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California vs Colorado

Federal spending comparison

Side-by-side federal spending and demographic comparison between California and Colorado.
CaliforniaMetricColorado
$222.27BTotal Spending$27.81B
$6KPer Capita$5K
N/A% of GDPN/A
39.4MPopulation6.0M
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 — 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 Agencies — Colorado

  • Social Security Administration$61.96B
  • Department of Health and Human Services$57.66B
  • Department of Defense$56.58B
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration$22.35B
  • Department of Veterans Affairs$15.38B

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

Top Industries — Colorado

  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES$15.88B
  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY$10.31B
  • NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION$10.03B
  • GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING$7.89B
  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$7.09B