Maine vs Vermont

A smaller Census file that still holds $1.0B

Vermont’s $1.0B stacked stock sits above Maine’s $776.4M even though Vermont’s Census count is 648,493 and Maine’s is 1,405,012. Intensity follows that inversion. $72.92 per capita in Vermont is more than double Maine’s $35.09. Cite those packet ratios as stacked USAspending.gov obligations beside Census population, not as a restatement of the two headline stocks.

Award volume does not follow the dollar ranking. Maine’s 26,048 awards versus Vermont’s 12,020 is a thicker action log on the smaller stock. Row count is not average award size. Do not divide $776.4M by 26,048 or $1.0B by 12,020. Cite USAspending.gov for both the dollar file and the award file.

Building-equipment contractors versus guided-missile parts

Maine’s lead NAICS is other building equipment contractors. Vermont’s is other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Those labels are first filters on $776.4M and $1.0B, not a claim that every award in either state sits in that industry. A contractor peak is a construction-adjacent read on Maine. A missile-and-space-parts peak is a manufacturing read on Vermont.

The 26,048 Maine awards and 12,020 Vermont awards include many actions outside those two labels. Use the Maine and Vermont state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.

Questions

Does Maine or Vermont have more federal spending?

Vermont leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $1.0B to Maine’s $776.4M and leads spending per capita $72.92 to $35.09. Maine leads award volume 26,048 to 12,020 and slightly leads FY2026 obligations $49.3M to $47.3M. Population is 1,405,012 in Maine and 648,493 in Vermont.

What industries lead in Maine and Vermont?

Maine’s top industry is other building equipment contractors. Vermont’s is other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $776.4M and $1.0B. Award counts are 26,048 in Maine and 12,020 in Vermont.

Why is Vermont’s per-capita figure higher?

The packet reports $72.92 per capita in Vermont on 648,493 residents and $35.09 in Maine on 1,405,012. Stacked stocks are $1.0B versus $776.4M. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations divided by Census population where present, not Treasury outlays per resident.

Are Maine vs Vermont figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $776.4M and $1.0B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $49.3M and $47.3M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($35.09 vs $72.92) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.