Idaho vs Rhode Island on USAspending: $1.2B vs $880.6M

Construction scale against a confectionery-led smaller stock

Idaho versus Rhode Island is not an intensity inversion. Idaho leads stacked dollars ($1.2B vs $880.6M), per capita ($80.33 vs $71.48), awards (29,667 vs 11,923), population (2,001,619 vs 1,112,308), and FY2026 ($160.8M vs $79.5M). The distinctive cut is mix: construction versus confectionery. Cite USAspending.gov.

Rhode Island’s $71.48 ratio on 1,112,308 residents is cooler than Idaho’s $80.33, not a small-state spike. The confectionery peak sits on that cooler reading. A smaller Census count does not heat the ratio here.

FY2026 of $160.8M versus $79.5M follows Idaho. Treat both amounts as obligation slices. Outlays are omitted. Row count is not average award size. Do not invent a mean from 29,667 or 11,923. Census counts of 2,001,619 versus 1,112,308 belong with the $80.33 and $71.48 readings on USAspending.gov obligations. Keep both ratios labeled as packet figures.

Building construction versus nonchocolate confectionery

Idaho’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. Rhode Island’s is nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing. A construction peak on $1.2B and a confectionery peak on $880.6M are different mixes.

Use the Idaho and Rhode Island state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not listed. Food-manufacturing and construction labels are first reads, not the whole file.

FY2026: $160.8M versus $79.5M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $160.8M in Idaho and $79.5M in Rhode Island. Recency preserves Idaho’s stacked lead; confectionery does not invert FY2026. Treat the year as a recency slice of USAspending.gov obligations, not as Treasury cash already paid.

Do not divide $160.8M or $79.5M by 29,667 or 11,923 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $80.33 and $71.48 already sits beside Census counts of 2,001,619 and 1,112,308. Cite USAspending.gov for both the stacked stocks ($1.2B vs $880.6M) and the latest-year amounts.

What the moderate per-capita band still hides

$80.33 versus $71.48 looks closer than $1.2B versus $880.6M and closer than 29,667 versus 11,923 awards. Ratio closeness is not file sameness. Idaho remains the larger, busier construction-led stock.

Keep every dollar figure labeled as a USAspending.gov obligation. Cite USAspending.gov. Read mix and dollars as separate cuts.

How to read Idaho versus Rhode Island

Read the comparison hub for the tables and the Idaho and Rhode Island hubs for agencies and recipients. Stacked stocks are $1.2B versus $880.6M. FY2026 obligations are $160.8M versus $79.5M. Awards are 29,667 versus 11,923. Population is 2,001,619 versus 1,112,308. Spending per capita is $80.33 versus $71.48. Lead industries are commercial and institutional building construction versus nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing. Outlays are a different series. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep every dollar figure labeled as an obligation.

Obligations, outlays, and the packet's cuts

Idaho versus Rhode Island is a same-direction pair on dollars and intensity, split mainly by mix: construction on $1.2B against confectionery on $880.6M. 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. Rhode Island's packet cuts are $880.6M stacked, $79.5M in FY2026, 11,923 awards, 1,112,308 residents, and $71.48 per capita, with nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing 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 11,923. Use the comparison hub for the tables. The Idaho and Rhode Island state hubs hold agencies and recipients. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $80.33 and $71.48 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios. Keep $1.2B and $880.6M labeled as stacked obligation stocks, not as FY2026 cash and not as outlays. Recency slices of $160.8M and $79.5M remain obligation cuts for fiscal year 2026. Population figures are Census counts. commercial and institutional building construction and nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing remain mix labels, not proofs of a typical award and not substitutes for the stacked ranking of $1.2B versus $880.6M. FY2026 amounts of $160.8M and $79.5M should not be divided by all-years award counts of 29,667 and 11,923. Cite USAspending.gov for the stacked stocks, the latest-year slice, and the Census-based ratios. Keep 29,667 and 11,923 labeled as all-years award totals rather than as FY2026 denominators. Outlays remain unpublished.

Questions

Does Idaho or Rhode Island have more federal spending?

Stacked USAspending.gov obligations are $1.2B in Idaho and $880.6M in Rhode Island. Spending per capita is $80.33 versus $71.48 on 2,001,619 and 1,112,308 residents. Award counts are 29,667 versus 11,923. FY2026 obligations are $160.8M in Idaho and $79.5M in Rhode Island. Both dollar series are obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Idaho and Rhode Island?

Idaho's top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Rhode Island's is nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $1.2B and $880.6M. Award counts are 29,667 in Idaho and 11,923 in Rhode Island. The rest of each mix sits outside those peaks on USAspending.gov obligation files.

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

The packet reports $80.33 per capita in Idaho on 2,001,619 residents and $71.48 in Rhode Island on 1,112,308 residents. Stacked stocks are $1.2B versus $880.6M. Award counts are 29,667 versus 11,923. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. FY2026 amounts are $160.8M versus $79.5M.

Are Idaho vs Rhode Island figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $1.2B and $880.6M totals, and FY2026 amounts of $160.8M and $79.5M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag behind commitments. Spending per capita ($80.33 vs $71.48) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays.