Connecticut vs Hawaii on USAspending: $7.48B vs $4.09B

Connecticut leads on dollars and on the per-person ratio

Connecticut’s $7.48B is about 1.83 times Hawaii’s $4.09B. Population is about 2.54 times: 3,675,069 versus 1,446,146. Dollars do not fully keep pace with people, yet Connecticut still posts the higher per-capita figure, $266.81 against $196.71. Both readings are high relative to many mainland files; this pair is a contest between two dense obligation ratios, not between a dense file and a thin one.

Award counts are the closest ranking. Connecticut’s 94,990 awards versus Hawaii’s 75,796 is only about 1.25 times. The island file is busier in rows than its dollar stock would suggest. Connecticut’s 94,990 actions on $7.48B still support both the larger stock and the hotter ratio.

FY2026 widens Connecticut’s dollar lead rather than shrinking it. The latest-year cut of $980.5M versus $284.5M is a larger multiple than the stacked 1.83 times. Recency and stock point the same way here.

Aircraft parts in Connecticut, construction in Hawaii

Connecticut’s top industry is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Hawaii’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Those NAICS peaks sit on $7.48B and $4.09B. An aircraft-parts lead is a first filter on the Connecticut mix; a construction lead is a first filter on the Hawaii mix.

The 94,990 Connecticut awards and 75,796 Hawaii awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Connecticut and Hawaii state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation slices, not outlay slices.

FY2026: $980.5M in Connecticut, $284.5M in Hawaii

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $980.5M in Connecticut and $284.5M in Hawaii. Recency reinforces Connecticut’s stacked $7.48B versus $4.09B lead. Hawaii’s latest-year booking is smaller in dollars even while Hawaii’s stacked per-capita figure of $196.71 remains high in absolute terms — just not as high as Connecticut’s $266.81.

Do not divide $980.5M or $284.5M by 94,990 or 75,796 all-years awards. Per capita already uses 3,675,069 and 1,446,146 residents against the stacked stocks. FY2026 is recency, not a new population denominator.

Two small Census counts, two high intensity readings

Connecticut’s 3,675,069 residents and Hawaii’s 1,446,146 residents are both modest by national standards. The obligation stocks of $7.48B and $4.09B on those denominators produce $266.81 and $196.71 per capita. Neither figure is income. Neither figure is an outlay. Both are stacked USAspending.gov obligations divided by Census counts.

Award volume of 94,990 versus 75,796 shows the files are not as far apart in rows as they are in dollars. That is a file-structure fact, not a finding about how many residents received a payment.

How to read Connecticut versus Hawaii

This pair does not invert. Connecticut leads stacked dollars ($7.48B vs $4.09B), per capita ($266.81 vs $196.71), awards (94,990 vs 75,796), population (3,675,069 vs 1,446,146), and FY2026 ($980.5M vs $284.5M). The contrast is industry mix — aircraft parts versus construction — and the size of the gaps, not a ranking flip.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The Connecticut and Hawaii hubs hold agencies and recipients. Treasury outlays are a different series.

Aircraft parts and island construction still sit on obligations

Connecticut’s $7.48B and Hawaii’s $4.09B are USAspending.gov obligations. Other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing versus commercial and institutional building construction is the industry split, not a claim about every row. FY2026’s $980.5M versus $284.5M keeps Connecticut ahead on recency as well as on the stacked stock.

Spending per capita of $266.81 and $196.71 sits beside Census counts of 3,675,069 and 1,446,146. Both ratios are high; Connecticut’s is higher. Award counts of 94,990 and 75,796 are the closest ranking in the pair. The comparison hub holds the tables. The Connecticut and Hawaii hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different Treasury series.

Questions

Does Connecticut or Hawaii have more federal spending?

Connecticut leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $7.48B to Hawaii’s $4.09B. Connecticut also leads spending per capita, $266.81 versus $196.71, on 3,675,069 residents against Hawaii’s 1,446,146. Connecticut has more awards (94,990 vs 75,796). FY2026 obligations are $980.5M in Connecticut and $284.5M in Hawaii.

Is Hawaii’s per-capita federal spending higher than Connecticut’s?

No. The packet reports $266.81 per capita in Connecticut on 3,675,069 residents and $196.71 in Hawaii on 1,446,146. Both ratios are high; Connecticut’s is higher. Award counts are 94,990 versus 75,796. Stacked obligations are $7.48B versus $4.09B. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What are the top industries in Connecticut and Hawaii?

Connecticut’s top industry is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Hawaii’s is commercial and institutional building construction. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $7.48B and $4.09B. Award counts are 94,990 in Connecticut and 75,796 in Hawaii.

Are Connecticut vs Hawaii figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $7.48B and $4.09B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $980.5M and $284.5M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($266.81 vs $196.71) uses Census population against those obligations.