Massachusetts vs Wisconsin

Massachusetts’s $13.5B versus Wisconsin’s $10.0B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Massachusetts’s $13.5B is about 1.4 times Wisconsin’s $10.0B. The comparison scores place of performance in the award file. Massachusetts holds the larger all-years total, and that stock lines up with a larger population of 7,136,171 against 5,960,975.

Award counts also favor Massachusetts. Massachusetts has 294,824 awards; Wisconsin has 181,419. Massachusetts’s file is heavier in dollars and busier in rows. Wisconsin’s $10.0B on 181,419 actions is still a large federal footprint; it is simply attached to a smaller stock than Massachusetts’s $13.5B.

Wisconsin’s slight per-capita edge: $407.20 versus $364.70

Massachusetts’s 7,136,171 residents exceed Wisconsin’s 5,960,975. After dividing the obligation stocks by those Census counts, Wisconsin shows $407.20 per capita and Massachusetts shows $364.70. Intensity slightly favors Wisconsin even though Massachusetts holds the larger $13.5B stock. Both readings sit in a high band relative to many large states.

A $407.20 per-person reading in Wisconsin on 5,960,975 residents is an intensity fact attached to $10.0B. Massachusetts’s $364.70 on 7,136,171 residents is attached to $13.5B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. The per-capita gap is modest next to the stacked dollar gap.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Massachusetts or Wisconsin?

Massachusetts leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $13.5B versus Wisconsin’s $10.0B. Massachusetts has more awards (294,824 vs 181,419) and more people (7,136,171 vs 5,960,975). Spending per capita is $364.70 in Massachusetts and $407.20 in Wisconsin. FY2026 obligations are $2.6B and $2.4B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Is Wisconsin more intensive per person than Massachusetts?

Slightly. Wisconsin’s $10.0B on 5,960,975 residents produces $407.20 per capita. Massachusetts’s $13.5B on 7,136,171 residents produces $364.70. Massachusetts still leads the stacked file, the award count (294,824 vs 181,419), and FY2026 ($2.6B vs $2.4B). Intensity and stock are different rankings.

What industries lead Massachusetts and Wisconsin federal awards?

Massachusetts’s top industry is aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing. Wisconsin’s is direct health and medical insurance carriers. Those slices sit on $13.5B and $10.0B in obligations. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 294,824 in Massachusetts and 181,419 in Wisconsin.

Are Massachusetts vs Wisconsin figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $13.5B and $10.0B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $2.6B 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.