California vs Oklahoma
Federal spending comparison
California’s USAspending.gov obligation stock is $39.5B; Oklahoma’s is $5.5B. California leads on dollars. Oklahoma leads on intensity: $205.98 per capita on 4,095,393 residents against California’s $135.64 on 39,431,263. Award counts are 639,340 in California and 50,460 in Oklahoma — a thin Oklahoma tape on $5.5B. FY2026 obligations are $5.3B in California and $843.6M in Oklahoma. Commercial and institutional building construction leads California; other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing leads Oklahoma. These figures are obligations, not outlays.
Key figures
- California $39.5B vs Oklahoma $5.5B in stacked USAspending obligations.
- Oklahoma leads per capita $205.98 vs California $135.64 on 4,095,393 vs 39,431,263 residents.
- Oklahoma files only 50,460 awards vs California’s 639,340.
- FY2026 $5.3B vs $843.6M; aircraft parts lead Oklahoma.
- Figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.
50,460 awards on a $5.5B aerospace-parts file
Oklahoma’s award count is concentrated. 50,460 actions on $5.5B against California’s 639,340 on $39.5B means Oklahoma’s row share is about 8 percent while its dollar share is about 14 percent. The tape is dollar-heavy relative to rows, consistent with an aircraft-parts peak rather than a high-frequency logistics file.
Oklahoma’s 4,095,393 residents are about 10 percent of California’s 39,431,263. Oklahoma’s $5.5B is about 14 percent of California’s $39.5B. Dollars outrun population, which is why $205.98 exceeds $135.64. Scale remains California’s. Intensity is Oklahoma’s.
Aircraft parts in Oklahoma, buildings in California
Oklahoma’s lead NAICS is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. California’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. An aerospace-parts peak on $5.5B is a different federal buying pattern than a facilities peak on $39.5B. The packet names those peaks; it does not give shares or plant lists.
Use the California and Oklahoma state hubs for agencies and recipients. Cite USAspending.gov. The 50,460 and 639,340 rows include many other NAICS codes. Do not treat the aircraft-parts peak as an outlay category.
Full analysis: California vs Oklahoma on USAspending: $39.5B against $5.5B →
Questions
- Does California or Oklahoma have more federal spending?
- California leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $39.5B to Oklahoma’s $5.5B. Oklahoma leads spending per capita, $205.98 versus $135.64, on 4,095,393 residents against California’s 39,431,263. Award counts are 639,340 in California and 50,460 in Oklahoma. FY2026 obligations are $5.3B in California and $843.6M in Oklahoma.
- Why is Oklahoma’s per-capita figure higher than California’s?
- The packet reports $205.98 per capita in Oklahoma on 4,095,393 residents and $135.64 in California on 39,431,263. Stacked stocks are $5.5B versus $39.5B, a smaller multiple than the population gap. Award counts are 50,460 versus 639,340. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.
- What industries lead in California and Oklahoma?
- California’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Oklahoma’s is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $39.5B and $5.5B. Award counts are 639,340 in California and 50,460 in Oklahoma. Those peaks are mix labels on the stacked stocks, not inventories of every award.
- Are California vs Oklahoma figures Treasury outlays?
- No. The $39.5B and $5.5B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $5.3B and $843.6M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($135.64 vs $205.98) uses Census population where present. Award counts in the packet are all-years totals, not a single fiscal year’s actions.
State comparison from SpendingVault aggregates of USAspending obligations. Per-capita uses Census population where present.
| California | Metric | Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| $222.27B | Total Spending | $22.36B |
| $6K | Per Capita | $5K |
| N/A | % of GDP | N/A |
| 39.4M | Population | 4.1M |
| 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 — Oklahoma
- Department of Health and Human Services$57.35B
- Social Security Administration$49.82B
- Department of Defense$26.40B
- Department of Veterans Affairs$11.97B
- Department of Agriculture$9.50B
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 — Oklahoma
- AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING$6.35B
- OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$4.90B
- ENGINEERING SERVICES$3.06B
- COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$2.68B
- OTHER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION$2.38B
Source: USAspending.gov · More Comparisons · California · Oklahoma