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Delaware vs Idaho

Federal spending comparison

Idaho’s stacked USAspending.gov obligation stock is $1.2B; Delaware’s is $478.5M. Idaho files that larger stock on 2,001,619 residents against Delaware’s 1,051,917, and spending per capita is $80.33 versus $37.43. Award volume follows Idaho, 29,667 against 16,329. FY2026 stretches the gap: $160.8M in Idaho versus $39.4M in Delaware. The figures are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Key figures

  • Idaho $1.2B vs Delaware $478.5M in stacked USAspending obligations.
  • Per capita $80.33 vs $37.43 on 2,001,619 vs 1,051,917 residents.
  • Awards 29,667 vs 16,329; FY2026 $160.8M vs $39.4M.
  • Top industries: armored vehicle manufacturing in Delaware; commercial building construction in Idaho.
  • Figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Idaho’s $1.2B on roughly twice Delaware’s population

Idaho’s $1.2B stacked stock sits well above Delaware’s $478.5M. Census population explains part of the gap: 2,001,619 versus 1,051,917. Intensity does not flatten to a wash. $80.33 per capita in Idaho is more than double Delaware’s $37.43. Cite those packet ratios beside the Census counts rather than treating them as a restatement of $1.2B and $478.5M.

Award volume follows the larger state. Idaho’s 29,667 awards versus Delaware’s 16,329 is a thicker action log. Row count is not average award size. Cite USAspending.gov. Do not invent a mean from 29,667 or 16,329.

Armored vehicles in Delaware, commercial buildings in Idaho

Delaware’s lead NAICS is military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component manufacturing. Idaho’s is commercial and institutional building construction. A tank-component peak is a defense-manufacturing first read on Delaware’s $478.5M mix. A commercial-building peak is a construction first read on Idaho’s $1.2B mix.

The 16,329 Delaware awards and 29,667 Idaho awards include many actions outside those two industries. Use the Delaware and Idaho state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.

Idaho’s 29,667 awards and $160.8M FY2026 slice sit on 2,001,619 residents. Delaware’s 16,329 awards and $39.4M sit on 1,051,917. The construction peak and the armored-vehicle peak remain first filters on $1.2B and $478.5M, not matched mixes.

Full analysis: Delaware vs Idaho on USAspending: $478.5M vs $1.2B

Questions

Does Delaware or Idaho have more federal spending?
Idaho leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $1.2B to Delaware’s $478.5M, spending per capita $80.33 to $37.43, awards 29,667 to 16,329, and FY2026 obligations $160.8M to $39.4M. Population is 1,051,917 in Delaware and 2,001,619 in Idaho.
What industries lead in Delaware and Idaho?
Delaware’s top industry is military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component manufacturing. Idaho’s is commercial and institutional building construction. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $478.5M and $1.2B. Award counts are 16,329 in Delaware and 29,667 in Idaho.
Does Idaho’s larger population fully explain the dollar gap?
Population is 2,001,619 in Idaho and 1,051,917 in Delaware. Stacked stocks are $1.2B versus $478.5M, and spending per capita is $80.33 versus $37.43. The packet ratios show intensity still favors Idaho. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.
Are Delaware vs Idaho figures Treasury outlays?
No. The $478.5M and $1.2B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $39.4M and $160.8M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($37.43 vs $80.33) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.

State comparison from SpendingVault aggregates of USAspending obligations. Per-capita uses Census population where present.

Side-by-side federal spending and demographic comparison between Delaware and Idaho.
DelawareMetricIdaho
$6.21BTotal Spending$9.56B
$6KPer Capita$5K
N/A% of GDPN/A
1.1MPopulation2.0M
N/AMedian IncomeN/A
N/APoverty RateN/A
N/ABachelor Degree %N/A
N/AMedian AgeN/A
N/AUnemploymentN/A
N/AGDP (Millions)N/A

Top Agencies — Delaware

  • Department of Health and Human Services$16.59B
  • Social Security Administration$16.29B
  • Department of Veterans Affairs$1.77B
  • Department of Agriculture$1.68B
  • Department of Transportation$1.51B

Top Agencies — Idaho

  • Department of Energy$25.70B
  • Social Security Administration$24.20B
  • Department of Health and Human Services$18.23B
  • Department of Agriculture$4.90B
  • Department of Veterans Affairs$3.62B

Top Industries — Delaware

  • COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$258.5M
  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$107.2M
  • OTHER TECHNICAL AND TRADE SCHOOLS$72.6M
  • HIGHWAY, STREET, AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION$66.1M
  • OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION$66.0M

Top Industries — Idaho

  • ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$24.36B
  • REMEDIATION SERVICES$1.13B
  • NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION$824.9M
  • ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND PREPARATION MANUFACTURING$554.3M
  • COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$436.7M