Maryland vs Missouri on USAspending: $30.1B vs $10.4B

Maryland’s $30.1B is nearly three times Missouri’s $10.4B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Maryland’s $30.1B is about 2.9 times Missouri’s $10.4B. Among two states with nearly matching resident counts, the award-dollar lead belongs to Maryland in this aggregate. Hold that stock before reaching for familiar stories about defense plants or federal campuses.

Award counts run the other way. Missouri has 300,867 awards; Maryland has 229,316. Missouri’s file is busier in rows and lighter in dollars. Maryland’s file is heavier in dollars on fewer actions — a higher typical booking, not merely more paperwork. The $30.1B versus $10.4B ranking is a dollar ranking, not a row ranking.

Matched populations, unmatched intensity

Maryland’s 6,263,220 residents and Missouri’s 6,245,466 residents differ by a thin margin. Spending per capita still favors Maryland: $315.60 versus $262.46. After dividing $30.1B and $10.4B by those Census counts, Maryland remains more intensive even though the two populations are close enough that a casual reader might expect similar totals.

A $315.60 per-person reading in Maryland means a $30.1B obligation stock on 6,263,220 people. Missouri’s $262.46 on 6,245,466 people is not a small federal footprint; it is simply attached to a $10.4B stock. This table scores USAspending place of performance. It is not GDP and it is not a state-budget comparison.

Computer-related services in Maryland, aircraft in Missouri

Maryland’s top industry is other computer related services. Missouri’s is aircraft manufacturing. Federal IT-services awards around Maryland and aircraft-manufacturing awards in Missouri are different lead slices. Neither label is a complete industrial census of $30.1B or $10.4B.

A computer-related-services lead can concentrate professional-services actions inside Maryland’s 229,316-award file. An aircraft-manufacturing lead can concentrate large production awards inside Missouri’s 300,867-award file. Mix and scale both differ. The industry names mark the largest grouping, not an explanation of every dollar.

FY2026: $2.0B in Maryland vs $1.6B in Missouri

FY2026 obligations are $2.0B in Maryland and $1.6B in Missouri. Maryland’s latest year remains ahead, matching the direction of the $30.1B versus $10.4B 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 Maryland’s 229,316 or Missouri’s 300,867 all-years awards. Per capita of $315.60 on 6,263,220 residents versus $262.46 on 6,245,466 residents is the intensity comparison that already sits on nearly matched populations. Both cuts are USAspending.gov obligations.

Same-size states, different award files

Maryland versus Missouri is a rare pair where population almost drops out of the explanation. 6,263,220 versus 6,245,466 does not produce $30.1B versus $10.4B. Award counts actually favor Missouri (300,867 vs 229,316). Dollars, per capita, and FY2026 all favor Maryland. That disagreement is the reason this pair cannot be summarized as two equal states with equal files.

Other computer related services versus aircraft manufacturing is mix inside files that contain many other industries. Use the Maryland and Missouri hubs for agencies and recipients. Keep $30.1B and $10.4B labeled as obligations.

How to use the Maryland and Missouri hubs

Matched Census counts of 6,263,220 and 6,245,466 make this pair a clean test of whether population explains the award file. It does not: Maryland’s $30.1B still outruns Missouri’s $10.4B. The Maryland hub and the Missouri hub hold agency and recipient tables that this comparison does not repeat. Other computer related services versus aircraft manufacturing is mix inside those hubs, not a full industrial census of either stock.

Missouri’s 300,867 awards versus Maryland’s 229,316 show that a busier file can be the lighter file in dollars. FY2026’s $2.0B versus $1.6B follows the stacked ranking. Per capita of $315.60 versus $262.46 is the intensity cut on nearly identical populations. None of those figures are Treasury outlays. Place of performance can differ from the paying agency’s location. Use the state hubs when the next question is who received the awards, not which state won a headline total.

Maryland versus Missouri is the pair where 6,263,220 and 6,245,466 residents look interchangeable until $30.1B meets $10.4B. Other computer related services and aircraft manufacturing are lead slices on 229,316 and 300,867 awards. FY2026 of $2.0B versus $1.6B follows the stock. Per capita of $315.60 versus $262.46 is the intensity cut on those matched Census counts. Obligations remain the unit. The hubs are the next stop for agencies and recipients, not a second scoreboard.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Maryland or Missouri?

Maryland leads in USAspending.gov obligations: $30.1B versus Missouri’s $10.4B. Missouri has more awards (300,867 vs 229,316). Populations are close: 6,263,220 in Maryland and 6,245,466 in Missouri. Spending per capita is $315.60 in Maryland and $262.46 in Missouri. FY2026 obligations are $2.0B and $1.6B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Do Maryland and Missouri have similar populations but different federal totals?

Yes. Maryland’s 6,263,220 residents and Missouri’s 6,245,466 residents are nearly matched, yet Maryland’s $30.1B obligation stock is about 2.9 times Missouri’s $10.4B. Per capita is $315.60 versus $262.46. Missouri still logs more awards (300,867 vs 229,316), so Maryland’s lead is dollars, not row count.

What industries lead Maryland and Missouri federal awards?

Maryland’s top industry is other computer related services. Missouri’s is aircraft manufacturing. Those slices sit on $30.1B and $10.4B in obligations. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 229,316 in Maryland and 300,867 in Missouri.

Are Maryland vs Missouri figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $30.1B and $10.4B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $2.0B 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.