State & federal lobbying spending by year

Lobbyists reported over $46 billion in combined federal and state lobbying spending since 2015.

* Federal lobbying for 2023 includes Q1-Q4. State lobbying includes filings processed as of Dec. 4, 2023.
Chart: Anna MassogliaSource: OpenSecrets analysis of federal lobbying spending based on data from the Senate Office of Public Records and state-level lobbying disclosures in the 19 states tracked by OpenSecrets.Get the dataEmbedDownload imageCreated with Datawrapper