Cabinet level
agencies
Large
1,000 or
greater
Medium
100-999
Small
Less than 100
2.1m
employees
159k
employees
13k
employees
1.7k
employees
Independent federal agencies
by employee size
Federal agencies with the most employees
Veterans Affairs
483k employees
Homeland Security
228k
221k
Army
Navy
221k
172k
Air Force
Defense
159k
Justice
117k
114k
Treasury
Agriculture
98k
93k
Health and Human Services
Interior
69k
58k
Social Security
Transportation
57k
Commerce
48k
Nasa
18k
Cabinet level
agencies
Large
1,000 or greater
Medium
100-999
Small
Less than 100
2.1m
employees
159k
employees
13k
employees
1.7k
employees
Independent federal agencies
by employee size
Federal agencies with the most employees
Veterans Affairs
483k employees
Homeland Security
228k
221k
Army
Navy
221k
172k
Air Force
Defense
159k
Justice
117k
The six largest
agencies are
all military or
security related
114k
Treasury
Agriculture
98k
93k
Health and Human Services
Interior
69k
58k
Social Security
Transportation
57k
Commerce
48k
Nasa
18k
Cabinet level
agencies
Large
1,000 or greater
Medium
100-999
Small
Less than 100
2.1m
employees
159k
employees
13k
employees
1.7k
employees
Independent federal agencies
by employee size
Federal agencies with the most employees
Veterans Affairs
483k employees
Homeland Security
228k
221k
Army
Navy
221k
172k
Air Force
Defense
159k
Justice
117k
The six largest
agencies are
all military or
security related
114k
Treasury
Agriculture
98k
93k
Health and Human Services
Interior
69k
58k
Social Security
Transportation
57k
Commerce
48k
Nasa
18k
Cabinet level
agencies
Large
1,000 or greater
Medium
100-999
Small
Less than 100
2.1m
employees
159k
employees
13k
employees
1.7k
employees
Independent federal agencies
by employee size
Federal agencies with the most employees
Veterans Affairs
483k employees
Homeland Security
228k
The six largest agencies
are all military or
security related
221k
Army
Navy
221k
172k
Air Force
Defense
159k
Justice
117k
114k
Treasury
Agriculture
98k
93k
Health and Human Services
Interior
69k
58k
Social Security
Transportation
57k
Commerce
48k
Nasa
18k
Cabinet level
agencies
Large
1,000 or greater
Medium
100-999
Small
Less than 100
2.1m
employees
159k
employees
13k
employees
1.7k
employees
Independent federal agencies
by employee size
Federal agencies with the most employees
Veterans Affairs
483k employees
Homeland Security
228k
The six largest agencies
are all military or
security related
221k
Army
Navy
221k
172k
Air Force
Defense
159k
Justice
117k
114k
Treasury
Agriculture
98k
93k
Health and Human Services
Interior
69k
58k
Social Security
Transportation
57k
Commerce
48k
Nasa
18k