Arkansas vs Vermont on USAspending: $1.7B vs $1.0B

Scale in the stacked file, a recency cliff in FY2026

Vermont’s $1.0B stacked stock is not a tiny file. It is still well below Arkansas’s $1.7B, and the latest year opens a much wider gap. Arkansas’s $262.7M FY2026 obligations are several times Vermont’s $47.3M. Recency is an obligation slice from USAspending.gov, not cash paid, but it is the cut that makes this pair look less even than the all-years totals.

Population does the rest of the stacked work. Arkansas’s 3,088,354 residents versus Vermont’s 648,493 is a large Census gap. Intensity does not widen by the same factor: $85.06 per capita in Arkansas and $72.92 in Vermont. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep both ratios labeled as Census-based packet figures.

Poultry processing versus missile and space vehicle parts

Arkansas’s lead industry is poultry processing. Vermont’s is other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. A processing peak on $1.7B and a missile-and-space-parts peak on $1.0B are different mixes. Poultry processing is a first read on Arkansas. Missile and space vehicle parts are a first read on Vermont.

Vermont’s specialized manufacturing peak sits on 12,020 awards, not on Arkansas’s 79,590-row log. The rest of each mix lives outside those NAICS labels. Use the Arkansas and Vermont state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.

Vermont’s other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing peak is the distinctive mix cut. It sits on $1.0B, 12,020 awards, and 648,493 residents, not on a FY2026 spike. Arkansas’s poultry-processing peak sits on $1.7B, 79,590 awards, and $262.7M in the latest year. Cite USAspending.gov. Specialized manufacturing is mix, not a substitute for the recency slice of $47.3M.

FY2026: $262.7M versus $47.3M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $262.7M in Arkansas and $47.3M in Vermont. Recency widens Arkansas’s lead beyond the stacked $1.7B versus $1.0B ranking. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash.

Do not divide $262.7M or $47.3M by 79,590 or 12,020 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $85.06 and $72.92 already sits beside Census counts of 3,088,354 and 648,493. Cite USAspending.gov for both cuts.

The $47.3M Vermont FY2026 amount is the thinnest latest-year cut in this pair. Arkansas’s $262.7M is the thicker recency slice on the larger stock. Per capita of $85.06 versus $72.92 stays closer than recency. Population of 3,088,354 versus 648,493 explains much of the stacked $1.7B versus $1.0B gap. Outlays are not in the packet.

A $1.0B Vermont stock on 648,493 residents

Vermont’s $1.0B on 648,493 people is a substantial stacked file for the Census count. The $72.92 per-capita reading is cooler than Arkansas’s $85.06, not a small-state intensity spike. The missile-and-space-parts peak is mix on that $1.0B stock. The $47.3M FY2026 slice is the thin recency cut.

Arkansas’s $1.7B, 79,590 awards, and $262.7M latest-year amount remain the larger, busier file. Read stacked dollars and recency separately. Keep every dollar figure labeled as a USAspending.gov obligation.

How to read Arkansas versus Vermont

Read Arkansas first on stacked dollars ($1.7B vs $1.0B), population (3,088,354 vs 648,493), awards (79,590 vs 12,020), spending per capita ($85.06 vs $72.92), and FY2026 ($262.7M vs $47.3M). Note poultry processing versus other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The Arkansas and Vermont hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different series. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $85.06 and $72.92 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios.

A specialized Vermont manufacturing peak on a thin FY2026 slice

Other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing is an unusual lead label next to Arkansas poultry processing. It sits on Vermont’s $1.0B stock, 12,020 awards, and 648,493 residents. The $47.3M FY2026 slice is thin next to Arkansas’s $262.7M. Specialized mix does not imply a hot latest year in this packet.

Arkansas’s $1.7B, $85.06 per capita, and 79,590 awards remain the larger, busier file. Both dollar series are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are not listed. Cite USAspending.gov. Use the comparison hub for tables and the Arkansas and Vermont hubs for agencies and recipients.

Questions

Does Arkansas or Vermont have more federal spending?

Arkansas leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $1.7B to Vermont’s $1.0B. Arkansas also leads spending per capita ($85.06 vs $72.92), awards (79,590 vs 12,020), and FY2026 obligations ($262.7M vs $47.3M). Population is 3,088,354 in Arkansas and 648,493 in Vermont. Both dollar series are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

Why is the FY2026 gap wider than the stacked ranking?

Stacked stocks mix years. FY2026 is a recency slice: $262.7M in Arkansas versus $47.3M in Vermont. The all-years totals remain $1.7B versus $1.0B. Both cuts are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. Recency does not convert either figure into cash paid. Vermont’s 648,493 residents and 12,020 awards sit on the smaller recency slice.

What industries lead in Arkansas and Vermont?

Arkansas’s top industry is poultry processing. Vermont’s is other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $1.7B and $1.0B. Award counts are 79,590 in Arkansas and 12,020 in Vermont.

Are Arkansas vs Vermont figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $1.7B and $1.0B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $262.7M and $47.3M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($85.06 vs $72.92) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.