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California vs South Dakota

Federal spending comparison

Side-by-side federal spending and demographic comparison between California and South Dakota.
CaliforniaMetricSouth Dakota
$222.27BTotal Spending$5.43B
$6KPer Capita$6K
N/A% of GDPN/A
39.4MPopulation925K
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 — South Dakota

  • Social Security Administration$11.65B
  • Department of Health and Human Services$9.00B
  • Department of Agriculture$3.30B
  • Department of the Treasury$2.72B
  • Department of Defense$2.40B

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 — South Dakota

  • COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$1.70B
  • OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION$313.6M
  • COMPUTER FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES$218.9M
  • ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MANUFACTURING$163.3M
  • HIGHWAY, STREET, AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION$163.1M