California vs Ohio on USAspending: $39.5B against $8.1B

Engine parts on an $8.1B Midwest file

Ohio’s lead NAICS is aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing. That propulsion-manufacturing label sits on $8.1B against California’s $39.5B commercial-construction peak. A jet-engine mix is a different federal buying pattern than a facilities mix. The packet names the peaks; it does not give shares.

Ohio files 168,038 awards. California files 639,340. Ohio’s row count is about 26 percent of California’s; its dollar stock is about 21 percent. The Midwest tape is neither sparse nor California-scale. Use the California and Ohio state hubs for agencies and recipients. Cite USAspending.gov.

Ohio’s $8.1B engine-parts stock on 11,883,304 residents is a large Census file with a cool $61.66 reading; California’s $39.5B construction-led stock on 39,431,263 residents carries $135.64. FY2026 of $732.7M versus $5.3B does not reorder that ranking.

A $61.66 reading on 11.9 million people

Ohio’s 11,883,304 residents are about 30 percent of California’s 39,431,263. Ohio’s $8.1B is about 21 percent of California’s $39.5B. Dollars lag population, which is why $61.66 trails $135.64. Ohio is a large Census file with a cooler obligation load per resident than California.

Keep those per-capita figures labeled as Census-based packet figures on USAspending.gov obligations. They are not outlays per resident. An engine-parts peak does not by itself set statewide intensity when the stacked stock is $8.1B.

FY2026: $732.7M versus $5.3B

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $5.3B in California and $732.7M in Ohio. Ohio’s latest-year amount is a modest slice of $8.1B. California’s $5.3B is a modest slice of $39.5B. Recency preserves California’s lead and does not warm Ohio’s $61.66 reading.

Treat FY2026 as a recency slice of obligations, not Treasury cash. Do not divide $5.3B or $732.7M by 639,340 or 168,038 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $135.64 and $61.66 already uses Census denominators of 39,431,263 and 11,883,304.

Propulsion manufacturing versus federal buildings

Aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing and commercial and institutional building construction are different NAICS families. Readers should not treat Ohio’s $8.1B as a smaller California. The stacks differ in size, intensity, and lead industry. The 168,038 and 639,340 rows include many codes beyond those peaks.

Place-of-performance for engine parts can sit at a plant. The packet does not reallocate suppliers. Outlays are a different USAspending.gov series.

Engine parts on a cool $61.66 Midwest reading

Ohio’s aircraft-engine-and-engine-parts peak on $8.1B is a propulsion-manufacturing signature. It does not produce California intensity. Spending per capita of $61.66 on 11,883,304 residents trails California’s $135.64 on 39,431,263. Ohio is a large Census file with a cooler obligation load per resident. California’s $39.5B commercial-construction stack remains the scale file. Ohio files 168,038 awards against California’s 639,340.

FY2026 of $732.7M versus $5.3B restates California’s recency lead. Ohio’s latest-year amount is a modest slice of $8.1B. Cite USAspending.gov for obligations. Do not convert engine-parts dollars into outlays, and do not divide $732.7M by 168,038 all-years awards.

Place-of-performance for engine parts can sit at a plant. The packet does not reallocate suppliers. Use the California and Ohio hubs for agencies and recipients. The comparison hub holds the $39.5B versus $8.1B tables. Keep 11,883,304 and 39,431,263 as the per-capita denominators where present. Construction versus propulsion are mix tags on different stacks.

Ohio’s 168,038 awards on 11,883,304 residents under $61.66 per capita describe a large Census file with a cool engine-parts ratio on $8.1B. California’s $39.5B, 639,340 awards, and $135.64 on 39,431,263 residents remain the scale and intensity side. FY2026 of $732.7M versus $5.3B restates recency. Aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing is a mix tag. Cite USAspending.gov.

How to read California versus Ohio

Read California first on stacked dollars ($39.5B vs $8.1B), spending per capita ($135.64 vs $61.66), award count (639,340 vs 168,038), and FY2026 ($5.3B vs $732.7M). Read Ohio for the aircraft-engine-parts peak against California’s commercial-construction peak, and for a cool $61.66 reading on 11,883,304 residents.

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

Ohio’s 11,883,304 residents and California’s 39,431,263 residents set the $61.66 versus $135.64 denominators on $8.1B versus $39.5B. Award counts of 168,038 versus 639,340 and FY2026 of $732.7M versus $5.3B complete the comparison. Aircraft engine parts versus commercial construction remains the mix contrast. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep every dollar labeled as an obligation, not cash paid.

Questions

Does California or Ohio have more federal spending?

California leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $39.5B to Ohio’s $8.1B. California also leads spending per capita, $135.64 versus $61.66, on 39,431,263 residents against Ohio’s 11,883,304. Award counts are 639,340 in California and 168,038 in Ohio. FY2026 obligations are $5.3B in California and $732.7M in Ohio.

What is Ohio’s lead industry versus California?

Ohio’s top industry is aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing. California’s is commercial and institutional building construction. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $8.1B and $39.5B. Award counts are 168,038 in Ohio and 639,340 in California. The figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

Why is Ohio’s per-capita figure lower than California’s?

The packet reports $61.66 per capita in Ohio on 11,883,304 residents and $135.64 in California on 39,431,263. Stacked stocks are $8.1B versus $39.5B, a larger multiple than the population gap runs in Ohio’s favor. Award counts are 168,038 versus 639,340.

Are California vs Ohio figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $39.5B and $8.1B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $5.3B and $732.7M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($135.64 vs $61.66) uses Census population where present. Award counts in the packet are all-years totals, not a single fiscal year’s actions.