North Dakota vs Vermont
Federal spending comparison
Vermont’s stacked USAspending.gov obligation stock is $1.0B; North Dakota’s is $700.4M. Vermont posts the larger file on fewer people—648,493 against North Dakota’s 796,568—and spending per capita is $72.92 versus $63.75. Award volume also favors Vermont, 12,020 against 7,218. FY2026 flips the dollar ranking: $50.8M in North Dakota versus $47.3M in Vermont. The figures are obligations, not Treasury outlays.
Key figures
- Vermont $1.0B vs North Dakota $700.4M in stacked USAspending obligations.
- Per capita $72.92 vs $63.75 on 648,493 vs 796,568 residents.
- Awards 12,020 vs 7,218; FY2026 $47.3M vs $50.8M.
- Top industries: commercial building construction in North Dakota; guided missile and space vehicle parts in Vermont.
- Figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.
Vermont’s $1.0B on the smaller Census file
Vermont’s $1.0B stacked stock sits above North Dakota’s $700.4M even though Vermont’s Census count is 648,493 and North Dakota’s is 796,568. Intensity follows, but the gap is modest: $72.92 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 Vermont as well, 12,020 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 $1.0B by 12,020 or $700.4M by 7,218. Cite USAspending.gov for both the dollar file and the award file.
Commercial building construction versus guided-missile parts
North Dakota’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. Vermont’s is other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. A construction peak is a first read on North Dakota’s $700.4M mix. A missile-and-space-parts peak is a manufacturing first read on Vermont’s $1.0B mix. Building work and aerospace hardware are not the same label.
The 7,218 North Dakota awards and 12,020 Vermont awards include many actions outside those two industries. Use the North Dakota and Vermont state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.
Full analysis: North Dakota vs Vermont on USAspending: $700.4M vs $1.0B →
Questions
- Does North Dakota or Vermont have more federal spending?
- Vermont leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $1.0B to North Dakota’s $700.4M, spending per capita $72.92 to $63.75, and awards 12,020 to 7,218. North Dakota leads FY2026 obligations $50.8M to $47.3M. Population is 796,568 in North Dakota and 648,493 in Vermont.
- What industries lead in North Dakota and Vermont?
- North Dakota’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Vermont’s is other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $700.4M and $1.0B. Award counts are 7,218 in North Dakota and 12,020 in Vermont.
- Does North Dakota’s larger population produce a higher per-capita figure?
- No. The packet reports $63.75 per capita in North Dakota on 796,568 residents and $72.92 in Vermont on 648,493. Stacked stocks are $700.4M versus $1.0B. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. The larger Census count sits with the cooler ratio.
- Are North Dakota vs Vermont figures Treasury outlays?
- No. The $700.4M and $1.0B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $50.8M and $47.3M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($63.75 vs $72.92) 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 | Vermont |
|---|---|---|
| $42.60B | Total Spending | $4.36B |
| $53K | Per Capita | $7K |
| N/A | % of GDP | N/A |
| 797K | Population | 648K |
| 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 — Vermont
- Social Security Administration$10.01B
- Department of Health and Human Services$8.85B
- Department of Defense$4.61B
- Department of Transportation$1.66B
- Department of Agriculture$1.40B
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 — Vermont
- AMMUNITION (EXCEPT SMALL ARMS) MANUFACTURING$1.18B
- ENGINEERING SERVICES$918.5M
- OTHER GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$613.2M
- COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES$277.9M
- OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES$277.3M
Source: USAspending.gov · More Comparisons · North Dakota · Vermont