Connecticut vs Washington

Two $7 billion stocks that are not twins

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Connecticut’s $7.5B stock sits $147 million above Washington’s $7.3B. Place of performance in the award file is the scoring rule. Among two states with nearly identical dollar stocks, the files diverge on people, rows, intensity, mix, and recency.

Washington logs 236,821 awards; Connecticut logs 94,990. Washington’s file is busier on a matched stock, which implies a lighter typical booking. Connecticut’s $7.5B on 94,990 actions is the heavier book. Dollars are tied; paperwork volume is not. The $7.5B versus $7.3B ranking is a dollar ranking, not a row ranking.

Connecticut’s $7,483,687,896 versus Washington’s $7,337,035,583 is a $147 million stacked gap. People of 3,675,069 versus 7,958,180 produce $266.81 versus $73.46. Award rows of 94,990 versus 236,821 are the paperwork inversion. FY2026 of $980,534,818 versus $584,612,717 is the recency lead for Connecticut. Aircraft parts versus building construction is mix. A dollar near-tie is not a file near-tie.

More than 3.6 times the per-capita reading

Washington’s 7,958,180 residents exceed Connecticut’s 3,675,069. After dividing the obligation stocks by those Census counts, Connecticut shows $266.81 per capita and Washington shows $73.46. Intensity favors Connecticut even though Washington has more than twice the people.

A $266.81 per-person reading on 3,675,069 residents is an intensity fact attached to $7.5B. Washington’s $73.46 on 7,958,180 residents is attached to $7.3B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. A dollar tie can hide a wide intensity gap when population is 3,675,069 versus 7,958,180.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Connecticut or Washington?

Connecticut leads by a thin margin in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $7,483,687,896 versus Washington’s $7,337,035,583. Washington has more awards (236,821 vs 94,990) and more people (7,958,180 vs 3,675,069). Spending per capita is $266.81 in Connecticut and $73.46 in Washington. FY2026 obligations are $980.5M and $584.6M. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Are Connecticut and Washington tied on federal obligations?

The stacked totals are close: $7.5B versus $7.3B, with Connecticut slightly ahead. The files are not tied. Washington logs 236,821 awards against Connecticut’s 94,990. Per capita is $266.81 versus $73.46. FY2026 favors Connecticut ($980.5M vs $584.6M). Populations are 3,675,069 and 7,958,180.

What industries lead Connecticut and Washington federal awards?

Connecticut’s top industry is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Washington’s is commercial and institutional building construction. Those slices sit on $7.5B and $7.3B obligation stocks. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 94,990 in Connecticut and 236,821 in Washington.

Are Connecticut vs Washington figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $7.5B and $7.3B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $980.5M and $584.6M measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments.