Connecticut vs Texas on USAspending: $7.5B vs $72.7B

A $7.5B New England file with a $266.81 ratio

Texas’s $72.7B stacked stock sits well above Connecticut’s $7.5B. Census population leans Texas: 31,290,831 versus 3,675,069. Intensity still favors Texas, but Connecticut’s $266.81 per capita is hotter than many other states in this Texas batch. Cite those packet ratios beside the Census counts; they are not a second copy of $72.7B and $7.5B.

Award volume is thin on the Connecticut side. 94,990 awards versus 530,634 is a much thinner action log. Row count is not average award size. Cite USAspending.gov. Do not invent a mean from 94,990 or 530,634.

Aircraft parts versus pharmaceutical preparation

Connecticut’s lead NAICS is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Texas’s is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. An aircraft-parts peak is a first read on Connecticut’s $7.5B mix. A drug-manufacturing peak is a first read on Texas’s $72.7B mix. Aerospace hardware and pharmaceuticals are not the same label.

The 94,990 Connecticut awards and 530,634 Texas awards include many actions outside those two industries. Use the Connecticut and Texas state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.

Connecticut’s 94,990 awards and $980.5M FY2026 slice sit on 3,675,069 residents. Texas’s 530,634 awards and $21.5B sit on 31,290,831. Other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing versus pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing remains the mix contrast on $7.5B and $72.7B. Cite USAspending.gov.

FY2026: Connecticut’s $980.5M versus Texas’s $21.5B

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $980.5M in Connecticut and $21.5B in Texas. Recency preserves Texas’s stacked dollar lead. Connecticut’s latest-year slice is large relative to its $7.5B stacked stock. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash already paid.

Do not divide $980.5M or $21.5B by 94,990 or 530,634 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $266.81 and $686.1 already sits beside Census counts of 3,675,069 and 31,290,831. Cite USAspending.gov for both cuts.

What $266.81 looks like on 3,675,069 residents

Connecticut’s $7.5B on 3,675,069 people produces $266.81 per capita, cooler than Texas’s $686.1 on 31,290,831 but hotter than several other Texas peers in this slice. The aircraft-parts peak sits on that ratio and on 94,990 awards. The $980.5M FY2026 slice is the recency cut on the smaller stock.

Texas’s pharmaceutical peak, 530,634 awards, and $21.5B latest-year amount remain the larger file. Read a New England aerospace-parts peak against a national-scale pharmaceutical file. Keep every dollar figure labeled as a USAspending.gov obligation.

How to read Connecticut versus Texas

Read Texas first on stacked dollars ($72.7B vs $7.5B), population (31,290,831 vs 3,675,069), awards (530,634 vs 94,990), spending per capita ($686.1 vs $266.81), and FY2026 ($21.5B vs $980.5M). Note other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing versus pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The Connecticut and Texas hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different series. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $266.81 and $686.1 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios.

Aircraft parts on a $266.81 New England ratio

Connecticut’s other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing peak sits on $7.5B, 3,675,069 residents, 94,990 awards, $266.81 per capita, and $980.5M in FY2026. That $266.81 ratio is hotter than many other Texas peers in this slice and still cooler than Texas’s $686.1 on $72.7B, 31,290,831 residents, 530,634 awards, and $21.5B. Aerospace hardware and pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing are not the same label.

Cite USAspending.gov. A hotter small-state ratio is not a matched dollar file. Outlays are not in the packet. Use the comparison hub for tables. Use the Connecticut and Texas hubs for agencies and recipients. Keep $266.81 and $686.1 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios.

Questions

Does Connecticut or Texas have more federal spending?

Texas leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $72.7B to Connecticut’s $7.5B, spending per capita $686.1 to $266.81, awards 530,634 to 94,990, and FY2026 obligations $21.5B to $980.5M. Population is 3,675,069 in Connecticut and 31,290,831 in Texas.

What industries lead in Connecticut and Texas?

Connecticut’s top industry is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Texas’s is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $7.5B and $72.7B. Award counts are 94,990 in Connecticut and 530,634 in Texas.

Is Connecticut’s per-capita figure high for a $7.5B stock?

The packet reports $266.81 per capita in Connecticut on 3,675,069 residents and $686.1 in Texas on 31,290,831. Stacked stocks are $7.5B versus $72.7B. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. Intensity still favors Texas.

Are Connecticut vs Texas figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $7.5B and $72.7B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $980.5M and $21.5B, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($266.81 vs $686.1) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.