Arkansas vs South Dakota on USAspending: $1.7B vs $1.0B

Nearly matched intensity, a lopsided award file

South Dakota’s $1.0B stacked stock against Arkansas’s $1.7B looks like a scale gap, and Census counts agree: 924,669 versus 3,088,354. Intensity does not. The $85.06 and $79.92 per-capita readings sit in a narrow band. This pair is closer on ratio than on dollars or rows.

Rows are not close. Arkansas’s 79,590 awards versus South Dakota’s 8,274 is the thickest-versus-thinnest contrast in this matchup. A thinner log on a $1.0B stock is consistent with a file that can post dollars without matching Arkansas’s action volume. Cite USAspending.gov. Do not invent average award size from 79,590 or 8,274.

Poultry processing versus electronic computer manufacturing

Arkansas’s lead NAICS is poultry processing. South Dakota’s is electronic computer manufacturing. A processing peak on $1.7B and a computer-manufacturing peak on $1.0B are different mixes. Poultry processing is a first read on Arkansas. Electronic computer manufacturing is a first read on South Dakota.

South Dakota’s 8,274 awards include many actions outside that computer-manufacturing label, just as Arkansas’s 79,590 awards extend beyond poultry processing. Use the Arkansas and South Dakota state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not listed.

Electronic computer manufacturing on South Dakota’s 8,274-award file is a concentrated mix label next to Arkansas poultry processing on 79,590 awards. The $1.0B versus $1.7B stocks still follow population of 924,669 versus 3,088,354 more than they follow the industry names. Per capita of $79.92 versus $85.06 stays close. Cite USAspending.gov. Do not collapse those NAICS peaks into a single manufacturing ranking.

FY2026: $262.7M versus $73.9M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $262.7M in Arkansas and $73.9M in South Dakota. Recency preserves Arkansas’s stacked dollar lead and widens it relative to the close per-capita pair. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash.

Do not divide $262.7M or $73.9M by 79,590 or 8,274 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $85.06 and $79.92 already sits beside Census counts of 3,088,354 and 924,669. Cite USAspending.gov for both cuts.

South Dakota’s $73.9M FY2026 slice versus Arkansas’s $262.7M follows the larger file. Recency does not invert this pair the way some Nebraska comparisons invert. Treat both amounts as USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays can lag. Spending per capita of $85.06 and $79.92 already uses the Census counts. Keep 8,274 and 79,590 labeled as all-years award totals, not as FY2026 denominators.

Computer manufacturing on 8,274 South Dakota awards

Electronic computer manufacturing as South Dakota’s lead industry sits on 8,274 awards and a $1.0B stock. That is a concentrated action log next to Arkansas’s 79,590-row poultry-processing file. The $79.92 per-capita reading keeps South Dakota near Arkansas’s $85.06 despite the thinner log.

Arkansas’s extra people (3,088,354 vs 924,669) and extra FY2026 dollars ($262.7M vs $73.9M) still mark the larger file. Read stock, rows, and ratio as separate cuts. Keep every dollar figure labeled as a USAspending.gov obligation.

How to read Arkansas versus South Dakota

Read Arkansas first on stacked dollars ($1.7B vs $1.0B), population (3,088,354 vs 924,669), awards (79,590 vs 8,274), and FY2026 ($262.7M vs $73.9M). Read the pair as close on spending per capita ($85.06 vs $79.92). Note poultry processing versus electronic computer manufacturing.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The Arkansas and South Dakota hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different series. Keep $85.06 and $79.92 labeled as Census-based packet figures on USAspending.gov obligations.

Why 8,274 awards still support a $1.0B South Dakota stock

South Dakota’s 8,274 awards on $1.0B look sparse next to Arkansas’s 79,590 awards on $1.7B. Electronic computer manufacturing as the lead NAICS is consistent with a thinner log that can still post a billion-dollar stacked stock. The $79.92 per-capita reading on 924,669 residents stays near Arkansas’s $85.06. Row count is not average size; the packet does not report means.

FY2026 of $73.9M versus $262.7M is the recency cut that follows Arkansas’s larger file. Cite USAspending.gov. Outlays are not in the packet. Use the comparison hub for the tables and the Arkansas and South Dakota hubs for agencies and recipients.

South Dakota’s 8,274 awards on $1.0B remain a thin log next to Arkansas’s 79,590 on $1.7B. Electronic computer manufacturing is the mix label. Cite USAspending.gov. Per capita of $79.92 versus $85.06 stays the close cut.

Questions

Does Arkansas or South Dakota have more federal spending?

Arkansas leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $1.7B to South Dakota’s $1.0B. Spending per capita is close: $85.06 versus $79.92 on 3,088,354 and 924,669 residents. Arkansas has far more awards (79,590 vs 8,274). FY2026 obligations are $262.7M in Arkansas and $73.9M in South Dakota.

Why does South Dakota have so few awards relative to Arkansas?

The packet reports 8,274 awards in South Dakota and 79,590 in Arkansas. Stacked stocks are $1.0B versus $1.7B. Award count is a row total, not average size. Population is 924,669 versus 3,088,354. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. Electronic computer manufacturing is the mix label on that thinner South Dakota log. Per capita remains close at $85.06 versus $79.92.

What industries lead in Arkansas and South Dakota?

Arkansas’s top industry is poultry processing. South Dakota’s is electronic computer manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $1.7B and $1.0B. Award counts are 79,590 in Arkansas and 8,274 in South Dakota. The rest of each mix sits outside those peaks.

Are Arkansas vs South Dakota figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $1.7B and $1.0B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $262.7M and $73.9M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($85.06 vs $79.92) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.