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California vs Massachusetts

Federal spending comparison

Side-by-side federal spending and demographic comparison between California and Massachusetts.
CaliforniaMetricMassachusetts
$222.27BTotal Spending$43.05B
$6KPer Capita$6K
N/A% of GDPN/A
39.4MPopulation7.1M
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 — Massachusetts

  • Department of Health and Human Services$138.54B
  • Department of Defense$100.94B
  • Social Security Administration$86.41B
  • General Services Administration$13.54B
  • Department of Agriculture$11.34B

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 — Massachusetts

  • SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$28.08B
  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$15.24B
  • ENGINEERING SERVICES$15.23B
  • AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND ENGINE PARTS MANUFACTURING$7.14B
  • GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING$4.52B