Idaho vs Nebraska on USAspending: $1.2B vs $1.2B

Twin Census counts, unmatched intensity

Idaho and Nebraska sit within a few thousand people of each other: 2,001,619 versus 2,005,465. That is as close as Census counts get in this slice. Stacked USAspending.gov obligations also sit together at $1.2B versus $1.2B. A matched headcount and a matched stock would usually produce matched ratios. They do not. Nebraska’s $175.68 per capita versus Idaho’s $80.33 is the split that remains.

Award volume leans Nebraska, 36,000 versus 29,667, without opening a stacked-dollar gap. The extra Nebraska rows sit beside the hotter ratio and the $352.3M FY2026 lead. Idaho’s slightly thinner log sits beside $80.33. Row count is not average award size. Cite USAspending.gov. Do not invent a mean from 36,000 or 29,667.

A twin-population pair is useful because it removes the usual scale excuse. Idaho’s cooler $80.33 reading is not a smaller-state artifact. Nebraska’s hotter $175.68 reading is not a larger-state artifact. Both states have about two million people. The obligation intensity still differs.

Building construction versus other computer related services

Idaho’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. Nebraska’s is other computer related services. A construction peak and a computer-services peak on matched $1.2B stocks and matched Census counts are different mixes. Construction is a first read on Idaho. Computer related services are a first read on Nebraska.

Nebraska’s services peak sits beside $175.68 per capita, 36,000 awards, and $352.3M in FY2026. Idaho’s construction peak sits beside $80.33, 29,667 awards, and $160.8M. Use the Idaho and Nebraska state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not listed.

FY2026: $160.8M versus $352.3M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $160.8M in Idaho and $352.3M in Nebraska. Recency follows Nebraska’s hotter ratio, not the matched stacked stocks. Treat the year as a recency slice of USAspending.gov obligations, not as Treasury cash already paid.

Do not divide $160.8M or $352.3M by 29,667 or 36,000 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $80.33 and $175.68 already sits beside Census counts of 2,001,619 and 2,005,465. Cite USAspending.gov for both the stacked stocks ($1.2B vs $1.2B) and the latest-year amounts.

What a 2,001,619 versus 2,005,465 pair is for

When population is this close, per capita becomes the honest ranking. Nebraska’s $175.68 versus Idaho’s $80.33 is that ranking. FY2026 of $352.3M versus $160.8M agrees. The $1.2B versus $1.2B stacked totals do not contradict those cuts; they just do not display the intensity gap.

Keep every dollar figure labeled as a USAspending.gov obligation. Twin Census counts do not make the files interchangeable. Cite USAspending.gov.

How to read Idaho versus Nebraska

Read the comparison hub for the tables and the Idaho and Nebraska hubs for agencies and recipients. Stacked stocks are $1.2B versus $1.2B. FY2026 obligations are $160.8M versus $352.3M. Awards are 29,667 versus 36,000. Population is 2,001,619 versus 2,005,465. Spending per capita is $80.33 versus $175.68. Lead industries are commercial and institutional building construction versus other computer related services. Outlays are a different series. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep every dollar figure labeled as an obligation.

Obligations, outlays, and the packet's cuts

Idaho and Nebraska are the twin-population pair in this slice: almost the same Census count, almost the same stacked stock, and still a doubled Nebraska per-capita reading. Idaho's packet cuts are $1.2B stacked, $160.8M in FY2026, 29,667 awards, 2,001,619 residents, and $80.33 per capita, with commercial and institutional building construction as the lead NAICS. Nebraska's packet cuts are $1.2B stacked, $352.3M in FY2026, 36,000 awards, 2,005,465 residents, and $175.68 per capita, with other computer related services as the lead NAICS. An obligation is a commitment recorded in USAspending.gov. An outlay is cash paid later and is not in this packet. Do not invent average award size from 29,667 or 36,000. Use the comparison hub for the tables. The Idaho and Nebraska state hubs hold agencies and recipients. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $80.33 and $175.68 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios. Keep $1.2B and $1.2B labeled as stacked obligation stocks, not as FY2026 cash and not as outlays. Recency slices of $160.8M and $352.3M remain obligation cuts for fiscal year 2026. Population figures are Census counts.

Questions

Does Idaho or Nebraska have more federal spending?

Stacked USAspending.gov obligations are $1.2B in Idaho and $1.2B in Nebraska. Spending per capita is $80.33 versus $175.68 on 2,001,619 and 2,005,465 residents. Award counts are 29,667 versus 36,000. FY2026 obligations are $160.8M in Idaho and $352.3M in Nebraska. Both dollar series are obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Idaho and Nebraska?

Idaho's top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Nebraska's is other computer related services. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $1.2B and $1.2B. Award counts are 29,667 in Idaho and 36,000 in Nebraska. The rest of each mix sits outside those peaks on USAspending.gov obligation files.

How do Idaho and Nebraska compare on a per-capita basis?

The packet reports $80.33 per capita in Idaho on 2,001,619 residents and $175.68 in Nebraska on 2,005,465 residents. Stacked stocks are $1.2B versus $1.2B. Award counts are 29,667 versus 36,000. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. FY2026 amounts are $160.8M versus $352.3M.

Are Idaho vs Nebraska figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $1.2B and $1.2B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $160.8M and $352.3M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag behind commitments. Spending per capita ($80.33 vs $175.68) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays.