California vs Michigan

416,538 Michigan awards on $8.4B

Michigan’s award tape is the distinctive fact next to the per-capita inversion. 416,538 actions on $8.4B is a high-frequency file. California’s 639,340 actions on $39.5B is a high-dollar file. Michigan’s row count is about 65 percent of California’s on about 21 percent of the dollars. The auto-manufacturing peak is consistent with many vehicle and parts actions mixed into a busy statewide tape.

Population is 10,140,459 versus 39,431,263. Michigan is about 26 percent of California’s Census count and about 21 percent of California’s $39.5B. That is close enough for Michigan’s $175.18 per capita to exceed California’s $135.64.

Automobile manufacturing versus commercial construction

Michigan’s lead NAICS is automobile manufacturing. California’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. An auto peak on $8.4B is a different federal buying pattern than a facilities peak on $39.5B. The packet names those peaks; it does not give dollar shares or plant lists.

Use the California and Michigan state hubs for agencies and recipients. Cite USAspending.gov. The 416,538 and 639,340 rows include many codes beyond those labels. Do not treat the auto peak as an outlay category.

Questions

Does California or Michigan have more federal spending?

California leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $39.5B to Michigan’s $8.4B. Michigan leads spending per capita, $175.18 versus $135.64, on 10,140,459 residents against California’s 39,431,263. Award counts are 639,340 in California and 416,538 in Michigan. FY2026 obligations are $5.3B in California and $1.8B in Michigan.

Why does Michigan have so many awards on $8.4B?

The packet reports 416,538 awards in Michigan on $8.4B versus 639,340 in California on $39.5B. Michigan’s lead industry is automobile manufacturing, a mix that can generate many vehicle and parts actions. Spending per capita is $175.18 versus $135.64. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in California and Michigan?

California’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Michigan’s is automobile manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $39.5B and $8.4B. Award counts are 639,340 in California and 416,538 in Michigan. Those peaks are mix labels on the stacked stocks, not inventories of every award.

Are California vs Michigan figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $39.5B and $8.4B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $5.3B and $1.8B, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($135.64 vs $175.18) uses Census population where present. Award counts in the packet are all-years totals, not a single fiscal year’s actions.