Georgia vs Wisconsin

Wisconsin’s $10.0B edges Georgia’s $9.7B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Wisconsin’s $10.0B exceeds Georgia’s $9.7B even though Georgia has 11,180,878 residents and Wisconsin has 5,960,975. Place of performance in the award file is not a population contest. The stacked ranking favors the smaller Great Lakes state in this aggregate.

Award counts run the other way. Georgia has 278,028 awards; Wisconsin has 181,419. Georgia’s file is busier in rows and lighter in dollars. Wisconsin’s file is heavier in dollars on fewer actions — a higher typical booking. The $10.0B versus $9.7B ranking is a dollar ranking, not a row ranking.

Wisconsin’s $407.20 versus Georgia’s $95.66

Georgia’s 11,180,878 residents nearly double Wisconsin’s 5,960,975. After dividing the obligation stocks by those Census counts, Wisconsin shows $407.20 per capita and Georgia shows $95.66. Intensity favors Wisconsin by about 4.3 times. Population is not the engine of this ranking.

A $95.66 per-person reading in Georgia on 11,180,878 residents is an intensity fact attached to $9.7B. Wisconsin’s $407.20 on 5,960,975 residents is attached to $10.0B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. Georgia’s larger Census count does not produce a larger obligation stock.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Georgia or Wisconsin?

Wisconsin leads in USAspending.gov obligations: $10.0B versus Georgia’s $9.7B. Georgia has more awards (278,028 vs 181,419) and more people (11,180,878 vs 5,960,975). Spending per capita is $95.66 in Georgia and $407.20 in Wisconsin. FY2026 obligations are $1.1B and $2.4B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Why does Wisconsin show more federal obligations than Georgia despite fewer people?

Wisconsin’s $10.0B on 5,960,975 residents produces $407.20 per capita. Georgia’s $9.7B on 11,180,878 residents produces $95.66. Georgia actually logs more awards (278,028 vs 181,419), so Wisconsin’s lead is dollars per action and intensity, not more rows. FY2026 also favors Wisconsin ($2.4B vs $1.1B).

What industries lead Georgia and Wisconsin federal awards?

Georgia’s top industry is aircraft manufacturing. Wisconsin’s is direct health and medical insurance carriers. Those slices sit on $9.7B and $10.0B in obligations. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 278,028 in Georgia and 181,419 in Wisconsin.

Are Georgia vs Wisconsin figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $9.7B and $10.0B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $1.1B and $2.4B measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments. Place of performance can differ from where the paying agency sits.