Arizona vs District of Columbia on USAspending: $13.1B vs $19.9B

The District’s $19.9B versus Arizona’s $13.1B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. The District’s $19.9B is about 1.5 times Arizona’s $13.1B. Place of performance in the award file is not a population contest. A 702,250-person capital can outrun a 7,582,384-person Sun Belt state in this aggregate because headquarters contracting stacks dollars in the District.

Award counts slightly favor Arizona. Arizona has 118,504 awards; the District has 95,844. Arizona’s file is busier in rows and lighter in dollars. The District’s file is heavier in dollars on fewer actions. The $19.9B versus $13.1B ranking is a dollar ranking, not a row ranking. Typical booking is higher in the District.

Arizona is already intensive; the capital is another band

Arizona’s 7,582,384 residents dwarf the District’s 702,250. After dividing the obligation stocks by those Census counts, the District shows $3,166.95 per capita and Arizona shows $435.71. Arizona’s $435.71 is high relative to many large states; the District’s $3,166.95 sits on 702,250 people under $19.9B.

A $435.71 per-person reading in Arizona on 7,582,384 residents is an intensity fact attached to a $13.1B stock. The District’s $3,166.95 is not a claim that every resident received that amount. This table scores USAspending awards, not GDP and not a household transfer.

Health insurers in Arizona, management consulting in D.C.

Arizona’s top industry is direct health and medical insurance carriers. The District’s is administrative management and general management consulting services. Those labels mark the largest NAICS slice in each file, not a full industrial census. Insurance-carrier awards and consulting-services awards are different lead products sitting on $13.1B and $19.9B.

A health-insurance lead can concentrate large medical-coverage actions inside Arizona’s 118,504-award file. A management-consulting lead can concentrate professional-services awards inside the District’s 95,844 records. Mix and scale both differ. Neither industry name explains every dollar.

FY2026: Arizona’s $3.3B leads the District’s $2.2B

FY2026 obligations are $3.3B in Arizona and $2.2B in the District. The latest year reverses the stacked ranking. Arizona’s $3.3B is a large slice of its $13.1B stock; the District’s $2.2B is a smaller slice of $19.9B. Recency questions belong in FY2026. The all-years totals remain the comparison’s headline stock.

Do not divide those FY figures by Arizona’s 118,504 or the District’s 95,844 all-years awards. Those row counts cover the stacked file, not a single fiscal year. Both cuts are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays can lag award dates, so a $3.3B versus $2.2B latest-year reading is a commitment scoreboard, not a cash-flow statement.

Stock in the capital, recency in Arizona

The District leads stacked dollars ($19.9B vs $13.1B) and per capita ($3,166.95 vs $435.71). Arizona leads award count (118,504 vs 95,844), population (7,582,384 vs 702,250), and FY2026 ($3.3B vs $2.2B). Those splits are why Arizona versus the District cannot be reduced to one ranking.

Direct health and medical insurance carriers versus administrative management and general management consulting services is mix. Use the Arizona and District of Columbia hubs for agencies and recipients. Keep $13.1B and $19.9B labeled as obligations.

How to read Arizona against a capital file

Arizona’s $13.1B on 7,582,384 residents is intensive at $435.71. The District’s $19.9B on 702,250 residents at $3,166.95 is another band. FY2026 flips the dollar lead: $3.3B in Arizona versus $2.2B in the District. Open the Arizona hub and the District of Columbia hub for agencies and recipients. Direct health and medical insurance carriers versus administrative management and general management consulting services is mix on 118,504 and 95,844 awards.

The stacked $13.1B versus $19.9B ranking remains the headline stock. Recency and stock are different questions. These are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. A $3,166.95 per-capita reading is not a household transfer. Place of performance in the District often reflects headquarters contracting. Use the hubs for the next drill-down rather than treating this pair page as a full ledger.

Arizona versus the District splits stock from recency: $13.1B versus $19.9B, then $3.3B versus $2.2B in FY2026. Direct health and medical insurance carriers and administrative management and general management consulting services sit on 118,504 and 95,844 awards. Per capita of $435.71 versus $3,166.95 on 7,582,384 and 702,250 residents is capital intensity, not a transfer. Obligations remain the unit. The Arizona and District of Columbia hubs hold the next tables.

Questions

Which has more federal spending, Arizona or the District of Columbia?

The District of Columbia leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $19.9B versus Arizona’s $13.1B. Arizona has more awards (118,504 vs 95,844) and more people (7,582,384 vs 702,250). Spending per capita is $435.71 in Arizona and $3,166.95 in the District. FY2026 obligations are $3.3B in Arizona and $2.2B in the District. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Does Arizona have a larger FY2026 total than D.C.?

Yes. FY2026 obligations are $3.3B in Arizona and $2.2B in the District, reversing the stacked $13.1B versus $19.9B ranking. Arizona also logs more awards (118,504 vs 95,844). The District still leads per capita ($3,166.95 vs $435.71) on 702,250 residents versus 7,582,384. Recency and stock are different cuts.

What industries lead Arizona and D.C. federal awards?

Arizona’s top industry is direct health and medical insurance carriers. The District’s is administrative management and general management consulting services. Those slices sit on $13.1B and $19.9B in obligations. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award. Award counts are 118,504 in Arizona and 95,844 in the District.

Are Arizona vs D.C. figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $13.1B and $19.9B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $3.3B and $2.2B measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments. Place of performance can differ from where the paying agency sits.