Louisiana vs Texas

Gulf neighbors, a recency-heavy $1.2B Louisiana slice

Texas’s $72.7B stacked stock sits well above Louisiana’s $4.7B. Census population leans Texas: 31,290,831 versus 4,597,740. Intensity still favors Texas, but Louisiana’s $268.17 per capita is hotter than several other Texas peers in this slice. Cite those packet ratios beside the Census counts; they are not a second copy of $72.7B and $4.7B.

Award volume follows Texas, 530,634 versus 72,577. Row count is not average award size. Cite USAspending.gov. Do not invent a mean from 530,634 or 72,577.

Ship building and repairing versus pharmaceutical preparation

Louisiana’s lead NAICS is ship building and repairing. Texas’s is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. A shipyard peak is a first read on Louisiana’s $4.7B mix. A drug-manufacturing peak is a first read on Texas’s $72.7B mix. Hulls and pharmaceuticals are not the same label.

The 72,577 Louisiana awards and 530,634 Texas awards include many actions outside those two industries. Use the Louisiana and Texas state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.

Louisiana’s 72,577 awards and $1.2B FY2026 slice sit on 4,597,740 residents. Texas’s 530,634 awards and $21.5B sit on 31,290,831. Ship building and repairing versus pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing remains the mix contrast on $4.7B and $72.7B. $268.17 versus $686.1 is the intensity ranking on two Gulf neighbors. Cite USAspending.gov.

Questions

Does Louisiana or Texas have more federal spending?

Texas leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $72.7B to Louisiana’s $4.7B, spending per capita $686.1 to $268.17, awards 530,634 to 72,577, and FY2026 obligations $21.5B to $1.2B. Population is 4,597,740 in Louisiana and 31,290,831 in Texas.

What industries lead in Louisiana and Texas?

Louisiana’s top industry is ship building and repairing. Texas’s is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $4.7B and $72.7B. Award counts are 72,577 in Louisiana and 530,634 in Texas.

Is Louisiana’s FY2026 slice large relative to its stacked stock?

Fiscal year 2026 obligations in Louisiana are $1.2B against a $4.7B stacked stock. Texas’s FY2026 slice is $21.5B against $72.7B. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. Recency is a slice, not a restatement of the all-years file.

Are Louisiana vs Texas figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $4.7B and $72.7B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $1.2B and $21.5B, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($268.17 vs $686.1) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.