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California vs Louisiana

Federal spending comparison

Side-by-side federal spending and demographic comparison between California and Louisiana.
CaliforniaMetricLouisiana
$222.27BTotal Spending$42.09B
$6KPer Capita$9K
N/A% of GDPN/A
39.4MPopulation4.6M
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 — Louisiana

  • Department of Health and Human Services$78.42B
  • Social Security Administration$54.78B
  • Department of Homeland Security$21.72B
  • Department of Defense$17.73B
  • Department of Agriculture$12.04B

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 — Louisiana

  • SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING$8.86B
  • OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION$4.80B
  • FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES$3.02B
  • GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE PROPULSION UNIT AND PROPULSION UNIT PARTS MANUFACTURING$2.87B
  • COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$1.71B