Connecticut vs Georgia

Georgia’s $9.7B versus Connecticut’s $7.5B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Georgia’s $9.7B is about 1.3 times Connecticut’s $7.5B. The comparison scores place of performance in the award file. Georgia holds the larger all-years total, and that stock lines up with a much larger population of 11,180,878 against 3,675,069.

Award counts also favor Georgia. Georgia has 278,028 awards; Connecticut has 94,990. Georgia’s file is heavier in dollars and busier in rows. Connecticut’s $7.5B on 94,990 actions implies a heavier typical booking than Georgia’s $9.7B spread across 278,028 records.

Connecticut’s $266.81 per capita versus Georgia’s $95.66

Georgia’s 11,180,878 residents more than triple Connecticut’s 3,675,069. After dividing the obligation stocks by those Census counts, Connecticut shows $266.81 per capita and Georgia shows $95.66. Intensity favors Connecticut by about 2.8 times. Population explains who has the larger stock; it does not explain who is more intensive.

A $266.81 per-person reading in Connecticut on 3,675,069 residents is an intensity fact attached to $7.5B. Georgia’s $95.66 on 11,180,878 residents is attached to $9.7B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. The per-capita lead does not rewrite the stacked ranking.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Connecticut or Georgia?

Georgia leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $9.7B versus Connecticut’s $7.5B. Georgia has more awards (278,028 vs 94,990) and more people (11,180,878 vs 3,675,069). Spending per capita is $266.81 in Connecticut and $95.66 in Georgia. FY2026 obligations are $980.5M and $1.1B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Why is Connecticut’s per-capita federal spending higher than Georgia’s?

Connecticut’s $7.5B on 3,675,069 residents produces $266.81 per capita. Georgia’s $9.7B on 11,180,878 residents produces $95.66. Georgia still leads the stacked file and the award count (278,028 vs 94,990). FY2026 is close ($980.5M vs $1.1B). Intensity and stock are different rankings in this pair.

What industries lead Connecticut and Georgia federal awards?

Connecticut’s top industry is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Georgia’s is aircraft manufacturing. Those slices sit on $7.5B and $9.7B in obligations. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 94,990 in Connecticut and 278,028 in Georgia.

Are Connecticut vs Georgia figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $7.5B and $9.7B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $980.5M and $1.1B measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments. Place of performance can differ from where the paying agency sits.