Skip to main content

California vs North Dakota

Federal spending comparison

Side-by-side federal spending and demographic comparison between California and North Dakota.
CaliforniaMetricNorth Dakota
$222.27BTotal Spending$42.60B
$6KPer Capita$53K
N/A% of GDPN/A
39.4MPopulation797K
N/AMedian IncomeN/A
N/APoverty RateN/A
N/ABachelor Degree %N/A
N/AMedian AgeN/A
N/AUnemploymentN/A
N/AGDP (Millions)N/A

Top Agencies — California

  • Department of Health and Human Services$961.70B
  • Social Security Administration$397.49B
  • Department of Defense$301.91B
  • Department of Energy$116.54B
  • Department of Agriculture$85.61B

Top Agencies — North Dakota

  • Department of Health and Human Services$233.80B
  • Social Security Administration$8.60B
  • Department of Agriculture$4.39B
  • Department of Defense$2.25B
  • Department of Transportation$2.07B

Top Industries — California

  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES$84.92B
  • AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING$48.92B
  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$45.14B
  • DIRECT HEALTH AND MEDICAL INSURANCE CARRIERS$42.95B
  • COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$37.36B

Top Industries — North Dakota

  • DIRECT HEALTH AND MEDICAL INSURANCE CARRIERS$2.16B
  • COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$796.4M
  • OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION$622.4M
  • ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$408.7M
  • HIGHWAY, STREET, AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION$150.0M

Source: USAspending.gov · More Comparisons · California · North Dakota