Massachusetts vs Wisconsin on USAspending: $13.5B vs $10.0B

Massachusetts’s $13.5B versus Wisconsin’s $10.0B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Massachusetts’s $13.5B is about 1.4 times Wisconsin’s $10.0B. The comparison scores place of performance in the award file. Massachusetts holds the larger all-years total, and that stock lines up with a larger population of 7,136,171 against 5,960,975.

Award counts also favor Massachusetts. Massachusetts has 294,824 awards; Wisconsin has 181,419. Massachusetts’s file is heavier in dollars and busier in rows. Wisconsin’s $10.0B on 181,419 actions is still a large federal footprint; it is simply attached to a smaller stock than Massachusetts’s $13.5B.

Wisconsin’s slight per-capita edge: $407.20 versus $364.70

Massachusetts’s 7,136,171 residents exceed Wisconsin’s 5,960,975. After dividing the obligation stocks by those Census counts, Wisconsin shows $407.20 per capita and Massachusetts shows $364.70. Intensity slightly favors Wisconsin even though Massachusetts holds the larger $13.5B stock. Both readings sit in a high band relative to many large states.

A $407.20 per-person reading in Wisconsin on 5,960,975 residents is an intensity fact attached to $10.0B. Massachusetts’s $364.70 on 7,136,171 residents is attached to $13.5B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. The per-capita gap is modest next to the stacked dollar gap.

Aircraft engines in Massachusetts, health insurers in Wisconsin

Massachusetts’s top industry is aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing. Wisconsin’s is direct health and medical insurance carriers. Those labels mark the largest NAICS slice in each state’s file, not a full industrial census. Engine-parts awards and insurance-carrier awards are different lead products sitting on $13.5B and $10.0B.

An aircraft-engine lead can concentrate propulsion manufacturing inside Massachusetts’s 294,824-award file. A health-insurance lead can concentrate large medical-coverage actions inside Wisconsin’s 181,419-award file. Mix and scale both differ. Neither industry name explains every dollar.

FY2026: $2.6B in Massachusetts vs $2.4B in Wisconsin

FY2026 obligations are $2.6B in Massachusetts and $2.4B in Wisconsin. Massachusetts’s latest year remains ahead, but the gap is much narrower than the 1.4-times stacked ranking. Wisconsin’s $2.4B is a large slice of its $10.0B stock; Massachusetts’s $2.6B is a sizable slice of $13.5B. Recency questions belong in FY2026.

Do not divide those FY figures by Massachusetts’s 294,824 or Wisconsin’s 181,419 all-years awards. Those row counts cover the stacked file, not a single fiscal year. Both cuts are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays can lag award dates, so a $2.6B versus $2.4B latest-year reading is a commitment scoreboard, not a cash-flow statement.

Close recency, inverted intensity

Massachusetts leads stacked dollars ($13.5B vs $10.0B), award count (294,824 vs 181,419), population (7,136,171 vs 5,960,975), and FY2026 ($2.6B vs $2.4B). Wisconsin leads per capita ($407.20 vs $364.70). FY2026 is close enough that recency does not look like the stacked gap. That modest intensity inversion is the distinctive fact in this pair.

Aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing versus direct health and medical insurance carriers is mix inside files that contain many other industries. Use the Massachusetts and Wisconsin hubs for agencies and recipients. Keep $13.5B and $10.0B labeled as obligations.

How to use the Massachusetts and Wisconsin hubs

Massachusetts’s $13.5B versus Wisconsin’s $10.0B is a mid-size pair whose FY2026 cut is close: $2.6B versus $2.4B. Wisconsin’s $407.20 versus Massachusetts’s $364.70 is a modest intensity inversion on 5,960,975 and 7,136,171 residents. Open the Massachusetts hub and the Wisconsin hub for agencies and recipients. Aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing versus direct health and medical insurance carriers is mix on 294,824 and 181,419 awards.

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 recipients. Keep $13.5B and $10.0B labeled as obligations so a close FY2026 reading is not mistaken for a tied stock. Recency and stock remain different questions.

Massachusetts versus Wisconsin is $13.5B versus $10.0B with a close FY2026 cut of $2.6B versus $2.4B. Aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing and direct health and medical insurance carriers sit on 294,824 and 181,419 awards. Per capita of $364.70 versus $407.20 on 7,136,171 and 5,960,975 residents is a modest intensity inversion. Obligations are not outlays. The Massachusetts and Wisconsin hubs hold agencies and recipients. FY2026’s $2.6B versus $2.4B is the close cut. Wisconsin’s $407.20 versus Massachusetts’s $364.70 is the modest intensity inversion on 5,960,975 and 7,136,171 residents. The $13.5B versus $10.0B stock still favors Massachusetts.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Massachusetts or Wisconsin?

Massachusetts leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $13.5B versus Wisconsin’s $10.0B. Massachusetts has more awards (294,824 vs 181,419) and more people (7,136,171 vs 5,960,975). Spending per capita is $364.70 in Massachusetts and $407.20 in Wisconsin. FY2026 obligations are $2.6B and $2.4B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Is Wisconsin more intensive per person than Massachusetts?

Slightly. Wisconsin’s $10.0B on 5,960,975 residents produces $407.20 per capita. Massachusetts’s $13.5B on 7,136,171 residents produces $364.70. Massachusetts still leads the stacked file, the award count (294,824 vs 181,419), and FY2026 ($2.6B vs $2.4B). Intensity and stock are different rankings.

What industries lead Massachusetts and Wisconsin federal awards?

Massachusetts’s top industry is aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing. Wisconsin’s is direct health and medical insurance carriers. Those slices sit on $13.5B and $10.0B in obligations. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 294,824 in Massachusetts and 181,419 in Wisconsin.

Are Massachusetts vs Wisconsin figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $13.5B and $10.0B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $2.6B and $2.4B measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments. Place of performance can differ from where the paying agency sits.