Alabama vs Michigan

Michigan’s $8.4B versus Alabama’s $7.7B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Michigan’s $8.4B is about 1.1 times Alabama’s $7.7B. The comparison scores place of performance in the award file. Michigan holds the larger all-years total, and that stock lines up with a larger population of 10,140,459 against 5,157,699.

Award counts also favor Michigan. Michigan has 416,538 awards; Alabama has 161,254. Michigan’s file is heavier in dollars and busier in rows. Alabama’s $7.7B on 161,254 actions implies a heavier typical booking than Michigan’s $8.4B spread across 416,538 records. Dollars and rows both favor Michigan; typical size per action does not.

Michigan’s $175.18 versus Alabama’s $116.81

Michigan’s 10,140,459 residents nearly double Alabama’s 5,157,699. After dividing the obligation stocks by those Census counts, Michigan shows $175.18 per capita and Alabama shows $116.81. Intensity favors Michigan in the same direction as the $8.4B versus $7.7B ranking. Population and intensity both point the same way in this pair.

A $116.81 per-person reading in Alabama on 5,157,699 residents is an intensity fact attached to $7.7B. Michigan’s $175.18 on 10,140,459 residents is attached to $8.4B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. Alabama’s smaller Census count produces a smaller stock and a thinner intensity reading.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Alabama or Michigan?

Michigan leads in USAspending.gov obligations: $8.4B versus Alabama’s $7.7B. Michigan has more awards (416,538 vs 161,254) and more people (10,140,459 vs 5,157,699). Spending per capita is $116.81 in Alabama and $175.18 in Michigan. FY2026 obligations are $602.5M and $1.8B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Does Michigan lead Alabama on both dollars and per capita?

Yes. Michigan’s $8.4B on 10,140,459 residents produces $175.18 per capita. Alabama’s $7.7B on 5,157,699 residents produces $116.81. Michigan also leads award count (416,538 vs 161,254) and FY2026 ($1.8B vs $602.5M). This pair does not invert on the usual cuts. Mix still differs.

What industries lead Alabama and Michigan federal awards?

Alabama’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Michigan’s is automobile manufacturing. Those slices sit on $7.7B and $8.4B in obligations. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 161,254 in Alabama and 416,538 in Michigan.

Are Alabama vs Michigan figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $7.7B and $8.4B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $602.5M and $1.8B measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments. Place of performance can differ from where the paying agency sits.