Idaho vs Virginia on USAspending: $1.2B in construction-led obligations

Idaho’s $1.2B against Virginia’s $110.8B

These totals are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Idaho’s $1.2B is about 1 percent of Virginia’s $110.8B. Award counts are 29,667 versus 1,116,647. Idaho’s federal-award file is a modest construction-tinged set, not a professional-services superfile.

Population (2,001,619 vs 8,811,195) is about 4.4-to-1. Obligations are about 92-to-1. The extra gap is intensity. Idaho grows in Census counts; this table still shows a light federal-award load next to Virginia.

Eighty dollars per person vs $1,344

Idaho’s $80.33 per capita uses $1.2B and 2,001,619 residents. Virginia’s $1,344.24 uses $110.8B and 8,811,195. After dividing by people, Idaho sits in the low-intensity band occupied by several interior states in this comparison wave.

A $80.33 reading is not a poverty index. It is federal award obligations per resident in this aggregate. Idaho can add private jobs and still show that rate if those jobs are not USAspending place-of-performance work.

Idaho’s 2,001,619 residents would, in a population-only story, imply a thicker federal-award file than $1.2B. This aggregate does not tell that story. Spending per capita is $80.33 versus Virginia’s $1,344.24 on 8,811,195 residents. Award counts are 29,667 versus 1,116,647. FY2026 obligations are $160.8M versus $11.8B. Commercial and institutional building construction is Idaho’s largest slice; other computer related services is Virginia’s. Private-sector growth in Idaho does not automatically post to USAspending.gov as place-of-performance obligations. The $1.2B versus $110.8B comparison stays on that award definition and does not import Treasury outlays.

Federal construction in Idaho vs computer services in Virginia

Idaho’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Virginia’s is other computer related services. Labs, bases, and federal buildings in Idaho produce a different lead slice than IT-services awards around Virginia agencies.

Construction files tend to be lumpy; services files tend to be crowded. That contrast fits 29,667 versus 1,116,647 awards and $1.2B versus $110.8B. The labels are the largest grouping, not a complete NAICS list.

FY2026: $160.8M vs $11.8B

FY2026 obligations are $160.8M in Idaho and $11.8B in Virginia. Idaho’s latest year is a noticeable share of $1.2B; Virginia’s $11.8B is one year of $110.8B. Construction can span fiscal years, so stacked totals and FY2026 answer different questions. Both are obligations from USAspending.gov.

Idaho’s $160.8M in FY2026 is recency inside $1.2B. Construction awards can be obligated when a facility is funded and then pay out later. Virginia’s $11.8B inside $110.8B is a much larger current booking. Do not divide $160.8M by Idaho’s 29,667 all-years awards. Per capita of $80.33 on 2,001,619 residents versus $1,344.24 on 8,811,195 residents is the intensity comparison. Cite USAspending.gov obligations in both the latest-year and stacked columns.

Interior growth vs capital-region density

This comparison does not forecast Idaho’s private boom or Virginia’s contractor market. It reports $1.2B vs $110.8B in obligations. Outlays can lag. Open the Idaho and Virginia state pages for agencies and recipients. This page only scores Idaho’s $1.2B against Virginia’s $110.8B. Construction versus computer services is the mix on this pair. USAspending.gov obligations are the unit. Growing private employment in Idaho does not automatically appear in the $1.2B column.

Idaho’s Census growth is not a USAspending forecast. The $1.2B column moves when awards carry an Idaho place of performance, not when private payrolls rise. Commercial and institutional building construction versus other computer related services is mix. Award counts of 29,667 versus 1,116,647 describe crowding. Outlays can lag. Open the Idaho and Virginia hubs for agencies and recipients.

How to read Idaho without importing other states’ stories

Idaho’s facts are $1.2B, 29,667 awards, $80.33 per capita, 2,001,619 residents, commercial and institutional building construction, and $160.8M in FY2026. Virginia’s facts are $110.8B, 1,116,647 awards, $1,344.24, 8,811,195 residents, other computer related services, and $11.8B in FY2026. Those two lists are the comparison.

Construction lumpiness can move Idaho’s $1.2B on a modest number of facilities actions. That is a texture note, not a forecast. Obligations are not Treasury outlays. Open the Idaho and Virginia hubs for agencies and recipients.

Questions

How much federal spending is in Idaho vs Virginia?

Idaho has $1.2B in USAspending.gov obligations and 29,667 awards; Virginia has $110.8B and 1,116,647 awards. Spending per capita is $80.33 versus $1,344.24 on populations of 2,001,619 and 8,811,195. FY2026 obligations are $160.8M and $11.8B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays. Those figures remain USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance, not Treasury outlays and not a score of which state deserves more work.

What is Idaho’s top federal contracting industry vs Virginia’s?

Idaho’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Virginia’s is other computer related services. Those slices sit on $1.2B and $110.8B in obligations. Construction and computer-related services are different federal customers and help explain unlike award textures. Those figures remain USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance, not Treasury outlays and not a score of which state deserves more work.

Is Idaho close to Virginia in spending per capita?

No. Idaho is at $80.33 per person; Virginia is at $1,344.24. Idaho’s $1.2B is divided across 2,001,619 residents; Virginia’s $110.8B is divided across 8,811,195. The per-capita gap remains large after population is removed. Those figures remain USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance, not Treasury outlays and not a score of which state deserves more work.

Are Idaho vs Virginia figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag on multi-year construction. The $1.2B and $110.8B totals and FY2026 amounts of $160.8M and $11.8B measure award commitments by place of performance. Those figures remain USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance, not Treasury outlays and not a score of which state deserves more work.