Indiana vs Kentucky

A border pair with a courier-shaped award gap

Indiana’s $3.83B is about 1.00 times Kentucky’s $3.82B. Population favors Indiana, 6,924,275 versus 4,588,372, about 1.51 times. People outrun the dollar near-tie, which is the setup for Kentucky’s $142.10 per capita against Indiana’s $80.53. Cite those ratios as packet figures beside the Census counts.

Award counts belong to Kentucky, 140,157 versus 58,316, about 2.4 times as many rows on the same dollar shelf. Courier and express work can generate many actions. Indiana’s 58,316 awards on $3.83B are fewer.

FY2026 then hands Kentucky the latest-year dollar lead, $652.0M versus $557.6M. Stock stays with Indiana by a hair; recency and intensity stay with Kentucky. Indiana’s 6,924,275 residents versus Kentucky’s 4,588,372 is a real Census gap on $3.83B versus $3.82B; $80.53 versus $142.10 and 58,316 awards versus 140,157 awards go to Kentucky anyway.

Construction north of the Ohio, couriers south of it

Indiana’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. Kentucky’s lead NAICS is couriers and express delivery services. Those peaks sit on $3.83B and $3.82B. A shared border does not require a shared industry peak.

The 58,316 Indiana awards and 140,157 Kentucky awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Indiana and Kentucky state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

Questions

Does Indiana or Kentucky have more federal spending?

Indiana leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $3.83B to Kentucky’s $3.82B — a near-tie. Kentucky leads spending per capita, $142.10 versus $80.53, on 4,588,372 residents against Indiana’s 6,924,275. Kentucky has more awards (140,157 vs 58,316). FY2026 obligations are $557.6M in Indiana and $652.0M in Kentucky.

Why is Kentucky’s per-capita figure higher than Indiana’s?

The packet reports $142.10 per capita in Kentucky on 4,588,372 residents and $80.53 in Indiana on 6,924,275. Stacked stocks are essentially tied ($3.82B vs $3.83B). Indiana has more people on the same obligation stock. Award counts are 58,316 versus 140,157. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Indiana and Kentucky?

Indiana’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Kentucky’s is couriers and express delivery services. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $3.83B and $3.82B. Award counts are 58,316 in Indiana and 140,157 in Kentucky.

Are Indiana vs Kentucky figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $3.83B and $3.82B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $557.6M and $652.0M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($80.53 vs $142.10) uses Census population where present.