South Carolina vs Texas
Federal spending comparison
Texas’s stacked USAspending.gov obligation stock is $72.7B; South Carolina’s is $3.9B. Both peaks sit in a life-sciences orbit: pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing in Texas and biological product (except diagnostic) manufacturing in South Carolina. Population is 5,478,831 versus 31,290,831, and spending per capita is $83.98 versus $686.1. Award volume is 129,440 in South Carolina and 530,634 in Texas. FY2026 is $460.1M versus $21.5B. The figures are obligations, not outlays.
Key figures
- Texas $72.7B vs South Carolina $3.9B in stacked USAspending obligations.
- Per capita $686.1 vs $83.98 on 31,290,831 vs 5,478,831 residents.
- Awards 530,634 vs 129,440; FY2026 $21.5B vs $460.1M.
- Top industries: biological product manufacturing in South Carolina; pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing in Texas.
- Figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.
Two life-sciences peaks on unmatched stocks
Texas’s $72.7B stacked stock sits well above South Carolina’s $3.9B. Census population leans Texas: 31,290,831 versus 5,478,831. Intensity follows. $686.1 per capita versus $83.98 is a wide gap. Cite those packet ratios beside the Census counts; they are not a second copy of $72.7B and $3.9B.
Award volume follows Texas, 530,634 versus 129,440. Row count is not average award size. Cite USAspending.gov. Do not invent a mean from 530,634 or 129,440.
Biological products versus pharmaceutical preparation
South Carolina’s lead NAICS is biological product (except diagnostic) manufacturing. Texas’s is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. A biologics peak is a first read on South Carolina’s $3.9B mix. A drug-manufacturing peak is a first read on Texas’s $72.7B mix. Both sit in a life-sciences orbit; they are not the same label.
The 129,440 South Carolina awards and 530,634 Texas awards include many actions outside those two industries. Use the South Carolina and Texas state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.
South Carolina’s 129,440 awards and $460.1M FY2026 slice sit on 5,478,831 residents. Texas’s 530,634 awards and $21.5B sit on 31,290,831. Biological product (except diagnostic) manufacturing versus pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing remains a life-sciences contrast on $3.9B and $72.7B, not a matched label. $83.98 versus $686.1 is the intensity ranking. Cite USAspending.gov.
Full analysis: South Carolina vs Texas on USAspending: $3.9B vs $72.7B →
Questions
- Does South Carolina or Texas have more federal spending?
- Texas leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $72.7B to South Carolina’s $3.9B, spending per capita $686.1 to $83.98, awards 530,634 to 129,440, and FY2026 obligations $21.5B to $460.1M. Population is 5,478,831 in South Carolina and 31,290,831 in Texas.
- What industries lead in South Carolina and Texas?
- South Carolina’s top industry is biological product (except diagnostic) manufacturing. Texas’s is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $3.9B and $72.7B. Award counts are 129,440 in South Carolina and 530,634 in Texas.
- Are South Carolina and Texas both life-sciences peaks?
- South Carolina’s peak is biological product (except diagnostic) manufacturing. Texas’s peak is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Both sit in a life-sciences orbit on $3.9B and $72.7B. They are not the same NAICS label. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.
- Are South Carolina vs Texas figures Treasury outlays?
- No. The $3.9B and $72.7B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $460.1M and $21.5B, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($83.98 vs $686.1) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.
State comparison from SpendingVault aggregates of USAspending obligations. Per-capita uses Census population where present.
| South Carolina | Metric | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| $61.05B | Total Spending | $147.74B |
| $11K | Per Capita | $5K |
| N/A | % of GDP | N/A |
| 5.5M | Population | 31.3M |
| N/A | Median Income | N/A |
| N/A | Poverty Rate | N/A |
| N/A | Bachelor Degree % | N/A |
| N/A | Median Age | N/A |
| N/A | Unemployment | N/A |
| N/A | GDP (Millions) | N/A |
Top Agencies — South Carolina
- Department of Health and Human Services$236.02B
- Social Security Administration$78.83B
- Department of Energy$40.24B
- Department of Defense$16.77B
- Department of Veterans Affairs$15.08B
Top Agencies — Texas
- Department of Defense$483.10B
- Social Security Administration$284.97B
- Department of Health and Human Services$218.33B
- Department of Veterans Affairs$107.92B
- Department of Homeland Security$55.28B
Top Industries — South Carolina
- FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES$25.97B
- HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL$6.63B
- ENGINEERING SERVICES$6.47B
- REMEDIATION SERVICES$3.68B
- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)$3.59B
Top Industries — Texas
- AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING$299.18B
- GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING$62.54B
- OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$29.46B
- PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION MANUFACTURING$29.13B
- COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$26.71B
Source: USAspending.gov · More Comparisons · South Carolina · Texas