Colorado vs Hawaii on USAspending: $8.1B vs $4.1B

Twice the dollars, four times the people

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Colorado’s $8.1B stock sits about $4.0 billion above Hawaii’s $4.1B. Place of performance in the award file is the scoring rule. Colorado has about four times Hawaii’s people (5,957,493 versus 1,446,146). The stacked gap is about 2-to-1. The population gap is larger, which is why intensity favors Hawaii.

Colorado logs 91,723 awards on $8.1B. Hawaii logs 75,796 awards on $4.1B. The files are closer in rows than in people or dollars. Hawaii’s $4.1B on 75,796 actions is a heavy book relative to its Census count. Colorado’s $8.1B on 91,723 actions is a heavy book relative to Hawaii’s file as well.

Colorado’s 91,723 awards and Hawaii’s 75,796 awards are in the same paperwork band. People of 5,957,493 versus 1,446,146 are not. Stacked dollars of $8,052,957,089 versus $4,091,361,304 still favor Colorado. Per capita of $97.34 versus $196.71 favors Hawaii. FY2026 of $579,929,386 versus $284,469,188 stays with Colorado. Chartered freight air versus building construction is mix. Close rows are not close intensity.

Hawaii’s $196.71 versus Colorado’s $97.34

Colorado’s 5,957,493 residents against $8.1B produce $97.34 per capita. Hawaii’s 1,446,146 residents against $4.1B produce $196.71. Intensity in Hawaii is about double Colorado’s even though Colorado holds the larger stacked total and the larger FY2026 window.

A $196.71 per-person reading is an intensity fact attached to $4.1B, not a household payment. Colorado’s $97.34 is attached to $8.1B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. Colorado can lead stacked dollars while trailing on a per-resident basis because 5,957,493 people spread $8.1B more thinly than 1,446,146 people spread $4.1B.

Chartered freight air versus building construction

Colorado’s top industry is nonscheduled chartered freight air transportation. Hawaii’s is commercial and institutional building construction. Those NAICS labels mark the largest grouping in each state’s file. Charter-freight awards and building awards are different lead products sitting on $8.1B and $4.1B stocks.

A chartered-freight lead can concentrate transportation awards inside Colorado’s 91,723-award file. A construction lead inside Hawaii’s 75,796-award file can include large facility actions without making Hawaii a single-product state. Mix differs even while row counts stay in the same band. Neither label is the entire stock.

FY2026: $579.9M in Colorado vs $284.5M in Hawaii

FY2026 obligations are $579,929,386 in Colorado and $284,469,188 in Hawaii. Colorado remains ahead in the latest year, in the same direction as the stacked ranking. Recency questions belong in FY2026. The $8.1B and $4.1B totals remain the full USAspending.gov aggregate this comparison uses. Both years are obligations, not outlays.

Do not divide those FY figures by Colorado’s 91,723 or Hawaii’s 75,796 all-years awards. Per capita of $97.34 on 5,957,493 residents versus $196.71 on 1,446,146 residents is the intensity comparison. FY2026 answers how the latest year booked. Stacked totals still favor Colorado.

Colorado’s $579,929,386 FY2026 versus Hawaii’s $284,469,188 stays with $8,052,957,089 versus $4,091,361,304. 91,723 awards versus 75,796 awards stay close. 5,957,493 residents versus 1,446,146 residents produce $97.34 versus $196.71. Close rows are not a close latest year. Chartered freight air versus buildings is mix. Both cuts are obligations.

Close files, inverted intensity

Colorado leads stacked dollars ($8.1B vs $4.1B), award count (91,723 vs 75,796), population (5,957,493 vs 1,446,146), and FY2026 ($579.9M vs $284.5M). Hawaii leads per capita ($196.71 vs $97.34). The distinctive fact is how close the award files stay across a 4-to-1 population gap.

Nonscheduled chartered freight air transportation versus commercial and institutional building construction is mix inside files that contain many other industries. Use the Colorado and Hawaii hubs for agencies and recipients. Keep both stocks labeled as USAspending.gov obligations.

Close award files across a 4-to-1 Census gap

Colorado’s 91,723 awards and Hawaii’s 75,796 awards are in the same band. Populations of 5,957,493 versus 1,446,146 are not. Stacked dollars of $8,052,957,089 versus $4,091,361,304 still favor Colorado. Per capita of $97.34 versus $196.71 favors Hawaii. FY2026 of $579,929,386 versus $284,469,188 stays with Colorado.

Nonscheduled chartered freight air transportation versus commercial and institutional building construction is mix. Similar row counts should not be read as similar stocks or similar intensity. Both figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Place of performance is the scoring rule for both hubs.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Colorado or Hawaii?

Colorado leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $8,052,957,089 versus Hawaii’s $4,091,361,304. Award counts are closer (91,723 vs 75,796). Colorado has more people (5,957,493 vs 1,446,146). Spending per capita is $97.34 in Colorado and $196.71 in Hawaii. FY2026 obligations are $579.9M and $284.5M. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Why is Hawaii’s per-capita spending higher than Colorado’s?

Hawaii’s $4.1B stock sits on 1,446,146 residents, which produces $196.71 per capita. Colorado’s $8.1B stock sits on 5,957,493 residents, which produces $97.34. Intensity about doubles in Hawaii. The stacked ranking still favors Colorado. Award counts are 75,796 versus 91,723. FY2026 is $284.5M versus $579.9M.

What industries lead Colorado and Hawaii federal awards?

Colorado’s top industry is nonscheduled chartered freight air transportation. Hawaii’s is commercial and institutional building construction. Those slices sit on $8.1B and $4.1B obligation stocks. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 91,723 in Colorado and 75,796 in Hawaii.

Are Colorado vs Hawaii figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $8.1B and $4.1B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $579.9M and $284.5M measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments.