South Dakota vs Texas

8,274 awards on a $1.0B stock

South Dakota’s award count is the distinctive fact. 8,274 actions on $1.0B is a concentrated file, consistent with an electronic-computer-manufacturing peak rather than a high-frequency logistics tape. Texas’s 530,634 actions on $72.7B is a broad file with a pharmaceutical-preparation peak. The packet does not publish average award size. The contrast in counts is enough to flag concentration on the South Dakota side.

Population is 924,669 versus 31,290,831. South Dakota is small on people, small on dollars, and cool on intensity at $79.92 versus $686.1. The thin award tape does not reverse any of those rankings. It describes how the $1.0B is booked.

South Dakota’s $1.0B computer-manufacturing stock on 924,669 residents is a concentrated 8,274-row file; Texas’s $72.7B pharmaceutical-preparation stock on 31,290,831 residents is a 530,634-row file. FY2026 of $73.9M versus $21.5B does not reorder that ranking.

Computer manufacturing versus pharmaceutical preparations

South Dakota’s lead NAICS is electronic computer manufacturing. Texas’s lead NAICS is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Two manufacturing peaks, two products, two scales: $1.0B versus $72.7B. The computer-manufacturing label is a first read of South Dakota’s mix. It is not a census of every one of the 8,274 awards.

Use the South Dakota and Texas state hubs for agencies and recipients. Cite USAspending.gov. Do not convert either peak into an outlay category.

Questions

Does South Dakota or Texas have more federal spending?

Texas leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $72.7B to South Dakota’s $1.0B. Texas also leads spending per capita, $686.1 versus $79.92, on 31,290,831 residents against South Dakota’s 924,669. Award counts are 530,634 in Texas and 8,274 in South Dakota. FY2026 obligations are $21.5B in Texas and $73.9M in South Dakota.

Why does South Dakota have so few awards?

The packet reports 8,274 awards in South Dakota on $1.0B versus 530,634 in Texas on $72.7B. South Dakota’s lead industry is electronic computer manufacturing, a mix that can concentrate dollars in fewer actions. Spending per capita is $79.92 versus $686.1. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in South Dakota and Texas?

South Dakota’s top industry is electronic computer manufacturing. Texas’s is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $1.0B and $72.7B. Award counts are 8,274 in South Dakota and 530,634 in Texas. Those peaks are mix labels on the stacked stocks, not inventories of every award.

Are South Dakota vs Texas figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $1.0B and $72.7B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $73.9M and $21.5B, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($79.92 vs $686.1) uses Census population where present. Award counts in the packet are all-years totals, not a single fiscal year’s actions.