New Mexico vs Utah
Federal spending comparison
Utah accounts for $4.06B in USAspending.gov obligations; New Mexico accounts for $3.93B. The stacked stocks are a photo finish. Intensity is not. New Mexico’s spending per capita is $945.82 on 2,130,256 residents; Utah’s is $199.06 on 3,503,613. Award counts favor Utah, 26,509 to 19,233. FY2026 dollars favor New Mexico by a wide margin, $2.01B versus $697.4M. New Mexico’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction; Utah’s is nonferrous metal rolling, drawing, and extruding. The figures are obligations, not outlays.
Key figures
- Utah $4.06B vs New Mexico $3.93B in stacked USAspending obligations — a near-tie.
- New Mexico per capita $945.82 vs Utah $199.06 on 2,130,256 vs 3,503,613 residents.
- Awards: 19,233 vs 26,509; FY2026 $2.01B in New Mexico vs $697.4M in Utah.
- Top industries: commercial construction in New Mexico; nonferrous metal rolling in Utah.
- Figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.
Almost the same stock, a different intensity planet
Utah’s $4.06B is only about 1.03 times New Mexico’s $3.93B. Population runs the other way: Utah’s 3,503,613 versus New Mexico’s 2,130,256, about 1.64 times. The stacked race is a near-tie. The per-capita pair is not. $945.82 in New Mexico versus $199.06 in Utah is the largest intensity gap in this batch. Cite those ratios as packet figures beside the Census counts.
Award counts stay modest on both sides. Utah’s 26,509 awards versus New Mexico’s 19,233 is about 1.38 times. Neither file is a high-volume action tape. New Mexico’s 19,233 rows on $3.93B are fewer, and the $945.82 per-capita reading still sits on a Census denominator of 2,130,256.
FY2026 then stops looking like a photo finish. $2.01B in New Mexico versus $697.4M in Utah is the recency ranking that matches the intensity ranking, not the stacked ranking.
Construction in New Mexico, nonferrous metal in Utah
New Mexico’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. Utah’s lead NAICS is nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) rolling, drawing, and extruding. Those peaks sit on $3.93B and $4.06B. A construction lead is a first filter on the New Mexico mix; a metal-rolling lead is a first filter on the Utah mix.
The 19,233 New Mexico awards and 26,509 Utah awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the New Mexico and Utah state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.
Full analysis: New Mexico vs Utah on USAspending: $3.93B vs $4.06B →
Questions
- Does New Mexico or Utah have more federal spending?
- Utah leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $4.06B to New Mexico’s $3.93B. New Mexico leads spending per capita, $945.82 versus $199.06, on 2,130,256 residents against Utah’s 3,503,613. Utah has more awards (26,509 vs 19,233). FY2026 obligations are $2.01B in New Mexico and $697.4M in Utah.
- Why is New Mexico’s per-capita figure so much higher?
- The packet reports $945.82 per capita in New Mexico on 2,130,256 residents and $199.06 in Utah on 3,503,613. Stacked stocks are close ($3.93B vs $4.06B). FY2026 obligations are $2.01B in New Mexico versus $697.4M in Utah. Award counts are 19,233 versus 26,509. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.
- What industries lead in New Mexico and Utah?
- New Mexico’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Utah’s is nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) rolling, drawing, and extruding. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $3.93B and $4.06B. Award counts are 19,233 in New Mexico and 26,509 in Utah.
- Are New Mexico vs Utah figures Treasury outlays?
- No. The $3.93B and $4.06B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $2.01B and $697.4M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($945.82 vs $199.06) uses Census population where present.
State comparison from SpendingVault aggregates of USAspending obligations. Per-capita uses Census population where present.
| New Mexico | Metric | Utah |
|---|---|---|
| $19.40B | Total Spending | $12.31B |
| $9K | Per Capita | $4K |
| N/A | % of GDP | N/A |
| 2.1M | Population | 3.5M |
| 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 — New Mexico
- Department of Energy$185.29B
- Department of Health and Human Services$40.14B
- Social Security Administration$27.25B
- Department of Defense$9.29B
- Department of Agriculture$6.62B
Top Agencies — Utah
- Department of Defense$33.86B
- Social Security Administration$29.09B
- Department of Health and Human Services$25.69B
- Department of Education$5.77B
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration$4.55B
Top Industries — New Mexico
- FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES$148.95B
- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES$35.52B
- COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$3.50B
- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$1.69B
- ENGINEERING SERVICES$1.21B
Top Industries — Utah
- ENGINEERING SERVICES$12.40B
- GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING$11.72B
- GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE PROPULSION UNIT AND PROPULSION UNIT PARTS MANUFACTURING$4.45B
- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$1.39B
- COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$1.37B
Source: USAspending.gov · More Comparisons · New Mexico · Utah