Massachusetts vs New York on USAspending: $13.5B vs $11.9B

Massachusetts’s $13.5B edges New York’s $11.9B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Massachusetts’s $13.5B exceeds New York’s $11.9B even though New York has 19,867,248 residents and Massachusetts has 7,136,171. Place of performance in the award file is not a population contest. The stacked ranking favors the smaller New England state in this aggregate.

Award counts run the other way. New York has 705,506 awards; Massachusetts has 294,824. New York’s file is busier in rows and lighter in dollars. Massachusetts’s file is heavier in dollars on fewer actions — a higher typical booking. The $13.5B versus $11.9B ranking is a dollar ranking, not a row ranking.

A five-to-one intensity gap: $364.70 versus $70.36

New York’s 19,867,248 residents nearly triple Massachusetts’s 7,136,171. After dividing the obligation stocks by those Census counts, Massachusetts shows $364.70 per capita and New York shows $70.36. Intensity favors Massachusetts by about 5.2 times. Population is not the engine of this ranking.

A $70.36 per-person reading in New York on 19,867,248 residents means a huge private economy can coexist with a thinner federal-award intensity than Massachusetts shows at $364.70. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. New York’s larger Census count does not produce a larger obligation stock.

Aircraft engines in Massachusetts, communications equipment in New York

Massachusetts’s top industry is aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing. New York’s is other communications equipment manufacturing. Those labels mark the largest NAICS slice in each state’s file, not a full industrial census. Engine-parts awards and equipment-manufacturing awards are different lead products sitting on $13.5B and $11.9B.

An aircraft-engine lead can concentrate propulsion manufacturing inside Massachusetts’s 294,824-award file. A communications-equipment lead can concentrate hardware production inside New York’s 705,506-award file. Mix and scale both differ. Neither industry name explains every dollar.

FY2026: $2.6B in Massachusetts vs $1.4B in New York

FY2026 obligations are $2.6B in Massachusetts and $1.4B in New York. Massachusetts’s latest year remains ahead, matching the direction of the $13.5B versus $11.9B 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 Massachusetts’s 294,824 or New York’s 705,506 all-years awards. Per capita of $364.70 on 7,136,171 residents versus $70.36 on 19,867,248 residents is the intensity comparison that already reverses the population ranking. Both cuts are USAspending.gov obligations.

Northeast neighbors, inverted size ranking

Massachusetts leads stacked dollars ($13.5B vs $11.9B), per capita ($364.70 vs $70.36), and FY2026 ($2.6B vs $1.4B). New York leads award count (705,506 vs 294,824) and population (19,867,248 vs 7,136,171). Those splits are why Massachusetts versus New York cannot be reduced to “bigger state wins.”

Aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing versus other communications equipment manufacturing is mix inside files that contain many other industries. Use the Massachusetts and New York hubs for agencies and recipients. Keep $13.5B and $11.9B labeled as obligations.

How to use the Massachusetts and New York hubs

Massachusetts’s $13.5B on 7,136,171 residents outruns New York’s $11.9B on 19,867,248 residents. Per capita of $364.70 versus $70.36 is about a five-to-one intensity gap. New York still logs 705,506 awards against 294,824. Open the Massachusetts hub and the New York hub for agencies and recipients. Aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing versus other communications equipment manufacturing is mix.

FY2026’s $2.6B versus $1.4B follows the stacked ranking. These are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Place of performance can differ from the paying agency’s location. Do not divide latest-year dollars by all-years award counts. Use the hubs when the next question is recipients. Keep $13.5B and $11.9B labeled as obligations so a later cash lag is not mistaken for a ranking change.

Massachusetts versus New York is 7,136,171 residents and $13.5B against 19,867,248 residents and $11.9B. Aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing and other communications equipment manufacturing sit on 294,824 and 705,506 awards. FY2026 of $2.6B versus $1.4B follows the stock. Per capita of $364.70 versus $70.36 is about five to one. Obligations are not outlays. The Massachusetts and New York hubs hold agencies and recipients. Massachusetts’s $364.70 on 7,136,171 residents is about five times New York’s $70.36 on 19,867,248 residents. FY2026’s $2.6B versus $1.4B follows the $13.5B versus $11.9B stock, not the Census ranking.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Massachusetts or New York?

Massachusetts leads in USAspending.gov obligations: $13.5B versus New York’s $11.9B. New York has more awards (705,506 vs 294,824) and more people (19,867,248 vs 7,136,171). Spending per capita is $364.70 in Massachusetts and $70.36 in New York. FY2026 obligations are $2.6B and $1.4B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Why does Massachusetts show more federal obligations than New York despite fewer people?

Massachusetts’s $13.5B on 7,136,171 residents produces $364.70 per capita. New York’s $11.9B on 19,867,248 residents produces $70.36. New York actually logs more awards (705,506 vs 294,824), so Massachusetts’s lead is dollars per action and intensity, not more rows. FY2026 also favors Massachusetts ($2.6B vs $1.4B).

What industries lead Massachusetts and New York federal awards?

Massachusetts’s top industry is aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing. New York’s is other communications equipment manufacturing. Those slices sit on $13.5B and $11.9B in obligations. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 294,824 in Massachusetts and 705,506 in New York.

Are Massachusetts vs New York figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $13.5B and $11.9B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $2.6B and $1.4B measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments. Place of performance can differ from where the paying agency sits.