Michigan vs Ohio

Nearly matched stocks: $8.4B versus $8.1B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Michigan’s $8.4B edges Ohio’s $8.1B by a thin margin. The comparison scores place of performance in the award file. Among two neighboring Great Lakes states, the stacked ranking is close enough that other cuts — rows, intensity, recency — do more work than the dollar lead.

Award counts are not close. Michigan has 416,538 awards; Ohio has 168,038. Michigan’s file is busier in rows on a dollar stock that is only modestly larger. Ohio’s $8.1B on 168,038 actions implies a heavier typical booking than Michigan’s $8.4B spread across 416,538 records.

Michigan’s $175.18 versus Ohio’s $61.66

Ohio’s 11,883,304 residents exceed Michigan’s 10,140,459. After dividing the obligation stocks by those Census counts, Michigan shows $175.18 per capita and Ohio shows $61.66. Intensity favors Michigan by about 2.8 times even though the $8.4B versus $8.1B stocks are nearly matched. Population is not the engine of this ranking.

A $175.18 per-person reading in Michigan on 10,140,459 residents is an intensity fact attached to $8.4B. Ohio’s $61.66 on 11,883,304 residents is attached to $8.1B. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. Two similar stocks can hide a wide intensity gap.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Michigan or Ohio?

Michigan leads slightly in stacked USAspending.gov obligations: $8.4B versus Ohio’s $8.1B. Michigan has more awards (416,538 vs 168,038). Ohio has more people (11,883,304 vs 10,140,459). Spending per capita is $175.18 in Michigan and $61.66 in Ohio. FY2026 obligations are $1.8B and $732.7M. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Are Michigan and Ohio similar in federal obligations?

The stacked totals are close ($8.4B vs $8.1B). Award counts are not: 416,538 in Michigan versus 168,038 in Ohio. Per capita favors Michigan ($175.18 vs $61.66) despite Ohio’s larger Census count (11,883,304 vs 10,140,459). FY2026 favors Michigan ($1.8B vs $732.7M). Similar stocks can hide different files.

What industries lead Michigan and Ohio federal awards?

Michigan’s top industry is automobile manufacturing. Ohio’s is aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing. Those slices sit on $8.4B and $8.1B in obligations. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 416,538 in Michigan and 168,038 in Ohio.

Are Michigan vs Ohio figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $8.4B and $8.1B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $1.8B and $732.7M measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments. Place of performance can differ from where the paying agency sits.