Alaska vs Nevada

Stacked dollars favor Alaska; FY2026 favors Nevada

Alaska’s $3.49B is the larger all-years stock. Nevada’s $2.86B sits on 3,267,467 residents against Alaska’s 740,133. Intensity still favors Alaska: $532.17 per capita versus $171.84. The all-years ranking and the latest-year ranking are not the same.

Award counts favor Nevada, 45,442 versus 25,423. Nevada’s file is busier in rows on a smaller stacked stock. Alaska’s 25,423 actions sit on $3.49B beside the $532.17 reading.

FY2026 is Nevada’s recency win: $561.5M versus $393.9M. That latest-year cut is a slice of the obligation series. Cite USAspending.gov for both the stacked stocks and the FY2026 amounts.

Alaska’s stacked lead of $3.49B versus $2.86B and Nevada’s FY2026 lead of $561.5M versus $393.9M can be cited together without picking a single winner. Both are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are a different series.

Nevada’s 45,442 awards and 3,267,467 residents are the volume-and-headcount side. Alaska’s 25,423 awards, 740,133 residents, and $532.17 per capita are the intensity side. Automobile manufacturing versus commercial and institutional building construction is mix.

Construction north, automobile manufacturing south

Alaska’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. Nevada’s lead NAICS is automobile manufacturing. Those peaks sit on $3.49B and $2.86B. A construction peak is a first read on Alaska’s mix; an auto-manufacturing peak is a first read on Nevada’s mix.

The 25,423 Alaska awards and 45,442 Nevada awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Alaska and Nevada state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

Questions

Does Alaska or Nevada have more federal spending?

Alaska leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $3.49B to Nevada’s $2.86B. Alaska also leads spending per capita, $532.17 versus $171.84, on 740,133 residents against Nevada’s 3,267,467. Nevada has more awards (45,442 vs 25,423) and more FY2026 obligations ($561.5M vs $393.9M).

Does Nevada outspend Alaska in FY2026?

Yes on the latest-year slice. The packet reports FY2026 obligations of $561.5M in Nevada and $393.9M in Alaska. The all-years stocks still favor Alaska, $3.49B versus $2.86B. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Alaska and Nevada?

Alaska’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Nevada’s is automobile manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $3.49B and $2.86B. Award counts are 25,423 in Alaska and 45,442 in Nevada.

Are Alaska vs Nevada figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $3.49B and $2.86B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $393.9M and $561.5M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($532.17 vs $171.84) uses Census population where present.