Delaware vs Rhode Island on USAspending: $478.5M vs $880.6M

Nearly matched populations, unmatched $880.6M and $478.5M stocks

Rhode Island’s 1,112,308 residents and Delaware’s 1,051,917 residents are among the closer Census pairs in this slice. The obligation stocks are not close. Rhode Island’s $880.6M is well above Delaware’s $478.5M. Intensity follows the dollar gap, not the population near-tie: $71.48 per capita versus $37.43. Cite those packet ratios beside the Census counts rather than treating them as a restatement of the headline stocks.

Award volume leans Delaware, 16,329 versus 11,923. That ranking inverts the dollar ranking. Row count is not average award size. Do not divide $880.6M by 11,923 or $478.5M by 16,329. Cite USAspending.gov for both the dollar file and the award file.

Armored vehicles versus nonchocolate confectionery

Delaware’s lead NAICS is military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component manufacturing. Rhode Island’s is nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing. A tank-component peak is a defense-manufacturing first read on Delaware’s $478.5M mix. A confectionery peak is a food-manufacturing first read on Rhode Island’s $880.6M mix. Vehicles and candy are not the same label.

The 16,329 Delaware awards and 11,923 Rhode Island awards include many actions outside those two industries. Use the Delaware and Rhode Island state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.

FY2026: Rhode Island’s $79.5M versus Delaware’s $39.4M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $79.5M in Rhode Island and $39.4M in Delaware. Recency preserves Rhode Island’s stacked dollar lead. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash already paid.

Do not divide $79.5M or $39.4M by 11,923 or 16,329 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $71.48 and $37.43 already sits beside Census counts of 1,112,308 and 1,051,917. Cite USAspending.gov for both cuts.

What $71.48 looks like when population almost matches

Rhode Island’s $880.6M on 1,112,308 people produces $71.48 per capita. Delaware’s $478.5M on 1,051,917 people produces $37.43. Because the Census files are close, the intensity ranking is almost a restatement of the dollar ranking. The confectionery peak sits on the hotter ratio and on 11,923 awards. The $79.5M 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 thicker action log on a cooler ratio. Read two small East Coast states as a mix contrast on unmatched stocks. Keep every dollar figure labeled as a USAspending.gov obligation.

How to read Delaware versus Rhode Island

Read Rhode Island first on stacked dollars ($880.6M vs $478.5M), spending per capita ($71.48 vs $37.43), and FY2026 ($79.5M vs $39.4M). Read Delaware first on awards (16,329 vs 11,923). Population is close: 1,112,308 versus 1,051,917. Note military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component manufacturing versus nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The Delaware and Rhode Island hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different series. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $37.43 and $71.48 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios.

Armored vehicles and confectionery on near-matched populations

Delaware’s 1,051,917 residents and Rhode Island’s 1,112,308 residents are close. $478.5M versus $880.6M is not. Because Census counts almost match, $37.43 versus $71.48 tracks the dollar ranking. Award volume inverts: 16,329 in Delaware against 11,923 in Rhode Island. FY2026 follows dollars, $39.4M against $79.5M. Military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component manufacturing versus nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing is the mix contrast.

Cite USAspending.gov. Close populations do not produce close obligation files here. Outlays are not in the packet. The comparison hub holds the tables. The Delaware and Rhode Island hubs hold agencies and recipients. Do not invent a mean from 16,329 or 11,923.

Questions

Does Delaware or Rhode Island have more federal spending?

Rhode Island leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $880.6M to Delaware’s $478.5M, spending per capita $71.48 to $37.43, and FY2026 obligations $79.5M to $39.4M. Delaware leads award volume 16,329 to 11,923. Population is close: 1,051,917 in Delaware and 1,112,308 in Rhode Island.

What industries lead in Delaware and Rhode Island?

Delaware’s top industry is military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component manufacturing. Rhode Island’s is nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $478.5M and $880.6M. Award counts are 16,329 in Delaware and 11,923 in Rhode Island.

Are Delaware and Rhode Island similar on a per-capita basis because populations are close?

No. The packet reports $37.43 per capita in Delaware on 1,051,917 residents and $71.48 in Rhode Island on 1,112,308. Stacked stocks are $478.5M versus $880.6M. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. Close Census counts do not produce close intensity here.

Are Delaware vs Rhode Island figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $478.5M and $880.6M totals, and FY2026 amounts of $39.4M and $79.5M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($37.43 vs $71.48) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.