Kentucky vs South Carolina

Two busy Southern files on the same dollar shelf

South Carolina’s $3.85B is about 1.01 times Kentucky’s $3.82B. Population favors South Carolina, 5,478,831 versus 4,588,372. Award counts favor Kentucky slightly, 140,157 versus 129,440. Both files are loud in rows. Intensity is the ranking that separates them: $142.10 in Kentucky versus $83.98 in South Carolina, packet figures beside those Census counts.

Courier and express work in Kentucky and biological-product manufacturing in South Carolina can both generate many actions. The stacked stocks still refuse to separate. $3.82B and $3.85B are the same shelf.

FY2026 then hands Kentucky a clearer dollar lead, $652.0M versus $460.1M, in line with the intensity ranking rather than the stacked hair-split. Kentucky’s 140,157 awards and South Carolina’s 129,440 awards are two loud files on $3.82B versus $3.85B; $142.10 versus $83.98 and $652.0M versus $460.1M are the rankings that actually separate them.

Couriers versus biological products

Kentucky’s lead NAICS is couriers and express delivery services. South Carolina’s lead NAICS is biological product (except diagnostic) manufacturing. Those peaks sit on $3.82B and $3.85B. Two high-row files can still peak in different codes.

The 140,157 Kentucky awards and 129,440 South Carolina awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Kentucky and South Carolina state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

Questions

Does Kentucky or South Carolina have more federal spending?

South Carolina leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $3.85B to Kentucky’s $3.82B — a near-tie. Kentucky leads spending per capita, $142.10 versus $83.98, on 4,588,372 residents against South Carolina’s 5,478,831. Award counts are close (140,157 vs 129,440). FY2026 obligations are $652.0M in Kentucky and $460.1M in South Carolina.

Why is Kentucky’s per-capita figure higher?

The packet reports $142.10 per capita in Kentucky on 4,588,372 residents and $83.98 in South Carolina on 5,478,831. Stacked stocks are close ($3.82B vs $3.85B). Award counts are 140,157 versus 129,440. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Kentucky and South Carolina?

Kentucky’s top industry is couriers and express delivery services. South Carolina’s is biological product (except diagnostic) manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $3.82B and $3.85B. Award counts are 140,157 in Kentucky and 129,440 in South Carolina.

Are Kentucky vs South Carolina figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $3.82B and $3.85B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $652.0M and $460.1M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($142.10 vs $83.98) uses Census population where present.