New Jersey vs Oklahoma
Federal spending comparison
New Jersey accounts for $8,084,032,234 in federal obligations on USAspending.gov. Oklahoma accounts for $5,456,947,205. New Jersey leads stacked dollars by about $2.6 billion. The award file is the extreme split: 1,162,765 actions in New Jersey against 50,460 in Oklahoma. Intensity runs the other way. Oklahoma’s $205.98 per capita more than doubles New Jersey’s $92.49. Populations are 9,500,851 in New Jersey and 4,095,393 in Oklahoma. FY2026 obligations are close: $878.7M in New Jersey and $843.6M in Oklahoma.
Key figures
- New Jersey $8.1B vs Oklahoma $5.5B in USAspending obligations.
- Populations: New Jersey 9,500,851 vs Oklahoma 4,095,393; per capita $92.49 vs $205.98.
- New Jersey has far more awards (1,162,765 vs 50,460); FY2026 nearly even at $878.7M vs $843.6M.
- Top industries: pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing (NJ) vs other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment (OK).
- Figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.
Twenty-three awards in New Jersey for each Oklahoma award
These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. New Jersey’s $8.1B stock sits $2.6 billion above Oklahoma’s $5.5B. Place of performance in the award file is the scoring rule. New Jersey has more people (9,500,851 versus 4,095,393) and a vastly busier file. Oklahoma still posts the higher per-capita reading.
New Jersey’s $8,084,032,234 is spread across 1,162,765 records. Oklahoma’s $5,456,947,205 sits on 50,460. That is about 23 New Jersey awards for each Oklahoma award. Dollars favor New Jersey; paperwork volume favors New Jersey as well. Intensity and typical booking size do not.
New Jersey’s 1,162,765 awards versus Oklahoma’s 50,460 awards is a 23-to-1 paperwork gulf on $8,084,032,234 versus $5,456,947,205. FY2026 of $878,702,039 versus $843,573,742 is almost even. People of 9,500,851 versus 4,095,393 produce $92.49 versus $205.98. Pharmaceuticals versus aircraft parts is mix. A near-tied latest year should not be read as a stacked tie or a paperwork tie.
Oklahoma’s $205.98 versus New Jersey’s $92.49
New Jersey’s 9,500,851 residents against $8.1B produce $92.49 per capita. Oklahoma’s 4,095,393 residents against $5.5B produce $205.98. Intensity in Oklahoma is more than double New Jersey’s even though New Jersey holds the larger stacked total and the million-row file.
A $205.98 per-person reading is an intensity fact attached to $5.5B, not a household check. New Jersey’s $92.49 is attached to $8.1B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. A 50,460-award file on $5.5B is consistent with a heavier typical booking than a 1,162,765-award file on $8.1B.
Full analysis: New Jersey vs Oklahoma on USAspending: $8.1B vs $5.5B →
Questions
- Which state has more federal spending, New Jersey or Oklahoma?
- New Jersey leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $8,084,032,234 versus Oklahoma’s $5,456,947,205. New Jersey has far more awards (1,162,765 vs 50,460) and more people (9,500,851 vs 4,095,393). Spending per capita is $92.49 in New Jersey and $205.98 in Oklahoma. FY2026 obligations are $878.7M and $843.6M. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.
- Why does New Jersey have so many more awards than Oklahoma?
- New Jersey logs 1,162,765 awards on $8.1B. Oklahoma logs 50,460 awards on $5.5B. New Jersey’s file is busier in rows on a larger stock, which implies a smaller typical booking. Per capita is $92.49 versus $205.98. Populations are 9,500,851 and 4,095,393. FY2026 is nearly even ($878.7M vs $843.6M).
- What industries lead New Jersey and Oklahoma federal awards?
- New Jersey’s top industry is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Oklahoma’s is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Those slices sit on $8.1B and $5.5B obligation stocks. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 1,162,765 in New Jersey and 50,460 in Oklahoma.
- Are New Jersey vs Oklahoma figures Treasury outlays?
- No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $8.1B and $5.5B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $878.7M and $843.6M measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments.
State comparison from SpendingVault aggregates of USAspending obligations. Per-capita uses Census population where present.
| New Jersey | Metric | Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| $46.16B | Total Spending | $22.36B |
| $5K | Per Capita | $5K |
| N/A | % of GDP | N/A |
| 9.5M | Population | 4.1M |
| N/A | Median Income | N/A |
| N/A | Poverty Rate | N/A |
| N/A | Bachelor Degree % | N/A |
| N/A | Median Age | N/A |
| N/A | Unemployment | N/A |
| N/A | GDP (Millions) | N/A |
Top Agencies — New Jersey
- Social Security Administration$114.07B
- Department of Health and Human Services$101.46B
- Department of Defense$46.63B
- Department of Transportation$14.94B
- Department of Veterans Affairs$12.27B
Top Agencies — Oklahoma
- Department of Health and Human Services$57.35B
- Social Security Administration$49.82B
- Department of Defense$26.40B
- Department of Veterans Affairs$11.97B
- Department of Agriculture$9.50B
Top Industries — New Jersey
- SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$17.07B
- ENGINEERING SERVICES$6.78B
- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$5.94B
- COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES$4.71B
- COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$2.05B
Top Industries — Oklahoma
- AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING$6.35B
- OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$4.90B
- ENGINEERING SERVICES$3.06B
- COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$2.68B
- OTHER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION$2.38B
Source: USAspending.gov · More Comparisons · New Jersey · Oklahoma