Florida vs Missouri on USAspending: $22.7B vs $10.4B

Florida’s $22.7B is more than twice Missouri’s $10.4B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Florida’s $22.7B is about 2.2 times Missouri’s $10.4B. The comparison scores place of performance in the award file. Florida holds the larger all-years total, and that stock lines up with a much larger population of 23,372,215 against 6,245,466.

Award counts also favor Florida, though by a thinner margin than dollars or people. Florida has 466,388 awards; Missouri has 300,867. Florida’s file is heavier in dollars and busier in rows. Missouri’s $10.4B on 300,867 actions is still a large federal footprint; it is simply attached to a smaller stock than Florida’s $22.7B.

Missouri’s $262.46 per capita versus Florida’s $161.99

Florida’s 23,372,215 residents dwarf Missouri’s 6,245,466. After dividing the obligation stocks by those Census counts, Missouri shows $262.46 per capita and Florida shows $161.99. Intensity runs the opposite direction from the $22.7B versus $10.4B ranking. Population explains who has the larger stock; it does not explain who is more intensive.

A $262.46 per-person reading in Missouri on 6,245,466 residents is an intensity fact attached to a $10.4B stock. Florida’s $161.99 on 23,372,215 residents is attached to $22.7B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. The per-capita lead does not rewrite the stacked ranking.

Missiles and space vehicles in Florida, aircraft in Missouri

Florida’s top industry is guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing. Missouri’s is aircraft manufacturing. Those labels mark the largest NAICS slice in each state’s file, not a full industrial census. Missile-and-space awards and aircraft awards are related aerospace lead products sitting on $22.7B and $10.4B, not identical files.

A missile-and-space lead can concentrate large production awards inside Florida’s 466,388-award file. An aircraft-manufacturing lead can concentrate airframe production inside Missouri’s 300,867-award file. Mix and scale both differ. Neither industry name explains every dollar in either state.

FY2026: $3.8B in Florida vs $1.6B in Missouri

FY2026 obligations are $3.8B in Florida and $1.6B in Missouri. Florida’s latest year remains well ahead, matching the direction of the $22.7B versus $10.4B stacked ranking. 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 Missouri’s 300,867 all-years awards. Per capita of $161.99 on 23,372,215 residents versus $262.46 on 6,245,466 residents is the intensity comparison that already reverses the population ranking. Both cuts are USAspending.gov obligations.

Sun Belt stock, Midwest intensity

Florida leads stacked dollars ($22.7B vs $10.4B), award count (466,388 vs 300,867), population (23,372,215 vs 6,245,466), and FY2026 ($3.8B vs $1.6B). Missouri leads per capita ($262.46 vs $161.99). That intensity inversion is the distinctive fact in this pair.

Guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing versus aircraft manufacturing is mix inside files that contain many other industries. Use the Florida and Missouri hubs for agencies and recipients. Keep $22.7B and $10.4B labeled as obligations.

How to use the Florida and Missouri hubs

Florida’s $22.7B and 23,372,215 residents versus Missouri’s $10.4B and 6,245,466 residents is a size ranking. Missouri’s $262.46 versus Florida’s $161.99 is the intensity inversion. The Florida hub and the Missouri hub hold agency and recipient tables. Guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing versus aircraft manufacturing are related aerospace lead slices on 466,388 and 300,867 awards, not identical files.

FY2026’s $3.8B versus $1.6B follows Florida’s stacked lead. These are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury 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. Keep $22.7B and $10.4B labeled as obligations so a later cash lag is not mistaken for a ranking change.

Florida versus Missouri is $22.7B versus $10.4B with an intensity inversion of $161.99 versus $262.46. Guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing and aircraft manufacturing sit on 466,388 and 300,867 awards. FY2026 of $3.8B versus $1.6B follows Florida. Census counts are 23,372,215 and 6,245,466. Obligations are not outlays. The Florida and Missouri hubs are the next stop for agencies and recipients, not a second scoreboard. Florida’s guided-missile lead and Missouri’s aircraft lead are related aerospace slices on $22.7B and $10.4B, not interchangeable files. Census counts of 23,372,215 and 6,245,466 belong only to the $161.99 versus $262.46 intensity cut.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Florida or Missouri?

Florida leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $22.7B versus Missouri’s $10.4B. Florida has more awards (466,388 vs 300,867) and more people (23,372,215 vs 6,245,466). Spending per capita is $161.99 in Florida and $262.46 in Missouri. FY2026 obligations are $3.8B and $1.6B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Why is Missouri’s per-capita federal spending higher than Florida’s?

Missouri’s $10.4B on 6,245,466 residents produces $262.46 per capita. Florida’s $22.7B on 23,372,215 residents produces $161.99. Florida still leads the stacked file and the award count (466,388 vs 300,867). FY2026 also favors Florida ($3.8B vs $1.6B). Intensity and stock are different rankings in this pair.

What industries lead Florida and Missouri federal awards?

Florida’s top industry is guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing. Missouri’s is aircraft manufacturing. Those slices sit on $22.7B and $10.4B in obligations. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 466,388 in Florida and 300,867 in Missouri.

Are Florida vs Missouri figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $22.7B and $10.4B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $3.8B and $1.6B measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments. Place of performance can differ from where the paying agency sits.