Does Georgia or Texas have more federal spending?

Texas leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $72.7B to Georgia’s $9.7B, spending per capita $686.1 to $95.66, awards 530,634 to 278,028, and FY2026 obligations $21.5B to $1.1B. Population is 11,180,878 in Georgia and 31,290,831 in Texas.

What industries lead in Georgia and Texas?

Georgia’s top industry is aircraft manufacturing. Texas’s is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $9.7B and $72.7B. Award counts are 278,028 in Georgia and 530,634 in Texas.

Does Georgia’s large population produce a high per-capita figure?

No. The packet reports $95.66 per capita in Georgia on 11,180,878 residents and $686.1 in Texas on 31,290,831. Stacked stocks are $9.7B versus $72.7B. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. A large Census file can still sit with a cooler ratio.

Are Georgia vs Texas figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $9.7B and $72.7B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $1.1B and $21.5B, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($95.66 vs $686.1) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.

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Georgia vs Texas on USAspending: $9.7B vs $72.7B

Texas’s stacked USAspending.gov obligation stock is $72.7B; Georgia’s is $9.7B. Texas files that larger stock on 31,290,831 residents against Georgia’s 11,180,878, and spending per capita is $686.1 versus $95.66. Award volume favors Texas, 530,634 against 278,028. FY2026 is $21.5B in Texas versus $1.1B in Georgia. The figures are obligations, not outlays.

Key figures

Texas $72.7B vs Georgia $9.7B in stacked USAspending obligations.
Per capita $686.1 vs $95.66 on 31,290,831 vs 11,180,878 residents.
Awards 530,634 vs 278,028; FY2026 $21.5B vs $1.1B.
Top industries: aircraft manufacturing in Georgia; pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing in Texas.
Figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Two large states, a $72.7B file against a $9.7B file

Texas’s $72.7B stacked stock sits well above Georgia’s $9.7B. Census population leans Texas: 31,290,831 versus 11,180,878. Intensity does not flatten. $686.1 per capita in Texas is far hotter than Georgia’s $95.66. Cite those packet ratios beside the Census counts; they are not a second copy of $72.7B and $9.7B.

Award volume follows Texas, but the row gap is milder than the dollar gap: 530,634 versus 278,028. Row count is not average award size. Cite USAspending.gov. Do not invent a mean from 530,634 or 278,028.

Aircraft manufacturing versus pharmaceutical preparation

Georgia’s lead NAICS is aircraft manufacturing. Texas’s is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. An aircraft peak is a first read on Georgia’s $9.7B mix. A drug-manufacturing peak is a first read on Texas’s $72.7B mix. Airframes and pharmaceuticals are not the same label.

The 278,028 Georgia awards and 530,634 Texas awards include many actions outside those two industries. Use the Georgia and Texas state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.

Georgia’s 278,028 awards and $1.1B FY2026 slice sit on 11,180,878 residents. Texas’s 530,634 awards and $21.5B sit on 31,290,831. Aircraft manufacturing versus pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing remains the mix contrast on $9.7B and $72.7B. $95.66 versus $686.1 is the intensity ranking that stays wide after population. Cite USAspending.gov for both the stacked stocks and the recency cut.

FY2026: Texas’s $21.5B versus Georgia’s $1.1B

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $21.5B in Texas and $1.1B in Georgia. Recency preserves Texas’s stacked dollar lead. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash already paid.

Do not divide $21.5B or $1.1B by 530,634 or 278,028 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $686.1 and $95.66 already sits beside Census counts of 31,290,831 and 11,180,878. Cite USAspending.gov for both cuts.

What $95.66 looks like on 11,180,878 residents

Georgia’s $9.7B on 11,180,878 people produces $95.66 per capita, much cooler than Texas’s $686.1 on 31,290,831. The aircraft-manufacturing peak sits on that cooler ratio and on 278,028 awards. The $1.1B FY2026 slice is the recency cut on the smaller stock.

Texas’s pharmaceutical peak, 530,634 awards, and $21.5B latest-year amount remain the larger file. Read two large Southern states as a scale-and-mix contrast. Keep every dollar figure labeled as a USAspending.gov obligation.

How to read Georgia versus Texas

Read Texas first on stacked dollars ($72.7B vs $9.7B), population (31,290,831 vs 11,180,878), awards (530,634 vs 278,028), spending per capita ($686.1 vs $95.66), and FY2026 ($21.5B vs $1.1B). Note aircraft manufacturing versus pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The Georgia and Texas hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different series. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $95.66 and $686.1 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios.

Aircraft manufacturing on a cooler Southern ratio

Georgia’s aircraft manufacturing peak sits on $9.7B, 11,180,878 residents, 278,028 awards, $95.66 per capita, and $1.1B in FY2026. Texas’s pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing peak sits on $72.7B, 31,290,831 residents, 530,634 awards, $686.1, and $21.5B. Award volume is closer than the dollar ranking. Intensity is not. $95.66 versus $686.1 is the ranking that opens widest after the stacked stocks.

Cite USAspending.gov. A large Southern Census file can still sit with a cool obligation ratio. Outlays are not in the packet. Use the comparison hub for tables. Use the Georgia and Texas hubs for agencies and recipients. Do not divide $9.7B or $72.7B by 278,028 or 530,634.

Questions

Does Georgia or Texas have more federal spending?: Texas leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $72.7B to Georgia’s $9.7B, spending per capita $686.1 to $95.66, awards 530,634 to 278,028, and FY2026 obligations $21.5B to $1.1B. Population is 11,180,878 in Georgia and 31,290,831 in Texas.
What industries lead in Georgia and Texas?: Georgia’s top industry is aircraft manufacturing. Texas’s is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $9.7B and $72.7B. Award counts are 278,028 in Georgia and 530,634 in Texas.
Does Georgia’s large population produce a high per-capita figure?: No. The packet reports $95.66 per capita in Georgia on 11,180,878 residents and $686.1 in Texas on 31,290,831. Stacked stocks are $9.7B versus $72.7B. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. A large Census file can still sit with a cooler ratio.
Are Georgia vs Texas figures Treasury outlays?: No. The $9.7B and $72.7B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $1.1B and $21.5B, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($95.66 vs $686.1) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.

State comparison from SpendingVault aggregates of USAspending obligations. Per-capita uses Census population where present.