Kansas vs Nevada

A near-tie stock, a wide FY2026 gap

Kansas’s $2.91B and Nevada’s $2.86B sit in the same band. FY2026 does not: $200.2M versus $561.5M. Recency favors Nevada on a slightly smaller all-years stock. Cite USAspending.gov for both cuts.

Census counts are 2,970,606 in Kansas and 3,267,467 in Nevada. Spending per capita still favors Nevada, $171.84 versus $67.40. The extra people in Nevada do not dilute the ratio below Kansas’s.

Award counts favor Kansas, 71,423 versus 45,442. Kansas’s file is busier in rows on a slightly larger stock. Nevada’s 45,442 actions sit on $2.86B beside the $171.84 reading.

Kansas’s slim stacked lead of $2.91B versus $2.86B and Nevada’s FY2026 lead of $561.5M versus $200.2M belong in the same paragraph. They are one USAspending.gov obligation series, sliced. Outlays are not in the packet.

Nevada’s $171.84 per capita on 3,267,467 residents exceeds Kansas’s $67.40 on 2,970,606. Kansas’s 71,423 awards exceed Nevada’s 45,442. Computer systems design services versus automobile manufacturing is mix. Cite USAspending.gov.

Computer systems design versus automobile manufacturing

Kansas’s lead NAICS is computer systems design services. Nevada’s lead NAICS is automobile manufacturing. Those peaks sit on $2.91B and $2.86B. Systems design is a first read on Kansas’s mix; auto manufacturing is a first read on Nevada’s mix.

The 71,423 Kansas awards and 45,442 Nevada awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Kansas and Nevada state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

Questions

Does Kansas or Nevada have more federal spending?

Kansas leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations by a slim margin, $2.91B to Nevada’s $2.86B. Nevada leads spending per capita, $171.84 versus $67.40, on 3,267,467 residents against Kansas’s 2,970,606. Kansas has more awards (71,423 vs 45,442). FY2026 obligations are $200.2M in Kansas and $561.5M in Nevada.

Why is Nevada’s FY2026 figure so much larger?

The packet reports FY2026 obligations of $561.5M in Nevada and $200.2M in Kansas. Stacked stocks are close: $2.86B versus $2.91B. Spending per capita is $171.84 versus $67.40. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. The latest year is a recency slice, not cash paid.

What industries lead in Kansas and Nevada?

Kansas’s top industry is computer systems design services. Nevada’s is automobile manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $2.91B and $2.86B. Award counts are 71,423 in Kansas and 45,442 in Nevada These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

Are Kansas vs Nevada figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $2.91B and $2.86B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $200.2M and $561.5M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($67.40 vs $171.84) uses Census population where present.