Louisiana vs Michigan on USAspending: $4.7B vs $8.4B

Ships versus cars on two large stocks

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Michigan’s $8.4B stock sits $3.7 billion above Louisiana’s $4.7B. Place of performance in the award file is the scoring rule. The pair is useful as a product contrast: yard work versus vehicle assembly, sitting on stocks that are both measured in billions.

Michigan logs 416,538 awards on $8.4B. Louisiana logs 72,577 awards on $4.7B. Michigan’s busier file on a larger stock is consistent with more actions. Louisiana’s thinner file implies a heavier typical booking. Dollars favor Michigan; intensity favors Louisiana.

Louisiana’s 72,577 awards on $4,707,913,049 versus Michigan’s 416,538 awards on $8,395,413,599 is a paperwork-and-scale gap. Per capita of $268.17 on 4,597,740 residents versus $175.18 on 10,140,459 residents still favors Louisiana. FY2026 of $1,232,995,601 versus $1,776,433,740 stays with Michigan. Ships versus cars is mix. Two large latest-year books can still invert on intensity.

Louisiana’s $268.17 versus Michigan’s $175.18

Louisiana’s 4,597,740 residents against $4.7B produce $268.17 per capita. Michigan’s 10,140,459 residents against $8.4B produce $175.18. Intensity in Louisiana is higher even though Michigan holds the larger stacked total, the busier file, and the larger FY2026 window.

A $268.17 per-person reading is an intensity fact attached to $4.7B, not a household payment. Michigan’s $175.18 is attached to $8.4B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. Michigan can lead stacked dollars while trailing on a per-resident basis because 10,140,459 people spread $8.4B more thinly than 4,597,740 people spread $4.7B.

Ship building in Louisiana, automobile manufacturing in Michigan

Louisiana’s top industry is ship building and repairing. Michigan’s is automobile manufacturing. Those NAICS labels mark the largest grouping in each state’s file. Shipyard awards and vehicle-assembly awards are different lead products sitting on $4.7B and $8.4B stocks.

A ship-building lead inside Louisiana’s 72,577-award file can concentrate yard work without explaining every dollar. An automobile-manufacturing lead inside Michigan’s 416,538-award file can concentrate vehicle production without making Michigan a single-product state. Mix differs. Neither label is the entire stock.

FY2026: $1.23B in Louisiana vs $1.78B in Michigan

FY2026 obligations are $1,232,995,601 in Louisiana and $1,776,433,740 in Michigan. Michigan remains ahead in the latest year, in the same direction as the stacked ranking. Recency questions belong in FY2026. The $4.7B and $8.4B totals remain the full USAspending.gov aggregate this comparison uses. Both years are obligations, not outlays.

Do not divide those FY figures by Louisiana’s 72,577 or Michigan’s 416,538 all-years awards. Per capita of $268.17 on 4,597,740 residents versus $175.18 on 10,140,459 residents is the intensity comparison. FY2026 answers how the latest year booked. Stacked totals still favor Michigan.

Michigan’s $1,776,433,740 FY2026 versus Louisiana’s $1,232,995,601 stays with $8,395,413,599 versus $4,707,913,049. 416,538 awards versus 72,577 awards and 10,140,459 residents versus 4,597,740 residents produce $175.18 versus $268.17. Two large latest-year books can still invert on intensity. Ships versus cars is mix. Both years are obligations.

Michigan’s scale, Louisiana’s intensity

Michigan leads stacked dollars ($8.4B vs $4.7B), award count (416,538 vs 72,577), population (10,140,459 vs 4,597,740), and FY2026 ($1.78B vs $1.23B). Louisiana leads per capita ($268.17 vs $175.18). That intensity counter is why ships versus cars cannot be reduced to one ranking.

Ship building and repairing versus automobile manufacturing is mix inside files that contain many other industries. Use the Louisiana and Michigan hubs for agencies and recipients. Keep both stocks labeled as USAspending.gov obligations.

Ships versus cars is mix, not a full census

Ship building and repairing in Louisiana and automobile manufacturing in Michigan are the lead products on $4,707,913,049 and $8,395,413,599. They are not the rest of either file. Award rows of 72,577 versus 416,538, people of 4,597,740 versus 10,140,459, and FY2026 of $1,232,995,601 versus $1,776,433,740 are the scale facts. Per capita of $268.17 versus $175.18 is the intensity counter.

Michigan’s larger stock and larger latest year do not erase Louisiana’s higher per-person reading. Readers who want agencies or recipients should use the state hubs. Keep both stocks labeled as USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Place of performance is the scoring rule. Louisiana’s $4,707,913,049 and Michigan’s $8,395,413,599 remain USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance, not outlays.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Louisiana or Michigan?

Michigan leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $8,395,413,599 versus Louisiana’s $4,707,913,049. Michigan has more awards (416,538 vs 72,577) and more people (10,140,459 vs 4,597,740). Spending per capita is $268.17 in Louisiana and $175.18 in Michigan. FY2026 obligations are $1.23B and $1.78B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Why is Louisiana’s per-capita spending higher than Michigan’s?

Louisiana’s $4.7B stock sits on 4,597,740 residents, which produces $268.17 per capita. Michigan’s $8.4B stock sits on 10,140,459 residents, which produces $175.18. Intensity favors Louisiana. The stacked ranking still favors Michigan. Award counts are 72,577 versus 416,538. FY2026 is $1.23B versus $1.78B.

What industries lead Louisiana and Michigan federal awards?

Louisiana’s top industry is ship building and repairing. Michigan’s is automobile manufacturing. Those slices sit on $4.7B and $8.4B obligation stocks. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 72,577 in Louisiana and 416,538 in Michigan.

Are Louisiana vs Michigan figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $4.7B and $8.4B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $1.23B and $1.78B measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments.