New Hampshire vs Virginia

Nine thousand awards carrying $2.5B

USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays, put New Hampshire at $2.5B and Virginia at $110.8B. New Hampshire’s 9,224 awards are sparse next to Virginia’s 1,116,647. Dividing $2.5B across 9,224 actions implies a much larger typical booking than a high-count, low-dollar state would show.

Small-arms and ordnance manufacturing often concentrates dollars in a modest number of production awards. Virginia’s other computer related services slice does the opposite: many professional-services actions stacked into $110.8B. Count and dollars travel together in Virginia; in New Hampshire, dollars outrun count.

Per capita $284.15 is the New England wrinkle

At $284.15 per resident, New Hampshire sits above many $2–3B states in this set and still well below Virginia’s $1,344.24. The denominators are 1,409,032 and 8,811,195. A small population plus a $2.5B ordnance-tinged file produces a mid-pack per-capita rate, not a Virginia-like one.

Readers who only rank by total dollars will put New Hampshire far behind. Readers who rank by per person will still put Virginia first, but they will not put New Hampshire in the $60–$90 band that several larger-population states occupy.

New Hampshire’s 9,224 awards on $2.5B are the lumpiness marker. Small arms, ordnance, and ordnance accessories manufacturing as the top industry fits a file with few rows and a mid-pack $284.15 per capita on 1,409,032 residents. Virginia’s $1,344.24 on 8,811,195 residents and $110.8B on 1,116,647 awards remains a different density. FY2026’s $400.4M versus $11.8B is a large share of New Hampshire’s stack, which is why recency matters more here than in states whose latest year is a thin slice. Production lots can pay out after the obligation posts. That lag is exactly why this page stays on USAspending.gov obligations and does not import Treasury outlays.

Questions

How do New Hampshire and Virginia compare on federal spending?

New Hampshire has $2.5B in USAspending.gov obligations and 9,224 awards; Virginia has $110.8B and 1,116,647 awards. Spending per capita is $284.15 versus $1,344.24 on populations of 1,409,032 and 8,811,195. FY2026 obligations are $400.4M 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 New Hampshire have so few awards for $2.5B?

New Hampshire’s 9,224 awards on $2.5B imply a high dollar-per-award mix. The top industry is small arms, ordnance, and ordnance accessories manufacturing, which often concentrates dollars in production actions. Virginia’s $110.8B sits on 1,116,647 awards led by other computer related services — a high-count services pattern.

Is New Hampshire’s per-capita federal spending close to Virginia’s?

No. New Hampshire is at $284.15; Virginia is at $1,344.24. New Hampshire’s rate is higher than several larger states with similar headline totals because only 1,409,032 residents share $2.5B. Virginia’s $110.8B across 8,811,195 residents still produces a much higher per-person figure. Those figures remain USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance, not Treasury outlays and not a score of which state deserves more work.

Are New Hampshire vs Virginia figures outlays?

No. They are obligations from USAspending.gov. Treasury outlays are cash payments and can lag on multi-year production awards. The $2.5B and $110.8B totals and FY2026 amounts of $400.4M and $11.8B are commitment aggregates 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.