Top NAICS Codes in Illinois FY2021

Industries ranked by place-of-performance federal contract obligations in Illinois during fiscal year 2021.

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NAICS 541710, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES, leads Illinois in FY2021 with $17,264,919,334 in ingested obligations.

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Ranked contractors72
Top obligations$17,264,919,334
RankNAICSNAICS industryObligationsAwards
1541710RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES$17,264,919,3341
2423450MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES MERCHANT WHOLESALERS$226,252,400138
3541512COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES$217,261,3602
4541720RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES$139,004,2711
5541519OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES$85,984,64310
6221310WATER SUPPLY AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS$55,015,6931
7611519OTHER TECHNICAL AND TRADE SCHOOLS$44,645,4881
8541611ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES$44,032,7412
9523920PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT$37,928,1882
10541910MARKETING RESEARCH AND PUBLIC OPINION POLLING$12,677,0461
11334516ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$11,153,5437
12236220COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$10,539,6922
13541110OFFICES OF LAWYERS$9,830,5112
14491110POSTAL SERVICE$7,253,3511
15561210FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES$6,922,9931
16541711RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY$4,257,8892
17541310ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES$4,232,1746
18541380TESTING LABORATORIES AND SERVICES$3,889,3271
19237130POWER AND COMMUNICATION LINE AND RELATED STRUCTURES CONSTRUCTION$3,556,5011
20518210DATA PROCESSING, HOSTING, AND RELATED SERVICES$3,157,0681
21541620ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES$2,752,2693
22493190OTHER WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE$2,492,6871
23532490OTHER COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND LEASING$2,266,0741
24541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$2,203,3021
25541715RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$2,171,4445
26339999ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING$2,107,3341
27541511CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES$2,100,5381
28335999ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING$1,751,9955
29424490OTHER GROCERY AND RELATED PRODUCTS MERCHANT WHOLESALERS$1,715,0171
30325413IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCE MANUFACTURING$1,600,7982
31561499ALL OTHER BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES$1,571,3151
32811212COMPUTER AND OFFICE MACHINE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE$1,539,4072
33611430PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT TRAINING$1,468,0623
34423850SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES MERCHANT WHOLESALERS$1,085,4701
35811219OTHER ELECTRONIC AND PRECISION EQUIPMENT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE$973,5173
36488190OTHER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION$851,5201
37517110WIRED TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS$704,8331
38443120COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE STORES$642,1211
39238290OTHER BUILDING EQUIPMENT CONTRACTORS$578,5681
40541330ENGINEERING SERVICES$567,2816
41561320TEMPORARY HELP SERVICES$486,5771
42621511MEDICAL LABORATORIES$460,8751
43611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$321,6971
44562910REMEDIATION SERVICES$276,5901
45492110COURIERS AND EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICES$237,6451
46339920SPORTING AND ATHLETIC GOODS MANUFACTURING$203,6231
47541690OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES$165,2901
48334290OTHER COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$156,3581
49325412PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION MANUFACTURING$123,5493
50561621SECURITY SYSTEMS SERVICES (EXCEPT LOCKSMITHS)$102,3691
51339113SURGICAL APPLIANCE AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURING$67,7414
52541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$63,4231
53333911PUMP AND PUMPING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$58,4851
54541211OFFICES OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS$45,6921
55721110HOTELS (EXCEPT CASINO HOTELS) AND MOTELS$41,9541
56339112SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$35,3602
57334111ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MANUFACTURING$28,4661
58923120ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS$27,1091
59332919OTHER METAL VALVE AND PIPE FITTING MANUFACTURING$25,6601
60238220PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR-CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS$19,2501
61326122PLASTICS PIPE AND PIPE FITTING MANUFACTURING$17,9211
62333318OTHER COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY MANUFACTURING$17,3441
63493110GENERAL WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE$14,3361
64238990ALL OTHER SPECIALTY TRADE CONTRACTORS$13,3451
65325414BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT (EXCEPT DIAGNOSTIC) MANUFACTURING$12,4081
66423610ELECTRICAL APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT, WIRING SUPPLIES, AND RELATED EQUIPMENT MERCHANT WHOLESALERS$12,2193
67444110HOME CENTERS$11,2961
68332722BOLT, NUT, SCREW, RIVET, AND WASHER MANUFACTURING$8,8921
69332994SMALL ARMS, ORDNANCE, AND ORDNANCE ACCESSORIES MANUFACTURING$3,1011
70332992SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION MANUFACTURING$2,1931
71331491NONFERROUS METAL (EXCEPT COPPER AND ALUMINUM) ROLLING, DRAWING, AND EXTRUDING$1,6211
72423310LUMBER, PLYWOOD, MILLWORK, AND WOOD PANEL MERCHANT WHOLESALERS$2961

Source: USAspending.gov. Last updated from ingested federal spending data: May 7, 2026.