Georgia vs Louisiana on USAspending: $9.7B vs $4.7B

Georgia’s larger stock, Louisiana’s louder year

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Georgia’s $9.7B stock sits about $5.0 billion above Louisiana’s $4.7B. Place of performance in the award file is the scoring rule. Georgia has more people (11,180,878 versus 4,597,740) and more awards (278,028 versus 72,577). Louisiana still books more dollars in FY2026.

Georgia logs 278,028 awards on $9.7B. Louisiana logs 72,577 awards on $4.7B. Louisiana’s thinner file on a still-large stock implies a heavier typical booking. The $9.7B versus $4.7B ranking is a dollar ranking across the full aggregate. It is not a recency ranking.

Georgia’s $9,693,034,475 versus Louisiana’s $4,707,913,049 is about a 2-to-1 stacked gap. FY2026 of $1,069,558,753 versus $1,232,995,601 already favors Louisiana. People of 11,180,878 versus 4,597,740 produce $95.66 versus $268.17. Award rows of 278,028 versus 72,577 stay with Georgia. Aircraft manufacturing versus ship building and repairing is mix for two Gulf-adjacent files. Recency and intensity invert the stacked ranking.

Louisiana’s $268.17 versus Georgia’s $95.66

Georgia’s 11,180,878 residents against $9.7B produce $95.66 per capita. Louisiana’s 4,597,740 residents against $4.7B produce $268.17. Intensity in Louisiana is more than 2.8 times Georgia’s even though Georgia holds the much larger stacked total.

A $268.17 per-person reading is an intensity fact attached to $4.7B, 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 4,597,740 people spread $4.7B.

Aircraft in Georgia, ships in Louisiana

Georgia’s top industry is aircraft manufacturing. Louisiana’s is ship building and repairing. Those NAICS labels mark the largest grouping in each state’s file. Airframe awards and shipyard awards are different lead products sitting on $9.7B and $4.7B stocks.

An aircraft-manufacturing lead inside Georgia’s 278,028-award file can concentrate airframe work without explaining every dollar. A ship-building lead inside Louisiana’s 72,577-award file can concentrate yard work without making Louisiana a single-product state. Mix differs. Neither label is the entire stock.

FY2026 inversion: $1.23B in Louisiana vs $1.07B in Georgia

FY2026 obligations are $1,232,995,601 in Louisiana and $1,069,558,753 in Georgia. Louisiana leads the latest year even though Georgia leads the stacked ranking by about $5.0 billion. Recency questions belong in FY2026. The $9.7B and $4.7B 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 Louisiana’s 72,577 all-years awards. Per capita of $95.66 on 11,180,878 residents versus $268.17 on 4,597,740 residents is the intensity comparison. FY2026 is the cut that reverses the dollar ranking. Stacked totals still favor Georgia.

Louisiana’s $1,232,995,601 FY2026 versus Georgia’s $1,069,558,753 already reverses $4,707,913,049 versus $9,693,034,475. 72,577 awards versus 278,028 awards and 4,597,740 residents versus 11,180,878 residents produce $268.17 versus $95.66. Ships versus aircraft is mix. Recency and intensity invert the stacked ranking. Both years are obligations, not outlays.

Gulf neighbors with inverted recency

Georgia leads stacked dollars ($9.7B vs $4.7B), award count (278,028 vs 72,577), and population (11,180,878 vs 4,597,740). Louisiana leads per capita ($268.17 vs $95.66) and FY2026 ($1.23B vs $1.07B). Those splits are why a 2-to-1 stacked gap is a poor summary of the pair.

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

A 2-to-1 stacked gap that FY2026 already reverses

Georgia’s $9,693,034,475 versus Louisiana’s $4,707,913,049 is the stacked ranking. FY2026 of $1,069,558,753 versus $1,232,995,601 is the recency ranking, and it already favors Louisiana. Per capita of $95.66 on 11,180,878 residents versus $268.17 on 4,597,740 residents is the intensity ranking. Award rows are 278,028 versus 72,577.

Aircraft manufacturing versus ship building and repairing is mix for two Gulf-adjacent files that otherwise do not match. Do not average FY2026 into the stacked totals. Both years are USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance. Outlays are a different Treasury series. Georgia’s $9,693,034,475 and Louisiana’s $4,707,913,049 remain USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance, not outlays.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Georgia or Louisiana?

Georgia leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $9,693,034,475 versus Louisiana’s $4,707,913,049. Georgia has more awards (278,028 vs 72,577) and more people (11,180,878 vs 4,597,740). Spending per capita is $95.66 in Georgia and $268.17 in Louisiana. FY2026 obligations are $1.07B and $1.23B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Does Louisiana outpace Georgia in FY2026 federal obligations?

Yes. FY2026 obligations are $1,232,995,601 in Louisiana versus $1,069,558,753 in Georgia. The stacked ranking still favors Georgia ($9.7B vs $4.7B). Per capita is $268.17 versus $95.66. Award counts are 72,577 and 278,028. Populations are 4,597,740 and 11,180,878.

What industries lead Georgia and Louisiana federal awards?

Georgia’s top industry is aircraft manufacturing. Louisiana’s is ship building and repairing. Those slices sit on $9.7B and $4.7B obligation stocks. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 278,028 in Georgia and 72,577 in Louisiana.

Are Georgia vs Louisiana figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $9.7B and $4.7B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $1.07B and $1.23B measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments.