Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety80#188/924
Economy17#767/925
Housing93#62/925
Health5#881/925
Healthcare39#566/923
Environment27#671/917
Education46#499/925
Infrastructure31#639/925
Community52#447/925
Leisure & amenities63#340/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Cost of buying a home today · low17.8%
100/100West Virginia 21.2%United States 34.1%Aug 2026Zillow Research
Traffic deaths · low6.4 /100k
97/100West Virginia 15.0 /100kUnited States 12.3 /100k2020-2024National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationAggregated from counties
Pharmacies · high2.7 /10k
95/100West Virginia 2.8 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Home price to income ratio · low2.2×
94/100West Virginia 2.7×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
Severe housing problems · low9.9%
92/100West Virginia 11.1%United States 16.8%2017-2021University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Social associations · high15.8 /10k
90/100West Virginia 12.5 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Preventable hospital stays · high4,914 /100k
2/100West Virginia 4,063 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Gyms and fitness centers · low0.2 /10k
3/100West Virginia 0.8 /10kUnited States 1.3 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Child care cost burden · high42.8%
3/100West Virginia 35.5%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Frequent mental distress · high21.3%
3/100West Virginia 23.4%United States 18.6%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Depression · high30.2%
4/100West Virginia 31.9%United States 20.7%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
New homes permitted · low0.2 /1k
5/100West Virginia 2.2 /1kUnited States 4.2 /1kSep 2025–Aug 2026U.S. Census BureauProvisional data

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

New business applicationsImproving
4.7 /1k (2020) → 7.7 /1k (2025)
+64%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Homicide rateImproving
5.5 /100k (2021) → 2.1 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
−62%5 yearsUS 7.8 /100k → 4.8 /100k
Gyms and fitness centersWorsening
0.4 /10k (2020) → 0.2 /10k (2025)
−59%5 yearsUS 1.2 /10k → 1.3 /10k
Drug overdose deathsImproving
59.6 /100k (2021) → 29.7 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−50%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
Access to exercise opportunitiesImproving
63.5% (2010 & 2021) → 73.3% (2022 & 2024)
+9.9 pts3 yearsUS 79.8% → 84.5%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
76.5% (2015-2019) → 86.2% (2020-2024)
+9.7 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area improved on 9 of 30 measures with a comparison and declined on 5. 9 moved within the margin of error and 7 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved9

Bachelor's++4 points16.8% → 20.8%
Weekly wage+26%$837 → $1,057
New businesses+64%4.7 /1k → 7.7 /1k
Homicides−43%3.7 /100k → 2.1 /100k
Unemployment−3.7 points9.2% → 5.5%

Declined5

Gyms−59%0.4 /10k → 0.2 /10k
Firearm deaths+25%12.1 /100k → 15.1 /100k
Suicides+20%15.5 /100k → 18.7 /100k
Pharmacies−14%3.1 /10k → 2.7 /10k
Price / income+0.3×2.0× → 2.2×

