Data from the Department of Budget and Management includes all payments made by state agencies for fiscal year 2017. Vendors include private businesses, local governments, non-profit organizations, and individuals.
State Agency Spending
Rank
Agency
Total Spending
1
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
$11,685,352,969.27
2
Maryland State Department of Education
$7,404,716,355.89
3
Maryland State Highway Administration
$1,539,095,083.63
4
Maryland Transit Administration
$1,107,242,658.65
5
Maryland Department of Transportation
$788,418,295.96
6
Maryland Department of Human Services
$519,862,607.65
7
Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
$434,721,217.36
8
Maryland Higher Education Commission
$400,519,303.02
9
Maryland Department of the Environment
$389,971,296.38
10
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
$377,552,164.44
11
Comptroller of Maryland
$356,996,582.18
12
IAC Public School Construction
$301,037,223.99
13
Maryland Aviation Administration
$276,370,974.29
14
Maryland Department of General Services
$240,333,426.51
15
Maryland Port Administration
$221,874,999.22
16
University of Maryland
$205,189,103.68
17
Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
$195,182,273.03
18
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
$156,131,461.64
19
Maryland Health Benefit Exchange
$107,269,940.98
20
Maryland Stadium Authority
$100,470,261.84
21
Maryland Department of Information Technology
$97,031,696.95
22
Maryland Military Department
$95,217,395
23
Maryland Department of Juvenile Services
$78,746,801.14
24
Maryland Department of Commerce
$74,209,649.47
25
Maryland State Lottery Agency
$73,968,631.57
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Maryland Department of Human Services• Maryland Higher Education Commission• Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene• Maryland Department of General Services• Maryland Department of Commerce• Maryland Stadium Authority• Maryland Health Benefit Exchange• Comptroller of Maryland• Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation• University of Maryland• Iac Public School Construction• Maryland Aviation Administration• Maryland Port Administration• Maryland Military Department• Maryland State Highway Administration• Maryland State Department of Education• Maryland Department of the Environment• Maryland Department of Transportation• Maryland Transit Administration• Maryland Department of Natural Resources• Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services• Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development• Maryland Department of Information Technology• Maryland Lottery• Maryland Department of Juvenile Services
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