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Idaho vs New Hampshire

Federal spending comparison

New Hampshire’s USAspending.gov obligation stock is $2.48B; Idaho’s is $1.20B. Idaho has more people—2,001,619 versus 1,409,032—and more awards: 29,667 against 9,224. New Hampshire’s spending per capita is $284.15 versus Idaho’s $80.33. FY2026 obligations are $160.8M in Idaho and $400.4M in New Hampshire. Commercial and institutional building construction leads Idaho; small arms, ordnance, and ordnance accessories manufacturing lead New Hampshire. The figures are obligations, not outlays.

Key figures

  • New Hampshire $2.48B vs Idaho $1.20B in stacked USAspending obligations.
  • New Hampshire per capita $284.15 vs Idaho $80.33 on 1,409,032 vs 2,001,619 residents.
  • Awards: 29,667 vs 9,224; FY2026 $160.8M vs $400.4M.
  • Top industries: commercial construction in Idaho; small arms and ordnance in New Hampshire.
  • Figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Idaho’s extra people, New Hampshire’s extra dollars

Idaho’s 2,001,619 residents exceed New Hampshire’s 1,409,032. New Hampshire still holds the larger obligation stock: $2.48B versus $1.20B. Intensity follows: $284.15 per capita versus $80.33. The Mountain Census count does not produce the larger USAspending.gov file.

Award volume favors Idaho, 29,667 versus 9,224. Idaho’s file is denser in rows on a smaller stock. New Hampshire’s 9,224 actions sit on $2.48B beside the $284.15 reading.

FY2026 widens New Hampshire’s dollar lead on recency: $400.4M versus $160.8M. Cite USAspending.gov for the stacked stocks and the latest-year amounts.

Idaho’s $1.20B on 2,001,619 residents trails New Hampshire’s $2.48B on 1,409,032. Spending per capita of $80.33 versus $284.15 is the wide gap. Idaho’s 29,667 awards exceed 9,224. FY2026 of $160.8M versus $400.4M widens New Hampshire’s recency lead. All dollar cuts are USAspending.gov obligations.

Commercial and institutional building construction versus small arms, ordnance, and ordnance accessories manufacturing is mix. Outlays are not listed. Cite USAspending.gov. The comparison hub holds the tables.

Construction in Idaho, ordnance in New Hampshire

Idaho’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. New Hampshire’s lead NAICS is small arms, ordnance, and ordnance accessories manufacturing. Those peaks sit on $1.20B and $2.48B. Construction is a first read on Idaho’s mix; ordnance is a first read on New Hampshire’s mix.

The 29,667 Idaho awards and 9,224 New Hampshire awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Idaho and New Hampshire state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

Full analysis: Idaho vs New Hampshire on USAspending: $1.20B vs $2.48B

Questions

Does Idaho or New Hampshire have more federal spending?
New Hampshire leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $2.48B to Idaho’s $1.20B. New Hampshire also leads spending per capita, $284.15 versus $80.33, on 1,409,032 residents against Idaho’s 2,001,619. Idaho has more awards (29,667 vs 9,224). FY2026 obligations are $160.8M in Idaho and $400.4M in New Hampshire.
Why is New Hampshire’s per-capita figure so much higher than Idaho’s?
The packet reports $284.15 per capita in New Hampshire on 1,409,032 residents and $80.33 in Idaho on 2,001,619. Stacked stocks are $2.48B versus $1.20B. Award counts are 9,224 versus 29,667. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.
What industries lead in Idaho and New Hampshire?
Idaho’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. New Hampshire’s is small arms, ordnance, and ordnance accessories manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $1.20B and $2.48B. Award counts are 29,667 in Idaho and 9,224 in New Hampshire.
Are Idaho vs New Hampshire figures Treasury outlays?
No. The $1.20B and $2.48B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $160.8M and $400.4M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($80.33 vs $284.15) uses Census population where present.

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

Side-by-side federal spending and demographic comparison between Idaho and New Hampshire.
IdahoMetricNew Hampshire
$9.56BTotal Spending$7.19B
$5KPer Capita$5K
N/A% of GDPN/A
2.0MPopulation1.4M
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 — 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 Agencies — New Hampshire

  • Social Security Administration$22.11B
  • Department of Defense$14.17B
  • Department of Health and Human Services$10.73B
  • Department of Education$2.77B
  • Department of Veterans Affairs$2.59B

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

Top Industries — New Hampshire

  • OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$2.73B
  • SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$2.02B
  • GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING$1.73B
  • OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURING$1.10B
  • ENGINEERING SERVICES$1.07B