All 30 measures

Change of every measure of Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	7.3 /10k2020	7.2 /10k2025	−1.1%	Little change	26%
Average commute time	24.2 min2015-2019	24.3 min2020-2024	+0.1 min	Within the margin of error	62%
Average weekly wage	$8372020	$1,0572025	+26%	Improved	75%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%2015-2019	20.8%2020-2024	+4 points	Improved	77%
Broadband subscriptions	76.5%2015-2019	86.2%2020-2024	+9.7 points	Improved	58%
Child poverty rate	24.0%2015-2019	21.5%2020-2024	−2.5 points	Within the margin of error	53%
Distance to an airport	24 mi2020	24 mi2025	+0 mi	Little change	13%
Drug overdose deaths	48.9 /100k2020	29.7 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−39%	Improved	69%
Effective property tax rate	0.74%2015-2019	0.76%2020-2024	+0 points	Within the margin of error	6%
Firearm deaths	12.1 /100k2020	15.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+25%	Declined	21%
Grocery stores	1.8 /10k2020	1.9 /10k2025	+3.7%	Little change	65%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.4 /10k2020	0.2 /10k2025	−59%	Declined	3%
High school diploma or higher	90.8%2015-2019	92.2%2020-2024	+1.4 points	Within the margin of error	41%
Home price to income ratio	2.0×2015-2019	2.2×2020-2024	+0.3×	Declined	73%
Homicide rate	3.7 /100k2020	2.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−43%	Improved	71%
Income adjusted for local prices	$47,2272019	$59,6802024	+26%	Improved	13%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4402015-2019	0.4482020-2024	+0.008	Within the margin of error	33%
Median household income	$47,3142015-2019	$58,7842020-2024	+24%	Improved	34%
New business applications	4.7 /1k2020	7.7 /1k2025	+64%	Improved	75%
Pharmacies	3.1 /10k2020	2.7 /10k2025	−14%	Declined	36%
Poverty rate	15.8%2015-2019	15.3%2020-2024	−0.4 points	Within the margin of error	37%
Public libraries	1.1 /10k2019	1.1 /10k2024	+2.8%	Little change	79%
Public transit commuters	0.7%2015-2019	0.3%2020-2024	−0.4 points	Little change	43%
Rent as share of income	27.0%2015-2019	26.9%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	61%
Rent-burdened households	42.9%2015-2019	43.8%2020-2024	+0.9 points	Within the margin of error	50%
Restaurants and bars	8.6 /10k2020	8.9 /10k2025	+3.7%	Little change	62%
Suicide rate	15.5 /100k2020	18.7 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+20%	Declined	25%
Traffic deaths	6.6 /100k2015-2019	6.5 /100k2020-2024	−2.2%	Little change	66%
Unemployment rate	9.2%2020	5.5%2025	−3.7 points	Improved	71%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	7.1%2015-2019	7.2%2020-2024	+0.2 points	Within the margin of error	38%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 786 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area itself moved −2.2 points in standing on average over the same 28 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

114,754 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

49,642 households (±490)

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area
United States share

Under $25k21%10,289
$25k–50k22%11,126
$50k–75k19%9,202

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

49,642 households (±490)

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area
United States share

Own72%35,921
Rent28%13,721

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

49,504 workers (±935)

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area
United States share

Drive alone80%39,594
Carpool6.9%3,430
Public transit0.3%†152

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The 10 largest occupations in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH employ 8,610 people. 10 pay a median below the US median.

Above the US median
Below the US median

The largest occupations in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH by employment, with median annual pay and how it compares with the United States
Occupation	Jobs	Median pay	vs USCompared with the US	Concentration
Registered Nurses1,190 jobs	1,190	$77,400US $97,550	−21%	1.51×
Cashiers1,030 jobs	1,030	$27,020US $32,880	−18%	1.43×
Stockers and Order Fillers1,020 jobs	1,020	$36,730US $37,330	−2%	1.54×
Retail Salespersons940 jobs	940	$27,640US $35,410	−22%	1.04×
General and Operations Managers880 jobs	880	$78,970US $105,770	−25%	1.07×
Home Health and Personal Care Aides770 jobs	770	$28,550US $35,800	−20%	0.77×
Fast Food and Counter Workers740 jobs	740	$26,820US $31,200	−14%	0.82×
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers730 jobs	730	$55,070US $58,640	−6%	1.53×
Nursing Assistants660 jobs	660	$36,190US $42,260	−14%	1.95×
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand650 jobs	650	$37,330US $40,240	−7%	0.94×

Look up any occupation

Search more than 800 occupations and see what they pay in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025-05 (all industries and ownerships) bls.gov/oes

Reference period: 2025-05. BLS publishes metro areas, states and the nation (not counties or cities), so a county or city page shows its metro area.
Pay is not adjusted for the cost of living, so a higher median does not mean more purchasing power.
BLS caps the highest wages it publishes: where a figure is shown as “or more”, the real value is at least that much.
Some occupations (teachers, performers) are published by the hour or school year and shown here as an annual figure.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH has 2,073 employer establishments, 182 for every 10,000 residents (0.73× the US rate of 248), with 31,086 paid employees at an average annual pay of $46,343. The Census Bureau also counts 5,695 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 2,073; 5,695 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 182; US 248
Paid employees: 31,086
Average annual pay: $46,343; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	187	16.4	0.90×About typical	2,867	$18,368	36
Ambulatory health care services	174	15.3	0.73×Fewer than typical	1,771	$74,609	290
Religious organizations	126	11.1	2.00×More than typical	550	$23,385	—
Specialty trade contractors	93	8.2	0.53×Fewer than typical	724	$62,876	337
Limited-service restaurants	91	8	1.00×About typical	1,244	$17,121	—
Full-service restaurants	79	6.9	0.90×About typical	1,459	$19,661	—
Offices of physicians	63	5.5	0.86×About typical	676	$130,294	51
Construction of buildings	59	5.2	0.69×Fewer than typical	400	$61,803	164
Gasoline stations	55	4.8	1.49×More than typical	581	$24,702	—
Legal services	55	4.8	0.90×About typical	149	$43,396	48
Services to buildings and dwellings	49	4.3	0.64×Fewer than typical	409	$26,535	368
Amusement, gambling and recreation industries	48	4.2	1.59×More than typical	330	$20,524	61

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County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 113,680 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $1.1M on contracts performed in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area: $9.39 per resident (US $2,007).

