Virginia vs Wisconsin on USAspending

An order-of-magnitude dollar gap

Virginia’s $110.8B is about eleven times Wisconsin’s $10.0B. Virginia’s population is about 1.5 times Wisconsin’s 5,960,975. The obligation gap is not a headcount gap. USAspending.gov place-of-performance puts a large professional-services stock in Virginia; Wisconsin’s federal book, even with a distinctive insurance lead, is much smaller on that ledger.

This pair lists Virginia first in the slug, so the row reads hub-versus-Midwest rather than challenger-versus-hub. The underlying numbers are the same either way: $110.8B against $10.0B, 1,116,647 awards against 181,419.

Wisconsin’s 5,960,975 residents are about two-thirds of Virginia’s 8,811,195. Wisconsin’s $10.0B is about one-eleventh of Virginia’s $110.8B. Scaling by population does not close the gap; it only shrinks it slightly, which is why per-capita still shows $407.20 versus $1,344.24 rather than a tie.

Computer-related services vs health insurance carriers

Virginia’s top industry is other computer related services. Wisconsin’s is direct health and medical insurance carriers — the same insurance lead Arizona shows in this batch, on a smaller $10.0B stock. Insurance as a top federal NAICS code often points to health-plan and related coverage awards. Computer-related services points to IT work around federal buyers.

Wisconsin’s 181,419 awards are well below Virginia’s 1,116,647. An insurance-heavy lead can sit on fewer actions than a services-modification factory. The packet does not break Wisconsin’s 181,419 actions by industry, so the insurance label is the largest slice only.

Direct health and medical insurance carriers as Wisconsin’s top industry matches Arizona’s leading description, on $10.0B versus Arizona’s $13.1B. This page stays on Wisconsin. Insurance as a federal top code is a benefits-administration signal, not a factory signal. Virginia’s other computer related services label is the IT-services counterpart under 1,116,647 awards versus Wisconsin’s 181,419.

Per-capita $1,344.24 versus $407.20

Wisconsin’s spending per capita is $407.20, relatively high for a state with a $10.0B stock, because the denominator is 5,960,975 rather than a 20-million-person state. Virginia’s $1,344.24 still more than triples it. Per-capita is obligations over Census population, not a benefit check.

FY 2026 is the latest year tagged. The $110.8B and $10.0B aggregates are not single-year outlays and not single-year new commitments. Multi-year awards sit under both totals.

$407.20 per capita is relatively high for a $10.0B stock because the denominator is 5,960,975, not 20 million. Readers who only see $10.0B versus $110.8B will understate Wisconsin’s intensity; readers who only see $407.20 will understate how large Virginia’s stock remains. Use both. FY 2026 is the latest year.

How to use the Virginia–Wisconsin table

Keep three cells in the same sentence when possible: dollars ($110.8B vs $10.0B), actions (1,116,647 vs 181,419), and per-capita ($1,344.24 vs $407.20). Wisconsin’s per-capita is not tiny; its raw stock is. Virginia leads on all three published volume metrics.

Cite USAspending.gov. Do not swap in Treasury outlays. The Virginia and Wisconsin state pages hold agency and recipient tables. Other pairs are on the comparison index, including other insurance-led states if that is the research question.

USAspending.gov is the award source. SpendingVault aggregates those records into this pair. Do not substitute Treasury outlays for the $110.8B and $10.0B obligation stocks. Agency and recipient detail lives on the Virginia and Wisconsin state pages.

Scope

No carrier names, no agency split, no conversion of $10.0B into state GDP. The packet’s facts are the obligation totals, award counts, populations, per-capita figures, FY 2026, and the two top-industry labels. That is the inventory this page cites.

Insurance intensity is not a Virginia-class stock

Wisconsin’s $407.20 per capita tells a reader the $10.0B stock is not trivial for 5,960,975 people. Virginia’s $1,344.24 per capita tells a reader the $110.8B stock is in another intensity band for 8,811,195 people. Direct health and medical insurance carriers versus other computer related services is the industry contrast. 181,419 versus 1,116,647 is the action contrast. None of those cells is optional if the summary is going to be accurate. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep the word obligations. Use the Virginia and Wisconsin state pages when the question moves from this pair to agencies or recipients. FY 2026 is the latest year in the comparison. Wisconsin’s 181,419 awards remain the action check on that insurance-led $10.0B book.

Questions

How does Wisconsin federal spending compare with Virginia?

Wisconsin shows $10.0B in USAspending obligations; Virginia shows $110.8B. Wisconsin’s population is 5,960,975 versus 8,811,195 in Virginia. Totals are obligations, not Treasury outlays. FY 2026 is the latest year in the pair. Figures come from SpendingVault aggregates of USAspending.gov award records. They are obligations — recorded commitments — not Treasury outlays, and FY 2026 is the latest year in the comparison.

What top industries show up for Virginia and Wisconsin?

Virginia’s top industry is other computer related services. Wisconsin’s is direct health and medical insurance carriers. Those NAICS descriptions are the leading slices in SpendingVault’s aggregates, not a complete list of either state’s federal work. Figures come from SpendingVault aggregates of USAspending.gov award records. They are obligations — recorded commitments — not Treasury outlays, and FY 2026 is the latest year in the comparison.

What is Wisconsin’s federal spending per capita vs Virginia?

Wisconsin’s spending per capita is $407.20. Virginia’s is $1,344.24. Both divide USAspending obligations by Census population (5,960,975 and 8,811,195). Per-capita is a scaling statistic, not a payment to residents. Figures come from SpendingVault aggregates of USAspending.gov award records. They are obligations — recorded commitments — not Treasury outlays, and FY 2026 is the latest year in the comparison.

How many federal awards are in Wisconsin versus Virginia?

Wisconsin has 181,419 awards in this aggregate; Virginia has 1,116,647. Award counts include contracts, grants, and modifications. Virginia also leads on dollars, $110.8B versus Wisconsin’s $10.0B. Figures come from SpendingVault aggregates of USAspending.gov award records. They are obligations — recorded commitments — not Treasury outlays, and FY 2026 is the latest year in the comparison.