Georgia vs Michigan

Georgia’s $9.7B versus Michigan’s $8.4B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Georgia’s $9.7B is about 1.2 times Michigan’s $8.4B. The comparison scores place of performance in the award file. Among two large states with similar Census counts, the award-dollar lead belongs to Georgia in this aggregate even though Michigan’s row count is higher.

Award counts favor Michigan. Michigan has 416,538 awards; Georgia has 278,028. Michigan’s file is busier in rows and lighter in dollars. Georgia’s $9.7B on 278,028 actions implies a heavier typical booking than Michigan’s $8.4B on 416,538 records. Dollars and rows do not tell the same story.

Michigan’s $175.18 versus Georgia’s $95.66

Georgia’s 11,180,878 residents and Michigan’s 10,140,459 residents sit in the same band. After dividing the obligation stocks by those Census counts, Michigan shows $175.18 per capita and Georgia shows $95.66. Intensity favors Michigan even though Georgia holds the larger $9.7B stock.

A $175.18 per-person reading in Michigan on 10,140,459 residents is an intensity fact attached to $8.4B. Georgia’s $95.66 on 11,180,878 residents is attached to $9.7B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. Two similar populations do not produce identical intensity.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Georgia or Michigan?

Georgia leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $9.7B versus Michigan’s $8.4B. Michigan has more awards (416,538 vs 278,028). Populations are 11,180,878 in Georgia and 10,140,459 in Michigan. Spending per capita is $95.66 in Georgia and $175.18 in Michigan. FY2026 obligations are $1.1B in Georgia and $1.8B in Michigan. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

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

Michigan’s $8.4B on 10,140,459 residents produces $175.18 per capita. Georgia’s $9.7B on 11,180,878 residents produces $95.66. Georgia still leads the stacked file. Michigan leads award count (416,538 vs 278,028) and FY2026 ($1.8B vs $1.1B). Intensity and stock are different rankings in this pair.

What industries lead Georgia and Michigan federal awards?

Georgia’s top industry is aircraft manufacturing. Michigan’s is automobile manufacturing. Those slices sit on $9.7B and $8.4B in obligations. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 278,028 in Georgia and 416,538 in Michigan.

Are Georgia vs Michigan figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $9.7B and $8.4B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $1.1B and $1.8B measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments. Place of performance can differ from where the paying agency sits.