California vs Missouri
Federal spending comparison
California accounts for $39.5B in USAspending.gov obligations; Missouri accounts for $10.4B. Missouri’s spending per capita is higher — $262.46 on 6,245,466 residents versus $135.64 on 39,431,263. Award counts are 639,340 and 300,867. California’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction; Missouri’s is aircraft manufacturing. FY2026 obligations are $5.3B and $1.6B. Missouri’s 300,867 awards versus California’s 639,340 awards sit on $10.4B versus $39.5B in the same obligations series. Award counts remain 639,340 in California and 300,867 in Missouri. Both totals are obligations.
Key figures
- California $39.5B vs Missouri $10.4B in USAspending obligations.
- Per capita $135.64 vs $262.46 on 39,431,263 vs 6,245,466 residents.
- Awards: 639,340 vs 300,867; FY2026 $5.3B vs $1.6B.
- Top industries: commercial and institutional building construction (CA) vs aircraft manufacturing (MO).
- Figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.
A $39.5B file next to a $10.4B aircraft file
California’s $39.5B and Missouri’s $10.4B are not near-peers on stacked USAspending.gov obligations. The dollar gap is the first fact. Population is 39,431,263 versus 6,245,466. If those two multiples differ, per capita ($135.64 vs $262.46) will not match the dollar ranking one-for-one. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance, not Treasury outlays. Cash payments can lag award dates. Headquarters can differ from the state coded on the award.
Missouri’s 300,867 awards on $10.4B are not a miniature California; the aircraft-manufacturing peak is a different mix. Award counts of 639,340 and 300,867 may stretch less or more than dollars. That is a size-of-action story, not a count of people.
Building construction vs aircraft manufacturing
California’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Missouri’s top industry is aircraft manufacturing. On a scale gap, mix is easy to over-read. The peaks are real. They sit on very different stacks. Aircraft manufacturing on Missouri’s $10.4B file can concentrate large airframe awards. Commercial and institutional building construction on California’s $39.5B file is a facilities peak on a much larger Census count. Scale and mix both differ.
A smaller file can still have a distinctive NAICS lead. A larger file can still have a different lead. Neither tag fills in 639,340 or 300,867 missing rows. Use the comparison hub for the side-by-side tables, then the California and Missouri state hubs for agencies and recipients.
Full analysis: California vs Missouri on USAspending: $39.5B vs $10.4B →
Questions
- Which has more federal spending, California or Missouri?
- California shows $39.5B in USAspending.gov obligations; Missouri shows $10.4B. Award counts are 639,340 and 300,867. Populations are 39,431,263 and 6,245,466. Spending per capita is $135.64 versus $262.46. FY2026 obligations are $5.3B and $1.6B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.
- What industries lead California and Missouri federal awards?
- California’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Missouri’s top industry is aircraft manufacturing. Those slices sit on $39.5B and $10.4B in USAspending.gov obligations and on 639,340 versus 300,867 awards. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award.
- How do California and Missouri compare on spending per capita?
- Spending per capita is $135.64 in California on 39,431,263 residents and $262.46 in Missouri on 6,245,466 residents. Those ratios use stacked USAspending.gov obligations of $39.5B and $10.4B, not FY2026 alone and not GDP. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.
- Are California vs Missouri figures Treasury outlays?
- No. The $39.5B and $10.4B stacked totals, and FY2026 amounts of $5.3B and $1.6B, are USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Award counts are 639,340 and 300,867. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.
State comparison from SpendingVault aggregates of USAspending obligations. Per-capita uses Census population where present.
| California | Metric | Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| $222.27B | Total Spending | $43.97B |
| $6K | Per Capita | $7K |
| N/A | % of GDP | N/A |
| 39.4M | Population | 6.2M |
| N/A | Median Income | N/A |
| N/A | Poverty Rate | N/A |
| N/A | Bachelor Degree % | N/A |
| N/A | Median Age | N/A |
| N/A | Unemployment | N/A |
| N/A | GDP (Millions) | N/A |
Top Agencies — California
- Department of Health and Human Services$961.70B
- Social Security Administration$397.49B
- Department of Defense$301.91B
- Department of Energy$116.54B
- Department of Agriculture$85.61B
Top Agencies — Missouri
- Department of Health and Human Services$116.49B
- Department of Defense$100.94B
- Social Security Administration$80.99B
- Department of Energy$16.23B
- Department of Agriculture$11.98B
Top Industries — California
- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES$84.92B
- AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING$48.92B
- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$45.14B
- DIRECT HEALTH AND MEDICAL INSURANCE CARRIERS$42.95B
- COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$37.36B
Top Industries — Missouri
- AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING$54.41B
- FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES$16.18B
- AMMUNITION (EXCEPT SMALL ARMS) MANUFACTURING$7.49B
- DIRECT HEALTH AND MEDICAL INSURANCE CARRIERS$7.14B
- OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$7.02B
Source: USAspending.gov · More Comparisons · California · Missouri