Maine vs South Dakota
Federal spending comparison
South Dakota’s stacked USAspending.gov obligation stock is $1.0B; Maine’s is $776.4M. South Dakota posts the larger file on 924,669 residents against Maine’s 1,405,012, and spending per capita is $79.92 versus $35.09. Maine still files more awards, 26,048 against 8,274. FY2026 widens South Dakota’s dollar lead: $74.0M versus Maine’s $49.3M. The figures are obligations, not outlays.
Key figures
- South Dakota $1.0B vs Maine $776.4M in stacked USAspending obligations.
- Per capita $79.92 vs $35.09 on 924,669 vs 1,405,012 residents.
- Awards 26,048 in Maine vs 8,274 in South Dakota; FY2026 $49.3M vs $74.0M.
- Top industries: other building equipment contractors in Maine; electronic computer manufacturing in South Dakota.
- Figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.
Fewer people, fewer awards, a larger $1.0B stock
South Dakota’s $1.0B stacked stock sits above Maine’s $776.4M on a smaller Census file: 924,669 versus 1,405,012. Intensity follows. $79.92 per capita in South Dakota is more than double Maine’s $35.09. Those packet ratios sit beside the Census counts; they are not a second copy of the two headline stocks.
Award volume runs hard the other way. Maine’s 26,048 awards versus South Dakota’s 8,274 is a much thicker action log on the smaller dollar file. Row count is not average award size. Cite USAspending.gov. Do not invent a mean from 26,048 or 8,274.
Building-equipment contractors versus electronic computer manufacturing
Maine’s lead NAICS is other building equipment contractors. South Dakota’s is electronic computer manufacturing. A contractor peak is a construction-adjacent first read on Maine’s $776.4M mix. A computer-manufacturing peak is a hardware first read on South Dakota’s $1.0B mix. The labels are not interchangeable food, defense, or health peaks.
The 26,048 Maine awards and 8,274 South Dakota awards include many actions outside those two industries. Use the Maine and South Dakota state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.
Full analysis: Maine vs South Dakota on USAspending: $776.4M vs $1.0B →
Questions
- Does Maine or South Dakota have more federal spending?
- South Dakota leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $1.0B to Maine’s $776.4M, spending per capita $79.92 to $35.09, and FY2026 obligations $74.0M to $49.3M. Maine leads award volume 26,048 to 8,274. Population is 1,405,012 in Maine and 924,669 in South Dakota.
- What industries lead in Maine and South Dakota?
- Maine’s top industry is other building equipment contractors. South Dakota’s is electronic computer manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $776.4M and $1.0B. Award counts are 26,048 in Maine and 8,274 in South Dakota.
- Does Maine’s larger population produce a higher per-capita figure?
- No. The packet reports $35.09 per capita in Maine on 1,405,012 residents and $79.92 in South Dakota on 924,669. Stacked stocks are $776.4M versus $1.0B. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. The larger Census count sits with the cooler ratio.
- Are Maine vs South Dakota figures Treasury outlays?
- No. The $776.4M and $1.0B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $49.3M and $74.0M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($35.09 vs $79.92) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.
State comparison from SpendingVault aggregates of USAspending obligations. Per-capita uses Census population where present.
| Maine | Metric | South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| $9.24B | Total Spending | $5.43B |
| $7K | Per Capita | $6K |
| N/A | % of GDP | N/A |
| 1.4M | Population | 925K |
| N/A | Median Income | N/A |
| N/A | Poverty Rate | N/A |
| N/A | Bachelor Degree % | N/A |
| N/A | Median Age | N/A |
| N/A | Unemployment | N/A |
| N/A | GDP (Millions) | N/A |
Top Agencies — Maine
- Department of Defense$34.90B
- Department of Health and Human Services$25.72B
- Social Security Administration$21.93B
- Department of Veterans Affairs$3.27B
- Department of Agriculture$2.40B
Top Agencies — South Dakota
- Social Security Administration$11.65B
- Department of Health and Human Services$9.00B
- Department of Agriculture$3.30B
- Department of the Treasury$2.72B
- Department of Defense$2.57B
Top Industries — Maine
- SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING$25.67B
- DIRECT HEALTH AND MEDICAL INSURANCE CARRIERS$4.61B
- OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION$2.19B
- COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$690.4M
- ENGINEERING SERVICES$619.3M
Top Industries — South Dakota
- COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$1.76B
- OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION$334.5M
- COMPUTER FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES$219.2M
- HIGHWAY, STREET, AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION$170.1M
- ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MANUFACTURING$166.5M
Source: USAspending.gov · More Comparisons · Maine · South Dakota