Oklahoma vs Utah
Federal spending comparison
Oklahoma accounts for $5.46B in USAspending.gov obligations; Utah accounts for $4.06B. Census counts are in the same band: 4,095,393 in Oklahoma and 3,503,613 in Utah. Intensity is also close, $205.98 per capita versus $199.06. Award counts favor Oklahoma, 50,460 to 26,509. FY2026 obligations are $843.6M in Oklahoma and $697.4M in Utah. Oklahoma’s top industry is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing; Utah’s is nonferrous metal rolling, drawing, and extruding. The figures are obligations, not outlays.
Key figures
- Oklahoma $5.46B vs Utah $4.06B in stacked USAspending obligations.
- Per capita is close: $205.98 vs $199.06 on 4,095,393 vs 3,503,613 residents.
- Awards: 50,460 vs 26,509; FY2026 $843.6M vs $697.4M.
- Top industries: aircraft parts in Oklahoma; nonferrous metal rolling in Utah.
- Figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.
Two mountain-west files that almost match on intensity
Oklahoma’s $5.46B is about 1.34 times Utah’s $4.06B. Population is about 1.17 times: 4,095,393 versus 3,503,613. Dollars and people move together, which is why the per-capita pair stays tight: $205.98 versus $199.06. This is not a stock-versus-ratio inversion. It is a same-direction ranking with a small intensity gap.
Award counts open a wider gap than dollars do. Oklahoma’s 50,460 awards versus Utah’s 26,509 is about 1.90 times as many rows on 1.34 times the dollars. Oklahoma’s file is busier. Utah’s 26,509 actions on $4.06B still produce a per-capita reading within about $7 of Oklahoma’s.
FY2026 follows the stacked ranking. $843.6M versus $697.4M keeps Oklahoma ahead on the latest-year cut. Oklahoma’s 4,095,393 residents and Utah’s 3,503,613 residents keep this pair in the same Census band even while 50,460 awards versus 26,509 awards pull the action files apart.
Aircraft parts versus nonferrous metal rolling
Oklahoma’s lead NAICS is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Utah’s lead NAICS is nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) rolling, drawing, and extruding. Those peaks sit on $5.46B and $4.06B. The industry split is sharper than the dollar split. Two similar-size obligation stocks can still peak in different NAICS codes.
The 50,460 Oklahoma awards and 26,509 Utah awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Oklahoma and Utah state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.
Full analysis: Oklahoma vs Utah on USAspending: $5.46B vs $4.06B →
Questions
- Does Oklahoma or Utah have more federal spending?
- Oklahoma leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $5.46B to Utah’s $4.06B. Oklahoma also leads spending per capita slightly, $205.98 versus $199.06, on 4,095,393 residents against Utah’s 3,503,613. Oklahoma has more awards (50,460 vs 26,509). FY2026 obligations are $843.6M in Oklahoma and $697.4M in Utah.
- Are Oklahoma and Utah close on spending per capita?
- Yes. The packet reports $205.98 per capita in Oklahoma on 4,095,393 residents and $199.06 in Utah on 3,503,613. The Census counts and the ratios both sit in a narrow band. Award counts are 50,460 versus 26,509. Stacked obligations are $5.46B versus $4.06B. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.
- What industries lead in Oklahoma and Utah?
- Oklahoma’s top industry is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Utah’s is nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) rolling, drawing, and extruding. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $5.46B and $4.06B. Award counts are 50,460 in Oklahoma and 26,509 in Utah.
- Are Oklahoma vs Utah figures Treasury outlays?
- No. The $5.46B and $4.06B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $843.6M and $697.4M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($205.98 vs $199.06) uses Census population against those obligations.
State comparison from SpendingVault aggregates of USAspending obligations. Per-capita uses Census population where present.
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 Agencies — Utah
- Department of Defense$33.86B
- Social Security Administration$29.09B
- Department of Health and Human Services$25.69B
- Department of Education$5.77B
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration$4.55B
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
Top Industries — Utah
- ENGINEERING SERVICES$12.40B
- GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING$11.72B
- GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE PROPULSION UNIT AND PROPULSION UNIT PARTS MANUFACTURING$4.45B
- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$1.39B
- COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$1.37B
Source: USAspending.gov · More Comparisons · Oklahoma · Utah