Delaware vs South Dakota on USAspending: $478.5M vs $1.0B

Half the awards, more than double the dollars

South Dakota’s $1.0B stacked stock is more than double Delaware’s $478.5M. Census counts actually favor Delaware: 1,051,917 versus 924,669. Intensity follows the dollar ranking, not the Census ranking. $79.92 per capita in South Dakota is more than double Delaware’s $37.43. Cite those packet ratios beside the Census counts; they are not a second copy of $1.0B and $478.5M.

Award volume is the inversion. Delaware’s 16,329 awards versus South Dakota’s 8,274 is a thicker action log on the smaller dollar file. Row count is not average award size. Cite USAspending.gov. Do not invent a mean from 16,329 or 8,274.

Armored vehicles versus electronic computer manufacturing

Delaware’s lead NAICS is military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component manufacturing. South Dakota’s is electronic computer manufacturing. A tank-component peak is a defense-manufacturing first read on Delaware’s $478.5M mix. A computer-manufacturing peak is a hardware first read on South Dakota’s $1.0B mix. Vehicles and computers are not the same label.

The 16,329 Delaware awards and 8,274 South Dakota awards include many actions outside those two industries. Use the Delaware and South Dakota state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.

Delaware’s 16,329 awards sit on $478.5M. South Dakota’s 8,274 awards sit on $1.0B. FY2026 of $39.4M versus $74.0M follows the dollar ranking. Cite USAspending.gov for both cuts.

FY2026: South Dakota’s $74.0M versus Delaware’s $39.4M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $74.0M in South Dakota and $39.4M in Delaware. Recency preserves South Dakota’s stacked dollar lead. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash already paid.

Do not divide $74.0M or $39.4M by 8,274 or 16,329 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $79.92 and $37.43 already sits beside Census counts of 924,669 and 1,051,917. Cite USAspending.gov for both cuts.

What $79.92 looks like on 924,669 residents

South Dakota’s $1.0B on 924,669 people produces $79.92 per capita, hotter than Delaware’s $37.43 on 1,051,917. The computer-manufacturing peak sits on that hotter ratio and on only 8,274 awards. The $74.0M 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 a Mid-Atlantic state against a Plains state as a mix-and-volume contrast. Keep every dollar figure labeled as a USAspending.gov obligation.

How to read Delaware versus South Dakota

Read South Dakota first on stacked dollars ($1.0B vs $478.5M), spending per capita ($79.92 vs $37.43), and FY2026 ($74.0M vs $39.4M). Read Delaware first on awards (16,329 vs 8,274) and population (1,051,917 vs 924,669). Note military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component manufacturing versus electronic computer manufacturing.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The Delaware and South Dakota hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different series. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $37.43 and $79.92 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios.

Twice the awards on half the dollars

Delaware’s 16,329 awards sit on $478.5M. South Dakota’s 8,274 awards sit on $1.0B. That inversion is the point of the pair. Delaware also holds the larger Census file, 1,051,917 against 924,669, and still posts the cooler ratio, $37.43 against $79.92. FY2026 follows the dollar ranking, $39.4M against $74.0M. Military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component manufacturing versus electronic computer manufacturing are the two first filters.

Cite USAspending.gov. Row count is not average award size. Outlays are not in the packet. Use the comparison hub for tables. Use the Delaware and South Dakota hubs for agencies and recipients. Keep $37.43 and $79.92 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios.

Questions

Does Delaware or South Dakota have more federal spending?

South Dakota leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $1.0B to Delaware’s $478.5M, spending per capita $79.92 to $37.43, and FY2026 obligations $74.0M to $39.4M. Delaware leads award volume 16,329 to 8,274. Population is 1,051,917 in Delaware and 924,669 in South Dakota.

What industries lead in Delaware and South Dakota?

Delaware’s top industry is military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component manufacturing. South Dakota’s is electronic computer manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $478.5M and $1.0B. Award counts are 16,329 in Delaware and 8,274 in South Dakota.

Does Delaware’s larger population produce a higher per-capita figure?

No. The packet reports $37.43 per capita in Delaware on 1,051,917 residents and $79.92 in South Dakota on 924,669. Stacked stocks are $478.5M versus $1.0B. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. The larger Census count sits with the cooler ratio.

Are Delaware vs South Dakota figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $478.5M and $1.0B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $39.4M and $74.0M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($37.43 vs $79.92) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.