Arizona vs Missouri

Arizona’s $13.1B versus Missouri’s $10.4B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Arizona’s $13.1B is about 1.3 times Missouri’s $10.4B. The comparison scores place of performance in the award file. Among two mid-size states, the award-dollar lead belongs to Arizona in this aggregate even though Missouri’s row count is much higher.

Award counts favor Missouri. Missouri has 300,867 awards; Arizona has 118,504. Missouri’s file is busier in rows and lighter in dollars. Arizona’s $13.1B on 118,504 actions implies a heavier typical booking than Missouri’s $10.4B on 300,867 records. Dollars and rows do not tell the same story.

Arizona’s $435.71 versus Missouri’s $262.46

Arizona’s 7,582,384 residents exceed Missouri’s 6,245,466. After dividing the obligation stocks by those Census counts, Arizona shows $435.71 per capita and Missouri shows $262.46. Intensity favors Arizona in the same direction as the $13.1B versus $10.4B ranking. Similar Census counts still produce different intensity.

A $435.71 per-person reading in Arizona on 7,582,384 residents is an intensity fact attached to $13.1B. Missouri’s $262.46 on 6,245,466 residents is attached to $10.4B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. The per-capita gap is wider than the population gap.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Arizona or Missouri?

Arizona leads in USAspending.gov obligations: $13.1B versus Missouri’s $10.4B. Missouri has more awards (300,867 vs 118,504). Populations are 7,582,384 in Arizona and 6,245,466 in Missouri. Spending per capita is $435.71 in Arizona and $262.46 in Missouri. FY2026 obligations are $3.3B and $1.6B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Why does Missouri have more awards than Arizona but fewer dollars?

Missouri logs 300,867 awards on $10.4B. Arizona logs 118,504 awards on $13.1B. Missouri’s file is busier in rows and lighter in dollars, which implies a smaller typical booking. Populations are close (6,245,466 vs 7,582,384). Per capita is $262.46 versus $435.71. FY2026 also favors Arizona ($3.3B vs $1.6B).

What industries lead Arizona and Missouri federal awards?

Arizona’s top industry is direct health and medical insurance carriers. Missouri’s is aircraft manufacturing. Those slices sit on $13.1B and $10.4B in obligations. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 118,504 in Arizona and 300,867 in Missouri.

Are Arizona vs Missouri figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $13.1B and $10.4B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $3.3B and $1.6B measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments. Place of performance can differ from where the paying agency sits.