Kentucky vs Tennessee

A shared courier peak on two different row counts

Kentucky’s $3.82B is about 1.06 times Tennessee’s $3.58B. Population favors Tennessee, 7,227,750 versus 4,588,372, about 1.58 times. People outrun dollars, which is the setup for Kentucky’s $142.10 per capita against Tennessee’s $97.50. Cite those ratios as packet figures beside the Census counts.

Award counts stretch further than dollars. Kentucky’s 140,157 awards versus Tennessee’s 63,616 is about 2.2 times as many rows on a modestly larger stock. A shared courier-and-express lead does not produce equal action counts. Kentucky’s file is louder in rows.

FY2026 then hands Tennessee a slim dollar lead, $704.7M versus $652.0M. Stock and intensity stay with Kentucky; recency stays with Tennessee. Kentucky’s 140,157 awards versus Tennessee’s 63,616 awards is the row gap on a shared courier peak; $3.82B versus $3.58B and $142.10 versus $97.50 stay with Kentucky while $652.0M versus $704.7M does not.

The same NAICS label, not the same file

Kentucky’s top industry is couriers and express delivery services. Tennessee’s top industry is the same label. A shared NAICS peak means courier and express work is the largest slice on $3.82B in Kentucky and on $3.58B in Tennessee. It does not mean the two files book the same volume of those actions.

The 140,157 Kentucky awards and 63,616 Tennessee awards include many actions that are not courier rows. Use the Kentucky and Tennessee state hubs for agencies and recipients rather than treating the shared label as the entire mix.

Questions

Does Kentucky or Tennessee have more federal spending?

Kentucky leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $3.82B to Tennessee’s $3.58B. Kentucky also leads spending per capita, $142.10 versus $97.50, on 4,588,372 residents against Tennessee’s 7,227,750. Kentucky has more awards (140,157 vs 63,616). FY2026 obligations are $652.0M in Kentucky and $704.7M in Tennessee.

Do Kentucky and Tennessee have the same top industry?

Yes. Both list couriers and express delivery services as the top industry. The comparison is scale, intensity, and recency on $3.82B versus $3.58B, not a different lead NAICS. Award counts are 140,157 in Kentucky and 63,616 in Tennessee. Spending per capita is $142.10 versus $97.50.

Does FY2026 agree with Kentucky’s stacked lead?

No. Kentucky leads the stacked stocks $3.82B to $3.58B, but FY2026 obligations favor Tennessee, $704.7M versus $652.0M. Spending per capita still favors Kentucky, $142.10 versus $97.50. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

Are Kentucky vs Tennessee figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $3.82B and $3.58B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $652.0M and $704.7M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($142.10 vs $97.50) uses Census population where present.