Connecticut vs Oklahoma

Matched aircraft-parts labels, unmatched stocks

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Connecticut’s $7.5B stock sits $2.0 billion above Oklahoma’s $5.5B. Place of performance in the award file is the scoring rule. The pair is unusual because the top industry label is identical—other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing—while dollars, rows, and intensity still diverge.

Connecticut logs 94,990 awards on $7.5B. Oklahoma logs 50,460 awards on $5.5B. Oklahoma’s thinner file on a still-large stock implies a heavier typical booking. Shared industry family does not mean shared paperwork volume. The $7.5B versus $5.5B ranking is a dollar ranking, not a row ranking.

Two other-aircraft-parts leads sit on $7,483,687,896 and $5,456,947,205. People of 3,675,069 versus 4,095,393 are close, which is why $266.81 versus $205.98 is a high-versus-higher intensity contest rather than a high-versus-low one. Award rows of 94,990 versus 50,460 and FY2026 of $980,534,818 versus $843,573,742 stay with Connecticut. Matching NAICS labels does not match stacked stocks.

Two high-intensity states: $266.81 vs $205.98

Connecticut’s 3,675,069 residents against $7.5B produce $266.81 per capita. Oklahoma’s 4,095,393 residents against $5.5B produce $205.98. Both readings are high. Connecticut still leads intensity even though Oklahoma has slightly more people. This pair is not a high-versus-low contest; it is high versus higher.

A $266.81 per-person reading is an intensity fact attached to $7.5B, not a household check. Oklahoma’s $205.98 is attached to $5.5B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. Similar Census counts of 3,675,069 and 4,095,393 make the $2.0 billion stacked gap the main driver of the per-capita split.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Connecticut or Oklahoma?

Connecticut leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $7,483,687,896 versus Oklahoma’s $5,456,947,205. Connecticut has more awards (94,990 vs 50,460). Oklahoma has slightly more people (4,095,393 vs 3,675,069). Spending per capita is $266.81 in Connecticut and $205.98 in Oklahoma. FY2026 obligations are $980.5M and $843.6M. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Do Connecticut and Oklahoma have the same top federal industry?

Yes. Both files lead with other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. That shared NAICS label sits on $7.5B in Connecticut and $5.5B in Oklahoma. Award counts still differ: 94,990 versus 50,460. Matching top slices does not make the files the same size. Per capita is $266.81 versus $205.98.

Are Connecticut and Oklahoma both high per-capita states?

Yes on this table. Connecticut shows $266.81 per capita on 3,675,069 residents. Oklahoma shows $205.98 on 4,095,393 residents. Both readings are high. Connecticut still leads intensity and stacked dollars ($7.5B vs $5.5B). FY2026 is $980.5M versus $843.6M.

Are Connecticut vs Oklahoma figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $7.5B and $5.5B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $980.5M and $843.6M measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments.