Maryland vs District of Columbia on USAspending: $30.1B vs $19.9B

Neighboring files, a tenfold per-capita gap

The District of Columbia’s spending per capita is $3166.95 against $315.60 in the paired state. A small Census count — 702,250 in the District versus 6,263,220 in the state — produces an intensity reading that no large-state file matches in this pair. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance, not Treasury outlays. Cash payments can lag award dates. Headquarters can differ from the state coded on the award.

Stacked stock still matters. Maryland holds $30.1B; District of Columbia holds $19.9B. The District can trail or lead that stock while leading intensity. Place of performance in the capital is not a state economy in miniature. It is a dense award geography on a small population denominator.

Computer services vs management consulting

Award counts are 229,316 in Maryland and 95,844 in District of Columbia. The District’s row file is smaller. The paired state’s row file is larger. Neither count is an outlay. FY2026’s $2.2B in the District versus Maryland’s $2.0B is a rare recency lead for the smaller Census geography.

Other computer related services versus administrative management and general management consulting services is a services-versus-services split on two adjacent geographies. Intensity still belongs to the District’s 702,250-person denominator. Intensity uses Census population against stacked obligations. It is not personal income and it is not a city-versus-state verdict.

FY2026: $2.0B in Maryland, $2.2B in D.C.

Maryland’s top industry is other computer related services. District of Columbia’s top industry is administrative management and general management consulting services. Administrative and consulting work often peaks in the District; the paired state’s peak is a different NAICS bar on a different dollar stock. Each label is the tallest slice, not the whole $30.1B or $19.9B file.

Use the comparison hub for the side-by-side tables, then the Maryland and District of Columbia state hubs for agencies and recipients. Mix does not erase the per-capita gap, and the per-capita gap does not erase the stacked-dollar ranking.

229,316 Maryland awards vs 95,844 in the District

FY2026 obligations are $2.0B in Maryland and $2.2B in District of Columbia. Recency is a single-year cut of the same obligations series. Do not annualize it. Do not divide it by 229,316 or 95,844 all-years awards.

Per capita of $315.60 and $3166.95 stays on the stacked totals and the Census counts of 6,263,220 and 702,250. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance, not Treasury outlays. Cash payments can lag award dates. Headquarters can differ from the state coded on the award.

Stock in Maryland, intensity and recency in D.C.

Read this pair as a stock-versus-intensity split: $30.1B versus $19.9B on dollars, $315.60 versus $3166.95 on per person, 229,316 versus 95,844 on awards. The District’s small population is the denominator that makes intensity look extreme. The paired state’s larger population is the denominator that makes intensity look milder even on a bigger stock.

Use the comparison hub for the side-by-side tables, then the Maryland and District of Columbia state hubs for agencies and recipients. FY2026 ($2.0B vs $2.2B) is recency. other computer related services versus administrative management and general management consulting services is mix. None of those cuts are Treasury outlays.

A capital intensity reading next to a $30.1B state file

Maryland’s $30.1B versus the District’s $19.9B is the stock ranking. $315.60 versus $3,166.95 is the intensity ranking on 6,263,220 versus 702,250 residents. FY2026’s $2.0B versus $2.2B is the recency ranking. Awards of 229,316 versus 95,844 follow stock more than intensity.

Two services peaks do not make the files the same. Both are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. Use the Maryland and District of Columbia hubs for agencies and recipients.

Maryland versus District of Columbia on USAspending.gov is $30.1B versus $19.9B in stacked obligations, 229,316 versus 95,844 awards, 6,263,220 versus 702,250 residents, $315.60 versus $3166.95 per capita, and $2.0B versus $2.2B in FY2026. Top industries remain other computer related services and administrative management and general management consulting services. Those cuts are the packet.

Do not divide FY2026 dollars by all-years award counts. Do not treat $315.60 and $3166.95 as household income. Do not treat other computer related services or administrative management and general management consulting services as a complete industrial census. Place of performance can differ from headquarters. Cash outlays can lag. After the comparison table, the Maryland and District of Columbia state hubs hold agencies and recipients.

Questions

Which has more federal spending, Maryland or District of Columbia?

Maryland shows $30.1B in USAspending.gov obligations; District of Columbia shows $19.9B. Award counts are 229,316 and 95,844. Populations are 6,263,220 and 702,250. Spending per capita is $315.60 versus $3166.95. FY2026 obligations are $2.0B and $2.2B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

What industries lead Maryland and District of Columbia federal awards?

Maryland’s top industry is other computer related services. District of Columbia’s top industry is administrative management and general management consulting services. Those slices sit on $30.1B and $19.9B in USAspending.gov obligations and on 229,316 versus 95,844 awards. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award.

How do Maryland and District of Columbia compare on spending per capita?

Spending per capita is $315.60 in Maryland on 6,263,220 residents and $3166.95 in District of Columbia on 702,250 residents. Those ratios use stacked USAspending.gov obligations of $30.1B and $19.9B, not FY2026 alone and not GDP. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Are Maryland vs District of Columbia figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $30.1B and $19.9B stacked totals, and FY2026 amounts of $2.0B and $2.2B, are USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Award counts are 229,316 and 95,844. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.