Alabama vs Georgia on USAspending: $7.7B vs $9.7B

Georgia’s $9.7B versus Alabama’s $7.7B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Georgia’s $9.7B is about 1.3 times Alabama’s $7.7B. The comparison scores place of performance in the award file. Georgia holds the larger all-years total, and that stock lines up with a larger population of 11,180,878 against 5,157,699.

Award counts also favor Georgia. Georgia has 278,028 awards; Alabama has 161,254. Georgia’s file is heavier in dollars and busier in rows. Alabama’s $7.7B on 161,254 actions is still a large federal footprint; it is simply attached to a smaller stock than Georgia’s $9.7B.

Alabama’s $116.81 per capita versus Georgia’s $95.66

Georgia’s 11,180,878 residents more than double Alabama’s 5,157,699. After dividing the obligation stocks by those Census counts, Alabama shows $116.81 per capita and Georgia shows $95.66. Intensity runs the opposite direction from the $7.7B versus $9.7B ranking. Population explains who has the larger stock; it does not explain who is more intensive.

A $116.81 per-person reading in Alabama on 5,157,699 residents is an intensity fact attached to $7.7B. Georgia’s $95.66 on 11,180,878 residents is attached to $9.7B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. Neighboring Southeastern states can show different intensity on similar mix questions.

Building construction in Alabama, aircraft in Georgia

Alabama’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Georgia’s is aircraft manufacturing. Those labels mark the largest NAICS slice in each state’s file, not a full industrial census. Construction awards and aircraft awards are different lead products sitting on $7.7B and $9.7B.

A construction lead can mean lumpy building projects inside Alabama’s 161,254-award file. An aircraft-manufacturing lead can concentrate airframe production inside Georgia’s 278,028-award file. Mix and scale both differ. Neither industry name explains every dollar.

FY2026: $602.5M in Alabama vs $1.1B in Georgia

FY2026 obligations are $602.5M in Alabama and $1.1B in Georgia. Georgia’s latest year remains ahead, matching the direction of the $9.7B versus $7.7B stacked ranking. Recency questions belong in FY2026. The stacked totals remain the full USAspending.gov aggregate this comparison uses. Both years are obligations, not outlays.

Do not divide those FY figures by Alabama’s 161,254 or Georgia’s 278,028 all-years awards. Per capita of $116.81 on 5,157,699 residents versus $95.66 on 11,180,878 residents is the intensity comparison that already reverses the dollar ranking. Both cuts are USAspending.gov obligations.

Southeastern neighbors, inverted intensity

Georgia leads stacked dollars ($9.7B vs $7.7B), award count (278,028 vs 161,254), population (11,180,878 vs 5,157,699), and FY2026 ($1.1B vs $602.5M). Alabama leads per capita ($116.81 vs $95.66). That intensity inversion is the distinctive fact in this pair.

Commercial and institutional building construction versus aircraft manufacturing is mix inside files that contain many other industries. Use the Alabama and Georgia hubs for agencies and recipients. Keep $7.7B and $9.7B labeled as obligations.

How to use the Alabama and Georgia hubs

Georgia’s $9.7B and 11,180,878 residents versus Alabama’s $7.7B and 5,157,699 residents is a Southeastern size ranking. Alabama’s $116.81 versus Georgia’s $95.66 is the intensity inversion. Open the Alabama hub and the Georgia hub for agencies and recipients. Commercial and institutional building construction versus aircraft manufacturing is mix on 161,254 and 278,028 awards, not a full industrial census.

FY2026’s $602.5M versus $1.1B follows Georgia’s stacked lead. These are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. Do not divide latest-year dollars by all-years award counts. Place of performance can differ from where the paying agency sits. Use the hubs for the next drill-down. Keep $7.7B and $9.7B labeled as obligations so a neighboring-state comparison is not reduced to a single ranking.

Alabama versus Georgia is $7.7B versus $9.7B with an intensity inversion of $116.81 versus $95.66. Commercial and institutional building construction and aircraft manufacturing sit on 161,254 and 278,028 awards. FY2026 of $602.5M versus $1.1B follows Georgia. Census counts are 5,157,699 and 11,180,878. Obligations remain the unit. The Alabama and Georgia hubs are the next stop for agencies and recipients, not a rewrite of this scoreboard. Alabama’s $116.81 on 5,157,699 residents inverts Georgia’s $9.7B stock and $1.1B FY2026 reading. Commercial and institutional building construction versus aircraft manufacturing sits on 161,254 and 278,028 awards. The $7.7B versus $9.7B ranking remains obligations, not outlays. Keep $7.7B and $9.7B labeled as USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Alabama or Georgia?

Georgia leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $9.7B versus Alabama’s $7.7B. Georgia has more awards (278,028 vs 161,254) and more people (11,180,878 vs 5,157,699). Spending per capita is $116.81 in Alabama and $95.66 in Georgia. FY2026 obligations are $602.5M and $1.1B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Why is Alabama’s per-capita federal spending higher than Georgia’s?

Alabama’s $7.7B on 5,157,699 residents produces $116.81 per capita. Georgia’s $9.7B on 11,180,878 residents produces $95.66. Georgia still leads the stacked file and the award count (278,028 vs 161,254). FY2026 also favors Georgia ($1.1B vs $602.5M). Intensity and stock are different rankings in this pair.

What industries lead Alabama and Georgia federal awards?

Alabama’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Georgia’s is aircraft manufacturing. Those slices sit on $7.7B and $9.7B in obligations. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 161,254 in Alabama and 278,028 in Georgia.

Are Alabama vs Georgia figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $7.7B and $9.7B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $602.5M and $1.1B measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments. Place of performance can differ from where the paying agency sits.