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California vs New Jersey

Federal spending comparison

CaliforniaMetricNew Jersey
$5.35BTotal Spending$878.7M
$135.64Per Capita$92.49
0.1%% of GDP0.1%
39.4MPopulation9.5M
N/AMedian IncomeN/A
N/APoverty RateN/A
N/ABachelor Degree %N/A
N/AMedian AgeN/A
N/AUnemploymentN/A
$4.0MMGDP (Millions)$846KM

Top Agencies — California

  • Department of Defense$23.65B
  • Department of Veterans Affairs$4.74B
  • Department of Homeland Security$2.58B
  • Department of Agriculture$1.85B
  • General Services Administration$1.08B

Top Agencies — New Jersey

  • Department of Defense$5.94B
  • Department of Veterans Affairs$986.1M
  • Department of Health and Human Services$316.4M
  • Department of Transportation$248.5M
  • Department of Homeland Security$137.0M

Top Industries — California

  • COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$3.98B
  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$2.67B
  • ENGINEERING SERVICES$2.49B
  • OFFICES OF PHYSICIANS (EXCEPT MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS)$2.30B
  • NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION$1.80B

Top Industries — New Jersey

  • PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION MANUFACTURING$1.11B
  • COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$480.2M
  • OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION$365.3M
  • PETROLEUM LUBRICATING OIL AND GREASE MANUFACTURING$345.9M
  • ELECTRICAL APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT, WIRING SUPPLIES, AND RELATED EQUIPMENT MERCHANT WHOLESALERS$343.1M