Maryland vs Texas on USAspending: $30.1B against $72.7B

Two large files, one much heavier stock

Maryland at $30.1B and Texas at $72.7B are both large statewide files. The interesting question is which ranking disagrees. Award counts are 229,316 versus 530,634. Populations are 6,263,220 versus 31,290,831. Per capita is $315.60 versus $686.10. 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.

Maryland’s $30.1B is not a small-state remainder; it is a major file that still sits well below Texas’s $72.7B. A close or mid-range dollar gap can hide a wide row gap or a wide intensity gap. This pair is built for that kind of split, not for a blowout stock ranking.

Computer services in Maryland, pharmaceuticals in Texas

Maryland’s top industry is other computer related services. Texas’s top industry is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Two large files can still wear different NAICS peaks. Other computer related services as Maryland’s peak on 229,316 awards is a different industrial story from pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing on 530,634 Texas awards. Both peaks sit on large stocks. Neither peak is the whole statewide mix.

Industry tags on $30.1B and $72.7B are peaks inside mixed statewide aggregates. They do not license a one-industry story for 229,316 or 530,634 awards. Use the comparison hub for the side-by-side tables, then the Maryland and Texas state hubs for agencies and recipients.

FY2026: $2.0B in Maryland, $21.5B in Texas

FY2026 obligations are $2.0B in Maryland and $21.5B in Texas. Recency may favor a different leader than the stacked stock, or it may agree. Either result is still obligations. Do not divide latest-year dollars by all-years award counts.

Per capita of $315.60 and $686.10 stays on 6,263,220 and 31,290,831 against stacked $30.1B and $72.7B. FY2026 is the recency slice.

Maryland’s $315.60 is substantial and still trails $686.10

When two files are both large, the comparison is a ranking puzzle: dollars, rows, people, intensity, mix, recency. $30.1B versus $72.7B is the stock piece. 229,316 versus 530,634 is the row piece. $315.60 versus $686.10 is the intensity piece.

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. Use the comparison hub for the side-by-side tables, then the Maryland and Texas state hubs for agencies and recipients.

How to read Maryland against Texas

Read this pair without forcing a single winner. other computer related services versus pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing is mix. FY2026 ($2.0B vs $21.5B) is recency. The stacked totals remain $30.1B versus $72.7B on USAspending.gov.

Place of performance can differ from headquarters. That caveat is shared. It does not flatten the ranking splits this pair actually shows.

Maryland’s $30.1B file is large without being Texas

Maryland’s 6,263,220 residents support $315.60 per capita on $30.1B. Texas’s 31,290,831 residents support $686.10 on $72.7B. Those are the same kind of ratio on different stacks. Other computer related services versus pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing is mix on 229,316 versus 530,634 awards. FY2026’s $2.0B versus $21.5B is recency on USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

A reader who only remembers that Texas is larger will miss that Maryland’s $30.1B and $315.60 intensity are themselves large. A reader who only remembers computer services will miss pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing on the Texas side. Hold stock, intensity, rows, mix, and FY2026 together. Use the Maryland and Texas hubs for agencies and recipients.

Maryland versus Texas on USAspending.gov is $30.1B versus $72.7B in stacked obligations, 229,316 versus 530,634 awards, 6,263,220 versus 31,290,831 residents, $315.60 versus $686.10 per capita, and $2.0B versus $21.5B in FY2026. Top industries remain other computer related services and pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Those cuts are the packet.

Do not divide FY2026 dollars by all-years award counts. Do not treat $315.60 and $686.10 as household income. Do not treat other computer related services or pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing as a complete industrial census. Place of performance can differ from headquarters. Cash outlays can lag. After the comparison table, the Maryland and Texas state hubs hold agencies and recipients.

Questions

Which has more federal spending, Maryland or Texas?

Maryland shows $30.1B in USAspending.gov obligations; Texas shows $72.7B. Award counts are 229,316 and 530,634. Populations are 6,263,220 and 31,290,831. Spending per capita is $315.60 versus $686.10. FY2026 obligations are $2.0B and $21.5B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.

What industries lead Maryland and Texas federal awards?

Maryland’s top industry is other computer related services. Texas’s top industry is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Those slices sit on $30.1B and $72.7B in USAspending.gov obligations and on 229,316 versus 530,634 awards. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award.

How do Maryland and Texas compare on spending per capita?

Spending per capita is $315.60 in Maryland on 6,263,220 residents and $686.10 in Texas on 31,290,831 residents. Those ratios use stacked USAspending.gov obligations of $30.1B and $72.7B, not FY2026 alone and not GDP. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Are Maryland vs Texas figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $30.1B and $72.7B stacked totals, and FY2026 amounts of $2.0B and $21.5B, are USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Award counts are 229,316 and 530,634. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.