How many US states receive large amounts of money due to SLS?

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That NASA is spread out over so many locations across the US is history and discussed elsewhere in this site. Briefly, Congress approves funding and the funding ends up in many, many of congress' districts and states.
I'd like to ask if the SLS funding is anywhere near as widely dispersed over many states as NASA's overall budget, or if it ends up mostly in only one or two states.
The motivation of this question is in no way related to Why does the government still fund SLS while SpaceX is cheaper and has the same capabilities if not better?

PearsonArtPhoto · Accepted Answer

SLS major work locations:

Alabama- Testing & upper stage, engineering design
Mississippi- Testing
Utah- Solid rocket motor
Florida- Launch pad updates
Louisiana- Core booster, Orion
California- Main engines
Colorado- Engineering for upper stage, Orion

So far as I can tell, it seems like these are where the major contracts are, although I don't doubt that most states have a large piece. Not a crazy amount of states, but still a pretty good collection.

How many US states receive large amounts of money due to SLS?

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