Hawaii vs Oklahoma on USAspending: $4.09B vs $5.46B

Oklahoma’s stock lead, Hawaii’s busier award file

Oklahoma’s $5.46B is about 1.33 times Hawaii’s $4.09B. Population is about 2.83 times: 4,095,393 versus 1,446,146. People outrun dollars, yet Oklahoma still edges the per-capita ranking, $205.98 versus $196.71. That is a narrow intensity gap on a wide population gap. Both ratios are high; Oklahoma’s is slightly higher.

Award counts go the other way. Hawaii’s 75,796 awards exceed Oklahoma’s 50,460. The island file is busier in rows on a smaller dollar stock. Oklahoma’s 50,460 actions on $5.46B are fewer and, on a per-resident basis, still map to a slightly hotter ratio.

FY2026 then opens a gap the stacked file does not show. $843.6M in Oklahoma versus $284.5M in Hawaii is a much larger multiple than the stacked 1.33 times.

Aircraft parts in Oklahoma, construction in Hawaii

Oklahoma’s lead NAICS is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Hawaii’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. Those peaks sit on $5.46B and $4.09B. An aircraft-parts lead is a first filter on the Oklahoma mix; a construction lead is a first filter on the Hawaii mix.

The 50,460 Oklahoma awards and 75,796 Hawaii awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Oklahoma and Hawaii state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

FY2026: Oklahoma’s $843.6M versus Hawaii’s $284.5M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $843.6M in Oklahoma and $284.5M in Hawaii. Recency widens Oklahoma’s dollar lead rather than shrinking it. Hawaii’s latest-year booking is smaller even while Hawaii’s stacked per-capita figure of $196.71 stays within shouting distance of Oklahoma’s $205.98. Treat FY2026 as a recency slice of obligations, not as cash paid.

Do not divide $843.6M or $284.5M by 50,460 or 75,796 all-years awards. Per capita already uses 4,095,393 and 1,446,146 residents against the stacked stocks.

Two high ratios on very different Census counts

Hawaii’s 1,446,146 residents and Oklahoma’s 4,095,393 residents are different sizes. The per-capita pair of $196.71 and $205.98 is not. That is the unusual fact in this comparison: a much smaller island denominator still produces a ratio within about $9 of Oklahoma’s. Award volume of 75,796 versus 50,460 shows Hawaii’s file is not small in rows.

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 Oklahoma

Read Oklahoma first on stacked dollars ($5.46B vs $4.09B), a slim intensity edge ($205.98 vs $196.71), and FY2026 ($843.6M vs $284.5M). Read Hawaii first on award counts (75,796 vs 50,460). Note aircraft parts versus construction. All of those cuts are obligations.

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

Close ratios, a recency gap that is not close

Hawaii’s $4.09B and Oklahoma’s $5.46B are USAspending.gov obligations. Spending per capita of $196.71 and $205.98 is the close ranking. FY2026’s $284.5M versus $843.6M is not close. Commercial and institutional building construction versus other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing is the industry split. None of those cuts is an outlay.

Award counts of 75,796 and 50,460 favor Hawaii on rows. Census counts of 1,446,146 and 4,095,393 favor Oklahoma on people. The comparison hub holds the tables. The Hawaii and Oklahoma hubs hold agencies and recipients. Treat the latest-year figures as recency in the obligation series.

Hawaii’s 75,796 awards on $4.09B outrun Oklahoma’s 50,460 awards on $5.46B in rows. Per capita of $196.71 versus $205.98 stays close. FY2026 of $284.5M versus $843.6M does not. Construction versus aircraft parts is mix. Census counts of 1,446,146 and 4,095,393 explain why two high ratios can sit on very different maps.

Questions

Does Hawaii or Oklahoma have more federal spending?

Oklahoma leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $5.46B to Hawaii’s $4.09B. Oklahoma also leads spending per capita slightly, $205.98 versus $196.71, on 4,095,393 residents against Hawaii’s 1,446,146. Hawaii has more awards (75,796 vs 50,460). FY2026 obligations are $284.5M in Hawaii and $843.6M in Oklahoma.

Is Hawaii’s per-capita federal spending close to Oklahoma’s?

Yes. The packet reports $205.98 per capita in Oklahoma on 4,095,393 residents and $196.71 in Hawaii on 1,446,146. The Census counts differ far more than the ratios. Award counts are 75,796 versus 50,460. Stacked obligations are $4.09B versus $5.46B. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Hawaii and Oklahoma?

Hawaii’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Oklahoma’s is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $4.09B and $5.46B. Award counts are 75,796 in Hawaii and 50,460 in Oklahoma.

Are Hawaii vs Oklahoma figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $4.09B and $5.46B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $284.5M and $843.6M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($196.71 vs $205.98) uses Census population against those obligations.