Florida vs Texas

Guided missiles in Florida, drug manufacturing in Texas

Florida’s largest industry slice is guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing. Texas’s largest industry slice is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Those peaks sit on $22.7B and $72.7B in USAspending.gov obligations. They are different NAICS headlines, not a shared production line. A lead label does not describe every one of 466,388 or 530,634 awards.

Florida’s 466,388 awards sit surprisingly close to Texas’s 530,634 even while dollars run $22.7B to $72.7B. Mix is the first fact worth holding in this pair because the two files do not wear the same industrial tag. Scale still follows: $22.7B versus $72.7B remains the stacked scoreboard.

A $22.7B file next to a $72.7B file

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 has 23,372,215 residents and $161.99 per capita. Texas has 31,290,831 residents and $686.10 per capita. People and intensity can disagree with the dollar ranking and with each other. The table reports all three.

A missile-and-space-vehicle peak can concentrate large manufacturing awards inside Florida’s 466,388 rows without matching Texas’s $686.10 per-capita intensity on 31,290,831 residents. Pharma manufacturing on 530,634 Texas actions is a different peak on a heavier stock. Award counts of 466,388 and 530,634 add a fourth ranking. A construction peak, a manufacturing peak, or a services peak can live on busy or sparse row files. The NAICS tag does not encode row volume.

Questions

Which has more federal spending, Florida or Texas?

Florida shows $22.7B in USAspending.gov obligations; Texas shows $72.7B. Award counts are 466,388 and 530,634. Populations are 23,372,215 and 31,290,831. Spending per capita is $161.99 versus $686.10. FY2026 obligations are $3.8B and $21.5B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.

What industries lead Florida and Texas federal awards?

Florida’s top industry is guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing. Texas’s top industry is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Those slices sit on $22.7B and $72.7B in USAspending.gov obligations and on 466,388 versus 530,634 awards. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award.

How do Florida and Texas compare on spending per capita?

Spending per capita is $161.99 in Florida on 23,372,215 residents and $686.10 in Texas on 31,290,831 residents. Those ratios use stacked USAspending.gov obligations of $22.7B and $72.7B, not FY2026 alone and not GDP. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Are Florida vs Texas figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $22.7B and $72.7B stacked totals, and FY2026 amounts of $3.8B and $21.5B, are USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Award counts are 466,388 and 530,634. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.