Description: Virginia received $1.1B of federal AI contract and OTA spending over 2013–2024, 24% of the $4.5B total. California ($674M) and Maryland ($548M) follow.
- Author: Manu
- Tags: Data, AI Regulation, AI in the US, #chart, #ai-index-2026, #hub-regulation, #country-us, #industry-government

$1.1B

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US federal AI contract and OTA spending in Virginia, 2013–2024, 24% of the $4.5B total

Virginia$1.1B

California$674M

Maryland$548M

## What the chart shows

Virginia received $1.1 billion of US federal spending on AI-related contracts and other transaction agreements (OTAs) over 2013–2024, 24% of the $4.5 billion total. California ($674 million) and Maryland ($548 million) follow.

Together these three states took 51% of the total, and the District of Columbia another 8% ($366 million). The AI Index notes that Virginia is home to ECS, the largest contractor by awarded value, and links the concentration to nearness to federal agencies.

## Key numbers

| Measure              | Value     |
| -------------------- | --------- |
| Virginia             | $1,092.4M |
| California           | $673.6M   |
| Maryland             | $547.7M   |
| District of Columbia | $366.0M   |
| Massachusetts        | $285.6M   |
| All states and DC    | $4,519.4M |

## How to read it

- Nominal US dollars: the AI Index does not say the figures are adjusted for inflation. Includes the District of Columbia.
- The AI Index text says Virginia, California and Maryland took nearly 60% of contract and OTA spending; the data gives 51%, which we use.
- Shows the top 15; choose All 51 to see every state and DC.

**Source:** [AI Index](https://aiadoption.org/sources/#ai-index), 2026, via the AI Index Report 2026 (Stanford HAI), figure 8.5.4: *Public spending on AI via contracts and OTAs in the United States, 2013–24*. Chart and text by AI Adoption.  
Numbers checked against the published data on 20 October 2026.  
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