Delaware vs Maine on USAspending: $478.5M vs $776.4M

Maine’s $776.4M stock, Delaware’s slightly hotter $37.43 ratio

Maine’s $776.4M stacked stock sits well above Delaware’s $478.5M. Census population leans Maine: 1,405,012 versus 1,051,917. Intensity does not follow the dollar ranking. $37.43 per capita in Delaware is slightly hotter than Maine’s $35.09. Cite those packet ratios beside the Census counts; they are not a second copy of $776.4M and $478.5M.

Award volume follows the larger stock. Maine’s 26,048 awards versus Delaware’s 16,329 is a thicker action log. Row count is not average award size. Cite USAspending.gov. Do not invent a mean from 26,048 or 16,329.

Armored vehicles versus building-equipment contractors

Delaware’s lead NAICS is military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component manufacturing. Maine’s is other building equipment contractors. A tank-component peak is a defense-manufacturing first read on Delaware’s $478.5M mix. A contractor peak is a construction-adjacent first read on Maine’s $776.4M mix. Vehicles and equipment contractors are not the same label.

The 16,329 Delaware awards and 26,048 Maine awards include many actions outside those two industries. Use the Delaware and Maine state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.

Maine’s 26,048 awards and $49.3M FY2026 slice sit on 1,405,012 residents. Delaware’s 16,329 awards and $39.4M sit on 1,051,917. $37.43 versus $35.09 remains a near-wash on intensity beside a clear $776.4M versus $478.5M dollar gap.

FY2026: Maine’s $49.3M versus Delaware’s $39.4M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $49.3M in Maine and $39.4M in Delaware. Recency preserves Maine’s stacked dollar lead. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash already paid.

Do not divide $49.3M or $39.4M by 26,048 or 16,329 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $35.09 and $37.43 already sits beside Census counts of 1,405,012 and 1,051,917. Cite USAspending.gov for both cuts.

What $37.43 versus $35.09 looks like on two East Coast files

Delaware’s $478.5M on 1,051,917 people produces $37.43 per capita. Maine’s $776.4M on 1,405,012 people produces $35.09. The intensity gap is thin even while the stacked stocks are not. The armored-vehicle peak sits on the slightly hotter ratio and on 16,329 awards. The $39.4M FY2026 slice is the recency cut on the smaller stock.

Maine’s contractor peak, 26,048 awards, and $49.3M latest-year amount remain the larger file. Read two small East Coast states as a stacked-dollar contrast with a near-wash on intensity. Keep every dollar figure labeled as a USAspending.gov obligation.

How to read Delaware versus Maine

Read Maine first on stacked dollars ($776.4M vs $478.5M), awards (26,048 vs 16,329), population (1,405,012 vs 1,051,917), and FY2026 ($49.3M vs $39.4M). Read Delaware first on spending per capita ($37.43 vs $35.09). Note military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component manufacturing versus other building equipment contractors.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The Delaware and Maine hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different series. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $37.43 and $35.09 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios.

A near-wash on intensity, not on dollars

Maine’s $776.4M stacked stock, 26,048 awards, 1,405,012 residents, and $49.3M FY2026 slice are the larger file. Delaware’s $37.43 per capita on 1,051,917 residents is only slightly hotter than Maine’s $35.09. That near-wash on intensity sits beside a clear dollar gap. Military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component manufacturing versus other building equipment contractors is the mix contrast on $478.5M and $776.4M.

Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $37.43 and $35.09 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios. Outlays are not in the packet. The comparison hub holds the tables. The Delaware and Maine hubs hold agencies and recipients. Do not invent a mean from 16,329 or 26,048.

Questions

Does Delaware or Maine have more federal spending?

Maine leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $776.4M to Delaware’s $478.5M, awards 26,048 to 16,329, and FY2026 obligations $49.3M to $39.4M. Delaware leads spending per capita $37.43 to $35.09. Population is 1,051,917 in Delaware and 1,405,012 in Maine.

What industries lead in Delaware and Maine?

Delaware’s top industry is military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component manufacturing. Maine’s is other building equipment contractors. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $478.5M and $776.4M. Award counts are 16,329 in Delaware and 26,048 in Maine.

Are Delaware and Maine similar on a per-capita basis?

The packet reports $37.43 per capita in Delaware on 1,051,917 residents and $35.09 in Maine on 1,405,012. Stacked stocks are $478.5M versus $776.4M. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. Intensity is close even while the dollar files are not.

Are Delaware vs Maine figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $478.5M and $776.4M totals, and FY2026 amounts of $39.4M and $49.3M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($37.43 vs $35.09) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.