Iowa vs South Carolina

A $10 million stacked gap on two different files

South Carolina’s $3.85B versus Iowa’s $3.84B is about 1.00 times — a rounding-error lead. Population is not a tie: 5,478,831 versus 3,241,488, about 1.69 times. People outrun the dollar near-tie, which is the setup for Iowa’s higher per-capita reading of $127.17 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 48,706, about 2.7 times as many rows on essentially the same dollar stock. The Carolina file is busy. Iowa’s 48,706 actions on $3.84B are fewer and still sit beside the hotter per-capita figure.

FY2026 stays in the same neighborhood as the stacked race. $460.1M versus $412.2M is a modest South Carolina recency lead, not a reversal of a large stock gap — because there is no large stock gap.

Wireless equipment versus biological products

Iowa’s lead NAICS is radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment manufacturing. South Carolina’s lead NAICS is biological product (except diagnostic) manufacturing. Those peaks sit on $3.84B and $3.85B. The industry split is sharper than the dollar split. Two nearly identical obligation stocks can still peak in different codes.

The 48,706 Iowa awards and 129,440 South Carolina awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Iowa and South Carolina state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

Questions

Does Iowa or South Carolina have more federal spending?

South Carolina leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $3.85B to Iowa’s $3.84B — a near-tie. Iowa leads spending per capita, $127.17 versus $83.98, on 3,241,488 residents against South Carolina’s 5,478,831. South Carolina has more awards (129,440 vs 48,706). FY2026 obligations are $412.2M in Iowa and $460.1M in South Carolina.

Are Iowa and South Carolina tied on federal obligations?

On stacked stocks, yes for practical purposes: $3.84B versus $3.85B. Award counts are not tied, 48,706 versus 129,440. Spending per capita is $127.17 versus $83.98. FY2026 is $412.2M versus $460.1M. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Iowa and South Carolina?

Iowa’s top industry is radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment manufacturing. South Carolina’s is biological product (except diagnostic) manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $3.84B and $3.85B. Award counts are 48,706 in Iowa and 129,440 in South Carolina.

Are Iowa vs South Carolina figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $3.84B and $3.85B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $412.2M and $460.1M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($127.17 vs $83.98) uses Census population where present.