Alaska vs Iowa on USAspending: $3.49B vs $3.84B

Iowa’s modest stock lead, Alaska’s intensity spike

Iowa’s $3.84B is about 1.10 times Alaska’s $3.49B. Population is about 4.38 times: 3,241,488 versus 740,133. People outrun dollars by a wide margin, which is the setup for Alaska’s $532.17 per capita against Iowa’s $127.17. Cite those ratios as packet figures beside the Census counts.

Award counts favor Iowa, 48,706 versus 25,423. Iowa’s file is busier in rows on a modestly larger stock. Alaska’s 25,423 actions on $3.49B are fewer and still sit beside the $532.17 reading on a 740,133 Census count.

FY2026 stays close. $412.2M versus $393.9M keeps a slim Iowa dollar lead on the latest year, in line with the stacked ranking rather than a reversal. Alaska’s 740,133 residents versus Iowa’s 3,241,488 is a fourfold Census gap on $3.49B versus $3.84B; $532.17 versus $127.17 follows Alaska while $393.9M versus $412.2M stays almost tied.

Wireless equipment in Iowa, construction in Alaska

Iowa’s lead NAICS is radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment manufacturing. Alaska’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. Those peaks sit on $3.84B and $3.49B. A wireless-equipment lead is a first filter on the Iowa mix; a construction lead is a first filter on the Alaska mix.

The 48,706 Iowa awards and 25,423 Alaska awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Iowa and Alaska state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

FY2026 stays tight: $412.2M vs $393.9M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $412.2M in Iowa and $393.9M in Alaska. Recency preserves Iowa’s stacked dollar lead without opening a large gap. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash.

Do not divide $412.2M or $393.9M by 48,706 or 25,423 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $127.17 and $532.17 already sits beside Census counts of 3,241,488 and 740,133 in the packet.

Four times the people, a cooler ratio

Iowa’s 3,241,488 residents dwarf Alaska’s 740,133, and Iowa still leads on $3.84B versus $3.49B. The per-person ranking belongs to Alaska at $532.17 versus $127.17. Headcount is not intensity. Award volume of 48,706 versus 25,423 is Iowa’s win on rows.

Keep those per-capita figures labeled as Census-based packet figures on USAspending.gov obligations. They are not outlays per resident.

How to read Alaska versus Iowa

Read Iowa first on stacked dollars ($3.84B vs $3.49B), awards (48,706 vs 25,423), population (3,241,488 vs 740,133), and a slim FY2026 lead ($412.2M vs $393.9M). Read Alaska first on intensity ($532.17 vs $127.17). Note wireless equipment versus construction. All cuts are obligations.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The Alaska and Iowa hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different series.

A tight FY2026 race on two different intensity maps

Alaska’s $3.49B and Iowa’s $3.84B are USAspending.gov obligations. FY2026’s $393.9M versus $412.2M is almost as close as the stacked stocks. Spending per capita of $532.17 and $127.17 is not close. Commercial and institutional building construction versus radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment manufacturing is the industry split. Outlays are not in the packet.

Census counts of 740,133 and 3,241,488 and award counts of 25,423 and 48,706 go to Iowa. Use the Alaska and Iowa hubs for agencies and recipients. The comparison hub holds the side-by-side tables. Treat the latest-year figures as recency in the obligation series.

Iowa’s 48,706 awards on $3.84B versus Alaska’s 25,423 awards on $3.49B is the row gap. FY2026 of $412.2M versus $393.9M stays tight. Per capita of $127.17 versus $532.17 sits beside Census counts of 3,241,488 and 740,133. Wireless equipment versus construction is mix. All cuts are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

Questions

Does Alaska or Iowa have more federal spending?

Iowa leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $3.84B to Alaska’s $3.49B. Alaska leads spending per capita, $532.17 versus $127.17, on 740,133 residents against Iowa’s 3,241,488. Iowa has more awards (48,706 vs 25,423). FY2026 obligations are $393.9M in Alaska and $412.2M in Iowa.

Why is Alaska’s per-capita figure higher than Iowa’s?

The packet reports $532.17 per capita in Alaska on 740,133 residents and $127.17 in Iowa on 3,241,488. Stacked stocks are close ($3.49B vs $3.84B). Award counts are 25,423 versus 48,706. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Alaska and Iowa?

Alaska’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Iowa’s is radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $3.49B and $3.84B. Award counts are 25,423 in Alaska and 48,706 in Iowa.

Are Alaska vs Iowa figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $3.49B and $3.84B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $393.9M and $412.2M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($532.17 vs $127.17) uses Census population where present.