Illinois vs Wisconsin

Illinois’s $15.9B versus Wisconsin’s $10.0B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Illinois’s $15.9B is about 1.6 times Wisconsin’s $10.0B. 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 5,960,975.

Award counts widen the gap more than dollars do. Illinois has 1,544,633 awards; Wisconsin has 181,419. Illinois’s file is both heavier in dollars and much busier in rows. Wisconsin’s $10.0B on 181,419 actions implies a heavier typical booking than Illinois’s $15.9B spread across 1,544,633 records.

Wisconsin’s $407.20 per capita versus Illinois’s $143.78

Illinois’s 12,710,158 residents more than double Wisconsin’s 5,960,975. After dividing the obligation stocks by those Census counts, Wisconsin shows $407.20 per capita and Illinois shows $143.78. Intensity runs the opposite direction from the $15.9B versus $10.0B ranking. Wisconsin is about 2.8 times as intensive per resident.

A $407.20 per-person reading in Wisconsin on 5,960,975 residents is an intensity fact attached to a $10.0B stock. Illinois’s $143.78 on 12,710,158 residents is attached to $15.9B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. Neighboring Great Lakes states can show very different intensity.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Illinois or Wisconsin?

Illinois leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $15.9B versus Wisconsin’s $10.0B. Illinois has far more awards (1,544,633 vs 181,419) and more people (12,710,158 vs 5,960,975). Spending per capita is $143.78 in Illinois and $407.20 in Wisconsin. FY2026 obligations are $1.8B in Illinois and $2.4B in Wisconsin. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

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

Wisconsin’s $10.0B on 5,960,975 residents produces $407.20 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 181,419). FY2026 favors Wisconsin ($2.4B vs $1.8B). Intensity and stock are different rankings in this pair.

What industries lead Illinois and Wisconsin federal awards?

Illinois’s top industry is all other miscellaneous manufacturing. Wisconsin’s is direct health and medical insurance carriers. Those slices sit on $15.9B and $10.0B 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 181,419 in Wisconsin.

Are Illinois vs Wisconsin figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $15.9B and $10.0B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $1.8B and $2.4B measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments. Place of performance can differ from where the paying agency sits.