Illinois vs Missouri on USAspending: $15.9B vs $10.4B

Illinois’s $15.9B versus Missouri’s $10.4B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Illinois’s $15.9B is about 1.5 times Missouri’s $10.4B. The comparison scores place of performance in the award file. Illinois holds the larger all-years total, and that stock lines up with a larger population of 12,710,158 against 6,245,466.

Award counts widen the gap more than dollars do. Illinois has 1,544,633 awards; Missouri has 300,867. Illinois’s file is both heavier in dollars and much busier in rows. Missouri’s $10.4B on 300,867 actions implies a heavier typical booking than Illinois’s $15.9B spread across 1,544,633 records.

Missouri’s $262.46 per capita versus Illinois’s $143.78

Illinois’s 12,710,158 residents about double Missouri’s 6,245,466. After dividing the obligation stocks by those Census counts, Missouri shows $262.46 per capita and Illinois shows $143.78. Intensity runs the opposite direction from the $15.9B versus $10.4B ranking. Population explains who has the larger stock; it does not explain who is more intensive.

A $262.46 per-person reading in Missouri on 6,245,466 residents is an intensity fact attached to a $10.4B stock. Illinois’s $143.78 on 12,710,158 residents is attached to $15.9B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. The per-capita lead does not rewrite the stacked ranking.

Miscellaneous manufacturing in Illinois, aircraft in Missouri

Illinois’s top industry is all other miscellaneous manufacturing. Missouri’s is aircraft manufacturing. Those labels mark the largest NAICS slice in each state’s file, not a full industrial census. A catch-all manufacturing grouping and an aircraft grouping are different lead products sitting on $15.9B and $10.4B.

A miscellaneous-manufacturing lead inside Illinois’s 1,544,633-award file can sit among many smaller actions. An aircraft-manufacturing lead can concentrate large production awards inside Missouri’s 300,867-award file. Mix and scale both differ. Neither industry name explains every dollar.

FY2026: $1.8B in Illinois vs $1.6B in Missouri

FY2026 obligations are $1.8B in Illinois and $1.6B in Missouri. Illinois’s latest year remains ahead, but the gap is narrower than the 1.5-times stacked ranking. Recency questions belong in FY2026. The stacked totals remain the full USAspending.gov aggregate this comparison uses. Both years are obligations, not outlays.

Do not divide those FY figures by Illinois’s 1,544,633 or Missouri’s 300,867 all-years awards. Per capita of $143.78 on 12,710,158 residents versus $262.46 on 6,245,466 residents is the intensity comparison that already reverses the dollar ranking. Both cuts are USAspending.gov obligations.

Neighboring files, inverted intensity

Illinois leads stacked dollars ($15.9B vs $10.4B), award count (1,544,633 vs 300,867), population (12,710,158 vs 6,245,466), and FY2026 ($1.8B vs $1.6B). Missouri leads per capita ($262.46 vs $143.78). That intensity inversion is the distinctive fact in this pair; FY2026 is close enough that recency does not look like the stacked gap.

All other miscellaneous manufacturing versus aircraft manufacturing is mix inside files that contain many other industries. Use the Illinois and Missouri hubs for agencies and recipients. Keep $15.9B and $10.4B labeled as obligations.

How to use the Illinois and Missouri hubs

Illinois’s 1,544,633 awards on $15.9B versus Missouri’s 300,867 awards on $10.4B is a neighboring-state pair with a wide row gap. Missouri’s $262.46 versus Illinois’s $143.78 is the intensity inversion. FY2026’s $1.8B versus $1.6B is close. Open the Illinois hub and the Missouri hub for agencies and recipients. All other miscellaneous manufacturing versus aircraft manufacturing is mix on those row counts.

Census counts of 12,710,158 and 6,245,466 support the intensity cut. These are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Do not divide latest-year dollars by all-years award counts. Place of performance can differ from the paying agency’s location. Use the hubs when the next question is who received the awards. Keep $15.9B and $10.4B labeled as obligations.

Illinois versus Missouri is $15.9B versus $10.4B with 1,544,633 awards versus 300,867. All other miscellaneous manufacturing and aircraft manufacturing are lead slices. FY2026 of $1.8B versus $1.6B is close. Per capita of $143.78 versus $262.46 on 12,710,158 and 6,245,466 residents is the intensity inversion. Obligations are not outlays. The Illinois and Missouri hubs hold agencies and recipients. Illinois’s 1,544,633 awards on $15.9B versus Missouri’s 300,867 awards on $10.4B is the row gap. FY2026’s $1.8B versus $1.6B is close. Per capita of $143.78 versus $262.46 is the intensity inversion on 12,710,158 and 6,245,466 residents.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Illinois or Missouri?

Illinois leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $15.9B versus Missouri’s $10.4B. Illinois has far more awards (1,544,633 vs 300,867) and more people (12,710,158 vs 6,245,466). Spending per capita is $143.78 in Illinois and $262.46 in Missouri. FY2026 obligations are $1.8B and $1.6B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Why is Missouri’s per-capita federal spending higher than Illinois’s?

Missouri’s $10.4B on 6,245,466 residents produces $262.46 per capita. Illinois’s $15.9B on 12,710,158 residents produces $143.78. Illinois still leads the stacked file and the award count (1,544,633 vs 300,867). FY2026 is close ($1.8B vs $1.6B). Intensity and stock are different rankings in this pair.

What industries lead Illinois and Missouri federal awards?

Illinois’s top industry is all other miscellaneous manufacturing. Missouri’s is aircraft manufacturing. Those slices sit on $15.9B and $10.4B in obligations. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 1,544,633 in Illinois and 300,867 in Missouri.

Are Illinois vs Missouri figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $15.9B and $10.4B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $1.8B and $1.6B measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments. Place of performance can differ from where the paying agency sits.