California vs Connecticut on USAspending: $39.5B against $7.5B

Connecticut’s $266.81 reading inverts intensity

California’s 39,431,263 residents are about 10.7 times Connecticut’s 3,675,069. California’s $39.5B is about 5.3 times Connecticut’s $7.5B. Dollars lag population, which is why Connecticut’s $266.81 per capita sits well above California’s $135.64. Scale is California’s. Intensity is Connecticut’s.

Award volume follows scale. California files 639,340 awards; Connecticut files 94,990. Connecticut’s row count is about 15 percent of California’s, above its population share and below its dollar share. The New England tape is concentrated relative to California’s 639,340-row file.

Connecticut’s $7.5B aircraft-parts stock on 3,675,069 residents wins intensity at $266.81; California’s $39.5B construction-led stock on 39,431,263 residents wins scale at $135.64 per capita. FY2026 of $980.5M versus $5.3B does not reverse California’s dollar lead.

Aircraft parts in Connecticut, buildings in California

Connecticut’s lead NAICS is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. California’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. An aerospace-parts peak on $7.5B is a different federal buying pattern than a facilities peak on $39.5B. The packet names those peaks; it does not give shares or plant lists.

Use the California and Connecticut state hubs for agencies and recipients. Cite USAspending.gov. The 94,990 and 639,340 rows include many other NAICS codes. Do not treat the aircraft-parts peak as an outlay category.

FY2026: $980.5M versus $5.3B

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $5.3B in California and $980.5M in Connecticut. Connecticut’s latest-year amount is a sizable slice of $7.5B. California’s $5.3B is a smaller share of $39.5B. Recency narrows the dollar gap relative to the stacked stock, without reversing California’s lead.

Treat FY2026 as a recency slice of obligations, not Treasury cash. Do not divide $5.3B or $980.5M by 639,340 or 94,990 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $135.64 and $266.81 already uses Census denominators of 39,431,263 and 3,675,069.

A small Census count with a heavier ratio

Connecticut’s 3,675,069 residents sit on $266.81 per capita. That is the intensity line that keeps this pairing from being only a scale story. California still books $39.5B against $7.5B. Connecticut’s reading is heavy relative to its Census count.

Keep those figures labeled as Census-based packet figures on USAspending.gov obligations. They are not outlays per resident. Place-of-performance for aircraft parts can sit at a supplier. The packet does not reallocate.

Aircraft parts on a $266.81 New England reading

Connecticut’s other-aircraft-parts-and-auxiliary-equipment peak on $7.5B with 94,990 awards is a concentrated aerospace-defense signature. The intensity inversion is the Connecticut-specific fact: $266.81 on 3,675,069 residents against California’s $135.64 on 39,431,263. Scale remains California’s at $39.5B versus $7.5B. Connecticut’s row count is thin relative to California’s 639,340. Dollars per resident are not thin.

FY2026 of $980.5M versus $5.3B is a sizable Connecticut slice of $7.5B. Recency narrows the dollar gap relative to the stacked stock without reversing California’s lead. Cite USAspending.gov for obligations. Do not convert aircraft-parts dollars into outlays, and do not divide $980.5M by 94,990 all-years awards.

Place-of-performance for aircraft parts can sit at a supplier. The packet does not reallocate. Use the California and Connecticut hubs for agencies and recipients. The comparison hub holds the $39.5B versus $7.5B tables. Keep commercial construction versus aircraft parts as mix tags. Census counts of 39,431,263 and 3,675,069 are the per-capita denominators where present.

Connecticut’s 94,990 awards on 3,675,069 residents under $266.81 per capita describe a concentrated aircraft-parts file on $7.5B that wins intensity. California’s $39.5B, 639,340 awards, and $135.64 on 39,431,263 residents remain the scale side. FY2026 of $980.5M versus $5.3B is a sizable Connecticut cut. Other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing is a mix tag. Cite USAspending.gov.

How to read California versus Connecticut

Read California first on stacked dollars ($39.5B vs $7.5B) and award count (639,340 vs 94,990). Read Connecticut first on spending per capita ($266.81 vs $135.64) and on a $980.5M FY2026 slice against California’s $5.3B. Note aircraft parts versus commercial construction.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The California and Connecticut hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are not listed.

Connecticut’s 3,675,069 residents and California’s 39,431,263 residents set the $266.81 versus $135.64 denominators on $7.5B versus $39.5B. Award counts of 94,990 versus 639,340 and FY2026 of $980.5M versus $5.3B complete the comparison. Aircraft parts versus commercial construction remains the mix contrast. Cite USAspending.gov. Outlays are not listed.

Questions

Does California or Connecticut have more federal spending?

California leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $39.5B to Connecticut’s $7.5B. Connecticut leads spending per capita, $266.81 versus $135.64, on 3,675,069 residents against California’s 39,431,263. Award counts are 639,340 in California and 94,990 in Connecticut. FY2026 obligations are $5.3B in California and $980.5M in Connecticut.

Why is Connecticut’s per-capita figure higher than California’s?

The packet reports $266.81 per capita in Connecticut on 3,675,069 residents and $135.64 in California on 39,431,263. Stacked stocks are $7.5B versus $39.5B, a smaller multiple than the population gap. Award counts are 94,990 versus 639,340. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in California and Connecticut?

California’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Connecticut’s is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $39.5B and $7.5B. Award counts are 639,340 in California and 94,990 in Connecticut. Those peaks are mix labels on the stacked stocks, not inventories of every award.

Are California vs Connecticut figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $39.5B and $7.5B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $5.3B and $980.5M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($135.64 vs $266.81) uses Census population where present. Award counts in the packet are all-years totals, not a single fiscal year’s actions.