Maryland vs Wisconsin

Maryland’s $30.1B stock versus Wisconsin’s $10.0B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Maryland’s $30.1B is about 3.0 times Wisconsin’s $10.0B. The comparison scores place of performance in the award file. Maryland holds the larger all-years total, and that stock is the first fact to keep in view before anyone treats Wisconsin’s higher per-capita figure as a larger file.

Award counts also favor Maryland, though by a thinner margin than dollars. Maryland logs 229,316 awards; Wisconsin logs 181,419. Maryland’s file is both 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 Maryland’s $30.1B.

Wisconsin’s $407.20 per capita beats Maryland’s $315.60

Maryland’s 6,263,220 residents exceed Wisconsin’s 5,960,975, but not by enough to explain a three-to-one dollar gap. After dividing the obligation stocks by those Census counts, Wisconsin shows $407.20 per capita and Maryland shows $315.60. Intensity runs the opposite direction from the $30.1B versus $10.0B ranking.

A $407.20 per-person reading in Wisconsin on 5,960,975 residents is an intensity fact, not a claim about state capacity. Maryland’s $315.60 on 6,263,220 residents sits on a much larger $30.1B stock. This table does not convert obligations into household income, tax incidence, or GDP.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Maryland or Wisconsin?

Maryland leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $30.1B versus Wisconsin’s $10.0B. Maryland has more awards (229,316 vs 181,419) and more people (6,263,220 vs 5,960,975). Spending per capita is $315.60 in Maryland and $407.20 in Wisconsin. FY2026 obligations are $2.0B in Maryland and $2.4B in Wisconsin. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

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

Wisconsin’s $10.0B on 5,960,975 residents produces $407.20 per capita. Maryland’s $30.1B on 6,263,220 residents produces $315.60. Maryland still leads the stacked file and the award count (229,316 vs 181,419). FY2026 also favors Wisconsin ($2.4B vs $2.0B). Intensity and stock are different rankings in this pair.

What industries lead Maryland and Wisconsin federal awards?

Maryland’s top industry is other computer related services. Wisconsin’s is direct health and medical insurance carriers. Those slices sit on $30.1B and $10.0B in obligations. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 229,316 in Maryland and 181,419 in Wisconsin.

Are Maryland vs Wisconsin figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $30.1B and $10.0B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $2.0B 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.