West Virginia vs Wyoming

Wyoming’s hotter ratio on a $598.9M stock

West Virginia wins the stacked ranking $1.7B to $598.9M. Wyoming wins the intensity ranking $126.96 to $113.44. That inversion is the pair. Wyoming’s 587,618 residents versus West Virginia’s 1,769,979 is the Census gap behind the hotter small-state ratio. Cite USAspending.gov.

Award volume still favors West Virginia, 14,302 versus 9,330. Wyoming’s thinner log sits on the hotter per-capita reading, not on the larger stock. Row count is not average award size. Do not invent a mean from 14,302 or 9,330.

FY2026 follows the larger stock: $200.8M versus $74.6M. Recency does not hand Wyoming the latest-year lead. Treat both amounts as obligation slices. Outlays are omitted.

Ammunition manufacturing versus building construction

West Virginia’s lead NAICS is ammunition (except small arms) manufacturing. Wyoming’s is commercial and institutional building construction. An ammunition peak on $1.7B and a construction peak on $598.9M are different mixes. Ammunition manufacturing is a first read on West Virginia. Building construction is a first read on Wyoming.

Use the West Virginia and Wyoming state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not listed. Wyoming’s construction peak sits beside $126.96 per capita; West Virginia’s ammunition peak sits beside $1.7B.

Questions

Does West Virginia or Wyoming have more federal spending?

Stacked USAspending.gov obligations are $1.7B in West Virginia and $598.9M in Wyoming. Spending per capita is $113.44 versus $126.96 on 1,769,979 and 587,618 residents. Award counts are 14,302 versus 9,330. FY2026 obligations are $200.8M in West Virginia and $74.6M in Wyoming. Both dollar series are obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in West Virginia and Wyoming?

West Virginia's top industry is ammunition (except small arms) manufacturing. Wyoming's is commercial and institutional building construction. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $1.7B and $598.9M. Award counts are 14,302 in West Virginia and 9,330 in Wyoming. The rest of each mix sits outside those peaks on USAspending.gov obligation files.

How do West Virginia and Wyoming compare on a per-capita basis?

The packet reports $113.44 per capita in West Virginia on 1,769,979 residents and $126.96 in Wyoming on 587,618 residents. Stacked stocks are $1.7B versus $598.9M. Award counts are 14,302 versus 9,330. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. FY2026 amounts are $200.8M versus $74.6M.

Are West Virginia vs Wyoming figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $1.7B and $598.9M totals, and FY2026 amounts of $200.8M and $74.6M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag behind commitments. Spending per capita ($113.44 vs $126.96) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays.