Georgia vs Hawaii

A 2.4-to-1 stacked gap on an island file

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Georgia’s $9.7B stock sits about $5.6 billion above Hawaii’s $4.1B. Place of performance in the award file is the scoring rule. Georgia has about 7.7 times Hawaii’s people (11,180,878 versus 1,446,146). The stacked gap is large, but it is smaller than the population gap, which is why intensity favors Hawaii.

Georgia logs 278,028 awards on $9.7B. Hawaii logs 75,796 awards on $4.1B. Hawaii’s thinner file on a still-large stock implies a heavier typical booking than a raw population comparison would suggest. The $9.7B versus $4.1B ranking is a dollar ranking, not a row ranking and not a per-person ranking.

Georgia’s 11,180,878 residents versus Hawaii’s 1,446,146 residents is about a 7.7-to-1 Census gap. Stacked dollars of $9,693,034,475 versus $4,091,361,304 are about 2.4-to-1. That is why $95.66 versus $196.71 favors Hawaii. Award rows of 278,028 versus 75,796 and FY2026 of $1,069,558,753 versus $284,469,188 stay with Georgia. Aircraft manufacturing versus building construction is mix. An island file can still post high intensity.

Hawaii’s $196.71 versus Georgia’s $95.66

Georgia’s 11,180,878 residents against $9.7B produce $95.66 per capita. Hawaii’s 1,446,146 residents against $4.1B produce $196.71. Intensity in Hawaii is more than double Georgia’s even though Georgia holds the much larger stacked total and the much larger FY2026 window.

A $196.71 per-person reading is an intensity fact attached to $4.1B, not a household payment. Georgia’s $95.66 is attached to $9.7B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. Georgia can lead stacked dollars while trailing on a per-resident basis because 11,180,878 people spread $9.7B more thinly than 1,446,146 people spread $4.1B.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Georgia or Hawaii?

Georgia leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $9,693,034,475 versus Hawaii’s $4,091,361,304. Georgia has more awards (278,028 vs 75,796) and more people (11,180,878 vs 1,446,146). Spending per capita is $95.66 in Georgia and $196.71 in Hawaii. FY2026 obligations are $1.07B and $284.5M. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Why is Hawaii’s per-capita federal spending higher than Georgia’s?

Hawaii’s $4.1B stock sits on 1,446,146 residents, which produces $196.71 per capita. Georgia’s $9.7B stock sits on 11,180,878 residents, which produces $95.66. Intensity more than doubles in Hawaii. The stacked ranking still favors Georgia. Award counts are 75,796 versus 278,028. FY2026 is $284.5M versus $1.07B.

What industries lead Georgia and Hawaii federal awards?

Georgia’s top industry is aircraft manufacturing. Hawaii’s is commercial and institutional building construction. Those slices sit on $9.7B and $4.1B obligation stocks. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 278,028 in Georgia and 75,796 in Hawaii.

Are Georgia vs Hawaii figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $9.7B and $4.1B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $1.07B and $284.5M measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments.