North Dakota vs Rhode Island
Federal spending comparison
Rhode Island’s stacked USAspending.gov obligation stock is $880.6M; North Dakota’s is $700.4M. Rhode Island also holds the larger Census file, 1,112,308 residents against 796,568, and spending per capita is $71.48 versus $63.75. Award volume favors Rhode Island as well, 11,923 against 7,218. FY2026 follows the stacked ranking, $79.5M versus $50.8M. The figures are obligations, not Treasury outlays.
Key figures
- Rhode Island $880.6M vs North Dakota $700.4M in stacked USAspending obligations.
- Per capita $71.48 vs $63.75 on 1,112,308 vs 796,568 residents.
- Awards 11,923 vs 7,218; FY2026 $79.5M vs $50.8M.
- Top industries: commercial building construction in North Dakota; nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing in Rhode Island.
- Figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.
A $880.6M New England file against a $700.4M Plains file
Rhode Island’s $880.6M stacked stock sits above North Dakota’s $700.4M. Census population leans the same way: 1,112,308 versus 796,568. Intensity still favors Rhode Island, but the gap is modest: $71.48 per capita versus $63.75. Cite those packet ratios beside the Census counts rather than treating them as a restatement of the two headline stocks.
Award volume follows Rhode Island, 11,923 versus 7,218. North Dakota’s thinner action log sits on the smaller dollar file. Row count is not average award size. Do not divide $880.6M by 11,923 or $700.4M by 7,218. Cite USAspending.gov for both the dollar file and the award file.
Commercial buildings versus nonchocolate confectionery
North Dakota’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. Rhode Island’s is nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing. A construction peak is a first read on North Dakota’s $700.4M mix. A confectionery peak is a food-manufacturing first read on Rhode Island’s $880.6M mix. Building work and candy manufacturing are not the same label.
The 7,218 North Dakota awards and 11,923 Rhode Island awards include many actions outside those two industries. Use the North Dakota and Rhode Island state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.
Rhode Island’s 11,923 awards and $79.5M FY2026 slice sit on 1,112,308 residents. North Dakota’s 7,218 awards and $50.8M sit on 796,568. Confectionery and construction remain different first filters on $880.6M and $700.4M.
Full analysis: North Dakota vs Rhode Island on USAspending: $700.4M vs $880.6M →
Questions
- Does North Dakota or Rhode Island have more federal spending?
- Rhode Island leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $880.6M to North Dakota’s $700.4M, spending per capita $71.48 to $63.75, awards 11,923 to 7,218, and FY2026 obligations $79.5M to $50.8M. Population is 796,568 in North Dakota and 1,112,308 in Rhode Island.
- What industries lead in North Dakota and Rhode Island?
- North Dakota’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Rhode Island’s is nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $700.4M and $880.6M. Award counts are 7,218 in North Dakota and 11,923 in Rhode Island.
- Are North Dakota and Rhode Island close on a per-capita basis?
- The packet reports $63.75 per capita in North Dakota on 796,568 residents and $71.48 in Rhode Island on 1,112,308. Stacked stocks are $700.4M versus $880.6M. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. The intensity gap is modest next to the dollar gap.
- Are North Dakota vs Rhode Island figures Treasury outlays?
- No. The $700.4M and $880.6M totals, and FY2026 amounts of $50.8M and $79.5M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($63.75 vs $71.48) 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.
| North Dakota | Metric | Rhode Island |
|---|---|---|
| $42.60B | Total Spending | $7.18B |
| $53K | Per Capita | $6K |
| N/A | % of GDP | N/A |
| 797K | Population | 1.1M |
| 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 — North Dakota
- Department of Health and Human Services$233.80B
- Social Security Administration$8.60B
- Department of Agriculture$4.39B
- Department of Defense$2.25B
- Department of Transportation$2.07B
Top Agencies — Rhode Island
- Department of Health and Human Services$19.76B
- Social Security Administration$14.98B
- Department of Defense$5.43B
- General Services Administration$1.84B
- Department of Transportation$1.77B
Top Industries — North Dakota
- DIRECT HEALTH AND MEDICAL INSURANCE CARRIERS$2.16B
- COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$796.4M
- OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION$622.4M
- ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$408.7M
- HIGHWAY, STREET, AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION$150.0M
Top Industries — Rhode Island
- ENGINEERING SERVICES$2.42B
- SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$959.9M
- COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$326.5M
- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$319.6M
- AMMUNITION (EXCEPT SMALL ARMS) MANUFACTURING$234.7M
Source: USAspending.gov · More Comparisons · North Dakota · Rhode Island