Arizona vs District of Columbia

The District’s $19.9B versus Arizona’s $13.1B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. The District’s $19.9B is about 1.5 times Arizona’s $13.1B. Place of performance in the award file is not a population contest. A 702,250-person capital can outrun a 7,582,384-person Sun Belt state in this aggregate because headquarters contracting stacks dollars in the District.

Award counts slightly favor Arizona. Arizona has 118,504 awards; the District has 95,844. Arizona’s file is busier in rows and lighter in dollars. The District’s file is heavier in dollars on fewer actions. The $19.9B versus $13.1B ranking is a dollar ranking, not a row ranking. Typical booking is higher in the District.

Arizona is already intensive; the capital is another band

Arizona’s 7,582,384 residents dwarf the District’s 702,250. After dividing the obligation stocks by those Census counts, the District shows $3,166.95 per capita and Arizona shows $435.71. Arizona’s $435.71 is high relative to many large states; the District’s $3,166.95 sits on 702,250 people under $19.9B.

A $435.71 per-person reading in Arizona on 7,582,384 residents is an intensity fact attached to a $13.1B stock. The District’s $3,166.95 is not a claim that every resident received that amount. This table scores USAspending awards, not GDP and not a household transfer.

Questions

Which has more federal spending, Arizona or the District of Columbia?

The District of Columbia leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $19.9B versus Arizona’s $13.1B. Arizona has more awards (118,504 vs 95,844) and more people (7,582,384 vs 702,250). Spending per capita is $435.71 in Arizona and $3,166.95 in the District. FY2026 obligations are $3.3B in Arizona and $2.2B in the District. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Does Arizona have a larger FY2026 total than D.C.?

Yes. FY2026 obligations are $3.3B in Arizona and $2.2B in the District, reversing the stacked $13.1B versus $19.9B ranking. Arizona also logs more awards (118,504 vs 95,844). The District still leads per capita ($3,166.95 vs $435.71) on 702,250 residents versus 7,582,384. Recency and stock are different cuts.

What industries lead Arizona and D.C. federal awards?

Arizona’s top industry is direct health and medical insurance carriers. The District’s is administrative management and general management consulting services. Those slices sit on $13.1B and $19.9B in obligations. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award. Award counts are 118,504 in Arizona and 95,844 in the District.

Are Arizona vs D.C. figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $13.1B and $19.9B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $3.3B and $2.2B measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments. Place of performance can differ from where the paying agency sits.