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California vs Mississippi

Federal spending comparison

Side-by-side federal spending and demographic comparison between California and Mississippi.
CaliforniaMetricMississippi
$222.27BTotal Spending$16.95B
$6KPer Capita$6K
N/A% of GDPN/A
39.4MPopulation2.9M
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 — Mississippi

  • Department of Defense$45.75B
  • Social Security Administration$39.36B
  • Department of Health and Human Services$31.77B
  • Department of Agriculture$7.56B
  • Department of Veterans Affairs$6.46B

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 — Mississippi

  • SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING$39.85B
  • OTHER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION$3.65B
  • FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES$2.67B
  • COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES$875.1M
  • COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$773.1M

Source: USAspending.gov · More Comparisons · California · Mississippi