Ohio vs Wisconsin on USAspending: $8.1B vs $10.0B

Wisconsin’s $10.0B versus Ohio’s $8.1B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Wisconsin’s $10.0B exceeds Ohio’s $8.1B even though Ohio has 11,883,304 residents and Wisconsin has 5,960,975. Place of performance in the award file is not a population contest. The stacked ranking favors the smaller Great Lakes state in this aggregate.

Award counts slightly favor Wisconsin. Wisconsin has 181,419 awards; Ohio has 168,038. Wisconsin’s file is both heavier in dollars and slightly busier in rows. Ohio’s $8.1B on 168,038 actions is still a large federal footprint; it is simply attached to a thinner stock than Wisconsin’s $10.0B.

Ohio’s $61.66 versus Wisconsin’s $407.20

Ohio’s 11,883,304 residents nearly double Wisconsin’s 5,960,975. After dividing the obligation stocks by those Census counts, Wisconsin shows $407.20 per capita and Ohio shows $61.66. Intensity favors Wisconsin by about 6.6 times. Population is not the engine of this ranking.

A $61.66 per-person reading in Ohio on 11,883,304 residents means a large private economy can coexist with a thinner federal-award intensity than Wisconsin shows at $407.20. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. Ohio’s larger Census count does not produce a larger obligation stock.

Aircraft engines in Ohio, health insurers in Wisconsin

Ohio’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 $8.1B and $10.0B.

An aircraft-engine lead can concentrate propulsion manufacturing inside Ohio’s 168,038-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: $732.7M in Ohio vs $2.4B in Wisconsin

FY2026 obligations are $732.7M in Ohio and $2.4B in Wisconsin. Wisconsin’s latest year remains well ahead, widening the stacked $10.0B versus $8.1B 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 Ohio’s 168,038 or Wisconsin’s 181,419 all-years awards. Per capita of $61.66 on 11,883,304 residents versus $407.20 on 5,960,975 residents is the intensity comparison that already reverses the population ranking. Both cuts are USAspending.gov obligations.

A large state with a thin intensity reading

Wisconsin leads stacked dollars ($10.0B vs $8.1B), award count (181,419 vs 168,038), per capita ($407.20 vs $61.66), and FY2026 ($2.4B vs $732.7M). Ohio leads population (11,883,304 vs 5,960,975). That single inversion — more Ohio people, smaller Ohio file — 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 Ohio and Wisconsin hubs for agencies and recipients. Keep $8.1B and $10.0B labeled as obligations.

How to use the Ohio and Wisconsin hubs

Ohio’s 11,883,304 residents and $61.66 per capita versus Wisconsin’s 5,960,975 residents and $407.20 per capita is among the wider intensity gaps in this set. Award counts of 168,038 and 181,419 are close; stocks of $8.1B and $10.0B are not a population ranking. Open the Ohio hub and the Wisconsin hub for agencies and recipients. Aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing versus direct health and medical insurance carriers is mix.

FY2026’s $732.7M versus $2.4B widens Wisconsin’s lead. These are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. Do not divide latest-year dollars by all-years award counts. Place of performance can differ from where the paying agency sits. Use the hubs for the next drill-down. Keep $8.1B and $10.0B labeled as obligations so Ohio’s larger Census count is not mistaken for a larger award file.

Ohio versus Wisconsin is 11,883,304 residents and $8.1B against 5,960,975 residents and $10.0B. Aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing and direct health and medical insurance carriers sit on 168,038 and 181,419 awards. FY2026 of $732.7M versus $2.4B widens Wisconsin’s lead. Per capita of $61.66 versus $407.20 is among the wider intensity gaps in this set. Obligations remain the unit. The Ohio and Wisconsin hubs hold the next tables. Ohio’s $61.66 on 11,883,304 residents is the thin intensity reading against Wisconsin’s $407.20 on 5,960,975 residents. Award counts of 168,038 and 181,419 are close. FY2026’s $732.7M versus $2.4B widens the $8.1B versus $10.0B gap. Obligations remain the unit.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Ohio or Wisconsin?

Wisconsin leads in USAspending.gov obligations: $10.0B versus Ohio’s $8.1B. Award counts are close: 168,038 in Ohio and 181,419 in Wisconsin. Ohio has more people (11,883,304 vs 5,960,975). Spending per capita is $61.66 in Ohio and $407.20 in Wisconsin. FY2026 obligations are $732.7M and $2.4B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Why does Wisconsin show more federal obligations than Ohio despite fewer people?

Wisconsin’s $10.0B on 5,960,975 residents produces $407.20 per capita. Ohio’s $8.1B on 11,883,304 residents produces $61.66. Award counts are close (181,419 vs 168,038). Wisconsin’s lead is intensity and a modestly larger stock, not a much busier file. FY2026 also favors Wisconsin ($2.4B vs $732.7M).

What industries lead Ohio and Wisconsin federal awards?

Ohio’s top industry is aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing. Wisconsin’s is direct health and medical insurance carriers. Those slices sit on $8.1B and $10.0B in obligations. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 168,038 in Ohio and 181,419 in Wisconsin.

Are Ohio vs Wisconsin figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $8.1B and $10.0B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $732.7M 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.