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Alabama vs California

Federal spending comparison

Side-by-side federal spending and demographic comparison between Alabama and California.
AlabamaMetricCalifornia
$28.31BTotal Spending$222.27B
$5KPer Capita$6K
N/A% of GDPN/A
5.2MPopulation39.4M
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 — Alabama

  • Department of Defense$117.52B
  • Social Security Administration$69.72B
  • Department of Health and Human Services$46.27B
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration$21.38B
  • Department of Veterans Affairs$13.75B

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 — Alabama

  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$21.07B
  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES$18.78B
  • GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING$16.56B
  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$15.85B
  • SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING$14.71B

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