Michigan vs Wisconsin

Wisconsin’s $10.0B versus Michigan’s $8.4B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Wisconsin’s $10.0B exceeds Michigan’s $8.4B even though Michigan has 10,140,459 residents and Wisconsin has 5,960,975. Place of performance in the award file is not a population contest. The stacked ranking favors the smaller Great Lakes neighbor in this aggregate.

Award counts run the other way. Michigan has 416,538 awards; Wisconsin has 181,419. Michigan’s file is busier in rows and lighter in dollars. Wisconsin’s file is heavier in dollars on fewer actions — a higher typical booking. The $10.0B versus $8.4B ranking is a dollar ranking, not a row ranking.

Wisconsin’s $407.20 versus Michigan’s $175.18

Michigan’s 10,140,459 residents exceed Wisconsin’s 5,960,975. After dividing the obligation stocks by those Census counts, Wisconsin shows $407.20 per capita and Michigan shows $175.18. Intensity favors Wisconsin by about 2.3 times. Population is not the engine of this ranking.

A $175.18 per-person reading in Michigan on 10,140,459 residents is an intensity fact attached to $8.4B. Wisconsin’s $407.20 on 5,960,975 residents is attached to $10.0B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. Neighboring Great Lakes states can show very different intensity.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Michigan or Wisconsin?

Wisconsin leads in USAspending.gov obligations: $10.0B versus Michigan’s $8.4B. Michigan has more awards (416,538 vs 181,419) and more people (10,140,459 vs 5,960,975). Spending per capita is $175.18 in Michigan and $407.20 in Wisconsin. FY2026 obligations are $1.8B and $2.4B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Why does Wisconsin show more federal obligations than Michigan despite fewer people?

Wisconsin’s $10.0B on 5,960,975 residents produces $407.20 per capita. Michigan’s $8.4B on 10,140,459 residents produces $175.18. Michigan actually logs more awards (416,538 vs 181,419), so Wisconsin’s lead is dollars per action and intensity, not more rows. FY2026 also favors Wisconsin ($2.4B vs $1.8B).

What industries lead Michigan and Wisconsin federal awards?

Michigan’s top industry is automobile manufacturing. Wisconsin’s is direct health and medical insurance carriers. Those slices sit on $8.4B and $10.0B in obligations. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 416,538 in Michigan and 181,419 in Wisconsin.

Are Michigan vs Wisconsin figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $8.4B and $10.0B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $1.8B 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.