Iowa vs Utah

Near-equal Census counts, Utah’s larger stock

Utah’s $4.06B is about 1.06 times Iowa’s $3.84B. Population is about 1.08 times: 3,503,613 versus 3,241,488. Dollars and people move together on the stacked file. Intensity does not stay that tight. Spending per capita is $199.06 in Utah and $127.17 in Iowa, packet figures beside those Census counts.

Award counts go to Iowa, 48,706 versus 26,509. Iowa’s file is busier in rows on a slightly smaller dollar stock. Utah’s 26,509 actions on $4.06B are fewer and still sit beside the hotter per-capita reading.

FY2026 then stretches Utah’s dollar lead. $697.4M versus $412.2M is a larger multiple than the stacked 1.06 times. Recency and stock point the same way, with recency the louder gap. Iowa’s 3,241,488 residents and Utah’s 3,503,613 residents are close enough that $3.84B versus $4.06B and $127.17 versus $199.06 have to be read as a dollar-and-ratio story, not a headcount story.

Wireless communications equipment versus nonferrous metal

Iowa’s lead NAICS is radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment manufacturing. Utah’s lead NAICS is nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) rolling, drawing, and extruding. Those peaks sit on $3.84B and $4.06B. A wireless-equipment lead is a first filter on the Iowa mix; a metal-rolling lead is a first filter on the Utah mix.

The 48,706 Iowa awards and 26,509 Utah awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Iowa and Utah state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

Questions

Does Iowa or Utah have more federal spending?

Utah leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $4.06B to Iowa’s $3.84B. Utah also leads spending per capita, $199.06 versus $127.17, on 3,503,613 residents against Iowa’s 3,241,488. Iowa has more awards (48,706 vs 26,509). FY2026 obligations are $412.2M in Iowa and $697.4M in Utah.

Are Iowa and Utah similar in population?

Yes, on the Census counts in this packet: 3,241,488 in Iowa and 3,503,613 in Utah. Stacked obligations are also close, $3.84B versus $4.06B. Spending per capita is $127.17 versus $199.06. Award counts are 48,706 versus 26,509. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Iowa and Utah?

Iowa’s top industry is radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment manufacturing. Utah’s is nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) rolling, drawing, and extruding. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $3.84B and $4.06B. Award counts are 48,706 in Iowa and 26,509 in Utah.

Are Iowa vs Utah figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $3.84B and $4.06B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $412.2M and $697.4M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($127.17 vs $199.06) uses Census population where present.