Montana vs North Dakota

The same construction peak, a threefold Montana ratio

A shared lead NAICS invites a copy-paste comparison. Neighboring Montana and North Dakota refuse it. Commercial and institutional building construction leads both files, yet Montana’s $187.18 per capita is about three times North Dakota’s $63.75. Same mix label, different ratio. Cite USAspending.gov.

North Dakota’s 7,218 awards on $700.4M are a thin construction log. Montana’s 21,487 awards on $1.2B are thicker and hotter. Thin is not empty. Row count is not average award size. Do not invent a mean from 21,487 or 7,218.

FY2026 of $212.9M versus $50.8M follows Montana. Recency agrees with intensity. Treat both amounts as obligation slices. Outlays are omitted. Census counts of 1,137,233 versus 796,568 belong with those ratios on USAspending.gov obligations.

Shared construction labels are not shared files

Commercial and institutional building construction is a first read on both mixes, not proof that Montana and North Dakota obligated the same work. Use the Montana and North Dakota state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not listed.

North Dakota’s cooler $63.75 reading on a shared construction peak is the distinctive cut. Montana’s $187.18 reading on the same label is the hotter cut. Mix sameness is not file sameness.

Questions

Does Montana or North Dakota have more federal spending?

Stacked USAspending.gov obligations are $1.2B in Montana and $700.4M in North Dakota. Spending per capita is $187.18 versus $63.75 on 1,137,233 and 796,568 residents. Award counts are 21,487 versus 7,218. FY2026 obligations are $212.9M in Montana and $50.8M in North Dakota. Both dollar series are obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Montana and North Dakota?

Montana's top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. North Dakota's is commercial and institutional building construction. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $1.2B and $700.4M. Award counts are 21,487 in Montana and 7,218 in North Dakota. The rest of each mix sits outside those peaks on USAspending.gov obligation files.

How do Montana and North Dakota compare on a per-capita basis?

The packet reports $187.18 per capita in Montana on 1,137,233 residents and $63.75 in North Dakota on 796,568 residents. Stacked stocks are $1.2B versus $700.4M. Award counts are 21,487 versus 7,218. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. FY2026 amounts are $212.9M versus $50.8M.

Are Montana vs North Dakota figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $1.2B and $700.4M totals, and FY2026 amounts of $212.9M and $50.8M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag behind commitments. Spending per capita ($187.18 vs $63.75) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays.