California vs Connecticut

Connecticut’s $266.81 reading inverts intensity

California’s 39,431,263 residents are about 10.7 times Connecticut’s 3,675,069. California’s $39.5B is about 5.3 times Connecticut’s $7.5B. Dollars lag population, which is why Connecticut’s $266.81 per capita sits well above California’s $135.64. Scale is California’s. Intensity is Connecticut’s.

Award volume follows scale. California files 639,340 awards; Connecticut files 94,990. Connecticut’s row count is about 15 percent of California’s, above its population share and below its dollar share. The New England tape is concentrated relative to California’s 639,340-row file.

Connecticut’s $7.5B aircraft-parts stock on 3,675,069 residents wins intensity at $266.81; California’s $39.5B construction-led stock on 39,431,263 residents wins scale at $135.64 per capita. FY2026 of $980.5M versus $5.3B does not reverse California’s dollar lead.

Aircraft parts in Connecticut, buildings in California

Connecticut’s lead NAICS is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. California’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. An aerospace-parts peak on $7.5B is a different federal buying pattern than a facilities peak on $39.5B. The packet names those peaks; it does not give shares or plant lists.

Use the California and Connecticut state hubs for agencies and recipients. Cite USAspending.gov. The 94,990 and 639,340 rows include many other NAICS codes. Do not treat the aircraft-parts peak as an outlay category.

Questions

Does California or Connecticut have more federal spending?

California leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $39.5B to Connecticut’s $7.5B. Connecticut leads spending per capita, $266.81 versus $135.64, on 3,675,069 residents against California’s 39,431,263. Award counts are 639,340 in California and 94,990 in Connecticut. FY2026 obligations are $5.3B in California and $980.5M in Connecticut.

Why is Connecticut’s per-capita figure higher than California’s?

The packet reports $266.81 per capita in Connecticut on 3,675,069 residents and $135.64 in California on 39,431,263. Stacked stocks are $7.5B versus $39.5B, a smaller multiple than the population gap. Award counts are 94,990 versus 639,340. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in California and Connecticut?

California’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Connecticut’s is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $39.5B and $7.5B. Award counts are 639,340 in California and 94,990 in Connecticut. Those peaks are mix labels on the stacked stocks, not inventories of every award.

Are California vs Connecticut figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $39.5B and $7.5B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $5.3B and $980.5M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($135.64 vs $266.81) uses Census population where present. Award counts in the packet are all-years totals, not a single fiscal year’s actions.