Skip to main content

Vermont vs Wyoming

Federal spending comparison

Vermont’s stacked USAspending.gov obligation stock is $1.0B; Wyoming’s is $598.9M. The two Census files are both small—648,493 in Vermont and 587,618 in Wyoming—yet spending per capita runs the other way: $126.96 in Wyoming versus $72.92 in Vermont. Award volume favors Vermont, 12,020 against 9,330. FY2026 also favors Wyoming, $74.6M versus $47.3M. The figures are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Key figures

  • Vermont $1.0B vs Wyoming $598.9M in stacked USAspending obligations.
  • Per capita $72.92 vs $126.96 on 648,493 vs 587,618 residents.
  • Awards 12,020 vs 9,330; FY2026 $47.3M vs $74.6M.
  • Top industries: guided missile and space vehicle parts in Vermont; commercial building construction in Wyoming.
  • Figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Vermont holds $1.0B; Wyoming holds the hotter ratio

Vermont’s $1.0B stacked stock sits well above Wyoming’s $598.9M. Census counts are close: 648,493 versus 587,618. Intensity does not follow the dollar ranking. $126.96 per capita in Wyoming is hotter than Vermont’s $72.92. Cite those packet ratios beside the Census counts rather than treating them as a restatement of $1.0B and $598.9M.

Award volume follows the larger stock. Vermont’s 12,020 awards versus Wyoming’s 9,330 is a thicker action log on the larger dollar file. Row count is not average award size. Do not divide $1.0B by 12,020 or $598.9M by 9,330. Cite USAspending.gov for both the dollar file and the award file.

Guided-missile parts versus commercial building construction

Vermont’s lead NAICS is other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Wyoming’s is commercial and institutional building construction. A missile-and-space-parts peak is a manufacturing first read on Vermont’s $1.0B mix. A commercial-building peak is a construction first read on Wyoming’s $598.9M mix. Aerospace hardware and building work are not the same label.

The 12,020 Vermont awards and 9,330 Wyoming awards include many actions outside those two industries. Use the Vermont and Wyoming state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.

Full analysis: Vermont vs Wyoming on USAspending: $1.0B vs $598.9M

Questions

Does Vermont or Wyoming have more federal spending?
Vermont leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $1.0B to Wyoming’s $598.9M and awards 12,020 to 9,330. Wyoming leads spending per capita $126.96 to $72.92 and FY2026 obligations $74.6M to $47.3M. Population is 648,493 in Vermont and 587,618 in Wyoming.
What industries lead in Vermont and Wyoming?
Vermont’s top industry is other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Wyoming’s is commercial and institutional building construction. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $1.0B and $598.9M. Award counts are 12,020 in Vermont and 9,330 in Wyoming.
Why is Wyoming’s per-capita figure higher if Vermont has more dollars?
The packet reports $126.96 per capita in Wyoming on 587,618 residents and $72.92 in Vermont on 648,493. Stacked stocks are $598.9M versus $1.0B. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations divided by Census population where present. The smaller stock sits with the hotter ratio.
Are Vermont vs Wyoming figures Treasury outlays?
No. The $1.0B and $598.9M totals, and FY2026 amounts of $47.3M and $74.6M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($72.92 vs $126.96) 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.

Side-by-side federal spending and demographic comparison between Vermont and Wyoming.
VermontMetricWyoming
$4.36BTotal Spending$3.80B
$7KPer Capita$6K
N/A% of GDPN/A
648KPopulation588K
N/AMedian IncomeN/A
N/APoverty RateN/A
N/ABachelor Degree %N/A
N/AMedian AgeN/A
N/AUnemploymentN/A
N/AGDP (Millions)N/A

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 Agencies — Wyoming

  • Social Security Administration$7.84B
  • Department of Health and Human Services$3.71B
  • Department of Transportation$2.63B
  • Department of the Treasury$2.19B
  • Department of Veterans Affairs$1.44B

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

Top Industries — Wyoming

  • COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$607.7M
  • HIGHWAY, STREET, AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION$433.4M
  • ENGINEERING SERVICES$385.2M
  • WATER AND SEWER LINE AND RELATED STRUCTURES CONSTRUCTION$328.0M
  • INDUSTRIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$163.0M