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North Carolina vs South Carolina

Federal spending comparison

North CarolinaMetricSouth Carolina
$737.5MTotal Spending$460.1M
$66.77Per Capita$83.98
0.1%% of GDP0.1%
11.0MPopulation5.5M
N/AMedian IncomeN/A
N/APoverty RateN/A
N/ABachelor Degree %N/A
N/AMedian AgeN/A
N/AUnemploymentN/A
$844KMGDP (Millions)$357KM

Top Agencies — North Carolina

  • Department of Defense$3.71B
  • Department of Veterans Affairs$811.8M
  • General Services Administration$412.8M
  • Department of Health and Human Services$298.1M
  • Department of Agriculture$271.0M

Top Agencies — South Carolina

  • Department of Defense$2.81B
  • Department of Veterans Affairs$368.8M
  • Department of Health and Human Services$232.3M
  • Department of Agriculture$148.0M
  • General Services Administration$57.4M

Top Industries — North Carolina

  • PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION MANUFACTURING$731.5M
  • OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION$706.3M
  • HIGHWAY, STREET, AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION$341.6M
  • COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$318.3M
  • SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$236.9M

Top Industries — South Carolina

  • BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT (EXCEPT DIAGNOSTIC) MANUFACTURING$405.1M
  • ENGINEERING SERVICES$166.0M
  • FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CANNING$161.4M
  • COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$135.3M
  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)$134.4M