Hawaii vs North Carolina on USAspending: $4.09B vs $6.34B

A mainland stock lead against an island ratio

North Carolina’s $6.34B is about 1.55 times Hawaii’s $4.09B. Population is about 7.64 times: 11,046,024 versus 1,446,146. People outrun dollars by a wide margin, which is why Hawaii’s $196.71 per capita beats North Carolina’s $66.77. The island file is smaller on stock and denser per resident.

Award counts track the mainland scale even more than dollars do. 429,746 versus 75,796 is about 5.7 times as many rows. North Carolina’s file is thick with actions. Hawaii’s 75,796 awards on $4.09B still support the higher per-person figure because the Census denominator is only 1,446,146.

FY2026 does not give Hawaii a dollar reversal. $737.5M in North Carolina versus $284.5M in Hawaii keeps recency with the stacked stock. Intensity remains the ranking Hawaii wins.

Construction in Hawaii, pharmaceutical preparations in North Carolina

Hawaii’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. North Carolina’s top industry is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Those NAICS peaks sit on $4.09B and $6.34B. A construction lead is a first filter on the Hawaii mix; a pharma lead is a first filter on the Carolina mix.

The 75,796 Hawaii awards and 429,746 North Carolina awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Hawaii and North Carolina state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation slices, not outlay slices.

FY2026 stays with North Carolina: $737.5M vs $284.5M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $737.5M in North Carolina and $284.5M in Hawaii. Recency preserves the stacked dollar ranking. Hawaii’s latest-year booking is smaller even while Hawaii keeps the stacked intensity lead of $196.71 versus $66.77. Treat FY2026 as a recency cut of obligations, not as cash paid.

Do not divide $284.5M or $737.5M by 75,796 or 429,746 all-years awards. Per capita already uses 1,446,146 and 11,046,024 residents against the stacked $4.09B and $6.34B.

What 11 million residents do not produce

North Carolina’s 11,046,024 residents dwarf Hawaii’s 1,446,146, and $6.34B beats $4.09B on stock. The per-person ranking still belongs to Hawaii. $66.77 versus $196.71 is federal-award intensity, not a ranking of research-triangle payrolls or island tourism. Award counts of 429,746 and 75,796 describe the action files.

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

How to read Hawaii versus North Carolina

Read North Carolina first on stock ($6.34B, 429,746 awards, 11,046,024 people) and on FY2026 ($737.5M vs $284.5M). Read Hawaii first on intensity ($196.71 vs $66.77). Note construction versus pharmaceutical preparations. All of those cuts are obligations.

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

Island construction versus a mainland pharma peak

Hawaii’s $4.09B and North Carolina’s $6.34B are USAspending.gov obligations. Commercial and institutional building construction versus pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing is the industry split. FY2026’s $284.5M versus $737.5M stays with North Carolina on recency. None of those figures is an outlay.

Spending per capita of $196.71 and $66.77 sits beside Census counts of 1,446,146 and 11,046,024. Award counts of 75,796 and 429,746 make the Carolina file look enormous in rows. Intensity still belongs to Hawaii. Follow the Hawaii and North Carolina hubs for agencies and recipients if the lead NAICS is only a starting point.

North Carolina’s 429,746 awards and 11,046,024 residents define the mainland scale. Hawaii’s 75,796 awards and 1,446,146 residents define the island scale. Stacked dollars of $4.09B versus $6.34B and FY2026 of $284.5M versus $737.5M stay with North Carolina. Intensity of $196.71 versus $66.77 stays with Hawaii. Construction versus pharma is the mix split.

Questions

Does Hawaii or North Carolina have more federal spending?

North Carolina leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $6.34B to Hawaii’s $4.09B. Hawaii leads spending per capita, $196.71 versus $66.77, on 1,446,146 residents against North Carolina’s 11,046,024. North Carolina has far more awards (429,746 vs 75,796). FY2026 obligations are $284.5M in Hawaii and $737.5M in North Carolina.

Why does Hawaii show more obligations per person?

The packet reports $196.71 per capita in Hawaii on 1,446,146 residents and $66.77 in North Carolina on 11,046,024. North Carolina has more people and far more awards (429,746 vs 75,796). Stacked obligations are $4.09B versus $6.34B. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What are the top industries in Hawaii and North Carolina?

Hawaii’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. North Carolina’s is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $4.09B and $6.34B. Award counts are 75,796 in Hawaii and 429,746 in North Carolina.

Are Hawaii vs North Carolina figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $4.09B and $6.34B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $284.5M and $737.5M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($196.71 vs $66.77) uses Census population against those obligations.