Nevada vs New Mexico

Two Mountain West files, one much hotter per resident

New Mexico’s $3.93B stacked total is about 1.38 times Nevada’s $2.86B. Nevada has the larger Census count, 3,267,467 versus 2,130,256, about 1.53 times. Intensity moves with dollars, not with people: $945.82 per capita in New Mexico and $171.84 in Nevada. Cite those ratios as packet figures of USAspending.gov obligations beside the Census counts. They are not outlays per resident.

Nevada still files more awards, 45,442 against 19,233. The extra rows and extra people do not produce the larger stock. New Mexico’s thinner file carries more stacked dollars and a much higher per-capita ratio. That is the pair’s basic inversion.

Keep $2.86B and $3.93B labeled as obligations. A Desert Southwest comparison that swapped in Treasury outlays would be a different table.

Automobile manufacturing versus commercial construction

Nevada’s lead NAICS is automobile manufacturing. New Mexico’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. Auto manufacturing as a peak is specific to Nevada in this pair; it does not appear as New Mexico’s top slice. Construction as New Mexico’s peak sits on the larger $3.93B stock and the 19,233-award file.

Neither label is a full industrial census. They are the largest NAICS slices on $2.86B and $3.93B. The Nevada and New Mexico state hubs list agencies and recipients. Both peaks are obligation mixes from USAspending.gov.

Questions

Does Nevada or New Mexico have more federal spending?

New Mexico leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $3.93B to Nevada’s $2.86B. New Mexico also leads spending per capita, $945.82 versus $171.84, on 2,130,256 residents against Nevada’s 3,267,467. Nevada has more awards (45,442 vs 19,233). FY2026 obligations are $561.5M in Nevada and $2.01B in New Mexico.

Why is New Mexico ahead of Nevada per capita?

New Mexico’s $3.93B sits on 2,130,256 residents; Nevada’s $2.86B sits on 3,267,467. The packet ratios are $945.82 versus $171.84. New Mexico also leads the stacked stock, so intensity and dollars point the same way. These are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays per resident.

What industries lead in Nevada and New Mexico?

Nevada’s top industry is automobile manufacturing. New Mexico’s is commercial and institutional building construction. Those labels sit on $2.86B and $3.93B. Award counts are 45,442 in Nevada and 19,233 in New Mexico. Both mixes are USAspending.gov obligations. Those NAICS labels are the largest slices on the stacked stocks, not complete industrial profiles.

Are Nevada vs New Mexico figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $2.86B and $3.93B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $561.5M and $2.01B, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($171.84 vs $945.82) uses Census population where present. Spending per capita uses Census population where present and should not be read as cash per resident.