Arkansas vs Maine

Maine’s $35.09 per capita is the outlier in this pair

Many smaller states in this slice post hotter per-capita readings than larger neighbors. Maine does the opposite against Arkansas. The $35.09 ratio on 1,405,012 residents is well below Arkansas’s $85.06 on 3,088,354. The stacked stocks follow: $776.4M versus $1.7B. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep both ratios labeled as Census-based packet figures on obligations.

Maine’s 26,048 awards are not a tiny action log. They are still far below Arkansas’s 79,590. A moderately busy file on a cool ratio is the Maine side of the pair. Row count is not average award size. The packet does not report means from 26,048 or 79,590.

Poultry processing versus other building equipment contractors

Arkansas’s lead NAICS is poultry processing. Maine’s is other building equipment contractors. A processing peak on $1.7B and a contractor peak on $776.4M are different mixes. Poultry processing is a first read on Arkansas. Other building equipment contractors are a first read on Maine.

The 79,590 Arkansas awards and 26,048 Maine awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Arkansas and Maine state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not listed.

Questions

Does Arkansas or Maine have more federal spending?

Arkansas leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $1.7B to Maine’s $776.4M. Arkansas also leads spending per capita ($85.06 vs $35.09), awards (79,590 vs 26,048), and FY2026 obligations ($262.7M vs $49.3M). Population is 3,088,354 in Arkansas and 1,405,012 in Maine. Both series are obligations, not outlays.

Why is Maine’s per-capita figure so much lower than Arkansas’s?

The packet reports $35.09 per capita in Maine on 1,405,012 residents and $85.06 in Arkansas on 3,088,354. Stacked stocks are $776.4M versus $1.7B. Award counts are 26,048 versus 79,590. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. A smaller Census count does not produce a hotter ratio here.

What industries lead in Arkansas and Maine?

Arkansas’s top industry is poultry processing. Maine’s is other building equipment contractors. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $1.7B and $776.4M. Award counts are 79,590 in Arkansas and 26,048 in Maine. The rest of each mix sits outside those peaks.

Are Arkansas vs Maine figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $1.7B and $776.4M totals, and FY2026 amounts of $262.7M and $49.3M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag behind commitments. Spending per capita ($85.06 vs $35.09) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays.