Arkansas vs Rhode Island

A $1.7B poultry file against an $880.6M confectionery file

Rhode Island’s $880.6M stacked stock is the first total in this slice that sits below a billion dollars. Arkansas’s $1.7B is the larger obligation file. Census population explains much of the gap: 3,088,354 in Arkansas versus 1,112,308 in Rhode Island. Intensity stays in a moderate band, $85.06 versus $71.48, rather than a small-state spike on the Rhode Island side.

Award volume follows the larger state. Arkansas’s 79,590 awards versus Rhode Island’s 11,923 is a much thicker action log. Row count is not average award size. Cite USAspending.gov. Do not invent a mean from 79,590 or 11,923.

Poultry processing versus nonchocolate confectionery

Arkansas’s lead NAICS is poultry processing. Rhode Island’s is nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing. Both are food-manufacturing peaks, but they are not the same label. Poultry processing is a first read on Arkansas’s $1.7B mix. Nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing is a first read on Rhode Island’s $880.6M mix.

The 79,590 Arkansas awards and 11,923 Rhode Island awards include many actions outside those two food labels. Use the Arkansas and Rhode Island state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.

Rhode Island’s nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing peak is the distinctive mix cut in this pair. It sits on $880.6M, 11,923 awards, and 1,112,308 residents. Arkansas’s poultry-processing peak sits on $1.7B, 79,590 awards, and 3,088,354 residents. Both are food-manufacturing first reads. They are not the same industry and not the same stock. Cite USAspending.gov.

Questions

Does Arkansas or Rhode Island have more federal spending?

Arkansas leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $1.7B to Rhode Island’s $880.6M. Arkansas also leads spending per capita ($85.06 vs $71.48), awards (79,590 vs 11,923), and FY2026 obligations ($262.7M vs $79.5M). Population is 3,088,354 in Arkansas and 1,112,308 in Rhode Island. Both series are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Arkansas and Rhode Island?

Arkansas’s top industry is poultry processing. Rhode Island’s is nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $1.7B and $880.6M. Award counts are 79,590 in Arkansas and 11,923 in Rhode Island. Both peaks are food-manufacturing mixes. FY2026 obligations are $262.7M in Arkansas and $79.5M in Rhode Island.

Is Rhode Island’s per-capita figure higher because it is smaller?

No. The packet reports $71.48 per capita in Rhode Island on 1,112,308 residents and $85.06 in Arkansas on 3,088,354. Stacked stocks are $880.6M versus $1.7B. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. The smaller Census count does not produce the hotter ratio here.

Are Arkansas vs Rhode Island figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $1.7B and $880.6M totals, and FY2026 amounts of $262.7M and $79.5M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($85.06 vs $71.48) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.