Arizona vs New York

Arizona’s $13.1B edges New York’s $11.9B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Arizona’s $13.1B exceeds New York’s $11.9B even though New York has 19,867,248 residents and Arizona has 7,582,384. Place of performance in the award file is not a population contest. The stacked ranking favors the smaller Sun Belt state in this aggregate.

Award counts run the other way, and the gap is large. New York has 705,506 awards; Arizona has 118,504. New York’s file is busier in rows and lighter in dollars. Arizona’s file is heavier in dollars on far fewer actions — a much higher typical booking. The $13.1B versus $11.9B ranking is a dollar ranking, not a row ranking.

A six-to-one intensity gap: $435.71 versus $70.36

New York’s 19,867,248 residents more than double Arizona’s 7,582,384. After dividing the obligation stocks by those Census counts, Arizona shows $435.71 per capita and New York shows $70.36. Intensity favors Arizona by about 6.2 times. Population is not the engine of this ranking.

A $70.36 per-person reading in New York on 19,867,248 residents means a huge private economy can coexist with a thinner federal-award intensity than Arizona shows at $435.71. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. New York’s larger Census count does not produce a larger obligation stock.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Arizona or New York?

Arizona leads in USAspending.gov obligations: $13.1B versus New York’s $11.9B. New York has far more awards (705,506 vs 118,504) and more people (19,867,248 vs 7,582,384). Spending per capita is $435.71 in Arizona and $70.36 in New York. FY2026 obligations are $3.3B and $1.4B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Why does Arizona show more federal obligations than New York despite fewer people?

Arizona’s $13.1B on 7,582,384 residents produces $435.71 per capita. New York’s $11.9B on 19,867,248 residents produces $70.36. New York actually logs more awards (705,506 vs 118,504), so Arizona’s lead is dollars per action and intensity, not more rows. FY2026 also favors Arizona ($3.3B vs $1.4B).

What industries lead Arizona and New York federal awards?

Arizona’s top industry is direct health and medical insurance carriers. New York’s is other communications equipment manufacturing. Those slices sit on $13.1B and $11.9B in obligations. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 118,504 in Arizona and 705,506 in New York.

Are Arizona vs New York figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $13.1B and $11.9B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $3.3B and $1.4B measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments. Place of performance can differ from where the paying agency sits.