Iowa vs Nevada on USAspending: $3.84B vs $2.86B

Nearly the same population, a $980 million stock gap

Iowa’s $3.84B stacked total is about 1.34 times Nevada’s $2.86B. Census counts barely separate: 3,241,488 versus 3,267,467. Packet spending per capita still favors Nevada, $171.84 versus Iowa’s $127.17. Those ratios sit beside the Census counts and the FY2026 slice, where Nevada’s $561.5M exceeds Iowa’s $412.2M. Cite them as published USAspending.gov obligation figures, not as outlays per resident and not as a recomputation of the stacked stock.

Award counts are also close: 48,706 in Iowa and 45,442 in Nevada. This pair is not a row-volume story. It is a stacked-stock versus recency-and-intensity story between two manufacturing peaks on nearly equal populations.

Treat 3,241,488 versus 3,267,467 as a matched-population pair and the remaining columns become the story. Iowa’s $3.84B stacked stock versus Nevada’s $2.86B is one ranking. Nevada’s $171.84 per capita versus Iowa’s $127.17 is another. Nevada’s $561.5M FY2026 versus Iowa’s $412.2M is a third. Award counts of 48,706 versus 45,442 barely separate. Wireless communications equipment manufacturing versus automobile manufacturing is the NAICS split. Census size is not doing the work. Cite the published packet ratios as USAspending.gov obligations, not as outlays and not as a recomputation of the stacked stocks.

Wireless communications equipment versus automobile manufacturing

Iowa’s lead NAICS is radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment manufacturing. Nevada’s lead NAICS is automobile manufacturing. Hardware manufacturing is Iowa’s peak on $3.84B. Auto manufacturing is Nevada’s peak on $2.86B. Two manufacturing files, two different products, similar award counts (48,706 vs 45,442).

Those labels are the largest NAICS slices, not complete profiles. The Iowa and Nevada state hubs list agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

FY2026: Nevada’s $561.5M versus Iowa’s $412.2M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $561.5M in Nevada and $412.2M in Iowa. Recency reverses the stacked ranking. $561.5M is about 1.36 times $412.2M, while the all-years stock still favors Iowa $3.84B to $2.86B. Nevada’s latest year is larger even though Iowa’s stacked file is larger.

Read FY2026 as an obligation year slice. Do not divide $561.5M or $412.2M by 45,442 or 48,706 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $171.84 and $127.17 already sits beside Census counts of 3,267,467 and 3,241,488 in the packet.

A matched-population pair that still splits on dollars

3,241,488 versus 3,267,467 is as close a Census pairing as this batch offers. Award counts of 48,706 versus 45,442 are also close. The splits that remain are stacked stock ($3.84B vs $2.86B for Iowa), spending per capita ($171.84 vs $127.17 for Nevada), FY2026 ($561.5M vs $412.2M for Nevada), and the industry peaks (wireless equipment vs autos).

A matched-population comparison is useful because it isolates the dollar and industry columns. People are not doing the work of separating these two states.

How to read Iowa versus Nevada

Read Iowa first on stacked stock ($3.84B vs $2.86B) and awards (48,706 vs 45,442). Read Nevada first on spending per capita ($171.84 vs $127.17), population (3,267,467 vs 3,241,488), and FY2026 ($561.5M vs $412.2M). Note wireless equipment manufacturing versus automobile manufacturing. All cuts are obligations.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The Iowa and Nevada hubs hold state detail. Outlays are not used.

Matched population isolates the dollar and recency columns

Iowa’s 3,241,488 residents and Nevada’s 3,267,467 residents are a near match. Award counts of 48,706 and 45,442 are also close. The remaining splits are stacked stock ($3.84B vs $2.86B for Iowa), spending per capita ($171.84 vs $127.17 for Nevada), FY2026 ($561.5M vs $412.2M for Nevada), and the peaks: wireless communications equipment manufacturing versus automobile manufacturing. A matched-population pair is useful because Census size is not doing the separating.

The published per-capita figures sit beside those Census counts and beside the FY2026 slice, where Nevada leads. Do not recompute $171.84 or $127.17 from the stacked $3.84B and $2.86B. Do not treat any of these amounts as outlays. The Iowa and Nevada state hubs list agencies and recipients. The comparison hub holds the tables. Iowa’s $3.84B and Nevada’s $2.86B stay comparable only as USAspending.gov obligations, not as Treasury outlays.

Questions

Does Iowa or Nevada have more federal spending?

Iowa leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $3.84B to Nevada’s $2.86B. Nevada leads spending per capita, $171.84 versus $127.17, on 3,267,467 residents against Iowa’s 3,241,488. Award counts are close (48,706 vs 45,442). FY2026 obligations are $412.2M in Iowa and $561.5M in Nevada.

Are Iowa and Nevada similar in population?

Census counts are 3,241,488 in Iowa and 3,267,467 in Nevada. That is a near match. Stacked obligations still differ, $3.84B versus $2.86B. Packet per-capita figures are $127.17 versus $171.84. The ratios are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. Cite only the packet ratios; do not treat them as cash per resident or as a forecast.

What industries lead in Iowa and Nevada?

Iowa’s top industry is radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment manufacturing. Nevada’s is automobile manufacturing. Those labels sit on $3.84B and $2.86B. Award counts are 48,706 in Iowa and 45,442 in Nevada. Those NAICS labels are the largest slices on the stacked stocks, not complete industrial profiles.

Are Iowa vs Nevada figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $3.84B and $2.86B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $412.2M and $561.5M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($127.17 vs $171.84) uses Census population where present. Spending per capita uses Census population where present and should not be read as cash per resident.