Maine vs Nebraska

A $352.3M services slice against a $49.3M contractor slice

Maine’s contractor-led $776.4M file is not tiny. It is still far below Nebraska’s $1.2B services-led stock on intensity ($35.09 vs $175.68) and recency ($49.3M vs $352.3M). Award counts of 26,048 versus 36,000 are closer than those dollar cuts. Cite USAspending.gov.

Population of 1,405,012 versus 2,005,465 is a real Census gap and does not fully explain a fivefold-looking per-capita split. Nebraska’s $175.68 versus Maine’s $35.09 is the intensity ranking. Extra Maine rows relative to some other pairs do not heat $35.09.

FY2026 of $49.3M versus $352.3M is a recency cliff. Treat both amounts as obligation slices, not Treasury cash. Outlays are omitted. Row count is not average award size. Do not invent a mean from 26,048 or 36,000. Census counts of 1,405,012 versus 2,005,465 belong with the $35.09 and $175.68 readings on USAspending.gov obligations. Keep both per-capita ratios labeled as Census-based packet figures. Cite USAspending.gov.

Building equipment contractors versus other computer related services

Maine’s lead NAICS is other building equipment contractors. Nebraska’s is other computer related services. A contractor peak on $776.4M and a services peak on $1.2B are different mixes.

Use the Maine and Nebraska state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not listed. Nebraska’s services peak sits beside the $352.3M FY2026 lead.

Questions

Does Maine or Nebraska have more federal spending?

Stacked USAspending.gov obligations are $776.4M in Maine and $1.2B in Nebraska. Spending per capita is $35.09 versus $175.68 on 1,405,012 and 2,005,465 residents. Award counts are 26,048 versus 36,000. FY2026 obligations are $49.3M in Maine and $352.3M in Nebraska. Both dollar series are obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Maine and Nebraska?

Maine's top industry is other building equipment contractors. Nebraska's is other computer related services. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $776.4M and $1.2B. Award counts are 26,048 in Maine and 36,000 in Nebraska. The rest of each mix sits outside those peaks on USAspending.gov obligation files.

How do Maine and Nebraska compare on a per-capita basis?

The packet reports $35.09 per capita in Maine on 1,405,012 residents and $175.68 in Nebraska on 2,005,465 residents. Stacked stocks are $776.4M versus $1.2B. Award counts are 26,048 versus 36,000. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. FY2026 amounts are $49.3M versus $352.3M.

Are Maine vs Nebraska figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $776.4M and $1.2B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $49.3M and $352.3M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag behind commitments. Spending per capita ($35.09 vs $175.68) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays.