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Arkansas vs California

Federal spending comparison

Side-by-side federal spending and demographic comparison between Arkansas and California.
ArkansasMetricCalifornia
$16.95BTotal Spending$222.27B
$5KPer Capita$6K
N/A% of GDPN/A
3.1MPopulation39.4M
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 — Arkansas

  • Social Security Administration$41.31B
  • Department of Health and Human Services$36.04B
  • Department of Veterans Affairs$6.77B
  • Department of Agriculture$6.28B
  • Department of Defense$4.95B

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 — Arkansas

  • GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING$1.14B
  • COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES$1.09B
  • COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$944.4M
  • AMMUNITION (EXCEPT SMALL ARMS) MANUFACTURING$625.9M
  • OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION$465.4M

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