Illinois vs Texas

Three times the awards, about one-fifth the dollars

Illinois logs 1,544,633 awards on $15.9B. Texas logs 530,634 awards on $72.7B. Row volume and dollar stock are different rankings in this pair. A busier file is not automatically the heavier file, and a heavier file is not automatically the busier one. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance, not Treasury outlays. Cash payments can lag award dates. Headquarters can differ from the state coded on the award.

Readers who sort only by award count will miss $15.9B versus $72.7B. Readers who sort only by dollars will miss 1,544,633 versus 530,634. Hold both. Typical booking size moves with that split: fewer rows on more dollars means a heavier average action, not a moral grade. Illinois’s 1,544,633 awards are the busiest row count in this Texas pairing, sitting on only $15.9B.

A miscellaneous-manufacturing peak vs pharmaceuticals

Census counts are 12,710,158 in Illinois and 31,290,831 in Texas. Spending per capita is $143.78 versus $686.10. That ratio uses stacked obligations, not FY2026 alone and not GDP. A higher per-person reading means a thicker federal-award intensity on the Census denominator, nothing else.

All other miscellaneous manufacturing as Illinois’s lead slice is a catch-all manufacturing peak on a crowded 1,544,633-row file. Pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing as Texas’s lead slice is a more specific peak on fewer rows and far more dollars. Population can lead while dollars trail, or the reverse. The table reports both. It does not convert either into outlays.

Questions

Which has more federal spending, Illinois or Texas?

Illinois shows $15.9B in USAspending.gov obligations; Texas shows $72.7B. Award counts are 1,544,633 and 530,634. Populations are 12,710,158 and 31,290,831. Spending per capita is $143.78 versus $686.10. FY2026 obligations are $1.8B and $21.5B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.

What industries lead Illinois and Texas federal awards?

Illinois’s top industry is all other miscellaneous manufacturing. Texas’s top industry is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Those slices sit on $15.9B and $72.7B in USAspending.gov obligations and on 1,544,633 versus 530,634 awards. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award.

How do Illinois and Texas compare on spending per capita?

Spending per capita is $143.78 in Illinois on 12,710,158 residents and $686.10 in Texas on 31,290,831 residents. Those ratios use stacked USAspending.gov obligations of $15.9B and $72.7B, not FY2026 alone and not GDP. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Are Illinois vs Texas figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $15.9B and $72.7B stacked totals, and FY2026 amounts of $1.8B and $21.5B, are USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Award counts are 1,544,633 and 530,634. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.