Florida vs District of Columbia on USAspending: $22.7B vs $19.9B

A close $22.7B vs $19.9B stock race

The District of Columbia’s spending per capita is $3166.95 against $161.99 in the paired state. A small Census count — 702,250 in the District versus 23,372,215 in the state — produces an intensity reading that no large-state file matches in this pair. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance, not Treasury outlays. Cash payments can lag award dates. Headquarters can differ from the state coded on the award.

Stacked stock still matters. Florida holds $22.7B; District of Columbia holds $19.9B. The District can trail or lead that stock while leading intensity. Place of performance in the capital is not a state economy in miniature. It is a dense award geography on a small population denominator.

Missiles vs management consulting

Award counts are 466,388 in Florida and 95,844 in District of Columbia. The District’s row file is smaller. The paired state’s row file is larger. Neither count is an outlay. Florida’s $22.7B only modestly tops the District’s $19.9B despite 23,372,215 residents versus 702,250.

Guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing versus administrative management and general management consulting services is as sharp a mix contrast as this set offers. The stock gap is small. The intensity gap is not. Intensity uses Census population against stacked obligations. It is not personal income and it is not a city-versus-state verdict.

D.C.’s $3,166.95 vs Florida’s $161.99

Florida’s top industry is guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing. District of Columbia’s top industry is administrative management and general management consulting services. Administrative and consulting work often peaks in the District; the paired state’s peak is a different NAICS bar on a different dollar stock. Each label is the tallest slice, not the whole $22.7B or $19.9B file.

Use the comparison hub for the side-by-side tables, then the Florida and District of Columbia state hubs for agencies and recipients. Mix does not erase the per-capita gap, and the per-capita gap does not erase the stacked-dollar ranking.

FY2026: $3.8B vs $2.2B

FY2026 obligations are $3.8B in Florida and $2.2B in District of Columbia. Recency is a single-year cut of the same obligations series. Do not annualize it. Do not divide it by 466,388 or 95,844 all-years awards.

Per capita of $161.99 and $3166.95 stays on the stacked totals and the Census counts of 23,372,215 and 702,250. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance, not Treasury outlays. Cash payments can lag award dates. Headquarters can differ from the state coded on the award.

A large-state production file against a capital services file

Read this pair as a stock-versus-intensity split: $22.7B versus $19.9B on dollars, $161.99 versus $3166.95 on per person, 466,388 versus 95,844 on awards. The District’s small population is the denominator that makes intensity look extreme. The paired state’s larger population is the denominator that makes intensity look milder even on a bigger stock.

Use the comparison hub for the side-by-side tables, then the Florida and District of Columbia state hubs for agencies and recipients. FY2026 ($3.8B vs $2.2B) is recency. guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing versus administrative management and general management consulting services is mix. None of those cuts are Treasury outlays.

Nearly tied dollars, untied intensity

Florida’s $22.7B versus the District’s $19.9B is a modest stock lead. $161.99 versus $3,166.95 on 23,372,215 versus 702,250 residents is a large intensity trail. Awards of 466,388 versus 95,844 and FY2026 $3.8B versus $2.2B follow the large-state side. Missiles versus consulting is mix.

A close stacked pair can still be an intensity blowout. Both files are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. Use the Florida and District of Columbia hubs for agencies and recipients.

Florida versus District of Columbia on USAspending.gov is $22.7B versus $19.9B in stacked obligations, 466,388 versus 95,844 awards, 23,372,215 versus 702,250 residents, $161.99 versus $3166.95 per capita, and $3.8B versus $2.2B in FY2026. Top industries remain guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing and administrative management and general management consulting services. Those cuts are the packet.

Do not divide FY2026 dollars by all-years award counts. Do not treat $161.99 and $3166.95 as household income. Do not treat guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing or administrative management and general management consulting services as a complete industrial census. Place of performance can differ from headquarters. Cash outlays can lag. After the comparison table, the Florida and District of Columbia state hubs hold agencies and recipients.

Questions

Which has more federal spending, Florida or District of Columbia?

Florida shows $22.7B in USAspending.gov obligations; District of Columbia shows $19.9B. Award counts are 466,388 and 95,844. Populations are 23,372,215 and 702,250. Spending per capita is $161.99 versus $3166.95. FY2026 obligations are $3.8B and $2.2B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

What industries lead Florida and District of Columbia federal awards?

Florida’s top industry is guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing. District of Columbia’s top industry is administrative management and general management consulting services. Those slices sit on $22.7B and $19.9B in USAspending.gov obligations and on 466,388 versus 95,844 awards. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award.

How do Florida and District of Columbia compare on spending per capita?

Spending per capita is $161.99 in Florida on 23,372,215 residents and $3166.95 in District of Columbia on 702,250 residents. Those ratios use stacked USAspending.gov obligations of $22.7B and $19.9B, not FY2026 alone and not GDP. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Are Florida vs District of Columbia figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $22.7B and $19.9B stacked totals, and FY2026 amounts of $3.8B and $2.2B, are USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Award counts are 466,388 and 95,844. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.