Idaho vs Vermont on USAspending: $1.2B vs $1.0B

Close ratios, unmatched scale and recency

Idaho versus Vermont is one of the closer per-capita pairs in this slice: $80.33 versus $72.92. Stacked dollars still favor Idaho, $1.2B versus $1.0B, because Idaho has 2,001,619 residents against Vermont’s 648,493. Intensity is not the split. Scale is. Cite USAspending.gov.

FY2026 is less close than the ratios: $160.8M versus $47.3M. Recency follows Idaho’s larger file. Vermont’s missile-parts peak does not produce a matching latest-year total. Treat FY2026 as an obligation slice, not Treasury cash.

Award volume follows scale, 29,667 versus 12,020. Row count is not average award size. Do not invent a mean from those totals. Outlays are omitted.

Building construction versus missile and space vehicle parts

Idaho’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. Vermont’s is other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Close per-capita readings do not make those mix labels interchangeable.

Use the Idaho and Vermont state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not listed. Vermont’s specialized manufacturing peak sits on 12,020 awards and $72.92 per capita.

FY2026: $160.8M versus $47.3M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $160.8M in Idaho and $47.3M in Vermont. Recency widens Idaho’s lead beyond the close per-capita pair. Treat the year as a recency slice of USAspending.gov obligations, not as Treasury cash already paid.

Do not divide $160.8M or $47.3M by 29,667 or 12,020 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $80.33 and $72.92 already sits beside Census counts of 2,001,619 and 648,493. Cite USAspending.gov for both the stacked stocks ($1.2B vs $1.0B) and the latest-year amounts.

A specialized Vermont peak on a matched-ish ratio

Vermont’s $72.92 on 648,493 residents stays near Idaho’s $80.33 even while $1.0B trails $1.2B. That is the opposite of a small-state intensity spike. The missile-parts peak is mix on a cooler-to-even ratio.

Idaho’s extra people, extra awards, and $160.8M FY2026 slice still mark the larger file. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep every dollar figure labeled as an obligation.

How to read Idaho versus Vermont

Read the comparison hub for the tables and the Idaho and Vermont hubs for agencies and recipients. Stacked stocks are $1.2B versus $1.0B. FY2026 obligations are $160.8M versus $47.3M. Awards are 29,667 versus 12,020. Population is 2,001,619 versus 648,493. Spending per capita is $80.33 versus $72.92. Lead industries are commercial and institutional building construction versus other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment 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 Vermont is a close-ratio pair with unmatched scale: $80.33 versus $72.92 on Census counts of 2,001,619 versus 648,493, and a FY2026 cliff of $160.8M versus $47.3M. 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. Vermont's packet cuts are $1.0B stacked, $47.3M in FY2026, 12,020 awards, 648,493 residents, and $72.92 per capita, with other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment 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 12,020. Use the comparison hub for the tables. The Idaho and Vermont state hubs hold agencies and recipients. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $80.33 and $72.92 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios. Keep $1.2B and $1.0B labeled as stacked obligation stocks, not as FY2026 cash and not as outlays. Recency slices of $160.8M and $47.3M remain obligation cuts for fiscal year 2026. Population figures are Census counts. commercial and institutional building construction and other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing remain mix labels, not proofs of a typical award and not substitutes for the stacked ranking of $1.2B versus $1.0B. FY2026 amounts of $160.8M and $47.3M should not be divided by all-years award counts of 29,667 and 12,020. Cite USAspending.gov for the stacked stocks, the latest-year slice, and the Census-based ratios. Keep 29,667 and 12,020 labeled as all-years award totals rather than as FY2026 denominators. Outlays remain unpublished.

Questions

Does Idaho or Vermont have more federal spending?

Stacked USAspending.gov obligations are $1.2B in Idaho and $1.0B in Vermont. Spending per capita is $80.33 versus $72.92 on 2,001,619 and 648,493 residents. Award counts are 29,667 versus 12,020. FY2026 obligations are $160.8M in Idaho and $47.3M in Vermont. Both dollar series are obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Idaho and Vermont?

Idaho's top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Vermont's is other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $1.2B and $1.0B. Award counts are 29,667 in Idaho and 12,020 in Vermont. The rest of each mix sits outside those peaks on USAspending.gov obligation files.

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

The packet reports $80.33 per capita in Idaho on 2,001,619 residents and $72.92 in Vermont on 648,493 residents. Stacked stocks are $1.2B versus $1.0B. Award counts are 29,667 versus 12,020. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. FY2026 amounts are $160.8M versus $47.3M.

Are Idaho vs Vermont figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $1.2B and $1.0B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $160.8M and $47.3M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag behind commitments. Spending per capita ($80.33 vs $72.92) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays.