Iowa vs Utah on USAspending: $3.84B vs $4.06B

Near-equal Census counts, Utah’s larger stock

Utah’s $4.06B is about 1.06 times Iowa’s $3.84B. Population is about 1.08 times: 3,503,613 versus 3,241,488. Dollars and people move together on the stacked file. Intensity does not stay that tight. Spending per capita is $199.06 in Utah and $127.17 in Iowa, packet figures beside those Census counts.

Award counts go to Iowa, 48,706 versus 26,509. Iowa’s file is busier in rows on a slightly smaller dollar stock. Utah’s 26,509 actions on $4.06B are fewer and still sit beside the hotter per-capita reading.

FY2026 then stretches Utah’s dollar lead. $697.4M versus $412.2M is a larger multiple than the stacked 1.06 times. Recency and stock point the same way, with recency the louder gap. Iowa’s 3,241,488 residents and Utah’s 3,503,613 residents are close enough that $3.84B versus $4.06B and $127.17 versus $199.06 have to be read as a dollar-and-ratio story, not a headcount story.

Wireless communications equipment versus nonferrous metal

Iowa’s lead NAICS is radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment manufacturing. Utah’s lead NAICS is nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) rolling, drawing, and extruding. Those peaks sit on $3.84B and $4.06B. A wireless-equipment lead is a first filter on the Iowa mix; a metal-rolling lead is a first filter on the Utah mix.

The 48,706 Iowa awards and 26,509 Utah awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Iowa and Utah state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

FY2026: Utah’s $697.4M versus Iowa’s $412.2M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $697.4M in Utah and $412.2M in Iowa. Recency preserves Utah’s stacked dollar lead and widens it. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash.

Do not divide $697.4M or $412.2M by 26,509 or 48,706 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $199.06 and $127.17 already sits beside Census counts of 3,503,613 and 3,241,488 in the packet.

Two Midwest-to-mountain Census bands

3,241,488 versus 3,503,613 is a small population gap. $3.84B versus $4.06B is a small stacked gap. $127.17 versus $199.06 is the intensity ranking that opens up. Award volume of 48,706 versus 26,509 opens up as well, in Iowa’s favor on rows.

Keep those per-capita figures labeled as Census-based packet figures on USAspending.gov obligations. They are not outlays per resident.

How to read Iowa versus Utah

Read Utah first on stacked dollars ($4.06B vs $3.84B), per capita ($199.06 vs $127.17), and FY2026 ($697.4M vs $412.2M). Read Iowa first on awards (48,706 vs 26,509). Note wireless communications equipment versus nonferrous metal. All cuts are obligations.

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

Wireless equipment and metal mills on one obligation series

Iowa’s $3.84B and Utah’s $4.06B are USAspending.gov obligations on Census counts of 3,241,488 and 3,503,613. Radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment manufacturing versus nonferrous metal rolling is the industry split. FY2026’s $412.2M versus $697.4M widens Utah’s dollar lead on recency. Outlays are not in the packet.

Spending per capita of $127.17 and $199.06 sits beside those Census counts. Award counts of 48,706 and 26,509 go to Iowa on rows. Use the Iowa and Utah hubs for agencies and recipients. The comparison hub holds the side-by-side tables.

Iowa’s 48,706 awards on $3.84B versus Utah’s 26,509 awards on $4.06B is the row gap. FY2026 of $412.2M versus $697.4M is the recency gap. Per capita of $127.17 versus $199.06 sits beside Census counts of 3,241,488 and 3,503,613. Wireless communications equipment versus nonferrous metal rolling is mix. None of those figures is an outlay.

Questions

Does Iowa or Utah have more federal spending?

Utah leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $4.06B to Iowa’s $3.84B. Utah also leads spending per capita, $199.06 versus $127.17, on 3,503,613 residents against Iowa’s 3,241,488. Iowa has more awards (48,706 vs 26,509). FY2026 obligations are $412.2M in Iowa and $697.4M in Utah.

Are Iowa and Utah similar in population?

Yes, on the Census counts in this packet: 3,241,488 in Iowa and 3,503,613 in Utah. Stacked obligations are also close, $3.84B versus $4.06B. Spending per capita is $127.17 versus $199.06. Award counts are 48,706 versus 26,509. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Iowa and Utah?

Iowa’s top industry is radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment manufacturing. Utah’s is nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) rolling, drawing, and extruding. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $3.84B and $4.06B. Award counts are 48,706 in Iowa and 26,509 in Utah.

Are Iowa vs Utah figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $3.84B and $4.06B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $412.2M and $697.4M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($127.17 vs $199.06) uses Census population where present.