Hawaii vs North Carolina

A mainland stock lead against an island ratio

North Carolina’s $6.34B is about 1.55 times Hawaii’s $4.09B. Population is about 7.64 times: 11,046,024 versus 1,446,146. People outrun dollars by a wide margin, which is why Hawaii’s $196.71 per capita beats North Carolina’s $66.77. The island file is smaller on stock and denser per resident.

Award counts track the mainland scale even more than dollars do. 429,746 versus 75,796 is about 5.7 times as many rows. North Carolina’s file is thick with actions. Hawaii’s 75,796 awards on $4.09B still support the higher per-person figure because the Census denominator is only 1,446,146.

FY2026 does not give Hawaii a dollar reversal. $737.5M in North Carolina versus $284.5M in Hawaii keeps recency with the stacked stock. Intensity remains the ranking Hawaii wins.

Construction in Hawaii, pharmaceutical preparations in North Carolina

Hawaii’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. North Carolina’s top industry is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Those NAICS peaks sit on $4.09B and $6.34B. A construction lead is a first filter on the Hawaii mix; a pharma lead is a first filter on the Carolina mix.

The 75,796 Hawaii awards and 429,746 North Carolina awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Hawaii and North Carolina state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation slices, not outlay slices.

Questions

Does Hawaii or North Carolina have more federal spending?

North Carolina leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $6.34B to Hawaii’s $4.09B. Hawaii leads spending per capita, $196.71 versus $66.77, on 1,446,146 residents against North Carolina’s 11,046,024. North Carolina has far more awards (429,746 vs 75,796). FY2026 obligations are $284.5M in Hawaii and $737.5M in North Carolina.

Why does Hawaii show more obligations per person?

The packet reports $196.71 per capita in Hawaii on 1,446,146 residents and $66.77 in North Carolina on 11,046,024. North Carolina has more people and far more awards (429,746 vs 75,796). Stacked obligations are $4.09B versus $6.34B. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What are the top industries in Hawaii and North Carolina?

Hawaii’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. North Carolina’s is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $4.09B and $6.34B. Award counts are 75,796 in Hawaii and 429,746 in North Carolina.

Are Hawaii vs North Carolina figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $4.09B and $6.34B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $284.5M and $737.5M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($196.71 vs $66.77) uses Census population against those obligations.