Data from the Department of Budget and Management includes all payments made by state agencies for fiscal years 2013 through 2017. Vendors include private businesses, local governments, non-profit organizations, and individuals.
Top Five-Year State Agency Spending
Rank
Agency
Total Spending 2013-2017
1
Comptroller of Maryland General Accounting Division
$38,566,475,108.15
2
Maryland State Department of Education
$35,860,092,676.19
3
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
$11,719,022,597.98
4
Maryland State Highway Administration
$6,382,508,547.57
5
Maryland Transit Administration
$4,380,185,312.55
6
Maryland Department of Transportation
$3,904,150,463.75
7
Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
$2,102,487,612.86
8
Maryland Department of Human Resources
$2,100,976,936.33
9
Maryland Department of the Environment
$1,920,026,747.69
10
Maryland Higher Education Commission
$1,886,122,384.25
11
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
$1,740,662,862.40
12
Comptroller of Maryland
$1,733,369,542.49
13
IAC Public School Construction
$1,502,580,405
14
Maryland Aviation Administration
$1,220,970,572.15
15
Maryland Department of General Services
$1,165,122,992.54
16
University of Maryland
$1,076,494,626.21
17
Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
$886,693,599.48
18
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
$646,957,465.32
19
Maryland Port Administration
$628,170,514.40
20
Maryland State Lottery Agency
$520,756,466.44
21
Maryland Department of Human Services
$519,862,607.65
22
Maryland Health Benefit Exchange
$512,569,755.17
23
Maryland Department of Information Technology
$477,380,529.77
24
Maryland Department of Juvenile Services
$470,780,734.72
25
Maryland Health Connection
$381,717,379.84
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Maryland Department of Human Services• Maryland Department Of Human Resources• Maryland Higher Education Commission• Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene• Maryland Department of General Services• Maryland Health Benefit Exchange• Comptroller of Maryland• Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation• Maryland Health Connection• University of Maryland• Iac Public School Construction• Maryland Aviation Administration• Maryland Port Administration• Maryland Department of Juvenile Services• Comptroller of Maryland General Accounting Division• 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
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