Connecticut vs Virginia

A small state with a manufacturing-shaped federal book

Connecticut is the smallest-population state in this batch besides Hawaii and the District. $7.5B on 3,675,069 residents is a denser federal footprint than several larger states with similar dollar totals. It is still far below Virginia’s $110.8B. The pair is small industrial New England versus the National Capital Region’s contractor stock, measured on USAspending.gov place of performance.

Connecticut’s award count is 94,990 against Virginia’s 1,116,647. A short action list under $7.5B fits a manufacturing-heavy lead: fewer modifications than a computer-services market, with dollars concentrated on production awards.

Connecticut’s 3,675,069 residents are the smallest mainland population in this assigned batch after the District’s 702,250. $7.5B on that headcount is why per-capita $266.81 looks mid-pack rather than tiny. The dollar gap to Virginia’s $110.8B remains large. Small-state status explains some of the stock gap and none of the need to keep quoting $7.5B as a real federal book.

Other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment

Connecticut’s top industry is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. That is adjacent to Massachusetts’s and Ohio’s engine-parts leads and Missouri’s and Georgia’s aircraft-manufacturing leads, but it is a parts-and-auxiliary code rather than engines or complete aircraft. Virginia’s top industry is other computer related services. Aerospace parts versus IT services is the industry contrast.

This page does not name airframe or engine suppliers. Top industry is the largest NAICS slice in SpendingVault’s aggregate, not a vendor ranking and not a share of the $7.5B total.

Other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing matches Oklahoma’s top industry, on $7.5B versus Oklahoma’s $5.5B and 94,990 awards versus 50,460. Connecticut’s parts lead sits on a slightly busier file and a slightly larger stock, still in the aerospace-parts family, still far below Virginia’s $110.8B and 1,116,647 awards in other computer related services.

Questions

How does Connecticut federal spending compare with Virginia?

Connecticut shows $7.5B in USAspending obligations; Virginia shows $110.8B. Connecticut’s population is 3,675,069 versus 8,811,195 in Virginia. Totals are obligations, not Treasury outlays. FY 2026 is the latest year in the pair. Figures come from SpendingVault aggregates of USAspending.gov award records. They are obligations — recorded commitments — not Treasury outlays, and FY 2026 is the latest year in the comparison.

What is Connecticut’s top federal industry vs Virginia?

Connecticut’s top industry is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Virginia’s is other computer related services. Those NAICS descriptions are the leading slices in SpendingVault’s aggregates, not a complete list of either state’s federal awards. Figures come from SpendingVault aggregates of USAspending.gov award records. They are obligations — recorded commitments — not Treasury outlays, and FY 2026 is the latest year in the comparison.

What is Connecticut’s federal spending per capita compared with Virginia?

Connecticut’s spending per capita is $266.81. Virginia’s is $1,344.24. Both divide USAspending obligations by Census population (3,675,069 and 8,811,195). Per-capita is a scaling statistic, not a payment to residents. Figures come from SpendingVault aggregates of USAspending.gov award records. They are obligations — recorded commitments — not Treasury outlays, and FY 2026 is the latest year in the comparison.

How many federal awards does Connecticut have versus Virginia?

Connecticut has 94,990 awards in this aggregate; Virginia has 1,116,647. Award counts include contracts, grants, and modifications. Virginia also leads on dollars, $110.8B versus Connecticut’s $7.5B. Figures come from SpendingVault aggregates of USAspending.gov award records. They are obligations — recorded commitments — not Treasury outlays, and FY 2026 is the latest year in the comparison.