Maryland vs Texas

Two large files, one much heavier stock

Maryland at $30.1B and Texas at $72.7B are both large statewide files. The interesting question is which ranking disagrees. Award counts are 229,316 versus 530,634. Populations are 6,263,220 versus 31,290,831. Per capita is $315.60 versus $686.10. 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.

Maryland’s $30.1B is not a small-state remainder; it is a major file that still sits well below Texas’s $72.7B. A close or mid-range dollar gap can hide a wide row gap or a wide intensity gap. This pair is built for that kind of split, not for a blowout stock ranking.

Computer services in Maryland, pharmaceuticals in Texas

Maryland’s top industry is other computer related services. Texas’s top industry is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Two large files can still wear different NAICS peaks. Other computer related services as Maryland’s peak on 229,316 awards is a different industrial story from pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing on 530,634 Texas awards. Both peaks sit on large stocks. Neither peak is the whole statewide mix.

Industry tags on $30.1B and $72.7B are peaks inside mixed statewide aggregates. They do not license a one-industry story for 229,316 or 530,634 awards. Use the comparison hub for the side-by-side tables, then the Maryland and Texas state hubs for agencies and recipients.

Questions

Which has more federal spending, Maryland or Texas?

Maryland shows $30.1B in USAspending.gov obligations; Texas shows $72.7B. Award counts are 229,316 and 530,634. Populations are 6,263,220 and 31,290,831. Spending per capita is $315.60 versus $686.10. FY2026 obligations are $2.0B and $21.5B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.

What industries lead Maryland and Texas federal awards?

Maryland’s top industry is other computer related services. Texas’s top industry is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Those slices sit on $30.1B and $72.7B in USAspending.gov obligations and on 229,316 versus 530,634 awards. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award.

How do Maryland and Texas compare on spending per capita?

Spending per capita is $315.60 in Maryland on 6,263,220 residents and $686.10 in Texas on 31,290,831 residents. Those ratios use stacked USAspending.gov obligations of $30.1B and $72.7B, not FY2026 alone and not GDP. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Are Maryland vs Texas figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $30.1B and $72.7B stacked totals, and FY2026 amounts of $2.0B and $21.5B, are USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Award counts are 229,316 and 530,634. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.