California vs Indiana on USAspending: $39.5B against $3.8B

Same construction label on $3.8B versus $39.5B

Indiana’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. California’s top industry is the same label. A shared lead NAICS does not make the files interchangeable. It means the largest slice in each statewide aggregate is federal building work, sitting on $3.8B in Indiana and $39.5B in California.

Indiana files 58,316 awards. California files 639,340. Indiana’s row count is about 9 percent of California’s; its dollar stock is about 10 percent. Construction awards can be lumpy. The packet does not split projects. Use the California and Indiana state hubs for agencies and recipients. Cite USAspending.gov.

6.9 million people and a $80.53 reading

Indiana’s 6,924,275 residents are about 18 percent of California’s 39,431,263. Indiana’s $3.8B is about 10 percent of California’s $39.5B. Dollars lag population, which is why $80.53 trails $135.64. Indiana is a sizable Census file with a cooler obligation load per resident than California, despite the shared construction peak.

Keep those per-capita figures labeled as Census-based packet figures on USAspending.gov obligations. They are not outlays per resident. Place-of-performance for construction can sit at a job site. The packet does not reallocate contractor headquarters.

FY2026: $557.6M versus $5.3B

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $5.3B in California and $557.6M in Indiana. Indiana’s latest-year amount is a modest slice of $3.8B. California’s $5.3B is a modest slice of $39.5B. Recency preserves California’s lead.

Treat FY2026 as a recency slice of obligations, not Treasury cash. Do not divide $5.3B or $557.6M by 639,340 or 58,316 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $135.64 and $80.53 already uses Census denominators of 39,431,263 and 6,924,275.

A shared peak is still two files

Readers who see commercial and institutional building construction on both sides may expect similar federal files. The stocks are $39.5B and $3.8B. The award counts are 639,340 and 58,316. The per-capita readings are $135.64 and $80.53. The labels are mix tags, not evidence that Indiana books California-scale dollars.

Outlays are a different USAspending.gov series. This page stays on obligations: $39.5B versus $3.8B stacked, and $5.3B versus $557.6M in FY2026.

A large Midwest Census count under a $3.8B construction stock

Indiana’s 6,924,275 residents are a large Census count relative to a $3.8B commercial-construction stock. That mismatch is the $80.53 per-capita reading against California’s $135.64 on 39,431,263 residents and $39.5B. Both states peak in the same construction NAICS. Indiana’s version is cooler per resident and smaller in dollars, with 58,316 awards against California’s 639,340.

FY2026 of $557.6M versus $5.3B restates California’s recency lead. Indiana’s latest-year amount is a modest slice of $3.8B. Cite USAspending.gov for obligations. Do not convert construction dollars into outlays, and do not divide $557.6M by 58,316 all-years awards.

Place-of-performance for construction can sit at a job site. The packet does not reallocate contractor headquarters. Use the California and Indiana hubs for agencies and recipients. The comparison hub holds the $39.5B versus $3.8B tables. Keep the shared construction peak as a mix tag on two different stacks. Population of 6,924,275 does not buy Indiana a proportional share of $39.5B.

Indiana’s 58,316 awards on 6,924,275 residents under $80.53 per capita describe a large Midwest Census count under a $3.8B shared-construction stock. California’s $39.5B, 639,340 awards, and $135.64 on 39,431,263 residents remain the scale and intensity side. FY2026 of $557.6M versus $5.3B restates recency. Shared commercial construction is a mix tag on two stacks. Cite USAspending.gov.

How to read California versus Indiana

Read California first on stacked dollars ($39.5B vs $3.8B), spending per capita ($135.64 vs $80.53), award count (639,340 vs 58,316), and FY2026 ($5.3B vs $557.6M). Read the pair as a shared commercial-construction peak on two different stacks, with Indiana’s 6,924,275 residents producing a cooler $80.53 reading.

The comparison hub holds the tables. Outlays are not listed.

Indiana’s 6,924,275 residents and California’s 39,431,263 residents set the $80.53 versus $135.64 denominators on $3.8B versus $39.5B. Award counts of 58,316 versus 639,340 and FY2026 of $557.6M versus $5.3B complete the comparison. Both peak in commercial construction; Indiana’s ratio is cooler. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep every dollar labeled as an obligation.

Questions

Does California or Indiana have more federal spending?

California leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $39.5B to Indiana’s $3.8B. California also leads spending per capita, $135.64 versus $80.53, on 39,431,263 residents against Indiana’s 6,924,275. Award counts are 639,340 in California and 58,316 in Indiana. FY2026 obligations are $5.3B in California and $557.6M in Indiana.

Do California and Indiana have the same lead industry?

Yes. Both peak in commercial and institutional building construction. Those labels sit on $39.5B in California and $3.8B in Indiana. Award counts are 639,340 versus 58,316. A shared peak is a mix tag, not evidence that the files are the same size. The figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

Why is Indiana’s per-capita figure lower?

The packet reports $80.53 per capita in Indiana on 6,924,275 residents and $135.64 in California on 39,431,263. Stacked stocks are $3.8B versus $39.5B, a larger multiple than the population gap runs in Indiana’s favor. Award counts are 58,316 versus 639,340.

Are California vs Indiana figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $39.5B and $3.8B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $5.3B and $557.6M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($135.64 vs $80.53) uses Census population where present. Award counts in the packet are all-years totals, not a single fiscal year’s actions.