Iowa vs Kansas on USAspending: $3.84B vs $2.91B

Neighboring Plains states, a $930 million stock gap

Iowa’s $3.84B stacked total is about 1.32 times Kansas’s $2.91B. Populations are near neighbors: Iowa’s 3,241,488 versus Kansas’s 2,970,606, about 1.09 times. Intensity therefore tracks the dollar lead more than headcount: $127.17 per capita in Iowa and $67.40 in Kansas, about 1.89 times. Those ratios are packet figures of USAspending.gov obligations beside Census population. They are not outlays per resident.

Kansas files more awards, 71,423 against Iowa’s 48,706. The busier Kansas file still trails on stacked dollars and on the per-capita ratio. A thicker action list is not the same as a larger obligation stock. Iowa’s $3.84B sits on fewer rows.

This pair is useful because the Census counts are similar. When population is close, the $3.84B versus $2.91B gap shows up cleanly in the per-capita column.

Wireless communications equipment versus computer systems design

Iowa’s lead NAICS is radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment manufacturing. Kansas’s lead NAICS is computer systems design services. Hardware manufacturing is Iowa’s peak on $3.84B. Systems-design services is Kansas’s peak on $2.91B. Those labels are the largest slices, not complete industrial profiles.

The Iowa and Kansas state hubs list agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Neither peak is an outlay series.

FY2026: Iowa’s $412.2M against Kansas’s $200.2M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $412.2M in Iowa and $200.2M in Kansas. Recency follows the stacked ranking. $412.2M is about 2.06 times $200.2M, a wider relative gap than the all-years $3.84B versus $2.91B. Iowa’s lead is larger in the latest year than in the stacked file.

Read FY2026 as an obligation recency slice. Do not divide $412.2M or $200.2M by 48,706 or 71,423 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $127.17 and $67.40 already uses Census counts of 3,241,488 and 2,970,606.

Kansas wins the row count and loses the dollar count

Kansas’s 71,423 awards are about 1.47 times Iowa’s 48,706. Iowa’s $3.84B is about 1.32 times Kansas’s $2.91B. More actions in Kansas sit on fewer dollars. Iowa’s wireless-equipment peak and Kansas’s computer-systems peak are different ways to fill a Plains obligation file; only Iowa’s file is larger on stock and hotter on $127.17 versus $67.40.

Population does not explain the intensity gap. 3,241,488 versus 2,970,606 is a small Census difference. The $930 million stock gap does the work.

Because 3,241,488 and 2,970,606 are close Census counts, Iowa’s $3.84B versus Kansas’s $2.91B is the column that does the work. Spending per capita of $127.17 versus $67.40 follows. Kansas still wins 71,423 awards to Iowa’s 48,706, so a searcher who ranks only by action count will reverse the dollar ranking. Wireless communications equipment manufacturing versus computer systems design services is the remaining split. FY2026 obligations of $412.2M versus $200.2M keep Iowa ahead in the latest year. Obligations, not outlays.

How to read Iowa versus Kansas

Read Iowa first on stacked stock ($3.84B vs $2.91B), spending per capita ($127.17 vs $67.40), population (3,241,488 vs 2,970,606), and FY2026 ($412.2M vs $200.2M). Read Kansas first on awards (71,423 vs 48,706). Note wireless equipment manufacturing versus computer systems design. All cuts are obligations.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The Iowa and Kansas hubs hold state detail. Outlays stay off this page.

Adjacent Plains states as a population control

Iowa’s 3,241,488 residents and Kansas’s 2,970,606 residents are close enough that population does little work in this pair. Iowa’s $3.84B versus Kansas’s $2.91B therefore shows up in spending per capita, $127.17 versus $67.40, without a large Census alibi. Award counts still favor Kansas, 71,423 to 48,706. Computer systems design services as Kansas’s peak is a plausible generator of many actions on a smaller stock. Wireless communications equipment manufacturing as Iowa’s peak sits on the larger stock.

FY2026 obligations of $412.2M in Iowa and $200.2M in Kansas follow the stacked ranking and widen it. Treat those year slices as USAspending.gov obligations. Do not treat $127.17 or $67.40 as cash per resident. The Iowa and Kansas state hubs hold agencies and recipients. The comparison hub holds the side-by-side tables. Iowa’s $3.84B and Kansas’s $2.91B stay comparable only as USAspending.gov obligations, not as outlays.

Questions

Does Iowa or Kansas have more federal spending?

Iowa leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $3.84B to Kansas’s $2.91B. Iowa also leads spending per capita, $127.17 versus $67.40, on 3,241,488 residents against Kansas’s 2,970,606. Kansas has more awards (71,423 vs 48,706). FY2026 obligations are $412.2M in Iowa and $200.2M in Kansas.

Are Iowa and Kansas similar in population?

Census counts are 3,241,488 in Iowa and 2,970,606 in Kansas. That is a close pairing. Stacked obligations still differ, $3.84B versus $2.91B, which produces per-capita figures of $127.17 versus $67.40. The ratios are packet figures on USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Iowa and Kansas?

Iowa’s top industry is radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment manufacturing. Kansas’s is computer systems design services. Those labels sit on $3.84B and $2.91B. Award counts are 48,706 in Iowa and 71,423 in Kansas. Those NAICS labels are the largest slices on the stacked stocks, not complete industrial profiles.

Are Iowa vs Kansas figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $3.84B and $2.91B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $412.2M and $200.2M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($127.17 vs $67.40) uses Census population where present. Spending per capita uses Census population where present and should not be read as cash per resident.