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Texas vs Utah

Federal spending comparison

Texas’s stacked USAspending.gov obligation stock is $72.7B; Utah’s is $4.1B. Utah files that smaller stock on only 26,509 awards against Texas’s 530,634. Population is 3,503,613 versus 31,290,831, and spending per capita is $199.06 versus $686.1. FY2026 is $697.4M in Utah versus $21.5B in Texas. The figures are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Key figures

  • Texas $72.7B vs Utah $4.1B in stacked USAspending obligations.
  • Per capita $686.1 vs $199.06 on 31,290,831 vs 3,503,613 residents.
  • Awards 530,634 vs 26,509; FY2026 $21.5B vs $697.4M.
  • Top industries: pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing in Texas; nonferrous metal rolling in Utah.
  • Figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.

A $4.1B Utah file on 26,509 awards

Texas’s $72.7B stacked stock sits well above Utah’s $4.1B. Census population leans Texas: 31,290,831 versus 3,503,613. Intensity follows. $686.1 per capita versus $199.06 is a wide gap. Cite those packet ratios beside the Census counts; they are not a second copy of $72.7B and $4.1B.

Award volume is thin on the Utah side. 26,509 awards versus 530,634 is a much thinner action log. Row count is not average award size. Cite USAspending.gov. Do not invent a mean from 26,509 or 530,634.

Nonferrous metal rolling versus pharmaceutical preparation

Utah’s lead NAICS is nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) rolling, drawing, and extruding. Texas’s is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. A metal-rolling peak is a first read on Utah’s $4.1B mix. A drug-manufacturing peak is a first read on Texas’s $72.7B mix. Mill work and pharmaceuticals are not the same label.

The 26,509 Utah awards and 530,634 Texas awards include many actions outside those two industries. Use the Texas and Utah state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.

Utah’s 26,509 awards and $697.4M FY2026 slice sit on 3,503,613 residents. Texas’s 530,634 awards and $21.5B sit on 31,290,831. Nonferrous metal rolling, drawing, and extruding versus pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing remains the mix contrast on $4.1B and $72.7B. Cite USAspending.gov.

Full analysis: Texas vs Utah on USAspending: $72.7B vs $4.1B →

Questions

Does Texas or Utah have more federal spending?
Texas leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $72.7B to Utah’s $4.1B, spending per capita $686.1 to $199.06, awards 530,634 to 26,509, and FY2026 obligations $21.5B to $697.4M. Population is 31,290,831 in Texas and 3,503,613 in Utah.
What industries lead in Texas and Utah?
Texas’s top industry is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Utah’s is nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) rolling, drawing, and extruding. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $72.7B and $4.1B. Award counts are 530,634 in Texas and 26,509 in Utah.
Is Utah’s award count thin relative to its dollar file?
Utah records 26,509 awards on a $4.1B stacked stock. Texas records 530,634 awards on $72.7B. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. Row count is not average award size. The packet does not publish a mean.
Are Texas vs Utah figures Treasury outlays?
No. The $72.7B and $4.1B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $21.5B and $697.4M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($686.1 vs $199.06) 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.

Side-by-side federal spending and demographic comparison between Texas and Utah.
TexasMetricUtah
$147.74BTotal Spending$12.31B
$5KPer Capita$4K
N/A% of GDPN/A
31.3MPopulation3.5M
N/AMedian IncomeN/A
N/APoverty RateN/A
N/ABachelor Degree %N/A
N/AMedian AgeN/A
N/AUnemploymentN/A
N/AGDP (Millions)N/A

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 Agencies — Utah

  • Department of Defense$33.86B
  • Social Security Administration$29.09B
  • Department of Health and Human Services$25.69B
  • Department of Education$5.77B
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration$4.55B

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

Top Industries — Utah

  • ENGINEERING SERVICES$12.40B
  • GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING$11.72B
  • GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE PROPULSION UNIT AND PROPULSION UNIT PARTS MANUFACTURING$4.45B
  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$1.39B
  • COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$1.37B