Hawaii vs Louisiana on USAspending: $4.09B vs $4.71B

Near-tie stocks, a recency blowout

Louisiana’s $4.71B is about 1.15 times Hawaii’s $4.09B. Award counts actually favor Hawaii, 75,796 to 72,577. On dollars and rows, these files look like neighbors. Population does not: Louisiana’s 4,597,740 residents are about 3.18 times Hawaii’s 1,446,146. Spending per capita still favors Louisiana, $268.17 versus $196.71, packet figures beside those Census counts rather than a restatement of the stacked stocks.

Cite the ratios as given. $268.17 in Louisiana and $196.71 in Hawaii sit next to 4,597,740 and 1,446,146 residents in the packet. They are not a second copy of $4.71B and $4.09B. Award volume of 75,796 versus 72,577 remains the close ranking on rows.

FY2026 then leaves the near-tie behind. $1.23B versus $284.5M is a different comparison from the stacked $4.71B versus $4.09B. Recency belongs to Louisiana by a wide margin.

Construction in Hawaii, ship building in Louisiana

Hawaii’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Louisiana’s top industry is ship building and repairing. Those NAICS peaks sit on $4.09B and $4.71B. A construction lead is a first filter on the island mix; a shipyard lead is a first filter on the Gulf mix.

The 75,796 Hawaii awards and 72,577 Louisiana awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Hawaii and Louisiana state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

FY2026: Louisiana’s $1.23B versus Hawaii’s $284.5M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $1.23B in Louisiana and $284.5M in Hawaii. Recency is not a photo finish. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash and not as a claim that the stacked stocks will look like this forever.

Do not divide $1.23B or $284.5M by 72,577 or 75,796 all-years awards. Per capita of $268.17 and $196.71 already uses 4,597,740 and 1,446,146 residents against the stacked stocks.

Award counts that almost match

75,796 versus 72,577 is one of the tighter award-count gaps in this batch. $4.09B versus $4.71B is also tight. $196.71 versus $268.17 is not a blowout, but it is the intensity ranking Louisiana wins. Population of 1,446,146 versus 4,597,740 is the ranking that is not tight.

Keep those per-capita figures labeled as stacked USAspending.gov obligations divided by Census counts. They are not outlays per resident.

How to read Hawaii versus Louisiana

Read the stacked stocks as close ($4.09B vs $4.71B) and the award counts as close (75,796 vs 72,577). Read Louisiana first on intensity ($268.17 vs $196.71) and on FY2026 ($1.23B vs $284.5M). Note construction versus ship building. All of those cuts are obligations.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The Hawaii and Louisiana hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different series.

Near-tie stocks, a recency gap that is not a near-tie

Hawaii’s $4.09B and Louisiana’s $4.71B are USAspending.gov obligations. Award counts of 75,796 and 72,577 are also close. FY2026’s $284.5M versus $1.23B is the ranking that is not close. Commercial and institutional building construction versus ship building and repairing is the industry split. Those labels are first filters, not the full mix.

Spending per capita of $196.71 and $268.17 sits beside Census counts of 1,446,146 and 4,597,740. Cite the ratios as packet figures. Do not rebuild them from the stacked stocks by hand. Use the Hawaii and Louisiana hubs for agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different Treasury series.

Hawaii’s 75,796 awards and Louisiana’s 72,577 awards remain the close ranking. Stacked stocks of $4.09B versus $4.71B are also close. FY2026 of $284.5M versus $1.23B is not. Construction versus ship building is mix. Per capita of $196.71 versus $268.17 sits beside Census counts of 1,446,146 and 4,597,740 as packet figures.

Questions

Does Hawaii or Louisiana have more federal spending?

Louisiana leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $4.71B to Hawaii’s $4.09B. Louisiana also leads spending per capita, $268.17 versus $196.71, on 4,597,740 residents against Hawaii’s 1,446,146. Hawaii has slightly more awards (75,796 vs 72,577). FY2026 obligations are $284.5M in Hawaii and $1.23B in Louisiana.

Are Hawaii and Louisiana close on total obligations?

Yes on the stacked stocks: $4.09B in Hawaii and $4.71B in Louisiana. Award counts are also close, 75,796 versus 72,577. FY2026 is not close: $284.5M versus $1.23B. Per capita is $196.71 versus $268.17. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Hawaii and Louisiana?

Hawaii’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Louisiana’s is ship building and repairing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $4.09B and $4.71B. Award counts are 75,796 in Hawaii and 72,577 in Louisiana.

Are Hawaii vs Louisiana figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $4.09B and $4.71B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $284.5M and $1.23B, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($196.71 vs $268.17) uses Census population against those obligations.