Pennsylvania vs District of Columbia on USAspending: $28.1B vs $19.9B

1.47 million Pennsylvania awards vs 95,844 in D.C.

The District of Columbia’s spending per capita is $3166.95 against $239.68 in the paired state. A small Census count — 702,250 in the District versus 13,078,751 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. Pennsylvania holds $28.1B; 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.

Medicinal manufacturing vs management consulting

Award counts are 1,468,918 in Pennsylvania 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. Pennsylvania’s 1,468,918 awards make the District’s 95,844-row file look tiny even though the District holds $19.9B.

Medicinal and botanical manufacturing on a crowded Pennsylvania row file versus administrative management and general management consulting services on a dense capital file is mix on a stock-versus-intensity split. Intensity uses Census population against stacked obligations. It is not personal income and it is not a city-versus-state verdict.

D.C.’s $3,166.95 vs Pennsylvania’s $239.68

Pennsylvania’s top industry is medicinal and botanical manufacturing. 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 $28.1B or $19.9B file.

Use the comparison hub for the side-by-side tables, then the Pennsylvania 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.

FY2026: $3.1B vs $2.2B

FY2026 obligations are $3.1B in Pennsylvania 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 1,468,918 or 95,844 all-years awards.

Per capita of $239.68 and $3166.95 stays on the stacked totals and the Census counts of 13,078,751 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.

A busy manufacturing file against a capital services file

Read this pair as a stock-versus-intensity split: $28.1B versus $19.9B on dollars, $239.68 versus $3166.95 on per person, 1,468,918 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 Pennsylvania and District of Columbia state hubs for agencies and recipients. FY2026 ($3.1B vs $2.2B) is recency. medicinal and botanical manufacturing versus administrative management and general management consulting services is mix. None of those cuts are Treasury outlays.

Rows in Pennsylvania, intensity in the District

Pennsylvania’s $28.1B versus the District’s $19.9B is a moderate stock lead. 1,468,918 versus 95,844 awards is an extreme row lead. $239.68 versus $3,166.95 on 13,078,751 versus 702,250 residents is an extreme intensity trail. FY2026’s $3.1B versus $2.2B follows stock.

Medicinal manufacturing versus consulting is mix. Both files are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. Use the Pennsylvania and District of Columbia hubs for agencies and recipients.

Pennsylvania versus District of Columbia on USAspending.gov is $28.1B versus $19.9B in stacked obligations, 1,468,918 versus 95,844 awards, 13,078,751 versus 702,250 residents, $239.68 versus $3166.95 per capita, and $3.1B versus $2.2B in FY2026. Top industries remain medicinal and botanical manufacturing 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 $239.68 and $3166.95 as household income. Do not treat medicinal and botanical manufacturing 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 Pennsylvania and District of Columbia state hubs hold agencies and recipients.

Questions

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

Pennsylvania shows $28.1B in USAspending.gov obligations; District of Columbia shows $19.9B. Award counts are 1,468,918 and 95,844. Populations are 13,078,751 and 702,250. Spending per capita is $239.68 versus $3166.95. FY2026 obligations are $3.1B and $2.2B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

What industries lead Pennsylvania and District of Columbia federal awards?

Pennsylvania’s top industry is medicinal and botanical manufacturing. District of Columbia’s top industry is administrative management and general management consulting services. Those slices sit on $28.1B and $19.9B in USAspending.gov obligations and on 1,468,918 versus 95,844 awards. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award.

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

Spending per capita is $239.68 in Pennsylvania on 13,078,751 residents and $3166.95 in District of Columbia on 702,250 residents. Those ratios use stacked USAspending.gov obligations of $28.1B and $19.9B, not FY2026 alone and not GDP. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Are Pennsylvania vs District of Columbia figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $28.1B and $19.9B stacked totals, and FY2026 amounts of $3.1B and $2.2B, are USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Award counts are 1,468,918 and 95,844. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.