Kentucky vs Nevada

Kentucky’s larger stock against Nevada’s hotter ratio

Kentucky’s $3.82B stacked total is about 1.33 times Nevada’s $2.86B. Kentucky’s Census count of 4,588,372 is about 1.40 times Nevada’s 3,267,467. Intensity still belongs to Nevada: $171.84 per capita versus $142.10. The smaller Census count more than offsets Kentucky’s dollar lead on the published ratio. Those figures are packet ratios of USAspending.gov obligations beside Census population, not outlays per resident.

Award counts run with Kentucky, 140,157 against 45,442, about 3.08 times. Courier and express delivery work can generate many actions. Nevada’s 45,442 awards on $2.86B are a shorter list on a smaller stock, and they still produce the higher per-capita figure.

Kentucky leads stock, awards, population, and FY2026. Nevada leads intensity. That is the pair’s split.

Couriers versus automobile manufacturing

Kentucky’s lead NAICS is couriers and express delivery services. Nevada’s lead NAICS is automobile manufacturing. Courier traffic is Kentucky’s peak on $3.82B and 140,157 awards. Auto manufacturing is Nevada’s peak on $2.86B and 45,442 awards. A high-row courier file versus a manufacturing file is the industry contrast.

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

Questions

Does Kentucky or Nevada have more federal spending?

Kentucky leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $3.82B to Nevada’s $2.86B. Nevada leads spending per capita, $171.84 versus $142.10, on 3,267,467 residents against Kentucky’s 4,588,372. Kentucky has more awards (140,157 vs 45,442). FY2026 obligations are $652.0M in Kentucky and $561.5M in Nevada.

Why does Nevada rank higher per capita than Kentucky?

Nevada’s $2.86B sits on 3,267,467 residents; Kentucky’s $3.82B sits on 4,588,372. Packet per-capita figures are $171.84 versus $142.10. FY2026 obligations are $561.5M versus $652.0M. The ratios are USAspending.gov obligations beside Census population, 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 Kentucky and Nevada?

Kentucky’s top industry is couriers and express delivery services. Nevada’s is automobile manufacturing. Those labels sit on $3.82B and $2.86B. Award counts are 140,157 in Kentucky and 45,442 in Nevada. Both mixes are USAspending.gov obligations. Those NAICS labels are the largest slices on the stacked stocks, not complete industrial profiles.

Are Kentucky vs Nevada figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $3.82B and $2.86B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $652.0M and $561.5M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($142.10 vs $171.84) uses Census population where present. Spending per capita uses Census population where present and should not be read as cash per resident.