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California vs Virginia

Federal spending comparison

Side-by-side federal spending and demographic comparison between California and Virginia.
CaliforniaMetricVirginia
$222.27BTotal Spending$68.13B
$6KPer Capita$8K
N/A% of GDPN/A
39.4MPopulation8.8M
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 — Virginia

  • Department of Defense$295.18B
  • Department of Health and Human Services$147.16B
  • Social Security Administration$106.40B
  • Department of Veterans Affairs$103.76B
  • Small Business Administration$33.43B

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 — Virginia

  • COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES$70.27B
  • SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING$64.51B
  • DIRECT HEALTH AND MEDICAL INSURANCE CARRIERS$61.44B
  • ENGINEERING SERVICES$57.26B
  • OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES$37.15B