Mississippi vs New Hampshire

Twenty-five times the awards on a modestly larger stock

Mississippi’s 233,003 awards against New Hampshire’s 9,224 is the row gap that defines this pair. Dollars are closer: $2.88B versus $2.48B. New Hampshire’s sparse file still sits on a $2.48B stock and a $284.15 per-capita reading on 1,409,032 residents.

Mississippi’s 2,943,045 residents produce $115.31 per capita on $2.88B. Intensity favors New Hampshire. Volume favors Mississippi.

FY2026 favors New Hampshire on recency: $400.4M versus $339.4M. Cite USAspending.gov for the stacked stocks and the latest-year amounts.

Mississippi’s 233,003 awards versus New Hampshire’s 9,224 is the extreme row gap in this batch. Stocks of $2.88B versus $2.48B are closer. Intensity of $115.31 versus $284.15 runs opposite. FY2026 of $339.4M versus $400.4M favors New Hampshire on recency. All dollar cuts are USAspending.gov obligations.

Ship building and repairing versus small arms, ordnance, and ordnance accessories manufacturing is mix. Census counts of 2,943,045 and 1,409,032 already sit in the packet. Outlays are not listed. Do not invent average award size.

Ship building versus small arms and ordnance

Mississippi’s lead NAICS is ship building and repairing. New Hampshire’s lead NAICS is small arms, ordnance, and ordnance accessories manufacturing. Those peaks sit on $2.88B and $2.48B. Shipyards are a first read on Mississippi’s mix; ordnance is a first read on New Hampshire’s mix.

The 233,003 Mississippi awards and 9,224 New Hampshire awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Mississippi and New Hampshire state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

Questions

Does Mississippi or New Hampshire have more federal spending?

Mississippi leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $2.88B to New Hampshire’s $2.48B. New Hampshire leads spending per capita, $284.15 versus $115.31, on 1,409,032 residents against Mississippi’s 2,943,045. Mississippi has more awards (233,003 vs 9,224). FY2026 obligations are $339.4M in Mississippi and $400.4M in New Hampshire.

Why does Mississippi have so many more awards than New Hampshire?

The packet reports 233,003 awards in Mississippi and 9,224 in New Hampshire. Stacked stocks are $2.88B versus $2.48B. Population is 2,943,045 versus 1,409,032. Award count is a row total, not average size. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Mississippi and New Hampshire?

Mississippi’s top industry is ship building and repairing. New Hampshire’s is small arms, ordnance, and ordnance accessories manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $2.88B and $2.48B. Award counts are 233,003 in Mississippi and 9,224 in New Hampshire.

Are Mississippi vs New Hampshire figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $2.88B and $2.48B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $339.4M and $400.4M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($115.31 vs $284.15) uses Census population where present.