Does Alaska or New Mexico have more federal spending?

New Mexico leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $3.93B to Alaska’s $3.49B. New Mexico also leads spending per capita, $945.82 versus $532.17, on 2,130,256 residents against Alaska’s 740,133. Alaska has more awards (25,423 vs 19,233). FY2026 obligations are $393.9M in Alaska and $2.01B in New Mexico.

Are Alaska and New Mexico both high on spending per capita?

Yes. The packet reports $532.17 per capita in Alaska on 740,133 residents and $945.82 in New Mexico on 2,130,256. Both readings are high. Stacked stocks are $3.49B versus $3.93B. Award counts are 25,423 versus 19,233. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

Do Alaska and New Mexico have the same top industry?

Yes. Both list commercial and institutional building construction as the top industry. The comparison is scale, intensity, and recency on $3.49B versus $3.93B, not a different lead NAICS. Award counts are 25,423 in Alaska and 19,233 in New Mexico.

Are Alaska vs New Mexico figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $3.49B and $3.93B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $393.9M and $2.01B, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($532.17 vs $945.82) uses Census population where present.

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Alaska vs New Mexico on USAspending: $3.49B vs $3.93B

New Mexico accounts for $3.93B in USAspending.gov obligations; Alaska accounts for $3.49B. Both states post high spending per capita: $945.82 in New Mexico on 2,130,256 residents and $532.17 in Alaska on 740,133. Award counts are 19,233 in New Mexico and 25,423 in Alaska. FY2026 dollars favor New Mexico by a wide margin, $2.01B versus $393.9M. Both states list commercial and institutional building construction as the top industry. The figures are obligations, not outlays.

Key figures

New Mexico $3.93B vs Alaska $3.49B in stacked USAspending obligations.
Both high per capita: New Mexico $945.82 vs Alaska $532.17 on 2,130,256 vs 740,133 residents.
Awards: 25,423 vs 19,233; FY2026 $393.9M vs $2.01B.
Both states’ top industry is commercial and institutional building construction.
Figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Two high-intensity files, one recency blowout

New Mexico’s $3.93B is about 1.13 times Alaska’s $3.49B. Population is about 2.88 times: 2,130,256 versus 740,133. Alaska’s Census count is the smallest in this batch. Both per-capita readings are high — $532.17 in Alaska and $945.82 in New Mexico — packet figures beside those Census counts. This is not a dense-file-versus-thin-file story. It is two dense ratios, with New Mexico denser.

Award counts actually favor Alaska, 25,423 versus 19,233. The smaller population still produces more rows. New Mexico’s 19,233 actions on $3.93B are fewer and still sit beside the $945.82 reading.

FY2026 then stops looking like a close pair. $2.01B in New Mexico versus $393.9M in Alaska is a much larger multiple than the stacked 1.13 times.

Shared construction peaks on two sparse-population maps

Alaska’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. New Mexico’s top industry is the same label. A shared NAICS peak means federal building work is the largest slice on $3.49B in Alaska and on $3.93B in New Mexico. It does not mean the two files buy the same buildings.

The 25,423 Alaska awards and 19,233 New Mexico awards include many actions that are not buildings. Use the Alaska and New Mexico state hubs for agencies and recipients rather than treating the construction tag as the entire mix.

FY2026: New Mexico’s $2.01B versus Alaska’s $393.9M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $2.01B in New Mexico and $393.9M in Alaska. Recency widens New Mexico’s dollar lead. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash. A $2.01B latest-year booking on 2,130,256 residents is the neighborhood of the $945.82 per-capita figure; Alaska’s $393.9M on 740,133 is the neighborhood of $532.17.

Do not divide $2.01B or $393.9M by 19,233 or 25,423 all-years awards. Spending per capita already sits beside those Census counts in the packet.

740,133 residents and a $532.17 reading

Alaska’s 740,133 residents are a small denominator. $3.49B on that map still trails New Mexico’s $3.93B, and $532.17 still trails $945.82. Both figures are high relative to most state pairs. Neither is an outlay per resident. Neither is household income.

Award volume of 25,423 versus 19,233 is Alaska’s win on rows. Keep the per-capita pair labeled as Census-based packet figures on USAspending.gov obligations.

How to read Alaska versus New Mexico

Read New Mexico first on stacked dollars ($3.93B vs $3.49B), intensity ($945.82 vs $532.17), and FY2026 ($2.01B vs $393.9M). Read Alaska first on awards (25,423 vs 19,233) and on the tiny Census count (740,133 vs 2,130,256). Note the shared construction lead. All cuts are obligations.

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

Two high ratios, one shared construction label

Alaska’s $3.49B and New Mexico’s $3.93B are USAspending.gov obligations. Both peak in commercial and institutional building construction. Spending per capita of $532.17 and $945.82 sits beside Census counts of 740,133 and 2,130,256. Both readings are high; New Mexico’s is higher. FY2026’s $393.9M versus $2.01B is recency New Mexico wins by a wide margin.

Award counts of 25,423 and 19,233 go to Alaska on rows. Use the Alaska and New Mexico hubs for agencies and recipients rather than treating the shared construction tag as the entire mix. Outlays are a different series. The comparison hub holds the paired tables.

Alaska’s 25,423 awards on $3.49B versus New Mexico’s 19,233 awards on $3.93B is a modest row lead for Alaska. FY2026 of $393.9M versus $2.01B is not modest. Per capita of $532.17 versus $945.82 sits beside Census counts of 740,133 and 2,130,256. The shared construction label does not merge those rankings. All cuts are obligations.

Questions

Does Alaska or New Mexico have more federal spending?: New Mexico leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $3.93B to Alaska’s $3.49B. New Mexico also leads spending per capita, $945.82 versus $532.17, on 2,130,256 residents against Alaska’s 740,133. Alaska has more awards (25,423 vs 19,233). FY2026 obligations are $393.9M in Alaska and $2.01B in New Mexico.
Are Alaska and New Mexico both high on spending per capita?: Yes. The packet reports $532.17 per capita in Alaska on 740,133 residents and $945.82 in New Mexico on 2,130,256. Both readings are high. Stacked stocks are $3.49B versus $3.93B. Award counts are 25,423 versus 19,233. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.
Do Alaska and New Mexico have the same top industry?: Yes. Both list commercial and institutional building construction as the top industry. The comparison is scale, intensity, and recency on $3.49B versus $3.93B, not a different lead NAICS. Award counts are 25,423 in Alaska and 19,233 in New Mexico.
Are Alaska vs New Mexico figures Treasury outlays?: No. The $3.49B and $3.93B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $393.9M and $2.01B, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($532.17 vs $945.82) uses Census population where present.

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