Iowa vs Oregon on USAspending: $3.84B vs $2.67B

Oregon’s extra million residents, Iowa’s extra dollars

Iowa’s $3.84B is the larger stacked total. Oregon’s $2.67B sits on a bigger Census count: 4,272,371 versus 3,241,488. The per-person reading therefore favors Iowa: $127.17 versus $56.06. Headcount does not set the dollar ranking on this pair.

Award volume also favors Iowa, 48,706 versus 36,965. Iowa’s file is busier in rows and larger in stock. Oregon’s 36,965 actions on $2.67B are fewer on a smaller total.

FY2026 keeps Iowa ahead on recency: $412.2M versus $239.5M. That latest-year cut is a slice of the obligation series. Cite USAspending.gov for both the stacked stocks and the FY2026 amounts.

Wireless equipment versus forestry support

Iowa’s lead NAICS is radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment manufacturing. Oregon’s lead NAICS is support activities for forestry. Those peaks sit on $3.84B and $2.67B. A wireless-equipment lead is a first filter on the Iowa mix; a forestry-support lead is a first filter on the Oregon mix.

The 48,706 Iowa awards and 36,965 Oregon awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Iowa and Oregon state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

FY2026 recency: $412.2M versus $239.5M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $412.2M in Iowa and $239.5M in Oregon. Recency preserves Iowa’s stacked dollar lead. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash.

Do not divide $412.2M or $239.5M by 48,706 or 36,965 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $127.17 and $56.06 already sits beside Census counts of 3,241,488 and 4,272,371 in the packet.

Two coasts of the same obligation table

Oregon’s 4,272,371 residents exceed Iowa’s 3,241,488. Iowa still leads on $3.84B versus $2.67B, on $127.17 versus $56.06 per capita, and on 48,706 versus 36,965 awards. The Pacific Census count does not produce the larger USAspending.gov stock.

Keep those per-capita figures labeled as Census-based packet figures on USAspending.gov obligations. They are not outlays per resident. The comparison hub holds the side-by-side tables.

Midwest dollars, Pacific headcount

Oregon’s 4,272,371 residents exceed Iowa’s 3,241,488. Iowa still holds $3.84B versus $2.67B. That inversion is why $127.17 per capita exceeds $56.06. USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays, are the dollar series.

Iowa’s 48,706 awards also exceed Oregon’s 36,965. Iowa leads stock, rows, intensity, and FY2026 ($412.2M vs $239.5M). Oregon leads only the Census count. Radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment manufacturing versus support activities for forestry is the industry split.

FY2026 of $412.2M versus $239.5M is a recency slice of the same obligation series. Cash outlays are not in the packet. Use the Iowa and Oregon state hubs for agencies and recipients.

The packet does not rank waste, need, or program quality. It reports $3.84B and $2.67B in obligations, 48,706 and 36,965 awards, Census counts of 3,241,488 and 4,272,371, and per-capita figures of $127.17 and $56.06.

Those are USAspending.gov obligation cuts plus Census where present. Outlays would require a different series. The comparison hub is the place to read the tables without converting commitments into cash.

How to read Iowa versus Oregon

Read Iowa first on stacked dollars ($3.84B vs $2.67B), awards (48,706 vs 36,965), spending per capita ($127.17 vs $56.06), and FY2026 ($412.2M vs $239.5M). Read Oregon first on population (4,272,371 vs 3,241,488). Note wireless equipment versus forestry support.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The Iowa and Oregon hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different series.

Questions

Does Iowa or Oregon have more federal spending?

Iowa leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $3.84B to Oregon’s $2.67B. Iowa also leads spending per capita, $127.17 versus $56.06, and awards, 48,706 versus 36,965. Oregon has more residents (4,272,371 vs 3,241,488). FY2026 obligations are $412.2M in Iowa and $239.5M in Oregon.

Why is Iowa’s per-capita figure higher than Oregon’s?

The packet reports $127.17 per capita in Iowa on 3,241,488 residents and $56.06 in Oregon on 4,272,371. Stacked stocks are $3.84B versus $2.67B. Award counts are 48,706 versus 36,965. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Iowa and Oregon?

Iowa’s top industry is radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment manufacturing. Oregon’s is support activities for forestry. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $3.84B and $2.67B. Award counts are 48,706 in Iowa and 36,965 in Oregon.

Are Iowa vs Oregon figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $3.84B and $2.67B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $412.2M and $239.5M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($127.17 vs $56.06) uses Census population where present.