California vs Indiana

Same construction label on $3.8B versus $39.5B

Indiana’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. California’s top industry is the same label. A shared lead NAICS does not make the files interchangeable. It means the largest slice in each statewide aggregate is federal building work, sitting on $3.8B in Indiana and $39.5B in California.

Indiana files 58,316 awards. California files 639,340. Indiana’s row count is about 9 percent of California’s; its dollar stock is about 10 percent. Construction awards can be lumpy. The packet does not split projects. Use the California and Indiana state hubs for agencies and recipients. Cite USAspending.gov.

6.9 million people and a $80.53 reading

Indiana’s 6,924,275 residents are about 18 percent of California’s 39,431,263. Indiana’s $3.8B is about 10 percent of California’s $39.5B. Dollars lag population, which is why $80.53 trails $135.64. Indiana is a sizable Census file with a cooler obligation load per resident than California, despite the shared construction peak.

Keep those per-capita figures labeled as Census-based packet figures on USAspending.gov obligations. They are not outlays per resident. Place-of-performance for construction can sit at a job site. The packet does not reallocate contractor headquarters.

Questions

Does California or Indiana have more federal spending?

California leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $39.5B to Indiana’s $3.8B. California also leads spending per capita, $135.64 versus $80.53, on 39,431,263 residents against Indiana’s 6,924,275. Award counts are 639,340 in California and 58,316 in Indiana. FY2026 obligations are $5.3B in California and $557.6M in Indiana.

Do California and Indiana have the same lead industry?

Yes. Both peak in commercial and institutional building construction. Those labels sit on $39.5B in California and $3.8B in Indiana. Award counts are 639,340 versus 58,316. A shared peak is a mix tag, not evidence that the files are the same size. The figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

Why is Indiana’s per-capita figure lower?

The packet reports $80.53 per capita in Indiana on 6,924,275 residents and $135.64 in California on 39,431,263. Stacked stocks are $3.8B versus $39.5B, a larger multiple than the population gap runs in Indiana’s favor. Award counts are 58,316 versus 639,340.

Are California vs Indiana figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $39.5B and $3.8B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $5.3B and $557.6M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($135.64 vs $80.53) uses Census population where present. Award counts in the packet are all-years totals, not a single fiscal year’s actions.