Connecticut vs North Carolina on USAspending: $7.5B vs $6.3B

Connecticut’s stock, North Carolina’s rows

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Connecticut’s $7.5B stock sits $1.1 billion above North Carolina’s $6.3B. Place of performance in the award file is the scoring rule. North Carolina has about three times Connecticut’s people (11,046,024 versus 3,675,069) and still trails on stacked dollars.

North Carolina logs 429,746 awards; Connecticut logs 94,990. North Carolina’s busier file on a smaller stock implies a lighter typical booking. Connecticut’s $7.5B on 94,990 actions is the heavier book. Dollars favor Connecticut; paperwork volume favors North Carolina. The $7.5B versus $6.3B ranking is a dollar ranking, not a row ranking.

Connecticut’s 94,990 awards on $7,483,687,896 versus North Carolina’s 429,746 awards on $6,340,179,185 is a paperwork inversion on a ranking that still favors Connecticut in dollars. People of 3,675,069 versus 11,046,024 produce $266.81 versus $66.77. FY2026 of $980,534,818 versus $737,511,771 stays with Connecticut. Aircraft parts versus pharmaceuticals is mix. Four times the intensity can sit on fewer than one-fourth the rows.

Four times the per-capita reading

Connecticut’s 3,675,069 residents against $7.5B produce $266.81 per capita. North Carolina’s 11,046,024 residents against $6.3B produce $66.77. Intensity in Connecticut is four times North Carolina’s. That is the headline split, not the $1.1 billion stacked gap.

A $266.81 per-person reading is an intensity fact attached to $7.5B, not a household check. North Carolina’s $66.77 is attached to $6.3B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. Connecticut can lead stacked dollars while trailing badly on rows because 94,990 actions carry more dollars each than 429,746 actions on $6.3B.

Aircraft parts versus pharmaceutical preparation

Connecticut’s top industry is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. North Carolina’s is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Those NAICS labels mark the largest grouping in each state’s file. Aircraft-parts awards and drug-manufacturing awards are different lead products sitting on $7.5B and $6.3B stocks.

An aircraft-parts lead inside Connecticut’s 94,990-award file can concentrate auxiliary equipment without explaining every dollar. A pharmaceutical-preparation lead inside North Carolina’s 429,746-award file can sit among many smaller actions. Mix and scale both differ. Neither label is the entire stock.

FY2026: $980.5M in Connecticut vs $737.5M in North Carolina

FY2026 obligations are $980,534,818 in Connecticut and $737,511,771 in North Carolina. Connecticut remains ahead in the latest year, in the same direction as the stacked ranking. Recency questions belong in FY2026. The $7.5B and $6.3B totals remain the full USAspending.gov aggregate this comparison uses. Both years are obligations, not outlays.

Do not divide those FY figures by Connecticut’s 94,990 or North Carolina’s 429,746 all-years awards. Per capita of $266.81 on 3,675,069 residents versus $66.77 on 11,046,024 residents is the intensity comparison. FY2026 answers how the latest year booked. Stacked totals still favor Connecticut.

Connecticut’s $980,534,818 FY2026 versus North Carolina’s $737,511,771 stays with $7,483,687,896 versus $6,340,179,185. 94,990 awards versus 429,746 awards remain the paperwork inversion. 3,675,069 residents versus 11,046,024 residents produce $266.81 versus $66.77. Four times the intensity can sit on fewer rows. Both years are USAspending.gov obligations.

A dollar lead that survives a 4-to-1 row gap

Connecticut leads stacked dollars ($7.5B vs $6.3B), per capita ($266.81 vs $66.77), and FY2026 ($980.5M vs $737.5M). North Carolina leads award count (429,746 vs 94,990) and population (11,046,024 vs 3,675,069). Those counters are why Connecticut versus North Carolina is not a one-column story.

Other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing versus pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing is mix inside files that contain many other industries. Use the Connecticut and North Carolina hubs for agencies and recipients. Keep both stocks labeled as USAspending.gov obligations.

Four times the intensity on fewer than one-fourth the rows

Connecticut’s $266.81 per capita on 3,675,069 residents versus North Carolina’s $66.77 on 11,046,024 residents is the intensity split. Award rows of 94,990 versus 429,746 are the paperwork split. Stacked dollars of $7,483,687,896 versus $6,340,179,185 and FY2026 of $980,534,818 versus $737,511,771 stay with Connecticut.

Other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing versus pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing is mix. Readers should not divide FY2026 by all-years award counts. Open the state hubs for agencies and recipients. Keep both stocks labeled as USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance. Connecticut’s $7,483,687,896 and North Carolina’s $6,340,179,185 remain USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Connecticut or North Carolina?

Connecticut leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $7,483,687,896 versus North Carolina’s $6,340,179,185. North Carolina has more awards (429,746 vs 94,990) and more people (11,046,024 vs 3,675,069). Spending per capita is $266.81 in Connecticut and $66.77 in North Carolina. FY2026 obligations are $980.5M and $737.5M. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Why is Connecticut’s per-capita spending so much higher than North Carolina’s?

Connecticut’s $7.5B stock sits on 3,675,069 residents, which produces $266.81 per capita. North Carolina’s $6.3B stock sits on 11,046,024 residents, which produces $66.77. Intensity is four times higher in Connecticut. Award rows are 94,990 versus 429,746. FY2026 also favors Connecticut ($980.5M vs $737.5M).

What industries lead Connecticut and North Carolina federal awards?

Connecticut’s top industry is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. North Carolina’s is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Those slices sit on $7.5B and $6.3B obligation stocks. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 94,990 in Connecticut and 429,746 in North Carolina.

Are Connecticut vs North Carolina figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $7.5B and $6.3B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $980.5M and $737.5M measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments.