Delaware vs Vermont on USAspending: $478.5M vs $1.0B

Two defense-adjacent peaks on unmatched stocks

Vermont’s $1.0B stacked stock is more than double Delaware’s $478.5M even though Vermont’s Census count is 648,493 and Delaware’s is 1,051,917. Intensity follows that inversion. $72.92 per capita in Vermont is about 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 runs the other way. Delaware’s 16,329 awards versus Vermont’s 12,020 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 12,020.

Armored vehicles versus guided-missile and space-vehicle parts

Delaware’s lead NAICS is military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component manufacturing. Vermont’s is other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Both peaks sit in defense manufacturing, but they are not the same label. Tanks and tank components are a first read on Delaware’s $478.5M mix. Missile and space-vehicle parts are a first read on Vermont’s $1.0B mix.

The 16,329 Delaware awards and 12,020 Vermont awards include many actions outside those two industries. Use the Delaware and Vermont state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.

FY2026: Vermont’s $47.3M versus Delaware’s $39.4M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $47.3M in Vermont and $39.4M in Delaware. Recency preserves Vermont’s stacked dollar lead, but the latest-year gap is narrower than the all-years gap. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash already paid.

Do not divide $47.3M or $39.4M by 12,020 or 16,329 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $72.92 and $37.43 already sits beside Census counts of 648,493 and 1,051,917. Cite USAspending.gov for both cuts.

What $72.92 looks like on 648,493 residents

Vermont’s $1.0B on 648,493 people produces $72.92 per capita, hotter than Delaware’s $37.43 on 1,051,917. The missile-and-space-parts peak sits on that hotter ratio and on 12,020 awards. The $47.3M 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 thicker action log on a cooler ratio. Read two small East Coast states as a shared defense-manufacturing theme on unmatched stocks. Keep every dollar figure labeled as a USAspending.gov obligation.

How to read Delaware versus Vermont

Read Vermont first on stacked dollars ($1.0B vs $478.5M), spending per capita ($72.92 vs $37.43), and FY2026 ($47.3M vs $39.4M). Read Delaware first on awards (16,329 vs 12,020) and population (1,051,917 vs 648,493). Note military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component manufacturing versus other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The Delaware and Vermont hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different series. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $37.43 and $72.92 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios.

Two defense-manufacturing peaks that still sit on different stocks

Military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component manufacturing in Delaware and other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing in Vermont are both defense-manufacturing first reads. They are not the same NAICS label and they do not sit on matched stocks. Vermont’s $1.0B, $72.92 per capita, 648,493 residents, 12,020 awards, and $47.3M FY2026 slice remain the larger dollar file. Delaware’s $478.5M, $37.43, 1,051,917 residents, 16,329 awards, and $39.4M remain the thicker action log.

A shared defense-manufacturing theme is not a matched obligation pair. Cite USAspending.gov. Outlays are not in the packet. Use the comparison hub for tables. Use the Delaware and Vermont hubs for agencies and recipients. Do not invent a mean from 16,329 or 12,020.

Questions

Does Delaware or Vermont have more federal spending?

Vermont leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $1.0B to Delaware’s $478.5M, spending per capita $72.92 to $37.43, and FY2026 obligations $47.3M to $39.4M. Delaware leads award volume 16,329 to 12,020. Population is 1,051,917 in Delaware and 648,493 in Vermont.

What industries lead in Delaware and Vermont?

Delaware’s top industry is military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component manufacturing. Vermont’s is other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $478.5M and $1.0B. Award counts are 16,329 in Delaware and 12,020 in Vermont.

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 $72.92 in Vermont on 648,493. 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 Vermont figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $478.5M and $1.0B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $39.4M and $47.3M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($37.43 vs $72.92) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.