Connecticut vs Utah on USAspending: $7.48B vs $4.06B

Almost the same number of people, not the same obligation stock

Connecticut’s 3,675,069 residents and Utah’s 3,503,613 residents differ by about 5 percent. The obligation stocks do not. $7.48B versus $4.06B is about 1.84 times. When the denominators are this close, the per-capita gap is mostly the dollar gap: $266.81 versus $199.06. Both ratios are high; Connecticut’s is higher because the numerator is higher, not because Utah’s Census count is large.

Award counts break the near-tie completely. Connecticut’s 94,990 awards versus Utah’s 26,509 is about 3.6 times as many rows. Connecticut’s file is busier and larger in dollars on a population that barely exceeds Utah’s. That is the opposite of a headcount story.

FY2026 follows the stacked ranking rather than reversing it. $980.5M in Connecticut versus $697.4M in Utah keeps the dollar lead on the latest-year cut.

Aircraft parts versus nonferrous metal rolling

Connecticut’s lead NAICS is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Utah’s lead NAICS is nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) rolling, drawing, and extruding. Those peaks sit on $7.48B and $4.06B. They are useful as a first filter and useless as a claim that every award in either state is a turbine blade or a rolled mill product.

Connecticut’s 94,990 awards and Utah’s 26,509 awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Connecticut and Utah state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

FY2026 keeps Connecticut ahead: $980.5M vs $697.4M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $980.5M in Connecticut and $697.4M in Utah. Recency does not flip this pair. The latest-year multiple is smaller than the stacked 1.84 times, but the ranking is the same. Treat FY2026 as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash and not as a full-year forecast.

Do not divide $980.5M or $697.4M by 94,990 or 26,509 all-years awards. Per capita of $266.81 and $199.06 already uses 3,675,069 and 3,503,613 residents against the stacked stocks.

Why the near-equal Census counts matter

Many state comparisons bury the dollar gap inside a population gap. This one does not. 3,675,069 versus 3,503,613 is a small Census difference. $7.48B versus $4.06B is not. $266.81 versus $199.06 follows the dollars. Award volume of 94,990 versus 26,509 follows the dollars even more sharply.

Keep the labels tight. Those per-capita figures are stacked USAspending.gov obligations divided by Census counts. They are not income, GDP, or outlays.

How to read Connecticut versus Utah

Start with the population near-tie (3,675,069 vs 3,503,613). Then read the dollar gap ($7.48B vs $4.06B), the intensity gap ($266.81 vs $199.06), and the award-count gap (94,990 vs 26,509). Note aircraft parts versus nonferrous metal. Check FY2026 ($980.5M vs $697.4M) for recency. All cuts are obligations.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The Connecticut and Utah hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different series.

Near-equal people do not make these outlays

Connecticut’s $7.48B and Utah’s $4.06B are USAspending.gov obligations on Census counts that almost match: 3,675,069 and 3,503,613. That near-tie in people is why the dollar gap shows up so clearly in spending per capita, $266.81 versus $199.06. FY2026’s $980.5M versus $697.4M is recency in the same obligation series, not cash paid.

Award counts of 94,990 and 26,509 break the population near-tie completely. Aircraft parts in Connecticut and nonferrous metal rolling in Utah remain first filters. Use the Connecticut and Utah hubs for agencies and recipients. The comparison hub is the side-by-side view, not a Monthly Treasury Statement substitute.

On Census counts of 3,675,069 and 3,503,613, Connecticut’s $7.48B versus Utah’s $4.06B is the comparison that matters. Award counts of 94,990 versus 26,509 and FY2026 of $980.5M versus $697.4M follow the same direction. Aircraft parts versus nonferrous metal rolling is the mix split. Per capita of $266.81 versus $199.06 sits beside those Census counts as packet figures, not as outlays.

Questions

Does Connecticut or Utah have more federal spending?

Connecticut leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $7.48B to Utah’s $4.06B. Connecticut also leads spending per capita, $266.81 versus $199.06, on 3,675,069 residents against Utah’s 3,503,613. Connecticut has more awards (94,990 vs 26,509). FY2026 obligations are $980.5M in Connecticut and $697.4M in Utah.

Are Connecticut and Utah similar in population?

Yes, on the Census counts in this packet: 3,675,069 in Connecticut and 3,503,613 in Utah. The obligation stocks are not similar: $7.48B versus $4.06B. That near-equal denominator is why Connecticut’s per capita of $266.81 exceeds Utah’s $199.06. Award counts are 94,990 versus 26,509. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead federal awards in Connecticut and Utah?

Connecticut’s top industry is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Utah’s is nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) rolling, drawing, and extruding. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $7.48B and $4.06B. Award counts are 94,990 in Connecticut and 26,509 in Utah.

Are Connecticut vs Utah figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $7.48B and $4.06B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $980.5M and $697.4M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($266.81 vs $199.06) uses Census population against those obligations.