Texas vs Washington

A Pacific $7.3B file with a cool $73.46 ratio

Texas’s $72.7B stacked stock sits well above Washington’s $7.3B. Census population leans Texas: 31,290,831 versus 7,958,180. Intensity is the ranking that opens widest. $73.46 per capita in Washington is far cooler than Texas’s $686.1. Cite those packet ratios beside the Census counts; they are not a second copy of $72.7B and $7.3B.

Award volume follows Texas, 530,634 versus 236,821. The row gap is milder than the dollar gap. Row count is not average award size. Cite USAspending.gov. Do not invent a mean from 530,634 or 236,821.

Commercial building construction versus pharmaceutical preparation

Washington’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. Texas’s is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. A construction peak is a first read on Washington’s $7.3B mix. A drug-manufacturing peak is a first read on Texas’s $72.7B mix. Buildings and pharmaceuticals are not the same label.

The 236,821 Washington awards and 530,634 Texas awards include many actions outside those two industries. Use the Texas and Washington state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.

Washington’s 236,821 awards and $584.6M FY2026 slice sit on 7,958,180 residents. Texas’s 530,634 awards and $21.5B sit on 31,290,831. Commercial and institutional building construction versus pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing remains the mix contrast on $7.3B and $72.7B. $73.46 versus $686.1 is the intensity ranking. Cite USAspending.gov.

Questions

Does Texas or Washington have more federal spending?

Texas leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $72.7B to Washington’s $7.3B, spending per capita $686.1 to $73.46, awards 530,634 to 236,821, and FY2026 obligations $21.5B to $584.6M. Population is 31,290,831 in Texas and 7,958,180 in Washington.

What industries lead in Texas and Washington?

Texas’s top industry is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Washington’s is commercial and institutional building construction. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $72.7B and $7.3B. Award counts are 530,634 in Texas and 236,821 in Washington.

Why is Washington’s per-capita figure so much lower?

The packet reports $73.46 per capita in Washington on 7,958,180 residents and $686.1 in Texas on 31,290,831. Stacked stocks are $7.3B versus $72.7B. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. A large Census file can still sit with a cool ratio.

Are Texas vs Washington figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $72.7B and $7.3B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $21.5B and $584.6M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($686.1 vs $73.46) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.