New York vs Texas

More New York awards, far fewer New York dollars

New York logs 705,506 awards on $11.9B. 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 $11.9B versus $72.7B. Readers who sort only by dollars will miss 705,506 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. New York’s 705,506 awards on only $11.9B is a busy, thin-dollar file next to Texas’s heavier 530,634-award, $72.7B file.

$70.36 per person vs $686.10

Census counts are 19,867,248 in New York and 31,290,831 in Texas. Spending per capita is $70.36 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.

Other communications equipment manufacturing as New York’s peak does not explain $70.36 per capita by itself. That ratio is $11.9B divided across 19,867,248 residents. Texas’s $72.7B across 31,290,831 residents produces $686.10. 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, New York or Texas?

New York shows $11.9B in USAspending.gov obligations; Texas shows $72.7B. Award counts are 705,506 and 530,634. Populations are 19,867,248 and 31,290,831. Spending per capita is $70.36 versus $686.10. FY2026 obligations are $1.4B and $21.5B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

What industries lead New York and Texas federal awards?

New York’s top industry is other communications equipment manufacturing. Texas’s top industry is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Those slices sit on $11.9B and $72.7B in USAspending.gov obligations and on 705,506 versus 530,634 awards. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award.

How do New York and Texas compare on spending per capita?

Spending per capita is $70.36 in New York on 19,867,248 residents and $686.10 in Texas on 31,290,831 residents. Those ratios use stacked USAspending.gov obligations of $11.9B and $72.7B, not FY2026 alone and not GDP. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Are New York vs Texas figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $11.9B and $72.7B stacked totals, and FY2026 amounts of $1.4B and $21.5B, are USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Award counts are 705,506 and 530,634. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.