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California vs New Jersey

Federal spending comparison

Side-by-side federal spending and demographic comparison between California and New Jersey.
CaliforniaMetricNew Jersey
$222.27BTotal Spending$46.16B
$6KPer Capita$5K
N/A% of GDPN/A
39.4MPopulation9.5M
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 — New Jersey

  • Social Security Administration$114.07B
  • Department of Health and Human Services$101.46B
  • Department of Defense$42.54B
  • Department of Transportation$14.94B
  • Department of Veterans Affairs$12.27B

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 — New Jersey

  • SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$15.64B
  • ENGINEERING SERVICES$6.62B
  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$4.91B
  • COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES$4.71B
  • COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$2.05B