Georgia vs Hawaii on USAspending: $9.7B vs $4.1B

A 2.4-to-1 stacked gap on an island file

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Georgia’s $9.7B stock sits about $5.6 billion above Hawaii’s $4.1B. Place of performance in the award file is the scoring rule. Georgia has about 7.7 times Hawaii’s people (11,180,878 versus 1,446,146). The stacked gap is large, but it is smaller than the population gap, which is why intensity favors Hawaii.

Georgia logs 278,028 awards on $9.7B. Hawaii logs 75,796 awards on $4.1B. Hawaii’s thinner file on a still-large stock implies a heavier typical booking than a raw population comparison would suggest. The $9.7B versus $4.1B ranking is a dollar ranking, not a row ranking and not a per-person ranking.

Georgia’s 11,180,878 residents versus Hawaii’s 1,446,146 residents is about a 7.7-to-1 Census gap. Stacked dollars of $9,693,034,475 versus $4,091,361,304 are about 2.4-to-1. That is why $95.66 versus $196.71 favors Hawaii. Award rows of 278,028 versus 75,796 and FY2026 of $1,069,558,753 versus $284,469,188 stay with Georgia. Aircraft manufacturing versus building construction is mix. An island file can still post high intensity.

Hawaii’s $196.71 versus Georgia’s $95.66

Georgia’s 11,180,878 residents against $9.7B produce $95.66 per capita. Hawaii’s 1,446,146 residents against $4.1B produce $196.71. Intensity in Hawaii is more than double Georgia’s even though Georgia holds the much larger stacked total and the much larger FY2026 window.

A $196.71 per-person reading is an intensity fact attached to $4.1B, not a household payment. Georgia’s $95.66 is attached to $9.7B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. Georgia can lead stacked dollars while trailing on a per-resident basis because 11,180,878 people spread $9.7B more thinly than 1,446,146 people spread $4.1B.

Aircraft in Georgia, buildings in Hawaii

Georgia’s top industry is aircraft manufacturing. Hawaii’s is commercial and institutional building construction. Those NAICS labels mark the largest grouping in each state’s file. Airframe awards and building awards are different lead products sitting on $9.7B and $4.1B stocks.

An aircraft-manufacturing lead inside Georgia’s 278,028-award file can concentrate airframe work without explaining every dollar. A construction lead inside Hawaii’s 75,796-award file can include large facility actions without making Hawaii a single-product state. Mix differs. Neither label is the entire stock.

FY2026: $1.07B in Georgia vs $284.5M in Hawaii

FY2026 obligations are $1,069,558,753 in Georgia and $284,469,188 in Hawaii. Georgia’s latest year is far ahead, in the same direction as the stacked ranking. Recency questions belong in FY2026. The $9.7B and $4.1B totals remain the full USAspending.gov aggregate this comparison uses. Both years are obligations, not outlays.

Do not divide those FY figures by Georgia’s 278,028 or Hawaii’s 75,796 all-years awards. Per capita of $95.66 on 11,180,878 residents versus $196.71 on 1,446,146 residents is the intensity comparison. FY2026 answers how the latest year booked. Stacked totals still favor Georgia.

Georgia’s $1,069,558,753 FY2026 versus Hawaii’s $284,469,188 stays with $9,693,034,475 versus $4,091,361,304. 278,028 awards versus 75,796 awards and 11,180,878 residents versus 1,446,146 residents produce $95.66 versus $196.71. Recency and scale favor Georgia. Intensity favors Hawaii. Do not convert per capita into a household payment. Both cuts are obligations.

Scale in Georgia, intensity in Hawaii

Georgia leads stacked dollars ($9.7B vs $4.1B), award count (278,028 vs 75,796), population (11,180,878 vs 1,446,146), and FY2026 ($1.07B vs $284.5M). Hawaii leads per capita ($196.71 vs $95.66). That intensity counter is why Georgia versus Hawaii is not a one-column story.

Aircraft manufacturing versus commercial and institutional building construction is mix inside files that contain many other industries. Use the Georgia and Hawaii hubs for agencies and recipients. Keep both stocks labeled as USAspending.gov obligations.

An island file versus a large-state aircraft book

Georgia’s $9,693,034,475 on 11,180,878 residents produces $95.66 per capita. Hawaii’s $4,091,361,304 on 1,446,146 residents produces $196.71. Award rows are 278,028 versus 75,796. FY2026 of $1,069,558,753 versus $284,469,188 stays with Georgia. The population gap is larger than the dollar gap, which is why intensity favors Hawaii.

Aircraft manufacturing versus commercial and institutional building construction is mix. Hawaii’s thinner file on a still-large stock is a heavy book relative to 1,446,146 people. Both stocks are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Place of performance is the scoring rule for both hubs.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Georgia or Hawaii?

Georgia leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $9,693,034,475 versus Hawaii’s $4,091,361,304. Georgia has more awards (278,028 vs 75,796) and more people (11,180,878 vs 1,446,146). Spending per capita is $95.66 in Georgia and $196.71 in Hawaii. FY2026 obligations are $1.07B and $284.5M. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Why is Hawaii’s per-capita federal spending higher than Georgia’s?

Hawaii’s $4.1B stock sits on 1,446,146 residents, which produces $196.71 per capita. Georgia’s $9.7B stock sits on 11,180,878 residents, which produces $95.66. Intensity more than doubles in Hawaii. The stacked ranking still favors Georgia. Award counts are 75,796 versus 278,028. FY2026 is $284.5M versus $1.07B.

What industries lead Georgia and Hawaii federal awards?

Georgia’s top industry is aircraft manufacturing. Hawaii’s is commercial and institutional building construction. Those slices sit on $9.7B and $4.1B obligation stocks. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 278,028 in Georgia and 75,796 in Hawaii.

Are Georgia vs Hawaii figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $9.7B and $4.1B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $1.07B and $284.5M measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments.