Hawaii vs Louisiana

Near-tie stocks, a recency blowout

Louisiana’s $4.71B is about 1.15 times Hawaii’s $4.09B. Award counts actually favor Hawaii, 75,796 to 72,577. On dollars and rows, these files look like neighbors. Population does not: Louisiana’s 4,597,740 residents are about 3.18 times Hawaii’s 1,446,146. Spending per capita still favors Louisiana, $268.17 versus $196.71, packet figures beside those Census counts rather than a restatement of the stacked stocks.

Cite the ratios as given. $268.17 in Louisiana and $196.71 in Hawaii sit next to 4,597,740 and 1,446,146 residents in the packet. They are not a second copy of $4.71B and $4.09B. Award volume of 75,796 versus 72,577 remains the close ranking on rows.

FY2026 then leaves the near-tie behind. $1.23B versus $284.5M is a different comparison from the stacked $4.71B versus $4.09B. Recency belongs to Louisiana by a wide margin.

Construction in Hawaii, ship building in Louisiana

Hawaii’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Louisiana’s top industry is ship building and repairing. Those NAICS peaks sit on $4.09B and $4.71B. A construction lead is a first filter on the island mix; a shipyard lead is a first filter on the Gulf mix.

The 75,796 Hawaii awards and 72,577 Louisiana awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Hawaii and Louisiana state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

Questions

Does Hawaii or Louisiana have more federal spending?

Louisiana leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $4.71B to Hawaii’s $4.09B. Louisiana also leads spending per capita, $268.17 versus $196.71, on 4,597,740 residents against Hawaii’s 1,446,146. Hawaii has slightly more awards (75,796 vs 72,577). FY2026 obligations are $284.5M in Hawaii and $1.23B in Louisiana.

Are Hawaii and Louisiana close on total obligations?

Yes on the stacked stocks: $4.09B in Hawaii and $4.71B in Louisiana. Award counts are also close, 75,796 versus 72,577. FY2026 is not close: $284.5M versus $1.23B. Per capita is $196.71 versus $268.17. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Hawaii and Louisiana?

Hawaii’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Louisiana’s is ship building and repairing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $4.09B and $4.71B. Award counts are 75,796 in Hawaii and 72,577 in Louisiana.

Are Hawaii vs Louisiana figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $4.09B and $4.71B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $284.5M and $1.23B, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($196.71 vs $268.17) uses Census population against those obligations.