Illinois vs Maryland

1.54 million Illinois awards on $15.9B

Illinois logs 1,544,633 awards on $15.9B. Maryland logs 229,316 awards on $30.1B. Row volume and dollar stock are different rankings in this pair. A busier file is not automatically the heavier file, and a heavier file is not automatically the busier one. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance, not Treasury outlays. Cash payments can lag award dates. Headquarters can differ from the state coded on the award.

Readers who sort only by award count will miss $15.9B versus $30.1B. Readers who sort only by dollars will miss 1,544,633 versus 229,316. Hold both. Typical booking size moves with that split: fewer rows on more dollars means a heavier average action, not a moral grade. Illinois’s 1,544,633 awards on $15.9B versus Maryland’s 229,316 on $30.1B is a classic busy-versus-heavy split.

Miscellaneous manufacturing vs computer services

Census counts are 12,710,158 in Illinois and 6,263,220 in Maryland. Spending per capita is $143.78 versus $315.60. That ratio uses stacked obligations, not FY2026 alone and not GDP. A higher per-person reading means a thicker federal-award intensity on the Census denominator, nothing else.

All other miscellaneous manufacturing on a crowded Illinois file versus other computer related services on a heavier Maryland file is mix. FY2026’s $1.8B versus $2.0B is much closer than the stacked $15.9B versus $30.1B gap. Population can lead while dollars trail, or the reverse. The table reports both. It does not convert either into outlays.

Questions

Which has more federal spending, Illinois or Maryland?

Illinois shows $15.9B in USAspending.gov obligations; Maryland shows $30.1B. Award counts are 1,544,633 and 229,316. Populations are 12,710,158 and 6,263,220. Spending per capita is $143.78 versus $315.60. FY2026 obligations are $1.8B and $2.0B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.

What industries lead Illinois and Maryland federal awards?

Illinois’s top industry is all other miscellaneous manufacturing. Maryland’s top industry is other computer related services. Those slices sit on $15.9B and $30.1B in USAspending.gov obligations and on 1,544,633 versus 229,316 awards. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award.

How do Illinois and Maryland compare on spending per capita?

Spending per capita is $143.78 in Illinois on 12,710,158 residents and $315.60 in Maryland on 6,263,220 residents. Those ratios use stacked USAspending.gov obligations of $15.9B and $30.1B, not FY2026 alone and not GDP. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Are Illinois vs Maryland figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $15.9B and $30.1B stacked totals, and FY2026 amounts of $1.8B and $2.0B, are USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Award counts are 1,544,633 and 229,316. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.