Alaska vs Iowa

Iowa’s modest stock lead, Alaska’s intensity spike

Iowa’s $3.84B is about 1.10 times Alaska’s $3.49B. Population is about 4.38 times: 3,241,488 versus 740,133. People outrun dollars by a wide margin, which is the setup for Alaska’s $532.17 per capita against Iowa’s $127.17. Cite those ratios as packet figures beside the Census counts.

Award counts favor Iowa, 48,706 versus 25,423. Iowa’s file is busier in rows on a modestly larger stock. Alaska’s 25,423 actions on $3.49B are fewer and still sit beside the $532.17 reading on a 740,133 Census count.

FY2026 stays close. $412.2M versus $393.9M keeps a slim Iowa dollar lead on the latest year, in line with the stacked ranking rather than a reversal. Alaska’s 740,133 residents versus Iowa’s 3,241,488 is a fourfold Census gap on $3.49B versus $3.84B; $532.17 versus $127.17 follows Alaska while $393.9M versus $412.2M stays almost tied.

Wireless equipment in Iowa, construction in Alaska

Iowa’s lead NAICS is radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment manufacturing. Alaska’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. Those peaks sit on $3.84B and $3.49B. A wireless-equipment lead is a first filter on the Iowa mix; a construction lead is a first filter on the Alaska mix.

The 48,706 Iowa awards and 25,423 Alaska awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Iowa and Alaska state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

Questions

Does Alaska or Iowa have more federal spending?

Iowa leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $3.84B to Alaska’s $3.49B. Alaska leads spending per capita, $532.17 versus $127.17, on 740,133 residents against Iowa’s 3,241,488. Iowa has more awards (48,706 vs 25,423). FY2026 obligations are $393.9M in Alaska and $412.2M in Iowa.

Why is Alaska’s per-capita figure higher than Iowa’s?

The packet reports $532.17 per capita in Alaska on 740,133 residents and $127.17 in Iowa on 3,241,488. Stacked stocks are close ($3.49B vs $3.84B). Award counts are 25,423 versus 48,706. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Alaska and Iowa?

Alaska’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Iowa’s is radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $3.49B and $3.84B. Award counts are 25,423 in Alaska and 48,706 in Iowa.

Are Alaska vs Iowa figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $3.49B and $3.84B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $393.9M and $412.2M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($532.17 vs $127.17) uses Census population where present.