Ohio vs Washington

Ohio’s larger stock, Washington’s busier file

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Ohio’s $8.1B stock sits $804 million above Washington’s $7.3B. Place of performance in the award file is the scoring rule. Ohio has more people (11,883,304 versus 7,958,180) and more stacked dollars. Washington still logs more awards: 236,821 against Ohio’s 168,038.

That row inversion on a smaller stock implies a lighter typical booking in Washington. Ohio’s $8,141,450,027 sits on 168,038 records. Washington’s $7,337,035,583 is spread across 236,821 actions. Dollars favor Ohio; paperwork volume favors Washington. The $8.1B versus $7.3B ranking is a dollar ranking, not a row ranking.

Ohio’s $8,141,450,027 versus Washington’s $7,337,035,583 is a modest stacked gap. Washington’s 236,821 awards versus Ohio’s 168,038 is the paperwork counter. $73.46 on 7,958,180 residents versus $61.66 on 11,883,304 residents is a modest intensity counter. FY2026 of $732,683,316 versus $584,612,717 stays with Ohio. Aircraft engines versus building construction is mix. None of those cuts is an outlay.

A modest intensity edge for Washington

Ohio’s 11,883,304 residents against $8.1B produce $61.66 per capita. Washington’s 7,958,180 residents against $7.3B produce $73.46. Intensity favors Washington by about $12 per person even though Ohio holds the larger stacked total and the larger Census count.

A $73.46 per-person reading is an intensity fact attached to $7.3B, not a household payment. Ohio’s $61.66 is attached to $8.1B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. The intensity gap is real and modest. It does not erase Ohio’s $804 million stacked lead or Ohio’s FY2026 lead.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Ohio or Washington?

Ohio leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $8,141,450,027 versus Washington’s $7,337,035,583. Washington has more awards (236,821 vs 168,038). Ohio has more people (11,883,304 vs 7,958,180). Spending per capita is $61.66 in Ohio and $73.46 in Washington. FY2026 obligations are $732.7M and $584.6M. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Does Washington have more federal awards than Ohio?

Yes. Washington logs 236,821 awards on $7.3B. Ohio logs 168,038 awards on $8.1B. Washington’s busier file on a smaller stock implies a lighter typical booking. Per capita is $73.46 versus $61.66. Populations are 7,958,180 and 11,883,304. FY2026 still favors Ohio ($732.7M vs $584.6M).

What industries lead Ohio and Washington federal awards?

Ohio’s top industry is aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing. Washington’s is commercial and institutional building construction. Those slices sit on $8.1B and $7.3B obligation stocks. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 168,038 in Ohio and 236,821 in Washington.

Are Ohio vs Washington figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $8.1B and $7.3B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $732.7M and $584.6M measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments.