California vs South Carolina

Biological products on a $3.9B Lowcountry file

South Carolina’s lead NAICS is biological product (except diagnostic) manufacturing. That biologics label sits on $3.9B against California’s $39.5B commercial-construction peak. A biologics mix is a different federal buying pattern than a facilities mix. The packet names those peaks; it does not give shares or plant lists.

South Carolina files 129,440 awards. California files 639,340. South Carolina’s row count is about 20 percent of California’s; its dollar stock is about 10 percent. The Lowcountry tape is busy relative to dollars. Use the California and South Carolina state hubs for agencies and recipients. Cite USAspending.gov.

South Carolina’s $3.9B biologics stock on 5,478,831 residents is a busy 129,440-row tape with a cool $83.98 reading; California’s $39.5B construction-led stock on 39,431,263 residents carries $135.64. FY2026 of $460.1M versus $5.3B does not reorder that ranking.

A $83.98 reading on 5.5 million people

South Carolina’s 5,478,831 residents are about 14 percent of California’s 39,431,263. South Carolina’s $3.9B is about 10 percent of California’s $39.5B. Dollars lag population, which is why $83.98 trails $135.64. South Carolina is a midsize Census file with a cooler obligation load per resident than California.

Keep those per-capita figures labeled as Census-based packet figures on USAspending.gov obligations. They are not outlays per resident. A biologics peak does not by itself set statewide intensity when the stacked stock is $3.9B.

Questions

Does California or South Carolina have more federal spending?

California leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $39.5B to South Carolina’s $3.9B. California also leads spending per capita, $135.64 versus $83.98, on 39,431,263 residents against South Carolina’s 5,478,831. Award counts are 639,340 in California and 129,440 in South Carolina. FY2026 obligations are $5.3B in California and $460.1M in South Carolina.

What is South Carolina’s lead industry versus California?

South Carolina’s top industry is biological product (except diagnostic) manufacturing. California’s is commercial and institutional building construction. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $3.9B and $39.5B. Award counts are 129,440 in South Carolina and 639,340 in California. The figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

Does South Carolina have a high award count relative to its dollars?

South Carolina files 129,440 awards on $3.9B against California’s 639,340 on $39.5B. South Carolina’s row share is larger than its dollar share. Spending per capita is $83.98 versus $135.64 on 5,478,831 versus 39,431,263 residents. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

Are California vs South Carolina figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $39.5B and $3.9B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $5.3B and $460.1M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($135.64 vs $83.98) uses Census population where present. Award counts in the packet are all-years totals, not a single fiscal year’s actions.