Florida vs Maryland

Maryland’s $30.1B on fewer people

Spending per capita is $161.99 in Florida and $315.60 in Maryland. That intensity ranking does not have to match the stacked dollar ranking of $22.7B versus $30.1B. When people (23,372,215 vs 6,263,220) diverge faster or slower than obligations, per capita flips. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance, not Treasury outlays. Cash payments can lag award dates. Headquarters can differ from the state coded on the award.

Florida wins people, rows, and FY2026; Maryland wins stacked dollars and per capita. Intensity is stacked obligations divided by Census counts. It is not FY2026 alone. It is not GDP. It is not a household check.

Missiles in Florida, computer services in Maryland

Award counts are 466,388 in Florida and 229,316 in Maryland. Rows can follow dollars, follow people, or follow neither. A flip pair often shows that third path. Guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing on Florida’s $22.7B file versus other computer related services on Maryland’s $30.1B file is a production-versus-services split. Recency ($3.8B vs $2.0B) disagrees with stock.

Florida’s top industry is guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing. Maryland’s top industry is other computer related services. Mix can help explain a heavier typical action, but it does not compute $161.99 or $315.60. Those ratios are arithmetic on $22.7B, $30.1B, 23,372,215, and 6,263,220.

Questions

Which has more federal spending, Florida or Maryland?

Florida shows $22.7B in USAspending.gov obligations; Maryland shows $30.1B. Award counts are 466,388 and 229,316. Populations are 23,372,215 and 6,263,220. Spending per capita is $161.99 versus $315.60. FY2026 obligations are $3.8B and $2.0B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.

What industries lead Florida and Maryland federal awards?

Florida’s top industry is guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing. Maryland’s top industry is other computer related services. Those slices sit on $22.7B and $30.1B in USAspending.gov obligations and on 466,388 versus 229,316 awards. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award.

How do Florida and Maryland compare on spending per capita?

Spending per capita is $161.99 in Florida on 23,372,215 residents and $315.60 in Maryland on 6,263,220 residents. Those ratios use stacked USAspending.gov obligations of $22.7B and $30.1B, not FY2026 alone and not GDP. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Are Florida vs Maryland figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $22.7B and $30.1B stacked totals, and FY2026 amounts of $3.8B and $2.0B, are USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Award counts are 466,388 and 229,316. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.