Hawaii vs Michigan

A 7-to-1 population gap, a 2-to-1 dollar gap

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Michigan’s $8.4B stock sits about $4.3 billion above Hawaii’s $4.1B. Place of performance in the award file is the scoring rule. Michigan has about 7 times Hawaii’s people (10,140,459 versus 1,446,146). The stacked gap is large, but it is smaller than the population gap, which is why intensity stays close.

Michigan logs 416,538 awards on $8.4B. Hawaii logs 75,796 awards on $4.1B. Michigan’s busier file on a larger stock is consistent with more actions. Hawaii’s thinner file on a still-large stock implies a heavier typical booking than a raw population comparison would suggest.

Hawaii’s 1,446,146 residents versus Michigan’s 10,140,459 residents is about a 7-to-1 Census gap. Stacked dollars of $4,091,361,304 versus $8,395,413,599 are about 2-to-1. That is why $196.71 versus $175.18 stays close. Award rows of 75,796 versus 416,538 and FY2026 of $284,469,188 versus $1,776,433,740 stay with Michigan. Building construction versus automobiles is mix. Close intensity is not a close file.

Close intensity: $196.71 versus $175.18

Hawaii’s 1,446,146 residents against $4.1B produce $196.71 per capita. Michigan’s 10,140,459 residents against $8.4B produce $175.18. Intensity favors Hawaii by about $22 per person even though Michigan holds the much larger stacked total and the much larger FY2026 window. This pair is not a high-versus-low intensity contest.

A $196.71 per-person reading is an intensity fact attached to $4.1B, not a household payment. Michigan’s $175.18 is attached to $8.4B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. An island file of 1,446,146 people can post a similar per-resident reading to a 10,140,459-person industrial state when the stocks are $4.1B and $8.4B.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Hawaii or Michigan?

Michigan leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $8,395,413,599 versus Hawaii’s $4,091,361,304. Michigan has more awards (416,538 vs 75,796) and more people (10,140,459 vs 1,446,146). Spending per capita is $196.71 in Hawaii and $175.18 in Michigan. FY2026 obligations are $284.5M and $1.78B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Is Hawaii’s per-capita spending close to Michigan’s?

Yes. Hawaii shows $196.71 per capita on 1,446,146 residents. Michigan shows $175.18 on 10,140,459 residents. Intensity is close even though Michigan’s stacked stock is $8.4B versus Hawaii’s $4.1B. Award counts are 75,796 versus 416,538. FY2026 is $284.5M versus $1.78B.

What industries lead Hawaii and Michigan federal awards?

Hawaii’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Michigan’s is automobile manufacturing. Those slices sit on $4.1B and $8.4B obligation stocks. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 75,796 in Hawaii and 416,538 in Michigan.

Are Hawaii vs Michigan figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $4.1B and $8.4B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $284.5M and $1.78B measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments.