Idaho vs North Dakota

Same construction peak, unmatched scale and rows

Idaho and North Dakota share a lead NAICS and do not share a file size. Commercial and institutional building construction leads both, yet Idaho holds $1.2B against $700.4M, 29,667 awards against 7,218, and $80.33 per capita against $63.75. Same mix label, different scale. Cite USAspending.gov.

North Dakota’s 7,218-award construction log is thin next to Idaho’s 29,667-row construction log. Thin is not empty. Row count is not average award size. Do not invent a mean from 29,667 or 7,218.

FY2026 of $160.8M versus $50.8M follows Idaho. Recency agrees with the larger construction-led stock. Treat both amounts as obligation slices. Outlays are omitted. Census counts of 2,001,619 versus 796,568 belong with those ratios on USAspending.gov obligations. Keep both per-capita readings labeled as Census-based packet figures.

A shared construction label is not a matched stock

Commercial and institutional building construction is a first read on both mixes. Use the Idaho and North Dakota state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not listed.

Idaho’s extra people (2,001,619 vs 796,568) help explain the larger $1.2B stock. They do not make the NAICS labels identical work. Mix sameness is not recipient sameness.

Questions

Does Idaho or North Dakota have more federal spending?

Stacked USAspending.gov obligations are $1.2B in Idaho and $700.4M in North Dakota. Spending per capita is $80.33 versus $63.75 on 2,001,619 and 796,568 residents. Award counts are 29,667 versus 7,218. FY2026 obligations are $160.8M in Idaho and $50.8M in North Dakota. Both dollar series are obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Idaho and North Dakota?

Idaho's top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. North Dakota's is commercial and institutional building construction. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $1.2B and $700.4M. Award counts are 29,667 in Idaho and 7,218 in North Dakota. The rest of each mix sits outside those peaks on USAspending.gov obligation files.

How do Idaho and North Dakota compare on a per-capita basis?

The packet reports $80.33 per capita in Idaho on 2,001,619 residents and $63.75 in North Dakota on 796,568 residents. Stacked stocks are $1.2B versus $700.4M. Award counts are 29,667 versus 7,218. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. FY2026 amounts are $160.8M versus $50.8M.

Are Idaho vs North Dakota figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $1.2B and $700.4M totals, and FY2026 amounts of $160.8M and $50.8M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag behind commitments. Spending per capita ($80.33 vs $63.75) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays.