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California vs West Virginia

Federal spending comparison

Side-by-side federal spending and demographic comparison between California and West Virginia.
CaliforniaMetricWest Virginia
$222.27BTotal Spending$13.00B
$6KPer Capita$7K
N/A% of GDPN/A
39.4MPopulation1.8M
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 — West Virginia

  • Social Security Administration$27.50B
  • Department of Health and Human Services$27.44B
  • Department of Veterans Affairs$4.99B
  • Department of Transportation$4.14B
  • Department of Agriculture$3.60B

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 — West Virginia

  • ENGINEERING SERVICES$1.16B
  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$1.07B
  • COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES$1.00B
  • COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$640.4M
  • FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES$614.3M