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California vs District of Columbia

Federal spending comparison

CaliforniaMetricDistrict of Columbia
$5.35BTotal Spending$2.22B
$135.64Per Capita$3K
0.1%% of GDP1.2%
39.4MPopulation702K
N/AMedian IncomeN/A
N/APoverty RateN/A
N/ABachelor Degree %N/A
N/AMedian AgeN/A
N/AUnemploymentN/A
$4.0MMGDP (Millions)$184KM

Top Agencies — California

  • Department of Defense$23.65B
  • Department of Veterans Affairs$4.74B
  • Department of Homeland Security$2.58B
  • Department of Agriculture$1.85B
  • General Services Administration$1.08B

Top Agencies — District of Columbia

  • Department of Defense$4.33B
  • General Services Administration$2.18B
  • Department of Homeland Security$2.14B
  • Department of Transportation$1.36B
  • Department of State$1.17B

Top Industries — California

  • COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$3.98B
  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$2.67B
  • ENGINEERING SERVICES$2.49B
  • OFFICES OF PHYSICIANS (EXCEPT MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS)$2.30B
  • NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION$1.80B

Top Industries — District of Columbia

  • ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES$764.2M
  • OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES$592.8M
  • ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$500.8M
  • COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES$364.6M
  • ENGINEERING SERVICES$262.0M