Kansas vs Tennessee

Tennessee’s stock lead, Kansas’s row lead

Tennessee’s $3.58B is the larger stacked total. Kansas’s $2.91B sits on a much smaller Census count: 2,970,606 versus 7,227,750. Tennessee still posts the higher per-capita reading, $97.50 versus $67.40. People and dollars run in the same direction on this pair; intensity still favors Tennessee.

Award counts favor Kansas, 71,423 versus 63,616. Kansas’s file is busier in rows on a smaller stock. Tennessee’s 63,616 actions on $3.58B are fewer and sit beside the $97.50 reading on 7,227,750 residents.

FY2026 opens a wide recency gap: $704.7M in Tennessee versus $200.2M in Kansas. That latest-year cut is a slice of the obligation series. Cite USAspending.gov for both the stacked stocks and the FY2026 amounts.

Computer systems design versus couriers

Kansas’s lead NAICS is computer systems design services. Tennessee’s lead NAICS is couriers and express delivery services. Those peaks sit on $2.91B and $3.58B. A systems-design lead is a first filter on the Kansas mix; a courier lead is a first filter on the Tennessee mix.

The 71,423 Kansas awards and 63,616 Tennessee awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Kansas and Tennessee state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

Questions

Does Kansas or Tennessee have more federal spending?

Tennessee leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $3.58B to Kansas’s $2.91B. Tennessee also leads spending per capita, $97.50 versus $67.40, on 7,227,750 residents against Kansas’s 2,970,606. Kansas has more awards (71,423 vs 63,616). FY2026 obligations are $200.2M in Kansas and $704.7M in Tennessee.

Why is Tennessee’s FY2026 figure so much larger?

The packet reports FY2026 obligations of $704.7M in Tennessee and $200.2M in Kansas. Stacked stocks are $3.58B versus $2.91B. Spending per capita is $97.50 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 Tennessee?

Kansas’s top industry is computer systems design services. Tennessee’s is couriers and express delivery services. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $2.91B and $3.58B. Award counts are 71,423 in Kansas and 63,616 in Tennessee.

Are Kansas vs Tennessee figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $2.91B and $3.58B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $200.2M and $704.7M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($67.40 vs $97.50) uses Census population where present.