North Dakota vs Virginia

Seven thousand actions on $700.4M

USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays, put North Dakota at $700.4M and Virginia at $110.8B. North Dakota’s 7,218 awards are a sparse ledger. Construction-led mixes often look like that: fewer rows, lumpy project dollars, a stacked total that still sits under a billion.

Virginia’s 1,116,647 awards under $110.8B are the opposite texture — a crowded professional-services file. Comparing the two states on count alone already shows the mismatch before anyone reaches the dollar column.

Per capita $63.75 vs $1,344.24

North Dakota’s $63.75 per person uses $700.4M and 796,568 residents. Virginia’s $1,344.24 uses $110.8B and 8,811,195. A sub-million population does not lift North Dakota into a high-intensity band because the numerator is $700.4M. Energy-economy headlines are not this table; this table is federal award obligations.

Readers who equate oil-and-gas activity with USAspending place of performance will over-predict North Dakota’s $700.4M. Private extraction is not a federal obligation by default. $63.75 versus $1,344.24 is the federal-award intensity gap.

North Dakota’s 7,218 awards are the thinnest count in this assigned set and should be read with the construction lead, not as a missing-data alarm. A sparse project file can still sum to $700.4M. Virginia’s $110.8B on 1,116,647 awards is a crowded services file. Per capita is $63.75 on 796,568 residents versus $1,344.24 on 8,811,195. FY2026 is $50.8M versus $11.8B. Private energy activity does not post to this table unless it is a federal award with a North Dakota place of performance. Commercial and institutional building construction versus other computer related services is mix. Cite USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Questions

How much federal spending is in North Dakota vs Virginia?

North Dakota has $700.4M in USAspending.gov obligations and 7,218 awards; Virginia has $110.8B and 1,116,647 awards. Spending per capita is $63.75 versus $1,344.24 on populations of 796,568 and 8,811,195. FY2026 obligations are $50.8M and $11.8B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays. Those figures remain USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance, not Treasury outlays and not a score of which state deserves more work.

Why does North Dakota have only 7,218 federal awards?

North Dakota’s 7,218 awards on $700.4M are consistent with a construction-led mix: fewer, lumpier project actions. Virginia’s $110.8B sits on 1,116,647 awards led by other computer related services. A thin count is a file-texture fact, not by itself a data-quality failure. Those figures remain USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance, not Treasury outlays and not a score of which state deserves more work.

What is North Dakota’s top industry vs Virginia’s?

North Dakota’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Virginia’s is other computer related services. Those slices sit on $700.4M and $110.8B in obligations. Construction and computer-related services are different federal customers and help explain the thin versus crowded award files.

Are North Dakota vs Virginia figures outlays?

No. They are obligations from USAspending.gov. Treasury outlays are cash payments and can lag on multi-year construction. The $700.4M and $110.8B totals and FY2026 amounts of $50.8M and $11.8B measure award commitments by place of performance. Those figures remain USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance, not Treasury outlays and not a score of which state deserves more work.