Alaska vs South Carolina

South Carolina’s extra people, Alaska’s extra intensity

South Carolina’s $3.85B is about 1.11 times Alaska’s $3.49B. Population is about 7.40 times: 5,478,831 versus 740,133. People outrun dollars by a wide margin, which is the setup for Alaska’s $532.17 per capita against South Carolina’s $83.98. Cite those ratios as packet figures beside the Census counts.

Award counts belong to South Carolina, 129,440 versus 25,423, about 5.1 times as many rows on a modestly larger stock. The Carolina file is busy. 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 with South Carolina on dollars, $460.1M versus $393.9M. Stock and recency lean South Carolina; intensity leans Alaska. Alaska’s 740,133 residents versus South Carolina’s 5,478,831 is a sevenfold Census gap that $3.49B versus $3.85B does not follow, which is why $532.17 versus $83.98 is the ranking Alaska wins.

Construction in Alaska, biological products in South Carolina

Alaska’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. South Carolina’s lead NAICS is biological product (except diagnostic) manufacturing. Those peaks sit on $3.49B and $3.85B. A construction lead is a first filter on the Alaska mix; a biologics lead is a first filter on the Carolina mix.

The 25,423 Alaska awards and 129,440 South Carolina awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Alaska and South Carolina state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

Questions

Does Alaska or South Carolina have more federal spending?

South Carolina leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $3.85B to Alaska’s $3.49B. Alaska leads spending per capita, $532.17 versus $83.98, on 740,133 residents against South Carolina’s 5,478,831. South Carolina has far more awards (129,440 vs 25,423). FY2026 obligations are $393.9M in Alaska and $460.1M in South Carolina.

Why is Alaska’s per-capita figure so much higher?

The packet reports $532.17 per capita in Alaska on 740,133 residents and $83.98 in South Carolina on 5,478,831. Stacked stocks are close ($3.49B vs $3.85B). Award counts are 25,423 versus 129,440. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Alaska and South Carolina?

Alaska’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. South Carolina’s is biological product (except diagnostic) manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $3.49B and $3.85B. Award counts are 25,423 in Alaska and 129,440 in South Carolina.

Are Alaska vs South Carolina figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $3.49B and $3.85B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $393.9M and $460.1M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($532.17 vs $83.98) uses Census population where present.