Obligations: $1.1M; −78% vs FY2025
Per resident: $9.39; US $2,007
Sole-source: 78%; US 30%
Single offer: 13%; US 8.7%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of Veterans Affairs$728.4K69%
Department of the Army$149.5K14%
Defense Logistics Agency$129K12%
Environmental Protection Agency$50K4.7%

Top recipients

STEUBENVILLE COUNTRY CLUB MANOR INC$735K70%
THE VOTO MANUFACTURERS SALES COMPANY$129K12%
BCI CONSTRUCTION USA, INC.$126.3K12%
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION LLC$50K4.7%
SHIELD SERVICES LLC$21.9K2.1%

Spending by fiscal year

871.8KFY2017
6.3MFY2018
1.4MFY2019
870.5KFY2020
2.6MFY2021
717.9KFY2022
12.9MFY2023
1.2M

Top industries (NAICS)

Nursing care facilities (skilled nursing facilities) · 6231$735K70%
Other heavy and civil engineering construction · 2379$126.3K12%
Spring and wire product manufacturing · 3326$92K8.7%
Remediation and other waste management services · 5629$50K4.7%
Other fabricated metal product manufacturing · 3329$22K2.1%
Services to buildings and dwellings · 5617

Largest awards

HYDRAULIC SYSTEM REPLACEMENT AT PIKE ISLAND LOCKS AND DAM, WEIRTON WV.$11.4M
BCI CONSTRUCTION USA, INC.· Hancock County, WV· Construction & real property· Jan 9, 2023 – Jun 1, 2026· W911WN23C8000
WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS AT CHESTER, WV$2.9M
H & M ASSOCIATES LLC· Hancock County, WV· Construction & real property· Apr 24, 2025 – Feb 11, 2026· W911WN25C8007
EXPRESS REPORT: CNH - SERVICES 10/01/2024 TO 12/31/2025.$735K
STEUBENVILLE COUNTRY CLUB MANOR INC· Jefferson County, OH· Health & medical· Jun 25, 2026 – Jun 25, 2026· 36C24426K0059
8511855144!WIRE ROPE ASSEMBLY,

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $872.9M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area: $7,761 per resident (US $12,975).

Assistance · FY2026: $872.9M; −16% vs FY2025
Per resident: $7,761; US $12,975
Loan face value: $17.5M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.1%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$516.8M59%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$77.9M8.9%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$76.8M8.8%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$62.1M7.1%
81.089 · Fossil Energy Research and Development$34M3.9%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$29.6M3.4%
84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$7.4M0.8%
20.284 · Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (Protect)$7.2M0.8%

Top recipients (organizations)

BUCKEYE POWER, INC.$34M3.9%
COLUMBUS, OH
OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$20.6M2.4%
COLUMBUS, OH
JEFFERSON METRO HOUSING AUTHORITY$10.1M1.2%
STEUBENVILLE, OH
FRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY OF STEUBENVILLE$5.6M0.6%
STEUBENVILLE, OH
BETHANY COLLEGE$3.9M

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$701.2M80%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$72.3M8.3%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Energy$34M3.9%
Federal Highway Administration$21.3M2.4%
Department of Transportation
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing$11.3M

Assistance by fiscal year

851.6MFY2021
787.3MFY2022
840.6MFY2023
840.8MFY2024
1BFY2025
872.9MFY2026
0FY2027

County aggregates

89%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2027.

Counties in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

States

The share of the area's residents living in each state.

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in West Virginia

Areas based in West Virginia, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-10-06
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

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Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved9

Declined5

Metro and micro areas like Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Getting to work

How people get to work

Jobs and pay

Look up any occupation

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH

States

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in West Virginia

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved9

Declined5

Age and sex

Household income

Owners and renters

How people get to work

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Time to get to work

Look up any occupation

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

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Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought