Alaska vs Nevada on USAspending: $3.49B vs $2.86B

Stacked dollars favor Alaska; FY2026 favors Nevada

Alaska’s $3.49B is the larger all-years stock. Nevada’s $2.86B sits on 3,267,467 residents against Alaska’s 740,133. Intensity still favors Alaska: $532.17 per capita versus $171.84. The all-years ranking and the latest-year ranking are not the same.

Award counts favor Nevada, 45,442 versus 25,423. Nevada’s file is busier in rows on a smaller stacked stock. Alaska’s 25,423 actions sit on $3.49B beside the $532.17 reading.

FY2026 is Nevada’s recency win: $561.5M versus $393.9M. That latest-year cut is a slice of the obligation series. Cite USAspending.gov for both the stacked stocks and the FY2026 amounts.

Alaska’s stacked lead of $3.49B versus $2.86B and Nevada’s FY2026 lead of $561.5M versus $393.9M can be cited together without picking a single winner. Both are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are a different series.

Nevada’s 45,442 awards and 3,267,467 residents are the volume-and-headcount side. Alaska’s 25,423 awards, 740,133 residents, and $532.17 per capita are the intensity side. Automobile manufacturing versus commercial and institutional building construction is mix.

Construction north, automobile manufacturing south

Alaska’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. Nevada’s lead NAICS is automobile manufacturing. Those peaks sit on $3.49B and $2.86B. A construction peak is a first read on Alaska’s mix; an auto-manufacturing peak is a first read on Nevada’s mix.

The 25,423 Alaska awards and 45,442 Nevada awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Alaska and Nevada state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

FY2026 reversal: $561.5M in Nevada, $393.9M in Alaska

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $561.5M in Nevada and $393.9M in Alaska. Recency does not preserve Alaska’s stacked dollar lead. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash, and not as a rewrite of the $3.49B versus $2.86B all-years ranking.

Do not divide $561.5M or $393.9M by 45,442 or 25,423 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $171.84 and $532.17 already sits beside Census counts of 3,267,467 and 740,133.

Four times the people, a cooler all-years ratio

Nevada’s 3,267,467 residents dwarf Alaska’s 740,133. Nevada still trails on $2.86B versus $3.49B and on $171.84 versus $532.17 per capita. Award volume of 45,442 versus 25,423 and FY2026 of $561.5M versus $393.9M are Nevada’s wins.

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

When the latest year disagrees with the stacked stock

Alaska leads $3.49B to Nevada’s $2.86B on the all-years stock. Nevada leads FY2026 $561.5M to $393.9M. Both cuts are USAspending.gov obligations. Recency is not a rewrite of the stacked ranking, and it is not cash.

Nevada’s 3,267,467 residents and 45,442 awards exceed Alaska’s 740,133 and 25,423. Alaska still posts $532.17 per capita against $171.84. Automobile manufacturing leads Nevada. Commercial and institutional building construction leads Alaska.

An obligation is a commitment. Outlays can lag. Cite USAspending.gov for the dollar cuts. Use Census counts only as the packet’s per-capita denominators.

Nevada’s FY2026 of $561.5M can look like the larger file if a reader stops at recency. The stacked stocks still favor Alaska, $3.49B versus $2.86B. Read both years.

The comparison hub holds the side-by-side tables. The Alaska and Nevada hubs hold agencies and recipients. Keep $532.17 and $171.84 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios, not outlays per resident.

How to read Alaska versus Nevada

Read Alaska first on stacked dollars ($3.49B vs $2.86B) and spending per capita ($532.17 vs $171.84). Read Nevada first on population (3,267,467 vs 740,133), awards (45,442 vs 25,423), and FY2026 ($561.5M vs $393.9M). Note construction versus automobile manufacturing.

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

Questions

Does Alaska or Nevada have more federal spending?

Alaska leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $3.49B to Nevada’s $2.86B. Alaska also leads spending per capita, $532.17 versus $171.84, on 740,133 residents against Nevada’s 3,267,467. Nevada has more awards (45,442 vs 25,423) and more FY2026 obligations ($561.5M vs $393.9M).

Does Nevada outspend Alaska in FY2026?

Yes on the latest-year slice. The packet reports FY2026 obligations of $561.5M in Nevada and $393.9M in Alaska. The all-years stocks still favor Alaska, $3.49B versus $2.86B. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Alaska and Nevada?

Alaska’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Nevada’s is automobile manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $3.49B and $2.86B. Award counts are 25,423 in Alaska and 45,442 in Nevada.

Are Alaska vs Nevada figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $3.49B and $2.86B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $393.9M and $561.5M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($532.17 vs $171.84) uses Census population where present.