Missouri vs District of Columbia

The District’s $19.9B versus Missouri’s $10.4B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. The District’s $19.9B is about 1.9 times Missouri’s $10.4B. Place of performance in the award file is not a population contest. A 702,250-person capital can outrun a 6,245,466-person Midwestern state in this aggregate because headquarters contracting stacks dollars in the District.

Award counts favor Missouri by a wide margin. Missouri has 300,867 awards; the District has 95,844. Missouri’s file is busier in rows and lighter in dollars. The District’s file is heavier in dollars on fewer actions — a higher typical booking. The $19.9B versus $10.4B ranking is a dollar ranking, not a row ranking.

Missouri’s $262.46 versus the District’s $3,166.95

Missouri’s 6,245,466 residents dwarf the District’s 702,250. After dividing the obligation stocks by those Census counts, the District shows $3,166.95 per capita and Missouri shows $262.46. Missouri’s $262.46 is not a thin reading; the District is simply in another band because 702,250 residents sit under $19.9B.

A $262.46 per-person reading in Missouri on 6,245,466 residents is an intensity fact attached to a $10.4B stock. The District’s $3,166.95 is not a claim that every resident received that amount. This table scores USAspending awards, not GDP and not a household transfer.

Questions

Which has more federal spending, Missouri or the District of Columbia?

The District of Columbia leads in USAspending.gov obligations: $19.9B versus Missouri’s $10.4B. Missouri has more awards (300,867 vs 95,844) and more people (6,245,466 vs 702,250). Spending per capita is $262.46 in Missouri and $3,166.95 in the District. FY2026 obligations are $1.6B and $2.2B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Why does D.C. show more federal obligations than Missouri despite fewer people?

The District’s $19.9B on 702,250 residents produces $3,166.95 per capita. Missouri’s $10.4B on 6,245,466 residents produces $262.46. Missouri actually logs more awards (300,867 vs 95,844), so the District’s lead is dollars per action and capital place-of-performance intensity, not more rows. FY2026 also favors the District ($2.2B vs $1.6B).

What industries lead Missouri and D.C. federal awards?

Missouri’s top industry is aircraft manufacturing. The District’s is administrative management and general management consulting services. Those slices sit on $10.4B and $19.9B in obligations. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award. Award counts are 300,867 in Missouri and 95,844 in the District.

Are Missouri vs D.C. figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $10.4B and $19.9B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $1.6B and $2.2B measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments. Place of performance can differ from where the paying agency sits.