Arkansas vs Rhode Island on USAspending: $1.7B vs $880.6M

A $1.7B poultry file against an $880.6M confectionery file

Rhode Island’s $880.6M stacked stock is the first total in this slice that sits below a billion dollars. Arkansas’s $1.7B is the larger obligation file. Census population explains much of the gap: 3,088,354 in Arkansas versus 1,112,308 in Rhode Island. Intensity stays in a moderate band, $85.06 versus $71.48, rather than a small-state spike on the Rhode Island side.

Award volume follows the larger state. Arkansas’s 79,590 awards versus Rhode Island’s 11,923 is a much thicker action log. Row count is not average award size. Cite USAspending.gov. Do not invent a mean from 79,590 or 11,923.

Poultry processing versus nonchocolate confectionery

Arkansas’s lead NAICS is poultry processing. Rhode Island’s is nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing. Both are food-manufacturing peaks, but they are not the same label. Poultry processing is a first read on Arkansas’s $1.7B mix. Nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing is a first read on Rhode Island’s $880.6M mix.

The 79,590 Arkansas awards and 11,923 Rhode Island awards include many actions outside those two food labels. Use the Arkansas and Rhode Island state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.

Rhode Island’s nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing peak is the distinctive mix cut in this pair. It sits on $880.6M, 11,923 awards, and 1,112,308 residents. Arkansas’s poultry-processing peak sits on $1.7B, 79,590 awards, and 3,088,354 residents. Both are food-manufacturing first reads. They are not the same industry and not the same stock. Cite USAspending.gov.

FY2026: $262.7M versus $79.5M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $262.7M in Arkansas and $79.5M in Rhode Island. Recency preserves Arkansas’s stacked dollar lead. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash already paid.

Do not divide $262.7M or $79.5M by 79,590 or 11,923 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $85.06 and $71.48 already sits beside Census counts of 3,088,354 and 1,112,308. Cite USAspending.gov for both cuts.

Arkansas’s $262.7M FY2026 slice versus Rhode Island’s $79.5M follows the larger file. Per capita of $85.06 versus $71.48 does not invert. Intensity is cooler in Rhode Island despite the smaller Census count. Treat both latest-year amounts as obligations, not outlays. Do not divide them by 79,590 or 11,923 all-years awards.

What $880.6M looks like on 1,112,308 residents

Rhode Island’s $880.6M on 1,112,308 people produces $71.48 per capita, cooler than Arkansas’s $85.06. The confectionery peak sits on that cooler ratio and on 11,923 awards. The $79.5M FY2026 slice is the recency cut on the smaller stock.

Arkansas’s $1.7B, poultry-processing peak, 79,590 awards, and $262.7M latest-year amount remain the larger file. Read food-manufacturing mix as a shared theme, not as matched totals. Keep every dollar figure labeled as a USAspending.gov obligation.

How to read Arkansas versus Rhode Island

Read Arkansas first on stacked dollars ($1.7B vs $880.6M), population (3,088,354 vs 1,112,308), awards (79,590 vs 11,923), spending per capita ($85.06 vs $71.48), and FY2026 ($262.7M vs $79.5M). Note poultry processing versus nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The Arkansas and Rhode Island hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different series. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $85.06 and $71.48 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios.

Food-manufacturing peaks that still sit on different stocks

Poultry processing and nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing are both food-manufacturing lead labels. They do not make $1.7B and $880.6M interchangeable. Arkansas’s 3,088,354 residents, 79,590 awards, $85.06 per capita, and $262.7M FY2026 slice remain the larger file. Rhode Island’s 1,112,308 residents, 11,923 awards, $71.48 per capita, and $79.5M latest-year amount remain the smaller file.

Cite USAspending.gov. Obligations are commitments; outlays can lag and are not in this packet. Do not invent average award size from 79,590 or 11,923. The comparison hub holds the tables. The Arkansas and Rhode Island hubs hold agencies and recipients.

Rhode Island’s $880.6M confectionery-led file on 1,112,308 residents and 11,923 awards trails Arkansas’s $1.7B poultry-processing file on every dollar cut in the packet, including $79.5M versus $262.7M in FY2026 and $71.48 versus $85.06 per capita. Cite USAspending.gov. Food-manufacturing peaks are not interchangeable stocks.

Keep $880.6M and $1.7B labeled as stacked USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are not in this packet.

Questions

Does Arkansas or Rhode Island have more federal spending?

Arkansas leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $1.7B to Rhode Island’s $880.6M. Arkansas also leads spending per capita ($85.06 vs $71.48), awards (79,590 vs 11,923), and FY2026 obligations ($262.7M vs $79.5M). Population is 3,088,354 in Arkansas and 1,112,308 in Rhode Island. Both series are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Arkansas and Rhode Island?

Arkansas’s top industry is poultry processing. Rhode Island’s is nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $1.7B and $880.6M. Award counts are 79,590 in Arkansas and 11,923 in Rhode Island. Both peaks are food-manufacturing mixes. FY2026 obligations are $262.7M in Arkansas and $79.5M in Rhode Island.

Is Rhode Island’s per-capita figure higher because it is smaller?

No. The packet reports $71.48 per capita in Rhode Island on 1,112,308 residents and $85.06 in Arkansas on 3,088,354. Stacked stocks are $880.6M versus $1.7B. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. The smaller Census count does not produce the hotter ratio here.

Are Arkansas vs Rhode Island figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $1.7B and $880.6M totals, and FY2026 amounts of $262.7M and $79.5M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($85.06 vs $71.48) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.