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 Juvenile Services• Maryland Lottery• Maryland Department of Information Technology• Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development• Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services• Maryland Department of Natural Resources• Maryland Transit Administration• Maryland Department of Transportation• Maryland Department of the Environment• Maryland State Department of Education• Maryland State Highway Administration• Comptroller of Maryland General Accounting Division• Maryland Department of Human Services• Maryland Port Administration• Maryland Aviation Administration• Iac Public School Construction• University of Maryland• Maryland Health Connection• Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation• Maryland State Executive - Comptroller• Maryland Health Benefit Exchange• Maryland Department of General Services• Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene• Maryland Higher Education Commission• Maryland Department Of Human Resources
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