Michigan vs Washington

Michigan’s $8.4B against Washington’s $7.3B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Michigan’s $8.4B stock sits about $1.1 billion above Washington’s $7.3B. Place of performance in the award file is the scoring rule. Both states are large. The comparison is not a small-state overlay on a giant file. It is two substantial stocks with different intensity, mix, and recency.

Michigan logs 416,538 awards; Washington logs 236,821. Michigan’s larger dollar stock also sits on a busier file. Washington’s $7.3B on 236,821 actions is still a heavy book of work. The $8.4B versus $7.3B ranking is a dollar ranking. Rows move in the same direction, unlike pairs where one state floods the file with small actions.

Michigan’s $1,776,433,740 in FY2026 is the cut that most clearly separates this pair from a routine $8.4B versus $7.3B ranking. Washington’s $584,612,717 latest year is still a large book. Award rows of 416,538 versus 236,821 move with the stacked ranking. Per capita of $175.18 on 10,140,459 residents versus $73.46 on 7,958,180 residents does too. Automobile manufacturing versus building construction is mix, not the rest of either stock.

More than double the per-capita reading

Michigan’s 10,140,459 residents against $8,395,413,599 produce $175.18 per capita. Washington’s 7,958,180 residents against $7,337,035,583 produce $73.46. Intensity in Michigan is more than twice Washington’s even though Washington has fewer people. Population does not invert this ranking.

A $175.18 per-person reading is an intensity fact attached to $8.4B, not a household payment. Washington’s $73.46 is attached to $7.3B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. Michigan leads stacked dollars, rows, people, intensity, and the latest fiscal year. Washington does not offset any of those cuts in this packet.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Michigan or Washington?

Michigan leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $8,395,413,599 versus Washington’s $7,337,035,583. Michigan has more awards (416,538 vs 236,821) and more people (10,140,459 vs 7,958,180). Spending per capita is $175.18 in Michigan and $73.46 in Washington. FY2026 obligations are $1.8B and $584.6M. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

How large is Michigan’s FY2026 lead over Washington?

FY2026 obligations are $1,776,433,740 in Michigan and $584,612,717 in Washington. Michigan’s latest year is about three times Washington’s. The stacked gap is smaller: $8.4B versus $7.3B. Per capita is $175.18 versus $73.46. Populations are 10,140,459 and 7,958,180. Award counts are 416,538 and 236,821.

What industries lead Michigan and Washington federal awards?

Michigan’s top industry is automobile manufacturing. Washington’s is commercial and institutional building construction. Those slices sit on $8.4B and $7.3B obligation stocks. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 416,538 in Michigan and 236,821 in Washington.

Are Michigan vs Washington figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $8.4B and $7.3B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $1.8B and $584.6M measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments.