Georgia vs New Jersey

Georgia’s $9.7B versus New Jersey’s $8.1B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Georgia’s $9.7B is about 1.2 times New Jersey’s $8.1B. The comparison scores place of performance in the award file. Georgia holds the larger all-years total, and that stock lines up with a larger population of 11,180,878 against 9,500,851.

Award counts run the other way, and the gap is extreme. New Jersey has 1,162,765 awards; Georgia has 278,028. New Jersey’s file is busier in rows and lighter in dollars. Georgia’s file is heavier in dollars on far fewer actions — a higher typical booking. The $9.7B versus $8.1B ranking is a dollar ranking, not a row ranking.

Nearly matched per capita: $95.66 versus $92.49

Georgia’s 11,180,878 residents exceed New Jersey’s 9,500,851. After dividing the obligation stocks by those Census counts, Georgia shows $95.66 per capita and New Jersey shows $92.49. Intensity is close even though Georgia’s $9.7B stock exceeds New Jersey’s $8.1B. This pair is not a high-versus-low intensity contest.

A $95.66 per-person reading in Georgia on 11,180,878 residents is an intensity fact attached to $9.7B. New Jersey’s $92.49 on 9,500,851 residents is attached to $8.1B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. Similar intensity can still sit on very different row counts.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Georgia or New Jersey?

Georgia leads in USAspending.gov obligations: $9.7B versus New Jersey’s $8.1B. New Jersey has far more awards (1,162,765 vs 278,028). Populations are 11,180,878 in Georgia and 9,500,851 in New Jersey. Spending per capita is $95.66 in Georgia and $92.49 in New Jersey. FY2026 obligations are $1.1B and $878.7M. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Why does New Jersey have more federal awards than Georgia but fewer dollars?

New Jersey logs 1,162,765 awards on $8.1B. Georgia logs 278,028 awards on $9.7B. New Jersey’s file is busier in rows and lighter in dollars, which implies a smaller typical booking. Per capita is close ($92.49 vs $95.66). Populations are 9,500,851 and 11,180,878. FY2026 favors Georgia ($1.1B vs $878.7M).

What industries lead Georgia and New Jersey federal awards?

Georgia’s top industry is aircraft manufacturing. New Jersey’s is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Those slices sit on $9.7B and $8.1B in obligations. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 278,028 in Georgia and 1,162,765 in New Jersey.

Are Georgia vs New Jersey figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $9.7B and $8.1B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $1.1B and $878.7M measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments. Place of performance can differ from where the paying agency sits.