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California vs Connecticut

Federal spending comparison

Side-by-side federal spending and demographic comparison between California and Connecticut.
CaliforniaMetricConnecticut
$222.27BTotal Spending$59.58B
$6KPer Capita$16K
N/A% of GDPN/A
39.4MPopulation3.7M
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$926.52B
  • Social Security Administration$383.48B
  • Department of Defense$287.01B
  • Department of Energy$118.07B
  • Department of Agriculture$82.79B

Top Agencies — Connecticut

  • Department of Health and Human Services$230.92B
  • Department of Defense$200.83B
  • Social Security Administration$47.75B
  • Department of Transportation$5.85B
  • Department of Education$4.45B

Top Industries — California

  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES$86.53B
  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$46.63B
  • AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING$45.85B
  • DIRECT HEALTH AND MEDICAL INSURANCE CARRIERS$42.50B
  • COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$37.35B

Top Industries — Connecticut

  • SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING$82.40B
  • AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND ENGINE PARTS MANUFACTURING$37.98B
  • ENGINEERING SERVICES$28.77B
  • AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING$26.54B
  • OTHER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION$5.95B