North Carolina vs Washington

Washington’s dollars, North Carolina’s rows

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Washington’s $7.3B stock sits $997 million above North Carolina’s $6.3B. Place of performance in the award file is the scoring rule. North Carolina has more people (11,046,024 versus 7,958,180) and more awards (429,746 versus 236,821). Washington still holds the larger dollar stock.

North Carolina’s $6,340,179,185 is spread across 429,746 records. Washington’s $7,337,035,583 sits on 236,821. North Carolina’s busier file on a smaller stock implies a lighter typical booking. Dollars favor Washington; paperwork volume favors North Carolina. The $7.3B versus $6.3B ranking is a dollar ranking, not a row ranking.

Washington’s $7,337,035,583 versus North Carolina’s $6,340,179,185 is the stacked ranking. FY2026 of $584,612,717 versus $737,511,771 is the recency ranking. Award rows of 236,821 versus 429,746 and people of 7,958,180 versus 11,046,024 stay with North Carolina. Per capita of $73.46 versus $66.77 is close. Pharmaceuticals versus building construction is mix. A $997 million stacked lead does not travel to the latest year.

Close intensity: $73.46 versus $66.77

Washington’s 7,958,180 residents against $7.3B produce $73.46 per capita. North Carolina’s 11,046,024 residents against $6.3B produce $66.77. Intensity favors Washington by about $7 per person, in the same direction as the stacked ranking. This pair is not a high-versus-low intensity contest.

A $73.46 per-person reading is an intensity fact attached to $7.3B. North Carolina’s $66.77 is attached to $6.3B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. Similar intensity can still hide a $997 million stacked gap, a 2-to-1 row gap, and a recency inversion.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, North Carolina or Washington?

Washington leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $7,337,035,583 versus North Carolina’s $6,340,179,185. North Carolina has more awards (429,746 vs 236,821) and more people (11,046,024 vs 7,958,180). Spending per capita is $66.77 in North Carolina and $73.46 in Washington. FY2026 obligations are $737.5M and $584.6M. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Does North Carolina outpace Washington in FY2026?

Yes. FY2026 obligations are $737,511,771 in North Carolina versus $584,612,717 in Washington. The stacked ranking still favors Washington ($7.3B vs $6.3B). Award counts are 429,746 versus 236,821. Per capita is $66.77 versus $73.46. Populations are 11,046,024 and 7,958,180.

What industries lead North Carolina and Washington federal awards?

North Carolina’s top industry is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Washington’s is commercial and institutional building construction. Those slices sit on $6.3B and $7.3B obligation stocks. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 429,746 in North Carolina and 236,821 in Washington.

Are North Carolina vs Washington figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $6.3B and $7.3B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $737.5M and $584.6M measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments.