Missouri vs Pennsylvania on USAspending: $10.4B vs $28.1B

Pennsylvania’s $28.1B stock versus Missouri’s $10.4B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Pennsylvania’s $28.1B is about 2.7 times Missouri’s $10.4B. The comparison scores place of performance in the award file. Pennsylvania holds the larger all-years total, and that stock lines up with a larger population and a much thicker row count.

Award counts widen the gap. Pennsylvania logs 1,468,918 awards; Missouri logs 300,867. Pennsylvania’s file is busier in rows and heavier in dollars. Missouri’s 300,867 actions on $10.4B imply a heavier typical booking than Pennsylvania’s 1,468,918 actions on $28.1B. Dollars and rows both favor Pennsylvania; typical size per action does not.

Missouri’s modest per-capita edge on a smaller stock

Missouri’s 6,245,466 residents sit well below Pennsylvania’s 13,078,751. After dividing the obligation stocks by those Census counts, Missouri shows $262.46 per capita and Pennsylvania shows $239.68. Intensity slightly favors Missouri even though Pennsylvania’s $28.1B stock is much larger than Missouri’s $10.4B.

A $262.46 per-person reading in Missouri on 6,245,466 residents is an intensity fact, not a claim that Missouri’s file is larger. Pennsylvania’s $239.68 on 13,078,751 residents is still a large federal footprint attached to $28.1B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP or state-budget capacity.

Aircraft in Missouri, botanicals in Pennsylvania

Missouri’s top industry is aircraft manufacturing. Pennsylvania’s is medicinal and botanical manufacturing. Those labels mark the largest NAICS slice in each state’s file, not a full industrial census. Aircraft awards and botanical-manufacturing awards are different lead products sitting on $10.4B and $28.1B.

An aircraft-manufacturing lead can concentrate large production awards inside Missouri’s 300,867-award file. A botanical-manufacturing lead in Pennsylvania sits inside 1,468,918 awards, so that slice is one grouping among a much thicker record set. Mix and scale both differ. Neither industry name explains every dollar.

FY2026: $1.6B in Missouri vs $3.1B in Pennsylvania

FY2026 obligations are $1.6B in Missouri and $3.1B in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania’s latest year remains ahead, matching the direction of the $28.1B 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 Missouri’s 300,867 or Pennsylvania’s 1,468,918 all-years awards. Per capita of $262.46 on 6,245,466 residents versus $239.68 on 13,078,751 residents is the intensity comparison that slightly reverses the dollar ranking. Both cuts are USAspending.gov obligations.

Stock in Pennsylvania, intensity in Missouri

Pennsylvania leads stacked dollars ($28.1B vs $10.4B), award count (1,468,918 vs 300,867), population (13,078,751 vs 6,245,466), and FY2026 ($3.1B vs $1.6B). Missouri leads per capita ($262.46 vs $239.68). That single intensity inversion is the distinctive fact in this pair; it is a modest edge, not a rewrite of the $28.1B versus $10.4B stock.

Aircraft manufacturing versus medicinal and botanical manufacturing is mix inside files that contain many other industries. Use the Missouri and Pennsylvania hubs for agencies and recipients. Keep $10.4B and $28.1B labeled as obligations.

How to use the Missouri and Pennsylvania hubs

Pennsylvania’s $28.1B and 1,468,918 awards dwarf Missouri’s $10.4B and 300,867 awards on stock and rows. The modest per-capita inversion — $262.46 versus $239.68 — does not rewrite that stock. Open the Missouri hub and the Pennsylvania hub for agencies and recipients. Aircraft manufacturing versus medicinal and botanical manufacturing is a lead-slice fact, not a census of either file.

FY2026’s $1.6B versus $3.1B follows the stacked ranking. Census counts of 6,245,466 and 13,078,751 support the intensity cut only. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays can lag award dates. A later Treasury payment does not change the $10.4B versus $28.1B comparison. Place of performance can differ from where the paying agency sits. Keep every dollar labeled as an obligation.

Missouri versus Pennsylvania keeps stock in Pennsylvania at $28.1B versus $10.4B and intensity slightly in Missouri at $262.46 versus $239.68. Aircraft manufacturing and medicinal and botanical manufacturing sit on 300,867 and 1,468,918 awards. FY2026 of $1.6B versus $3.1B follows the stock. Census counts are 6,245,466 and 13,078,751. Obligations remain the unit. The Missouri and Pennsylvania hubs are the next stop for agencies and recipients, not a rewrite of this scoreboard. Pennsylvania’s 1,468,918-award file is the busier ledger; Missouri’s $262.46 per-capita reading is the thinner intensity edge on 6,245,466 residents. Neither cut converts $10.4B or $28.1B into outlays.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Missouri or Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania leads in USAspending.gov obligations: $28.1B versus Missouri’s $10.4B. Pennsylvania has more awards (1,468,918 vs 300,867) and more people (13,078,751 vs 6,245,466). Spending per capita is $262.46 in Missouri and $239.68 in Pennsylvania. FY2026 obligations are $1.6B and $3.1B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Does Missouri have higher per-capita federal spending than Pennsylvania?

Yes, slightly. Missouri’s $10.4B on 6,245,466 residents produces $262.46 per capita. Pennsylvania’s $28.1B on 13,078,751 residents produces $239.68. Pennsylvania still leads the stacked file, the award count (1,468,918 vs 300,867), and FY2026 ($3.1B vs $1.6B). Intensity and stock are different rankings.

What industries lead Missouri and Pennsylvania federal awards?

Missouri’s top industry is aircraft manufacturing. Pennsylvania’s is medicinal and botanical manufacturing. Those slices sit on $10.4B and $28.1B in obligations. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 300,867 in Missouri and 1,468,918 in Pennsylvania.

Are Missouri vs Pennsylvania figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $10.4B and $28.1B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $1.6B and $3.1B measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments. Place of performance can differ from where the paying agency sits.