Top NAICS Codes in West Virginia FY2021

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

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NAICS 541715, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY), leads West Virginia in FY2021 with $1,006,187,796 in ingested obligations.

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Ranked contractors21

Top obligations$1,006,187,796

Rank	NAICS	NAICS industry	Obligations	Awards
1	541715	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)	$1,006,187,796	1
2	561210	FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES	$279,372,606	4
3	236220	COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION	$28,741,740	2
4	221112	FOSSIL FUEL ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION	$16,331,107	2
5	531120	LESSORS OF NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS (EXCEPT MINIWAREHOUSES)	$6,009,842	1
6	562910	REMEDIATION SERVICES	$4,942,213	2
7	541330	ENGINEERING SERVICES	$4,472,181	3
8	561110	OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES	$4,101,014	1
9	541519	OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES	$1,451,200	3
10	541310	ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES	$336,426	1
11	339112	SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING	$293,068	1
12	221122	ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION	$252,499	1
13	323117	BOOKS PRINTING	$222,190	1
14	562111	SOLID WASTE COLLECTION	$195,234	3
15	333924	INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TRACTOR, TRAILER, AND STACKER MACHINERY MANUFACTURING	$93,054	1
16	561621	SECURITY SYSTEMS SERVICES (EXCEPT LOCKSMITHS)	$79,910	1
17	561720	JANITORIAL SERVICES	$73,500	1
18	561710	EXTERMINATING AND PEST CONTROL SERVICES	$60,257	1
19	333999	ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL PURPOSE MACHINERY MANUFACTURING	$14,899	2
20	333244	PRINTING MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING	$8,999	1
21	315990	APPAREL ACCESSORIES AND OTHER APPAREL MANUFACTURING	$2,569	1

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