Delaware vs Nebraska on USAspending: $478.5M vs $1.2B

A Plains file that is more than double Delaware’s $478.5M

Nebraska’s $1.2B stacked stock sits well above Delaware’s $478.5M. Census population explains part of the gap: 2,005,465 versus 1,051,917. Intensity does not flatten. $175.68 per capita in Nebraska is several times Delaware’s $37.43. Cite those packet ratios beside the Census counts; they are not a second copy of $1.2B and $478.5M.

Award volume follows the larger state. Nebraska’s 36,000 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 36,000 or 16,329.

Tank components versus other computer related services

Delaware’s lead NAICS is military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component manufacturing. Nebraska’s is other computer related services. A tank-component peak is a defense-manufacturing first read on Delaware’s $478.5M mix. A computer-services peak is an IT first read on Nebraska’s $1.2B mix. Hardware and services are not the same label.

The 16,329 Delaware awards and 36,000 Nebraska awards include many actions outside those two industries. Use the Delaware and Nebraska state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.

Nebraska’s 36,000 awards and $352.3M FY2026 slice sit on 2,005,465 residents. Delaware’s 16,329 awards and $39.4M sit on 1,051,917. Keep those FY2026 amounts labeled as USAspending.gov obligations, not as cash already paid.

FY2026: Nebraska’s $352.3M versus Delaware’s $39.4M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $352.3M in Nebraska and $39.4M in Delaware. Recency preserves Nebraska’s stacked dollar lead and stretches it further than the all-years gap. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash already paid.

Do not divide $352.3M or $39.4M by 36,000 or 16,329 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $175.68 and $37.43 already sits beside Census counts of 2,005,465 and 1,051,917. Cite USAspending.gov for both cuts.

What $175.68 looks like on 2,005,465 residents

Nebraska’s $1.2B on 2,005,465 people produces $175.68 per capita, far hotter than Delaware’s $37.43 on 1,051,917. The computer-services peak sits on that hotter ratio and on 36,000 awards. The $352.3M FY2026 slice is the recency cut on the larger stock.

Delaware’s armored-vehicle peak, 16,329 awards, and $39.4M latest-year amount remain the smaller file. Read a small Mid-Atlantic state against a Plains state as a scale-and-mix contrast. Keep every dollar figure labeled as a USAspending.gov obligation.

How to read Delaware versus Nebraska

Read Nebraska first on stacked dollars ($1.2B vs $478.5M), population (2,005,465 vs 1,051,917), awards (36,000 vs 16,329), spending per capita ($175.68 vs $37.43), and FY2026 ($352.3M vs $39.4M). Note military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component manufacturing versus other computer related services.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The Delaware and Nebraska hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different series. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $37.43 and $175.68 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios.

A tank-component peak against a computer-services peak

Delaware’s $478.5M mix leads on military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component manufacturing. Nebraska’s $1.2B mix leads on other computer related services. Hardware and IT services are different first filters. Nebraska also holds the thicker action log, 36,000 awards against 16,329, the larger Census file, 2,005,465 against 1,051,917, and the hotter ratio, $175.68 against $37.43. FY2026 of $352.3M versus $39.4M is the recency ranking that currently stretches farthest.

None of those rankings is an outlay ranking. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $175.68 and $37.43 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios. The comparison hub holds the tables. The Delaware and Nebraska hubs hold agencies and recipients. Do not divide $1.2B or $478.5M by 36,000 or 16,329.

Questions

Does Delaware or Nebraska have more federal spending?

Nebraska leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $1.2B to Delaware’s $478.5M, spending per capita $175.68 to $37.43, awards 36,000 to 16,329, and FY2026 obligations $352.3M to $39.4M. Population is 1,051,917 in Delaware and 2,005,465 in Nebraska.

What industries lead in Delaware and Nebraska?

Delaware’s top industry is military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component manufacturing. Nebraska’s is other computer related services. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $478.5M and $1.2B. Award counts are 16,329 in Delaware and 36,000 in Nebraska.

Is Delaware’s smaller population the reason its per-capita figure is lower?

The packet reports $37.43 per capita in Delaware on 1,051,917 residents and $175.68 in Nebraska on 2,005,465. Stacked stocks are $478.5M versus $1.2B. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. The smaller Census count sits with the cooler ratio here.

Are Delaware vs Nebraska figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $478.5M and $1.2B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $39.4M and $352.3M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($37.43 vs $175.68) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.