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California vs Washington

Federal spending comparison

CaliforniaMetricWashington
$5.35BTotal Spending$584.6M
$135.64Per Capita$73.46
0.1%% of GDP0.1%
39.4MPopulation8.0M
N/AMedian IncomeN/A
N/APoverty RateN/A
N/ABachelor Degree %N/A
N/AMedian AgeN/A
N/AUnemploymentN/A
$4.0MMGDP (Millions)$856KM

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 — Washington

  • Department of Defense$4.44B
  • Department of Agriculture$648.9M
  • Department of Veterans Affairs$611.1M
  • Department of Energy$459.4M
  • Department of Homeland Security$342.4M

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 — Washington

  • COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$1.16B
  • OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION$773.5M
  • AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING$329.3M
  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$253.7M
  • COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS, DATA PROCESSING, WEB HOSTING, AND RELATED SERVICES$216.8M