$179B
in prime-contract awards to small businesses
The SBA reports that small businesses received nearly 28% of all federal prime-contract dollars in fiscal year 2025.
SBA FY25 Scorecard release, June 25, 2026Reference page
Federal contracting statistics for small businesses.
A focused, citable collection of current U.S. small-business contracting figures, drawn from the SBA's fiscal year 2025 scorecard release.
Last updated October 28, 2026. Fiscal year 2025 data.
At a glance
What the latest federal figures show.
The federal market is large, but the useful question is more specific: where are small businesses participating, and what do the current numbers actually mean? These figures distinguish direct awards from subcontracts and identify the source and date for every statistic, so they can be quoted with confidence.
“Prime contract” means an award made directly by a federal agency. A subcontract is work performed for a prime contractor. Fiscal year 2025 ran from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
Awards
Small-business contract awards in fiscal year 2025.
These award figures come from the Small Business Administration's fiscal year 2025 procurement scorecard announcement.
$273B
in prime contracts and subcontracts
This is the SBA's reported combined fiscal-year 2025 total for federal contracting awarded to small businesses.
SBA FY25 Scorecard release, June 25, 2026$75.3B
in prime-contract awards to small disadvantaged businesses
That represented 11.6% of prime-contract dollars in fiscal year 2025, according to the SBA.
SBA FY25 Scorecard release, June 25, 2026$32.5B
in prime-contract awards to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses
The SBA says this cleared the federal 5% prime-contract target for this category in fiscal year 2025.
SBA FY25 Scorecard release, June 25, 2026Reported impact
Employment estimates tied to small-business awards.
The SBA's estimates separate the employment associated with prime contracts from the additional employment associated with subcontracts.
793,400
estimated jobs supported by small-business prime contracts
The SBA attributes this estimate to fiscal-year 2025 prime-contract activity across sectors including manufacturing, construction, research and development, technology and defense.
SBA FY25 Scorecard release, June 25, 2026418,000
additional estimated jobs supported by small-business subcontracts
This estimate is separate from the SBA's reported prime-contract job figure for fiscal year 2025.
SBA FY25 Scorecard release, June 25, 2026Federal benchmarks
Statutory small-business procurement goals.
Congress sets government-wide targets for several small-business contracting categories. They are targets for federal spending, not promises of awards to an individual business.
23%Small-business prime contracting
5%Women-owned small-business prime contracting
5%Small disadvantaged-business prime contracting
3%Service-disabled veteran-owned small-business prime contracting
3%HUBZone small-business prime contracting
Source: SBA Goaling Guidelines, fiscal year 2025 , updated March 5, 2025.
Method and sources
How to use this page.
This page summarizes the Small Business Administration's stated fiscal year 2025 figures. Dollar amounts, percentages and job estimates are presented as reported by the source. Figures may be revised if the SBA updates the underlying scorecard or its methodology.
- SBA Releases FY25 Scorecard for Small Business Contracting, June 25, 2026
- SBA Goaling Guidelines, fiscal year 2025 edition, updated March 5, 2025
Cite this page
Win the Bid. “Federal Contracting Statistics for Small Businesses.” Updated October 28, 2026. https://wtbcentral.info/federal-contracting-statistics
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