Does Alaska or Indiana have more federal spending?

Indiana leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $3.83B to Alaska’s $3.49B. Alaska leads spending per capita, $532.17 versus $80.53, on 740,133 residents against Indiana’s 6,924,275. Indiana has more awards (58,316 vs 25,423). FY2026 obligations are $393.9M in Alaska and $557.6M in Indiana.

Do Alaska and Indiana have the same top industry?

Yes. Both list commercial and institutional building construction as the top industry. The comparison is scale and intensity on $3.49B versus $3.83B, not a different lead NAICS. Award counts are 25,423 in Alaska and 58,316 in Indiana. Spending per capita is $532.17 versus $80.53.

Why is Alaska’s per-capita figure so much higher than Indiana’s?

The packet reports $532.17 per capita in Alaska on 740,133 residents and $80.53 in Indiana on 6,924,275. Stacked stocks are close ($3.49B vs $3.83B). Award counts are 25,423 versus 58,316. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

Are Alaska vs Indiana figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $3.49B and $3.83B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $393.9M and $557.6M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($532.17 vs $80.53) uses Census population where present.

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Alaska vs Indiana on USAspending: $3.49B vs $3.83B

Indiana accounts for $3.83B in USAspending.gov obligations; Alaska accounts for $3.49B. Indiana has more than nine times the people — 6,924,275 against 740,133 — and more awards, 58,316 against 25,423. Intensity still belongs to Alaska: $532.17 per capita versus Indiana’s $80.53. FY2026 dollars favor Indiana, $557.6M versus $393.9M. Both states list commercial and institutional building construction as the top industry. The figures are obligations, not outlays.

Key figures

Indiana $3.83B vs Alaska $3.49B in stacked USAspending obligations.
Alaska per capita $532.17 vs Indiana $80.53 on 740,133 vs 6,924,275 residents.
Awards: 25,423 vs 58,316; FY2026 $393.9M vs $557.6M.
Both states’ top industry is commercial and institutional building construction.
Figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Indiana’s headcount, Alaska’s ratio

Indiana’s $3.83B is about 1.10 times Alaska’s $3.49B. Population is about 9.35 times: 6,924,275 versus 740,133. People outrun dollars by a wide margin, which is the setup for Alaska’s $532.17 per capita against Indiana’s $80.53. Cite those ratios as packet figures beside the Census counts.

Award counts follow Indiana, 58,316 versus 25,423, about 2.3 times as many rows on a modestly larger stock. Indiana’s file is busier. Alaska’s 25,423 actions on $3.49B are fewer and still sit beside the $532.17 reading on a 740,133 Census count.

A shared commercial and institutional building construction lead does not erase that split. It only says the tallest NAICS bar uses the same label on $3.49B and on $3.83B. Alaska’s 740,133 residents versus Indiana’s 6,924,275 is a ninefold Census gap that $3.49B versus $3.83B does not follow, which is why $532.17 versus $80.53 is the ranking this pair is actually about.

Two construction peaks, two different denominators

Alaska’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Indiana’s top industry is the same label. Construction can be lumpy in both places. The 25,423 Alaska awards and 58,316 Indiana awards include many actions that are not buildings.

Use the Alaska and Indiana state hubs for agencies and recipients rather than treating the construction tag as the entire mix. The shared lead is a first filter, not a finding that the two states buy the same work in the same amounts.

FY2026: Indiana’s $557.6M versus Alaska’s $393.9M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $557.6M in Indiana and $393.9M in Alaska. Recency preserves Indiana’s stacked dollar lead. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash.

Do not divide $557.6M or $393.9M by 58,316 or 25,423 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $80.53 and $532.17 already sits beside Census counts of 6,924,275 and 740,133 in the packet.

9.4 times the people, not 9.4 times the dollars

Indiana’s 6,924,275 residents dwarf Alaska’s 740,133, and Indiana still leads only $3.83B to $3.49B. The per-person ranking belongs to Alaska at $532.17 versus $80.53. Headcount is not intensity. Award volume of 58,316 versus 25,423 is Indiana’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 Indiana

Read Indiana first on stacked dollars ($3.83B vs $3.49B), awards (58,316 vs 25,423), population (6,924,275 vs 740,133), and FY2026 ($557.6M vs $393.9M). Read Alaska first on intensity ($532.17 vs $80.53). Note the shared construction lead. All cuts are obligations.

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

Nine times the people, a shared construction peak

Alaska’s $3.49B and Indiana’s $3.83B are USAspending.gov obligations. Both peak in commercial and institutional building construction. Census counts of 740,133 and 6,924,275 are the ranking Indiana wins in a walk. Spending per capita of $532.17 and $80.53 is the ranking Alaska wins. FY2026’s $393.9M versus $557.6M stays with Indiana on recency.

Award counts of 25,423 and 58,316 go to Indiana on rows. Use the Alaska and Indiana hubs for agencies and recipients rather than treating the shared construction tag as the entire mix. Outlays are a different Treasury series. The comparison hub is the paired obligation view.

Indiana’s 58,316 awards and 6,924,275 residents look larger. Alaska’s $3.49B versus $3.83B is a modest stock trail. Per capita of $532.17 versus $80.53 is not modest. FY2026 of $393.9M versus $557.6M stays with Indiana. The shared construction label does not merge those rankings. Treat the ratios as packet figures beside 740,133 and 6,924,275 residents.

Questions

Does Alaska or Indiana have more federal spending?: Indiana leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $3.83B to Alaska’s $3.49B. Alaska leads spending per capita, $532.17 versus $80.53, on 740,133 residents against Indiana’s 6,924,275. Indiana has more awards (58,316 vs 25,423). FY2026 obligations are $393.9M in Alaska and $557.6M in Indiana.
Do Alaska and Indiana have the same top industry?: Yes. Both list commercial and institutional building construction as the top industry. The comparison is scale and intensity on $3.49B versus $3.83B, not a different lead NAICS. Award counts are 25,423 in Alaska and 58,316 in Indiana. Spending per capita is $532.17 versus $80.53.
Why is Alaska’s per-capita figure so much higher than Indiana’s?: The packet reports $532.17 per capita in Alaska on 740,133 residents and $80.53 in Indiana on 6,924,275. Stacked stocks are close ($3.49B vs $3.83B). Award counts are 25,423 versus 58,316. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.
Are Alaska vs Indiana figures Treasury outlays?: No. The $3.49B and $3.83B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $393.9M and $557.6M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($532.17 vs $80.53) uses Census population where present.

State comparison from SpendingVault aggregates of USAspending obligations. Per-capita uses Census population where present.