Illinois vs Missouri

Illinois’s $15.9B versus Missouri’s $10.4B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Illinois’s $15.9B is about 1.5 times Missouri’s $10.4B. The comparison scores place of performance in the award file. Illinois holds the larger all-years total, and that stock lines up with a larger population of 12,710,158 against 6,245,466.

Award counts widen the gap more than dollars do. Illinois has 1,544,633 awards; Missouri has 300,867. Illinois’s file is both heavier in dollars and much busier in rows. Missouri’s $10.4B on 300,867 actions implies a heavier typical booking than Illinois’s $15.9B spread across 1,544,633 records.

Missouri’s $262.46 per capita versus Illinois’s $143.78

Illinois’s 12,710,158 residents about double Missouri’s 6,245,466. After dividing the obligation stocks by those Census counts, Missouri shows $262.46 per capita and Illinois shows $143.78. Intensity runs the opposite direction from the $15.9B versus $10.4B ranking. Population explains who has the larger stock; it does not explain who is more intensive.

A $262.46 per-person reading in Missouri on 6,245,466 residents is an intensity fact attached to a $10.4B stock. Illinois’s $143.78 on 12,710,158 residents is attached to $15.9B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. The per-capita lead does not rewrite the stacked ranking.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Illinois or Missouri?

Illinois leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $15.9B versus Missouri’s $10.4B. Illinois has far more awards (1,544,633 vs 300,867) and more people (12,710,158 vs 6,245,466). Spending per capita is $143.78 in Illinois and $262.46 in Missouri. FY2026 obligations are $1.8B and $1.6B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Why is Missouri’s per-capita federal spending higher than Illinois’s?

Missouri’s $10.4B on 6,245,466 residents produces $262.46 per capita. Illinois’s $15.9B on 12,710,158 residents produces $143.78. Illinois still leads the stacked file and the award count (1,544,633 vs 300,867). FY2026 is close ($1.8B vs $1.6B). Intensity and stock are different rankings in this pair.

What industries lead Illinois and Missouri federal awards?

Illinois’s top industry is all other miscellaneous manufacturing. Missouri’s is aircraft manufacturing. Those slices sit on $15.9B and $10.4B in obligations. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 1,544,633 in Illinois and 300,867 in Missouri.

Are Illinois vs Missouri figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $15.9B and $10.4B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $1.8B and $1.6B measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments. Place of performance can differ from where the paying agency sits.