Idaho vs Rhode Island

Construction scale against a confectionery-led smaller stock

Idaho versus Rhode Island is not an intensity inversion. Idaho leads stacked dollars ($1.2B vs $880.6M), per capita ($80.33 vs $71.48), awards (29,667 vs 11,923), population (2,001,619 vs 1,112,308), and FY2026 ($160.8M vs $79.5M). The distinctive cut is mix: construction versus confectionery. Cite USAspending.gov.

Rhode Island’s $71.48 ratio on 1,112,308 residents is cooler than Idaho’s $80.33, not a small-state spike. The confectionery peak sits on that cooler reading. A smaller Census count does not heat the ratio here.

FY2026 of $160.8M versus $79.5M follows Idaho. Treat both amounts as obligation slices. Outlays are omitted. Row count is not average award size. Do not invent a mean from 29,667 or 11,923. Census counts of 2,001,619 versus 1,112,308 belong with the $80.33 and $71.48 readings on USAspending.gov obligations. Keep both ratios labeled as packet figures.

Building construction versus nonchocolate confectionery

Idaho’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. Rhode Island’s is nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing. A construction peak on $1.2B and a confectionery peak on $880.6M are different mixes.

Use the Idaho and Rhode Island state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not listed. Food-manufacturing and construction labels are first reads, not the whole file.

Questions

Does Idaho or Rhode Island have more federal spending?

Stacked USAspending.gov obligations are $1.2B in Idaho and $880.6M in Rhode Island. Spending per capita is $80.33 versus $71.48 on 2,001,619 and 1,112,308 residents. Award counts are 29,667 versus 11,923. FY2026 obligations are $160.8M in Idaho and $79.5M in Rhode Island. Both dollar series are obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Idaho and Rhode Island?

Idaho's top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Rhode Island's is nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $1.2B and $880.6M. Award counts are 29,667 in Idaho and 11,923 in Rhode Island. The rest of each mix sits outside those peaks on USAspending.gov obligation files.

How do Idaho and Rhode Island compare on a per-capita basis?

The packet reports $80.33 per capita in Idaho on 2,001,619 residents and $71.48 in Rhode Island on 1,112,308 residents. Stacked stocks are $1.2B versus $880.6M. Award counts are 29,667 versus 11,923. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. FY2026 amounts are $160.8M versus $79.5M.

Are Idaho vs Rhode Island figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $1.2B and $880.6M totals, and FY2026 amounts of $160.8M and $79.5M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag behind commitments. Spending per capita ($80.33 vs $71.48) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays.