Florida vs Illinois on USAspending: $22.7B vs $15.9B

Florida’s $22.7B versus Illinois’s $15.9B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Florida’s $22.7B is about 1.4 times Illinois’s $15.9B. The comparison scores place of performance in the award file. Florida holds the larger all-years total, and that stock lines up with Florida’s larger population of 23,372,215 against Illinois’s 12,710,158.

Award counts run the other way, and the gap is large. Illinois has 1,544,633 awards; Florida has 466,388. Illinois’s file is busier in rows and lighter in dollars. Florida’s file is heavier in dollars on fewer actions — a higher typical booking, not merely more paperwork. The $22.7B versus $15.9B ranking is a dollar ranking, not a row ranking.

Florida’s larger population and a modest per-capita edge

Florida’s 23,372,215 residents exceed Illinois’s 12,710,158 by a wide margin. Spending per capita still favors Florida, but not by as much as the population gap: $161.99 versus $143.78. After dividing $22.7B and $15.9B by those Census counts, Florida remains more intensive, yet both readings sit in a similar band.

A $161.99 per-person reading in Florida on 23,372,215 residents is an intensity fact attached to a $22.7B stock. Illinois’s $143.78 on 12,710,158 residents is attached to $15.9B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. The modest per-capita gap is why this pair is more interesting in award counts than in dollars per resident.

Missiles and space vehicles in Florida, miscellaneous manufacturing in Illinois

Florida’s top industry is guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing. Illinois’s is all other miscellaneous manufacturing. Those labels mark the largest NAICS slice in each state’s file, not a full industrial census. Missile-and-space awards and a catch-all manufacturing grouping are different lead products sitting on $22.7B and $15.9B.

A missile-and-space lead can concentrate large production awards inside Florida’s 466,388-award file — consistent with fewer rows and more dollars. A miscellaneous-manufacturing lead inside Illinois’s 1,544,633-award file can sit among many smaller actions. Mix and scale both differ. Neither industry name explains every dollar.

FY2026: $3.8B in Florida vs $1.8B in Illinois

FY2026 obligations are $3.8B in Florida and $1.8B in Illinois. Florida’s latest year is a large slice of its $22.7B stack; Illinois’s $1.8B is a smaller slice of $15.9B. Recency questions belong in FY2026. The stacked totals remain the full USAspending.gov aggregate this comparison uses. Both years are obligations, not outlays.

Do not divide those FY figures by Florida’s 466,388 or Illinois’s 1,544,633 all-years awards. Those row counts cover the stacked file, not a single fiscal year. Per capita of $161.99 on 23,372,215 residents versus $143.78 on 12,710,158 residents is the intensity comparison. Both cuts are USAspending.gov obligations.

Dollars in Florida, rows in Illinois

Florida leads stacked dollars ($22.7B vs $15.9B), population (23,372,215 vs 12,710,158), per capita ($161.99 vs $143.78), and FY2026 ($3.8B vs $1.8B). Illinois leads award count (1,544,633 vs 466,388). That single inversion — many more Illinois rows on a smaller dollar stock — is the distinctive fact in this pair.

Guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing versus all other miscellaneous manufacturing is mix inside files that contain many other industries. Use the Florida and Illinois hubs for agencies and recipients. Keep $22.7B and $15.9B labeled as obligations.

How to use the Florida and Illinois hubs

Illinois’s 1,544,633 awards on $15.9B versus Florida’s 466,388 awards on $22.7B is the row inversion that belongs in any reading of this pair. The Florida hub and the Illinois hub hold the agency and recipient tables. Guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing versus all other miscellaneous manufacturing is mix inside those hubs, not a complete industrial census of either stock.

Populations of 23,372,215 and 12,710,158 support the modest $161.99 versus $143.78 per-capita gap. FY2026’s $3.8B versus $1.8B follows Florida’s stacked lead. These are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. Do not divide latest-year dollars by all-years award counts. Place of performance can differ from the paying agency’s location. Use the hubs when the next question is recipients rather than which state posted the larger stock.

Florida versus Illinois is dollars versus rows: $22.7B on 466,388 awards against $15.9B on 1,544,633 awards. Guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing and all other miscellaneous manufacturing are lead slices. FY2026 of $3.8B versus $1.8B follows Florida. Per capita of $161.99 versus $143.78 on 23,372,215 and 12,710,158 residents is a modest intensity gap. Obligations are not outlays. The Florida and Illinois hubs hold agencies and recipients.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Florida or Illinois?

Florida leads in USAspending.gov obligations: $22.7B versus Illinois’s $15.9B. Illinois has far more awards (1,544,633 vs 466,388). Florida has more people (23,372,215 vs 12,710,158). Spending per capita is $161.99 in Florida and $143.78 in Illinois. FY2026 obligations are $3.8B and $1.8B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Why does Illinois have more federal awards than Florida but fewer dollars?

Illinois logs 1,544,633 awards on $15.9B. Florida logs 466,388 awards on $22.7B. Illinois’s file is busier in rows and lighter in dollars, which implies a smaller typical booking. Florida’s missile-and-space lead industry is consistent with fewer, heavier actions. Populations are 12,710,158 in Illinois and 23,372,215 in Florida; per capita is $143.78 versus $161.99.

What industries lead Florida and Illinois federal awards?

Florida’s top industry is guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing. Illinois’s is all other miscellaneous manufacturing. Those slices sit on $22.7B and $15.9B in obligations. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 466,388 in Florida and 1,544,633 in Illinois.

Are Florida vs Illinois figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $22.7B and $15.9B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $3.8B and $1.8B measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments. Place of performance can differ from where the paying agency sits.