Arkansas vs West Virginia

A $60 million stock gap, a fivefold award gap

Arkansas’s $1.72B and West Virginia’s $1.66B are close on the stacked ranking. Award volume is not: 79,590 versus 14,302. Arkansas’s file is dense in rows on a slightly larger stock. West Virginia’s 14,302 actions sit on $1.66B beside the $113.44 per-capita reading.

Census counts are 3,088,354 in Arkansas and 1,769,979 in West Virginia. Intensity still favors West Virginia, $113.44 versus $85.06. Arkansas’s extra people produce the larger stock and the cooler ratio.

FY2026 keeps Arkansas ahead on recency: $262.7M versus $200.8M. Cite USAspending.gov for the stacked stocks and the latest-year amounts.

Arkansas’s $1.72B versus West Virginia’s $1.66B is a close stock. Arkansas’s 79,590 awards versus 14,302 is not close. West Virginia’s $113.44 per capita on 1,769,979 residents still exceeds Arkansas’s $85.06 on 3,088,354. FY2026 of $262.7M versus $200.8M keeps Arkansas ahead on recency.

Poultry processing versus ammunition (except small arms) manufacturing is mix. Both peaks sit on USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are not listed. Cite USAspending.gov. Do not invent average award size from those row counts.

Poultry processing versus ammunition (except small arms)

Arkansas’s lead NAICS is poultry processing. West Virginia’s lead NAICS is ammunition (except small arms) manufacturing. Those peaks sit on $1.72B and $1.66B. Poultry processing is a first read on Arkansas’s mix; ammunition manufacturing is a first read on West Virginia’s mix.

The 79,590 Arkansas awards and 14,302 West Virginia awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Arkansas and West Virginia state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

Questions

Does Arkansas or West Virginia have more federal spending?

Arkansas leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $1.72B to West Virginia’s $1.66B. West Virginia leads spending per capita, $113.44 versus $85.06, on 1,769,979 residents against Arkansas’s 3,088,354. Arkansas has more awards (79,590 vs 14,302). FY2026 obligations are $262.7M in Arkansas and $200.8M in West Virginia.

Why is West Virginia’s per-capita figure higher than Arkansas’s?

The packet reports $113.44 per capita in West Virginia on 1,769,979 residents and $85.06 in Arkansas on 3,088,354. Stacked stocks are $1.66B versus $1.72B. Award counts are 14,302 versus 79,590. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Arkansas and West Virginia?

Arkansas’s top industry is poultry processing. West Virginia’s is ammunition (except small arms) manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $1.72B and $1.66B. Award counts are 79,590 in Arkansas and 14,302 in West Virginia.

Are Arkansas vs West Virginia figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $1.72B and $1.66B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $262.7M and $200.8M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($85.06 vs $113.44) uses Census population where present.