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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.

Side-by-side federal spending and demographic comparison between New Jersey and Oklahoma.
New JerseyMetricOklahoma
$46.16BTotal Spending$22.36B
$5KPer Capita$5K
N/A% of GDPN/A
9.5MPopulation4.1M
N/AMedian IncomeN/A
N/APoverty RateN/A
N/ABachelor Degree %N/A
N/AMedian AgeN/A
N/AUnemploymentN/A
N/AGDP (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