Florida vs Massachusetts

Florida’s $22.7B stock versus Massachusetts’s $13.5B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Florida’s $22.7B is about 1.7 times Massachusetts’s $13.5B. 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 7,136,171.

Award counts also favor Florida, though by a thinner margin than population. Florida has 466,388 awards; Massachusetts has 294,824. Florida’s file is heavier in dollars and busier in rows. Massachusetts’s $13.5B on 294,824 actions is still a large federal footprint; it is simply attached to a smaller stock than Florida’s $22.7B.

Massachusetts’s $364.70 per capita versus Florida’s $161.99

Florida’s 23,372,215 residents more than triple Massachusetts’s 7,136,171. After dividing the obligation stocks by those Census counts, Massachusetts shows $364.70 per capita and Florida shows $161.99. Intensity runs the opposite direction from the $22.7B versus $13.5B ranking. Population explains who has the larger stock; it does not explain who is more intensive.

A $364.70 per-person reading in Massachusetts on 7,136,171 residents is an intensity fact attached to a $13.5B stock. Florida’s $161.99 on 23,372,215 residents is attached to $22.7B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. A large private economy in Florida can coexist with a thinner federal-award intensity.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Florida or Massachusetts?

Florida leads in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $22.7B versus Massachusetts’s $13.5B. Florida has more awards (466,388 vs 294,824) and more people (23,372,215 vs 7,136,171). Spending per capita is $161.99 in Florida and $364.70 in Massachusetts. FY2026 obligations are $3.8B and $2.6B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

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

Massachusetts’s $13.5B on 7,136,171 residents produces $364.70 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 294,824). FY2026 also favors Florida ($3.8B vs $2.6B). Intensity and stock are different rankings in this pair.

What industries lead Florida and Massachusetts federal awards?

Florida’s top industry is guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing. Massachusetts’s is aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing. Those slices sit on $22.7B and $13.5B in obligations. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 466,388 in Florida and 294,824 in Massachusetts.

Are Florida vs Massachusetts figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $22.7B and $13.5B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $3.8B and $2.6B measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments. Place of performance can differ from where the paying agency sits.