Oklahoma vs Virginia

A short action list under a $5.5B stock

Oklahoma’s 50,460 awards are among the thinnest action files in this batch, ahead of only Utah. The dollar total is still $5.5B, which implies fewer, larger awards rather than a modification-heavy services market. Virginia remains in another band on both metrics: $110.8B and 1,116,647 actions.

Population explains part of the dollar gap — 4,095,393 versus 8,811,195 is roughly 1-to-2.15 — and not most of it. $5.5B versus $110.8B is roughly 1-to-20. Place-of-performance on USAspending.gov, not Oklahoma’s energy economy, is what this row measures.

Fifty thousand four hundred sixty Oklahoma awards are a sparse feed. $5.5B is not a sparse dollar stock in isolation; it is sparse next to $110.8B. The combination is the point: a short action list can still support billions in recorded obligations when the leading work is production-like rather than modification-like. Virginia’s 1,116,647 awards under $110.8B remain the high-volume, high-dollar book.

Aircraft parts, same family as Connecticut

Oklahoma’s top industry is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing, the same leading description Connecticut carries on a $7.5B stock. Virginia’s top industry is other computer related services. Aerospace parts versus IT services is the industry contrast.

A parts-manufacturing lead on 50,460 actions is consistent with production lots rather than a million-plus task-order file. This page does not name depots or suppliers and does not assign a percentage of $5.5B to aircraft parts. Top industry is the largest slice only.

Other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing matches Connecticut’s top industry. Oklahoma’s $5.5B and 50,460 awards sit below Connecticut’s $7.5B and 94,990 awards, in the same parts family, against the same Virginia other computer related services lead. This page does not name depots. It reports the NAICS description next to the published columns.

Questions

How does Oklahoma federal spending compare with Virginia?

Oklahoma shows $5.5B in USAspending obligations; Virginia shows $110.8B. Oklahoma’s population is 4,095,393 versus 8,811,195 in Virginia. Totals are obligations, not Treasury outlays. FY 2026 is the latest year in the pair. Figures come from SpendingVault aggregates of USAspending.gov award records. They are obligations — recorded commitments — not Treasury outlays, and FY 2026 is the latest year in the comparison.

Why does Oklahoma have so few federal awards?

Oklahoma has 50,460 awards in this aggregate; Virginia has 1,116,647. Oklahoma’s dollar stock is still $5.5B, so a short action list does not mean a near-zero federal book. Award counts include modifications and measure actions, not unique vendors. Figures come from SpendingVault aggregates of USAspending.gov award records. They are obligations — recorded commitments — not Treasury outlays, and FY 2026 is the latest year in the comparison.

What is Oklahoma’s top federal industry versus Virginia?

Oklahoma’s top industry is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Virginia’s is other computer related services. Those NAICS descriptions are the leading slices in SpendingVault’s aggregates, not a complete list of either state’s federal awards. Figures come from SpendingVault aggregates of USAspending.gov award records. They are obligations — recorded commitments — not Treasury outlays, and FY 2026 is the latest year in the comparison.

What is Oklahoma’s federal spending per capita vs Virginia?

Oklahoma’s spending per capita is $205.98. Virginia’s is $1,344.24. Both divide USAspending obligations by Census population (4,095,393 and 8,811,195). Per-capita is a scaling statistic, not a payment to residents. Figures come from SpendingVault aggregates of USAspending.gov award records. They are obligations — recorded commitments — not Treasury outlays, and FY 2026 is the latest year in the comparison.