Indiana vs Mississippi

Indiana’s dollars on a much larger Census count

Indiana’s $3.83B stacked total is about 1.33 times Mississippi’s $2.88B. Indiana’s Census count of 6,924,275 is about 2.35 times Mississippi’s 2,943,045. Intensity therefore runs against the stock: $80.53 per capita in Indiana and $115.31 in Mississippi. The larger Midwest state spreads more dollars across more than twice the people. The smaller Gulf state concentrates $2.88B. Those ratios are packet figures of USAspending.gov obligations beside Census population, not outlays per resident.

Award counts also favor Mississippi, 233,003 against 58,316, about 4.0 times. Ship building and repairing as a lead NAICS can generate a long action list on a smaller stock. Indiana’s 58,316 awards on $3.83B are fewer rows on more dollars.

This pair splits three ways: Indiana on stacked stock and FY2026, Mississippi on awards and per capita, Indiana on population.

Commercial construction versus ship building and repairing

Indiana’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. Mississippi’s lead NAICS is ship building and repairing. Construction is Indiana’s peak on $3.83B and 58,316 awards. Shipyard work is Mississippi’s peak on $2.88B and 233,003 awards. The shipyard label helps explain the row inversion. The construction label sits on the larger dollar stock.

Those peaks are the largest NAICS slices, not complete profiles. The Indiana and Mississippi state hubs list agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

Questions

Does Indiana or Mississippi have more federal spending?

Indiana leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $3.83B to Mississippi’s $2.88B. Mississippi leads spending per capita, $115.31 versus $80.53, on 2,943,045 residents against Indiana’s 6,924,275. Mississippi has far more awards (233,003 vs 58,316). FY2026 obligations are $557.6M in Indiana and $339.4M in Mississippi.

Why does Mississippi outrank Indiana per capita?

Mississippi’s $2.88B sits on 2,943,045 residents; Indiana’s $3.83B sits on 6,924,275. The smaller Census count produces $115.31 per capita against $80.53. The ratios are packet figures on USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays per resident. Cite only the packet ratios; do not treat them as cash per resident or as a forecast.

What industries lead in Indiana and Mississippi?

Indiana’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Mississippi’s is ship building and repairing. Those labels sit on $3.83B and $2.88B. Award counts are 58,316 in Indiana and 233,003 in Mississippi. Both mixes are USAspending.gov obligations. Those NAICS labels are the largest slices on the stacked stocks, not complete industrial profiles.

Are Indiana vs Mississippi figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $3.83B and $2.88B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $557.6M and $339.4M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($80.53 vs $115.31) uses Census population where present. Spending per capita uses Census population where present and should not be read as cash per resident.