Delaware vs Virginia on USAspending: $478.5M vs $110.8B

A $110.8B file next to a $478.5M file

Virginia’s $110.8B stacked stock sits in a different order of magnitude from Delaware’s $478.5M. Census population explains only part of the gap: 8,811,195 versus 1,051,917. Intensity does not flatten. $1,344.24 per capita in Virginia is far hotter than Delaware’s $37.43. Cite those packet ratios beside the Census counts; they are not a second copy of $110.8B and $478.5M.

Award volume follows the scale ranking. Virginia’s 1,116,647 awards versus Delaware’s 16,329 is a national-scale action log against a small-state log. Row count is not average award size. Cite USAspending.gov. Do not invent a mean from 1,116,647 or 16,329.

Armored vehicles in Delaware, other computer related services in Virginia

Delaware’s lead NAICS is military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component manufacturing. Virginia’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 Virginia’s $110.8B mix. Hardware manufacturing and computer services are not the same label, and they do not sit on comparable stocks.

The 16,329 Delaware awards and 1,116,647 Virginia awards include many actions outside those two industries. Use the Delaware and Virginia state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.

FY2026: Virginia’s $11.8B versus Delaware’s $39.4M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $11.8B in Virginia and $39.4M in Delaware. Recency preserves Virginia’s stacked dollar lead. Virginia’s latest-year slice alone is larger than Delaware’s entire $478.5M stacked stock. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash already paid.

Do not divide $11.8B or $39.4M by 1,116,647 or 16,329 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $1,344.24 and $37.43 already sits beside Census counts of 8,811,195 and 1,051,917. Cite USAspending.gov for both cuts.

What $1,344.24 looks like on 8,811,195 residents

Virginia’s $110.8B on 8,811,195 people produces $1,344.24 per capita. Delaware’s $478.5M on 1,051,917 people produces $37.43. The computer-services peak sits on that hotter ratio and on 1,116,647 awards. The $11.8B FY2026 slice is the recency cut on the national-scale stock.

Delaware’s armored-vehicle peak, 16,329 awards, and $39.4M latest-year amount remain a small-state file. Read this pair as a scale contrast, not as neighboring obligation mixes. Keep every dollar figure labeled as a USAspending.gov obligation.

How to read Delaware versus Virginia

Read Virginia first on stacked dollars ($110.8B vs $478.5M), population (8,811,195 vs 1,051,917), awards (1,116,647 vs 16,329), spending per capita ($1,344.24 vs $37.43), and FY2026 ($11.8B 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 Virginia hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different series. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $37.43 and $1,344.24 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios.

A small-state file next to a national-scale file

Virginia’s $110.8B stacked stock, 8,811,195 residents, 1,116,647 awards, $1,344.24 per capita, and $11.8B FY2026 slice sit in a different order of magnitude from Delaware’s $478.5M, 1,051,917 residents, 16,329 awards, $37.43, and $39.4M. Virginia’s latest-year slice alone exceeds Delaware’s all-years file. Other computer related services versus military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component manufacturing is the mix contrast on those unmatched stocks.

This pair is a scale contrast, not a peer ranking. Cite USAspending.gov. Outlays are not in the packet. Use the comparison hub for tables. Use the Delaware and Virginia hubs for agencies and recipients. Do not invent a mean from 16,329 or 1,116,647. Keep $37.43 and $1,344.24 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios.

Questions

Does Delaware or Virginia have more federal spending?

Virginia leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $110.8B to Delaware’s $478.5M, spending per capita $1,344.24 to $37.43, awards 1,116,647 to 16,329, and FY2026 obligations $11.8B to $39.4M. Population is 1,051,917 in Delaware and 8,811,195 in Virginia.

What industries lead in Delaware and Virginia?

Delaware’s top industry is military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component manufacturing. Virginia’s is other computer related services. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $478.5M and $110.8B. Award counts are 16,329 in Delaware and 1,116,647 in Virginia.

Is Virginia’s FY2026 slice larger than Delaware’s stacked total?

Yes. Fiscal year 2026 obligations in Virginia are $11.8B. Delaware’s stacked stock is $478.5M. FY2026 in Delaware is $39.4M. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. The latest-year cut in Virginia exceeds Delaware’s all-years file.

Are Delaware vs Virginia figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $478.5M and $110.8B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $39.4M and $11.8B, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($37.43 vs $1,344.24) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.