North Dakota vs South Dakota

Neighboring Dakotas, a $1.0B file against a $700.4M file

South Dakota’s $1.0B stacked stock sits above North Dakota’s $700.4M. Census population leans the same way: 924,669 versus 796,568. Intensity still favors South Dakota, $79.92 per capita versus $63.75. Cite those packet ratios beside the Census counts; they are not a second copy of the two headline stocks.

Award volume is the ranking that stays tight. South Dakota’s 8,274 awards versus North Dakota’s 7,218 is a modest gap on rows even while dollars pull apart. Row count is not average award size. Cite USAspending.gov. Do not invent a mean from 8,274 or 7,218.

Construction in the north, electronic computers in the south

North Dakota’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. South Dakota’s is electronic computer manufacturing. A construction peak is a first read on North Dakota’s $700.4M mix. A computer-manufacturing peak is a hardware first read on South Dakota’s $1.0B mix. Neighboring states do not share a lead industry here.

The 7,218 North Dakota awards and 8,274 South Dakota awards include many actions outside those two labels. Use the North Dakota and South Dakota state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.

South Dakota’s 8,274 awards and $74.0M FY2026 slice sit on 924,669 residents. North Dakota’s 7,218 awards and $50.8M sit on 796,568. Cite USAspending.gov for both the stacked stocks and the recency cut.

Questions

Does North Dakota or South Dakota have more federal spending?

South Dakota leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $1.0B to North Dakota’s $700.4M, spending per capita $79.92 to $63.75, awards 8,274 to 7,218, and FY2026 obligations $74.0M to $50.8M. Population is 796,568 in North Dakota and 924,669 in South Dakota.

What industries lead in North Dakota and South Dakota?

North Dakota’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. South Dakota’s is electronic computer manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $700.4M and $1.0B. Award counts are 7,218 in North Dakota and 8,274 in South Dakota.

Are the Dakotas similar on a per-capita basis?

The packet reports $63.75 per capita in North Dakota on 796,568 residents and $79.92 in South Dakota on 924,669. Stacked stocks are $700.4M versus $1.0B. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. Neighboring Census files do not produce matched intensity here.

Are North Dakota vs South Dakota figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $700.4M and $1.0B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $50.8M and $74.0M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($63.75 vs $79.92) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.