Arizona vs Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s $28.1B stock versus Arizona’s $13.1B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Pennsylvania’s $28.1B is about 2.1 times Arizona’s $13.1B. The comparison scores place of performance in the award file, not cash that has already left the Treasury. Anyone reading this pair as a simple size contest should stop at that stock first: Pennsylvania holds the larger all-years total.

Award counts widen the gap further. Pennsylvania logs 1,468,918 awards; Arizona logs 118,504. That is a much busier file in Pennsylvania on a dollar stock that is already larger. Arizona’s smaller row count on $13.1B implies a heavier typical booking, while Pennsylvania’s 1,468,918 actions spread $28.1B across many more records.

Fewer people in Arizona, higher dollars per resident

Arizona’s 7,582,384 residents sit well below Pennsylvania’s 13,078,751. After dividing the obligation stocks by those Census counts, Arizona shows $435.71 per capita and Pennsylvania shows $239.68. Intensity runs the opposite direction from the $13.1B versus $28.1B ranking. Population does not explain who leads the stacked file.

A $435.71 per-person reading in Arizona on 7,582,384 residents is an intensity fact, not a claim about state budgets or GDP. Pennsylvania’s $239.68 on 13,078,751 residents is still a large federal footprint; it is simply thinner per person. This table does not convert obligations into household income or tax incidence.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Arizona or Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $28.1B versus Arizona’s $13.1B. Arizona has fewer awards (118,504 vs 1,468,918) and fewer people (7,582,384 vs 13,078,751). Spending per capita is $435.71 in Arizona and $239.68 in Pennsylvania. FY2026 obligations are $3.3B in Arizona and $3.1B in Pennsylvania. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Why is Arizona’s per-capita federal spending higher than Pennsylvania’s?

Arizona’s $13.1B on 7,582,384 residents produces $435.71 per capita. Pennsylvania’s $28.1B on 13,078,751 residents produces $239.68. Arizona also books fewer awards (118,504 vs 1,468,918), so the intensity gap is dollars relative to population, not more rows. FY2026 still favors Arizona ($3.3B vs $3.1B) even though Pennsylvania holds the larger stock.

What industries lead Arizona and Pennsylvania federal awards?

Arizona’s top industry is direct health and medical insurance carriers. Pennsylvania’s is medicinal and botanical manufacturing. Those slices sit on $13.1B and $28.1B in obligations. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 118,504 in Arizona and 1,468,918 in Pennsylvania.

Are Arizona vs Pennsylvania figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $13.1B and $28.1B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $3.3B and $3.1B measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments. Place of performance can differ from where the paying agency sits.