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Alaska vs California

Federal spending comparison

Side-by-side federal spending and demographic comparison between Alaska and California.
AlaskaMetricCalifornia
$7.08BTotal Spending$222.27B
$10KPer Capita$6K
N/A% of GDPN/A
740KPopulation39.4M
N/AMedian IncomeN/A
N/APoverty RateN/A
N/ABachelor Degree %N/A
N/AMedian AgeN/A
N/AUnemploymentN/A
N/AGDP (Millions)N/A

Top Agencies — Alaska

  • Department of Health and Human Services$30.53B
  • Department of Defense$11.52B
  • Social Security Administration$6.94B
  • Department of Transportation$5.19B
  • Department of the Treasury$3.06B

Top Agencies — California

  • Department of Health and Human Services$961.70B
  • Social Security Administration$397.49B
  • Department of Defense$287.01B
  • Department of Energy$116.54B
  • Department of Agriculture$85.61B

Top Industries — Alaska

  • COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$2.51B
  • FOSSIL FUEL ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION$1.57B
  • FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES$1.38B
  • OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION$1.13B
  • ENGINEERING SERVICES$1.00B

Top Industries — California

  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES$84.92B
  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$46.74B
  • AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING$45.85B
  • DIRECT HEALTH AND MEDICAL INSURANCE CARRIERS$42.50B
  • COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$37.34B

Source: USAspending.gov · More Comparisons · Alaska · California