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Oklahoma vs Washington

Federal spending comparison

Washington holds $7,337,035,583 in federal obligations on USAspending.gov. Oklahoma holds $5,456,947,205. Washington leads stacked dollars by about $1.9 billion. Intensity and recency both favor Oklahoma. Spending per capita is $205.98 in Oklahoma against $73.46 in Washington. FY2026 obligations are $843.6M in Oklahoma and $584.6M in Washington. Populations are 4,095,393 in Oklahoma and 7,958,180 in Washington. Award counts are 50,460 versus 236,821. Mix is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing in Oklahoma and commercial and institutional building construction in Washington.

Key figures

  • Washington $7.3B vs Oklahoma $5.5B in USAspending obligations.
  • Populations: Oklahoma 4,095,393 vs Washington 7,958,180; per capita $205.98 vs $73.46.
  • Washington has more awards (236,821 vs 50,460); FY2026 favors Oklahoma $843.6M vs $584.6M.
  • Top industries: other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment (OK) vs commercial and institutional building construction (WA).
  • Figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Washington’s dollars, Oklahoma’s thinner file

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Washington’s $7.3B stock sits $1.9 billion above Oklahoma’s $5.5B. Place of performance in the award file is the scoring rule. Washington has more people (7,958,180 versus 4,095,393) and far more awards (236,821 versus 50,460). Oklahoma still posts the higher per-capita reading and the larger FY2026 window.

Washington’s $7,337,035,583 is spread across 236,821 records. Oklahoma’s $5,456,947,205 sits on 50,460. That is about 4.7 Washington awards for each Oklahoma award. Dollars favor Washington; paperwork volume favors Washington as well. Intensity and recency do not.

Washington’s 236,821 awards on $7,337,035,583 versus Oklahoma’s 50,460 awards on $5,456,947,205 is a paperwork-and-scale ranking. Per capita of $73.46 on 7,958,180 residents versus $205.98 on 4,095,393 residents and FY2026 of $584,612,717 versus $843,573,742 invert that ranking. Aircraft parts versus building construction is mix. A larger stacked stock does not buy the intensity lead or the latest-year lead.

Oklahoma’s $205.98 versus Washington’s $73.46

Oklahoma’s 4,095,393 residents against $5.5B produce $205.98 per capita. Washington’s 7,958,180 residents against $7.3B produce $73.46. Intensity in Oklahoma is more than 2.8 times Washington’s even though Washington holds the larger stacked total.

A $205.98 per-person reading is an intensity fact attached to $5.5B, not a household payment. Washington’s $73.46 is attached to $7.3B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. Washington can lead stacked dollars while trailing on a per-resident basis because 7,958,180 people spread $7.3B more thinly than 4,095,393 people spread $5.5B.

Full analysis: Oklahoma vs Washington on USAspending: $5.5B vs $7.3B

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Oklahoma or Washington?
Washington leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $7,337,035,583 versus Oklahoma’s $5,456,947,205. Washington has more awards (236,821 vs 50,460) and more people (7,958,180 vs 4,095,393). Spending per capita is $205.98 in Oklahoma and $73.46 in Washington. FY2026 obligations are $843.6M and $584.6M. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.
Does Oklahoma outpace Washington in FY2026?
Yes. FY2026 obligations are $843,573,742 in Oklahoma versus $584,612,717 in Washington. The stacked ranking still favors Washington ($7.3B vs $5.5B). Per capita is $205.98 versus $73.46. Award counts are 50,460 and 236,821. Populations are 4,095,393 and 7,958,180.
What industries lead Oklahoma and Washington federal awards?
Oklahoma’s top industry is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Washington’s is commercial and institutional building construction. Those slices sit on $5.5B and $7.3B obligation stocks. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 50,460 in Oklahoma and 236,821 in Washington.
Are Oklahoma vs Washington figures Treasury outlays?
No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $5.5B and $7.3B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $843.6M and $584.6M 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 Oklahoma and Washington.
OklahomaMetricWashington
$22.36BTotal Spending$51.61B
$5KPer Capita$6K
N/A% of GDPN/A
4.1MPopulation8.0M
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 — 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 — Washington

  • Department of Health and Human Services$95.41B
  • Social Security Administration$94.70B
  • Department of Defense$77.37B
  • Department of Energy$74.17B
  • Department of Veterans Affairs$15.02B

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 — Washington

  • AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING$57.18B
  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES$29.45B
  • INDUSTRIAL NONBUILDING STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION$16.69B
  • HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL$11.38B
  • REMEDIATION SERVICES$10.65B