Arizona vs Florida

Florida’s $22.7B stock versus Arizona’s $13.1B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Florida’s $22.7B is about 1.7 times Arizona’s $13.1B. The comparison scores place of performance in the award file. Florida holds the larger all-years total, and that stock lines up with a much larger population of 23,372,215 against 7,582,384.

Award counts also favor Florida. Florida has 466,388 awards; Arizona has 118,504. Florida’s file is heavier in dollars and busier in rows. Arizona’s $13.1B on 118,504 actions implies a heavier typical booking than Florida’s $22.7B spread across 466,388 records. Dollars and rows both favor Florida; typical size per action does not.

Arizona’s $435.71 per capita versus Florida’s $161.99

Arizona’s 7,582,384 residents sit well below Florida’s 23,372,215. After dividing the obligation stocks by those Census counts, Arizona shows $435.71 per capita and Florida shows $161.99. Intensity runs the opposite direction from the $13.1B versus $22.7B ranking. Arizona is about 2.7 times as intensive per resident.

A $435.71 per-person reading in Arizona on 7,582,384 residents is an intensity fact attached to a $13.1B stock. Florida’s $161.99 on 23,372,215 residents is attached to $22.7B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. The per-capita lead does not rewrite the stacked ranking.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Arizona or Florida?

Florida leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $22.7B versus Arizona’s $13.1B. Florida has more awards (466,388 vs 118,504) and more people (23,372,215 vs 7,582,384). Spending per capita is $435.71 in Arizona and $161.99 in Florida. FY2026 obligations are $3.3B in Arizona and $3.8B in Florida. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Why is Arizona’s per-capita federal spending higher than Florida’s?

Arizona’s $13.1B on 7,582,384 residents produces $435.71 per capita. Florida’s $22.7B on 23,372,215 residents produces $161.99. Florida still leads the stacked file and the award count (466,388 vs 118,504). FY2026 is close ($3.3B vs $3.8B). Intensity and stock are different rankings in this pair.

What industries lead Arizona and Florida federal awards?

Arizona’s top industry is direct health and medical insurance carriers. Florida’s is guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing. Those slices sit on $13.1B and $22.7B in obligations. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 118,504 in Arizona and 466,388 in Florida.

Are Arizona vs Florida figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $13.1B and $22.7B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $3.3B and $3.8B measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments. Place of performance can differ from where the paying agency sits.