Arkansas vs Maine on USAspending: $1.7B vs $776.4M

Maine’s $35.09 per capita is the outlier in this pair

Many smaller states in this slice post hotter per-capita readings than larger neighbors. Maine does the opposite against Arkansas. The $35.09 ratio on 1,405,012 residents is well below Arkansas’s $85.06 on 3,088,354. The stacked stocks follow: $776.4M versus $1.7B. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep both ratios labeled as Census-based packet figures on obligations.

Maine’s 26,048 awards are not a tiny action log. They are still far below Arkansas’s 79,590. A moderately busy file on a cool ratio is the Maine side of the pair. Row count is not average award size. The packet does not report means from 26,048 or 79,590.

Poultry processing versus other building equipment contractors

Arkansas’s lead NAICS is poultry processing. Maine’s is other building equipment contractors. A processing peak on $1.7B and a contractor peak on $776.4M are different mixes. Poultry processing is a first read on Arkansas. Other building equipment contractors are a first read on Maine.

The 79,590 Arkansas awards and 26,048 Maine awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Arkansas and Maine state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not listed.

FY2026: $262.7M versus $49.3M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $262.7M in Arkansas and $49.3M in Maine. Recency preserves and widens Arkansas’s stacked lead. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash.

Do not divide $262.7M or $49.3M by 79,590 or 26,048 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $85.06 and $35.09 already sits beside Census counts of 3,088,354 and 1,405,012. Cite USAspending.gov for both cuts.

A contractor-led Maine file that stays cool on intensity

Other building equipment contractors as Maine’s lead industry sits on $776.4M, 26,048 awards, and the $35.09 per-capita reading. That mix label does not produce a hot ratio against Arkansas. The $49.3M FY2026 slice is the thin recency cut on the smaller stock.

Arkansas’s $1.7B poultry-processing file, 79,590 awards, $85.06 per capita, and $262.7M latest-year amount remain larger on every dollar cut in the packet. Read stock, ratio, and recency together. Keep every dollar figure labeled as a USAspending.gov obligation.

How to read Arkansas versus Maine

Read Arkansas first on stacked dollars ($1.7B vs $776.4M), spending per capita ($85.06 vs $35.09), population (3,088,354 vs 1,405,012), awards (79,590 vs 26,048), and FY2026 ($262.7M vs $49.3M). Note poultry processing versus other building equipment contractors.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The Arkansas and Maine hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different series. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $85.06 and $35.09 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios.

Obligations, outlays, and the $35.09 warning

An obligation is a commitment in USAspending.gov. An outlay is cash paid later. Maine’s $35.09 per capita, $776.4M stock, and $49.3M FY2026 slice are obligation cuts. They are not proof of cash already received. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.

Cite USAspending.gov. Population of 1,405,012 versus 3,088,354 belongs with the ratios. Use the comparison hub for the tables and the Arkansas and Maine pages for agencies and recipients. Keep 26,048 and 79,590 labeled as all-years award totals.

Maine’s $35.09 per capita on 1,405,012 residents is the coolest intensity reading in this pair and sits on a $776.4M stock, 26,048 awards, a $49.3M FY2026 slice, and an other-building-equipment-contractors peak. Arkansas’s $85.06 per capita sits on $1.7B, 79,590 awards, $262.7M in FY2026, and poultry processing. Cite USAspending.gov. Outlays are not in the packet. Do not divide latest-year amounts by all-years award counts.

Arkansas’s 79,590 awards versus Maine’s 26,048 show a thicker action log on the larger $1.7B stock. Maine’s contractor-led mix on $776.4M does not close the $85.06 versus $35.09 intensity gap or the $262.7M versus $49.3M FY2026 gap. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep poultry processing and other building equipment contractors labeled as lead NAICS slices. Outlays remain unpublished. Average award size remains unpublished.

Census counts of 3,088,354 in Arkansas and 1,405,012 in Maine explain part of the stacked-dollar gap and none of a small-state intensity spike, because the spike is not present. The $35.09 Maine ratio is the cooler reading. The comparison hub holds the tables. The Arkansas and Maine hubs hold agencies and recipients.

Questions

Does Arkansas or Maine have more federal spending?

Arkansas leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $1.7B to Maine’s $776.4M. Arkansas also leads spending per capita ($85.06 vs $35.09), awards (79,590 vs 26,048), and FY2026 obligations ($262.7M vs $49.3M). Population is 3,088,354 in Arkansas and 1,405,012 in Maine. Both series are obligations, not outlays.

Why is Maine’s per-capita figure so much lower than Arkansas’s?

The packet reports $35.09 per capita in Maine on 1,405,012 residents and $85.06 in Arkansas on 3,088,354. Stacked stocks are $776.4M versus $1.7B. Award counts are 26,048 versus 79,590. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. A smaller Census count does not produce a hotter ratio here.

What industries lead in Arkansas and Maine?

Arkansas’s top industry is poultry processing. Maine’s is other building equipment contractors. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $1.7B and $776.4M. Award counts are 79,590 in Arkansas and 26,048 in Maine. The rest of each mix sits outside those peaks.

Are Arkansas vs Maine figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $1.7B and $776.4M totals, and FY2026 amounts of $262.7M and $49.3M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag behind commitments. Spending per capita ($85.06 vs $35.09) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays.