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California vs Iowa

Federal spending comparison

Side-by-side federal spending and demographic comparison between California and Iowa.
CaliforniaMetricIowa
$222.27BTotal Spending$16.45B
$6KPer Capita$5K
N/A% of GDPN/A
39.4MPopulation3.2M
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 — Iowa

  • Social Security Administration$42.07B
  • Department of Health and Human Services$31.54B
  • Department of Defense$14.62B
  • Department of Agriculture$9.48B
  • Department of Veterans Affairs$4.32B

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 — Iowa

  • AMMUNITION (EXCEPT SMALL ARMS) MANUFACTURING$2.57B
  • OTHER COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$2.24B
  • RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$2.16B
  • SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$1.51B
  • AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING$1.40B