Hawaii vs Ohio on USAspending: $4.1B vs $8.1B

An 8-to-1 population gap, a 2-to-1 dollar gap

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Ohio’s $8.1B stock sits about $4.1 billion above Hawaii’s $4.1B. Place of performance in the award file is the scoring rule. Ohio has about 8 times Hawaii’s people (11,883,304 versus 1,446,146). The stacked gap is large, but it is smaller than the population gap, which is why intensity favors Hawaii so sharply.

Ohio logs 168,038 awards on $8.1B. Hawaii logs 75,796 awards on $4.1B. Ohio’s busier file on a larger stock is consistent with more actions. Hawaii’s thinner file on a still-large stock implies a heavier typical booking than a raw population comparison would suggest. The $8.1B versus $4.1B ranking is a dollar ranking, not a per-person ranking.

Hawaii’s 1,446,146 residents versus Ohio’s 11,883,304 residents is about an 8-to-1 Census gap. Stacked dollars of $4,091,361,304 versus $8,141,450,027 are about 2-to-1. That is why $196.71 versus $61.66 favors Hawaii by more than three times. Award rows of 75,796 versus 168,038 and FY2026 of $284,469,188 versus $732,683,316 stay with Ohio. Building construction versus aircraft engines is mix.

Hawaii’s $196.71 versus Ohio’s $61.66

Hawaii’s 1,446,146 residents against $4.1B produce $196.71 per capita. Ohio’s 11,883,304 residents against $8.1B produce $61.66. Intensity in Hawaii is more than three times Ohio’s even though Ohio holds the larger stacked total and the larger FY2026 window.

A $196.71 per-person reading is an intensity fact attached to $4.1B, not a household payment. Ohio’s $61.66 is attached to $8.1B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. Ohio can lead stacked dollars while trailing badly on a per-resident basis because 11,883,304 people spread $8.1B more thinly than 1,446,146 people spread $4.1B.

Buildings in Hawaii, aircraft engines in Ohio

Hawaii’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Ohio’s is aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing. Those NAICS labels mark the largest grouping in each state’s file. Building awards and engine-parts awards are different lead products sitting on $4.1B and $8.1B stocks.

A construction lead inside Hawaii’s 75,796-award file can include large facility actions without explaining every dollar. An aircraft-engine lead inside Ohio’s 168,038-award file can concentrate propulsion manufacturing without making Ohio a single-product state. Mix differs. Neither label is the entire stock.

FY2026: $284.5M in Hawaii vs $732.7M in Ohio

FY2026 obligations are $284,469,188 in Hawaii and $732,683,316 in Ohio. Ohio remains ahead in the latest year, in the same direction as the stacked ranking. Recency questions belong in FY2026. The $4.1B and $8.1B totals remain the full USAspending.gov aggregate this comparison uses. Both years are obligations, not outlays.

Do not divide those FY figures by Hawaii’s 75,796 or Ohio’s 168,038 all-years awards. Per capita of $196.71 on 1,446,146 residents versus $61.66 on 11,883,304 residents is the intensity comparison. FY2026 answers how the latest year booked. Stacked totals still favor Ohio.

Ohio’s scale, Hawaii’s intensity

Ohio leads stacked dollars ($8.1B vs $4.1B), award count (168,038 vs 75,796), population (11,883,304 vs 1,446,146), and FY2026 ($732.7M vs $284.5M). Hawaii leads per capita ($196.71 vs $61.66). That intensity counter is why an island file versus a large industrial state cannot be reduced to one ranking.

Commercial and institutional building construction versus aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing is mix inside files that contain many other industries. Use the Hawaii and Ohio hubs for agencies and recipients. Keep both stocks labeled as USAspending.gov obligations.

Three times the intensity on an island Census count

Hawaii’s $196.71 per capita on 1,446,146 residents versus Ohio’s $61.66 on 11,883,304 residents is the intensity split. Stacked dollars of $4,091,361,304 versus $8,141,450,027, awards of 75,796 versus 168,038, and FY2026 of $284,469,188 versus $732,683,316 stay with Ohio. The population gap is larger than the dollar gap, which is why intensity favors Hawaii.

Commercial and institutional building construction versus aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing is mix. Readers should not convert per capita into a household payment. 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, Hawaii or Ohio?

Ohio leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $8,141,450,027 versus Hawaii’s $4,091,361,304. Ohio has more awards (168,038 vs 75,796) and more people (11,883,304 vs 1,446,146). Spending per capita is $196.71 in Hawaii and $61.66 in Ohio. FY2026 obligations are $284.5M and $732.7M. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Why is Hawaii’s per-capita spending so much higher than Ohio’s?

Hawaii’s $4.1B stock sits on 1,446,146 residents, which produces $196.71 per capita. Ohio’s $8.1B stock sits on 11,883,304 residents, which produces $61.66. Intensity is more than three times higher in Hawaii. The stacked ranking still favors Ohio. Award counts are 75,796 versus 168,038. FY2026 is $284.5M versus $732.7M.

What industries lead Hawaii and Ohio federal awards?

Hawaii’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Ohio’s is aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing. Those slices sit on $4.1B and $8.1B obligation stocks. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 75,796 in Hawaii and 168,038 in Ohio.

Are Hawaii vs Ohio figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $4.1B and $8.1B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $284.5M and $732.7M measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments.