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California vs South Carolina

Federal spending comparison

CaliforniaMetricSouth Carolina
$5.35BTotal Spending$460.1M
$135.64Per Capita$83.98
0.1%% of GDP0.1%
39.4MPopulation5.5M
N/AMedian IncomeN/A
N/APoverty RateN/A
N/ABachelor Degree %N/A
N/AMedian AgeN/A
N/AUnemploymentN/A
$4.0MMGDP (Millions)$357KM

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 — South Carolina

  • Department of Defense$2.81B
  • Department of Veterans Affairs$368.8M
  • Department of Health and Human Services$232.3M
  • Department of Agriculture$148.0M
  • General Services Administration$57.4M

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 — South Carolina

  • BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT (EXCEPT DIAGNOSTIC) MANUFACTURING$405.1M
  • ENGINEERING SERVICES$166.0M
  • FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CANNING$161.4M
  • COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$135.3M
  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)$134.4M