North Carolina vs Oklahoma

A close dollar race on wildly different award files

North Carolina’s $6.34B versus Oklahoma’s $5.46B is about 1.16 times — a narrow stacked lead. Population is about 2.70 times: 11,046,024 versus 4,095,393. People outrun dollars by a wide margin, which is why North Carolina’s per-capita figure compresses to $66.77 while Oklahoma’s expands to $205.98. The smaller Census count carries more obligation per resident.

Award counts make the files look like different species. North Carolina’s 429,746 awards are about 8.5 times Oklahoma’s 50,460. The Carolina file is dense with actions on a dollar stock that is only 16 percent larger. Oklahoma’s 50,460 rows on $5.46B imply a heavier typical booking if one divided dollars by actions — a ratio this packet does not publish as an official metric.

Stacked dollars still belong to North Carolina. Intensity and, as the next section shows, the latest fiscal year belong to Oklahoma. Award volume belongs to North Carolina by a landslide that the dollar totals do not match.

Pharmaceutical preparations versus aircraft parts

North Carolina’s top industry is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Oklahoma’s top industry is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Those NAICS peaks sit on $6.34B and $5.46B. A drug-manufacturing lead is not a claim that every Carolina award is a pill line; an aircraft-parts lead is not a claim that every Oklahoma award is a fuselage kit.

The 429,746 North Carolina awards and 50,460 Oklahoma awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the North Carolina and Oklahoma state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both lead industries are obligation mixes, not outlay mixes.

Questions

Does North Carolina or Oklahoma have more federal spending?

North Carolina leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $6.34B to Oklahoma’s $5.46B. Oklahoma leads spending per capita, $205.98 versus $66.77, on 4,095,393 residents against North Carolina’s 11,046,024. North Carolina has far more awards (429,746 vs 50,460). FY2026 obligations are $737.5M in North Carolina and $843.6M in Oklahoma.

Why is Oklahoma’s per-capita federal spending higher?

The packet reports $205.98 per capita in Oklahoma on 4,095,393 residents and $66.77 in North Carolina on 11,046,024. North Carolina has more people and far more awards (429,746 vs 50,460). Stacked obligations are $6.34B versus $5.46B. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What are the top industries in North Carolina and Oklahoma?

North Carolina’s top industry is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Oklahoma’s is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $6.34B and $5.46B. Award counts are 429,746 in North Carolina and 50,460 in Oklahoma.

Are North Carolina vs Oklahoma figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $6.34B and $5.46B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $737.5M and $843.6M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($66.77 vs $205.98) uses Census population against those obligations.