Colorado vs Washington

Colorado’s stacked lead, Washington’s row lead

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Colorado’s $8.1B stock sits $716 million above Washington’s $7.3B. Place of performance in the award file is the scoring rule. Washington has more people (7,958,180 versus 5,957,493) and more awards (236,821 versus 91,723). Colorado still holds the larger dollar stock.

Colorado’s $8,052,957,089 sits on 91,723 records. Washington’s $7,337,035,583 is spread across 236,821. That is more than 2.5 Washington awards for each Colorado award. Dollars favor Colorado; paperwork volume favors Washington. The $8.1B versus $7.3B ranking is a dollar ranking, not a row ranking.

FY2026 of $579,929,386 versus $584,612,717 is a $5 million recency gap. Stacked stocks of $8,052,957,089 versus $7,337,035,583 are a $716 million gap. Award rows of 91,723 versus 236,821 and people of 5,957,493 versus 7,958,180 are the other splits. Per capita of $97.34 versus $73.46 follows from those stocks and those Census counts. Chartered freight air versus building construction is mix. Do not treat the recency tie as a stacked tie.

Fewer people in Colorado, higher intensity

Colorado’s 5,957,493 residents against $8.1B produce $97.34 per capita. Washington’s 7,958,180 residents against $7.3B produce $73.46. Intensity favors Colorado, in the same direction as the stacked ranking. Population does not invert the dollar lead; it widens the per-person gap.

A $97.34 per-person reading is an intensity fact attached to $8.1B, not a household payment. Washington’s $73.46 is attached to $7.3B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. A thinner 91,723-award file on a larger stock is consistent with a heavier typical booking in Colorado.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Colorado or Washington?

Colorado leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $8,052,957,089 versus Washington’s $7,337,035,583. Washington has more awards (236,821 vs 91,723) and more people (7,958,180 vs 5,957,493). Spending per capita is $97.34 in Colorado and $73.46 in Washington. FY2026 obligations are $579.9M and $584.6M. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Is Colorado vs Washington tied in FY2026?

Almost. FY2026 obligations are $579,929,386 in Colorado and $584,612,717 in Washington. Washington is slightly ahead in the latest year. The stacked ranking still favors Colorado ($8.1B vs $7.3B). Award counts are 91,723 versus 236,821. Per capita is $97.34 versus $73.46.

What industries lead Colorado and Washington federal awards?

Colorado’s top industry is nonscheduled chartered freight air transportation. Washington’s is commercial and institutional building construction. Those slices sit on $8.1B and $7.3B obligation stocks. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 91,723 in Colorado and 236,821 in Washington.

Are Colorado vs Washington figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $8.1B and $7.3B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $579.9M and $584.6M measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments.