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Massachusetts vs Virginia

Federal spending comparison

Side-by-side federal spending and demographic comparison between Massachusetts and Virginia.
MassachusettsMetricVirginia
$43.05BTotal Spending$68.13B
$6KPer Capita$8K
N/A% of GDPN/A
7.1MPopulation8.8M
N/AMedian IncomeN/A
N/APoverty RateN/A
N/ABachelor Degree %N/A
N/AMedian AgeN/A
N/AUnemploymentN/A
N/AGDP (Millions)N/A

Top Agencies — Massachusetts

  • Department of Health and Human Services$138.54B
  • Department of Defense$100.94B
  • Social Security Administration$86.41B
  • General Services Administration$13.54B
  • Department of Agriculture$11.34B

Top Agencies — Virginia

  • Department of Defense$295.18B
  • Department of Health and Human Services$147.16B
  • Social Security Administration$106.40B
  • Department of Veterans Affairs$103.76B
  • Small Business Administration$33.43B

Top Industries — Massachusetts

  • SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$28.08B
  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$15.24B
  • ENGINEERING SERVICES$15.23B
  • AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND ENGINE PARTS MANUFACTURING$7.14B
  • GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING$4.52B

Top Industries — Virginia

  • COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES$70.27B
  • SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING$64.51B
  • DIRECT HEALTH AND MEDICAL INSURANCE CARRIERS$61.44B
  • ENGINEERING SERVICES$57.26B
  • OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES$37.15B