Colorado vs Hawaii

Twice the dollars, four times the people

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Colorado’s $8.1B stock sits about $4.0 billion above Hawaii’s $4.1B. Place of performance in the award file is the scoring rule. Colorado has about four times Hawaii’s people (5,957,493 versus 1,446,146). The stacked gap is about 2-to-1. The population gap is larger, which is why intensity favors Hawaii.

Colorado logs 91,723 awards on $8.1B. Hawaii logs 75,796 awards on $4.1B. The files are closer in rows than in people or dollars. Hawaii’s $4.1B on 75,796 actions is a heavy book relative to its Census count. Colorado’s $8.1B on 91,723 actions is a heavy book relative to Hawaii’s file as well.

Colorado’s 91,723 awards and Hawaii’s 75,796 awards are in the same paperwork band. People of 5,957,493 versus 1,446,146 are not. Stacked dollars of $8,052,957,089 versus $4,091,361,304 still favor Colorado. Per capita of $97.34 versus $196.71 favors Hawaii. FY2026 of $579,929,386 versus $284,469,188 stays with Colorado. Chartered freight air versus building construction is mix. Close rows are not close intensity.

Hawaii’s $196.71 versus Colorado’s $97.34

Colorado’s 5,957,493 residents against $8.1B produce $97.34 per capita. Hawaii’s 1,446,146 residents against $4.1B produce $196.71. Intensity in Hawaii is about double Colorado’s even though Colorado holds the larger stacked total and the larger FY2026 window.

A $196.71 per-person reading is an intensity fact attached to $4.1B, not a household payment. Colorado’s $97.34 is attached to $8.1B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. Colorado can lead stacked dollars while trailing on a per-resident basis because 5,957,493 people spread $8.1B more thinly than 1,446,146 people spread $4.1B.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Colorado or Hawaii?

Colorado leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $8,052,957,089 versus Hawaii’s $4,091,361,304. Award counts are closer (91,723 vs 75,796). Colorado has more people (5,957,493 vs 1,446,146). Spending per capita is $97.34 in Colorado and $196.71 in Hawaii. FY2026 obligations are $579.9M and $284.5M. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Why is Hawaii’s per-capita spending higher than Colorado’s?

Hawaii’s $4.1B stock sits on 1,446,146 residents, which produces $196.71 per capita. Colorado’s $8.1B stock sits on 5,957,493 residents, which produces $97.34. Intensity about doubles in Hawaii. The stacked ranking still favors Colorado. Award counts are 75,796 versus 91,723. FY2026 is $284.5M versus $579.9M.

What industries lead Colorado and Hawaii federal awards?

Colorado’s top industry is nonscheduled chartered freight air transportation. Hawaii’s is commercial and institutional building construction. Those slices sit on $8.1B and $4.1B obligation stocks. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 91,723 in Colorado and 75,796 in Hawaii.

Are Colorado vs Hawaii figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $8.1B and $4.1B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $579.9M and $284.5M measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments.