Does Indiana or Kentucky have more federal spending?

Indiana leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $3.83B to Kentucky’s $3.82B — a near-tie. Kentucky leads spending per capita, $142.10 versus $80.53, on 4,588,372 residents against Indiana’s 6,924,275. Kentucky has more awards (140,157 vs 58,316). FY2026 obligations are $557.6M in Indiana and $652.0M in Kentucky.

Why is Kentucky’s per-capita figure higher than Indiana’s?

The packet reports $142.10 per capita in Kentucky on 4,588,372 residents and $80.53 in Indiana on 6,924,275. Stacked stocks are essentially tied ($3.82B vs $3.83B). Indiana has more people on the same obligation stock. Award counts are 58,316 versus 140,157. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Indiana and Kentucky?

Indiana’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Kentucky’s is couriers and express delivery services. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $3.83B and $3.82B. Award counts are 58,316 in Indiana and 140,157 in Kentucky.

Are Indiana vs Kentucky figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $3.83B and $3.82B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $557.6M and $652.0M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($80.53 vs $142.10) uses Census population where present.

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Indiana vs Kentucky on USAspending: $3.83B vs $3.82B

Indiana accounts for $3.83B in USAspending.gov obligations; Kentucky accounts for $3.82B. Neighboring states, neighboring stocks. Award counts are not neighboring: 140,157 in Kentucky against 58,316 in Indiana. Census counts are 6,924,275 and 4,588,372. Spending per capita favors Kentucky, $142.10 versus $80.53. FY2026 dollars also favor Kentucky, $652.0M versus $557.6M. Indiana’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction; Kentucky’s is couriers and express delivery services. The figures are obligations, not outlays.

Key figures

Indiana $3.83B vs Kentucky $3.82B in stacked USAspending obligations — a near-tie.
Kentucky per capita $142.10 vs Indiana $80.53 on 4,588,372 vs 6,924,275 residents.
Awards: 58,316 vs 140,157; FY2026 $557.6M vs $652.0M.
Top industries: commercial construction in Indiana; couriers in Kentucky.
Figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays.

A border pair with a courier-shaped award gap

Indiana’s $3.83B is about 1.00 times Kentucky’s $3.82B. Population favors Indiana, 6,924,275 versus 4,588,372, about 1.51 times. People outrun the dollar near-tie, which is the setup for Kentucky’s $142.10 per capita against Indiana’s $80.53. Cite those ratios as packet figures beside the Census counts.

Award counts belong to Kentucky, 140,157 versus 58,316, about 2.4 times as many rows on the same dollar shelf. Courier and express work can generate many actions. Indiana’s 58,316 awards on $3.83B are fewer.

FY2026 then hands Kentucky the latest-year dollar lead, $652.0M versus $557.6M. Stock stays with Indiana by a hair; recency and intensity stay with Kentucky. Indiana’s 6,924,275 residents versus Kentucky’s 4,588,372 is a real Census gap on $3.83B versus $3.82B; $80.53 versus $142.10 and 58,316 awards versus 140,157 awards go to Kentucky anyway.

Construction north of the Ohio, couriers south of it

Indiana’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. Kentucky’s lead NAICS is couriers and express delivery services. Those peaks sit on $3.83B and $3.82B. A shared border does not require a shared industry peak.

The 58,316 Indiana awards and 140,157 Kentucky awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Indiana and Kentucky state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

FY2026: Kentucky’s $652.0M versus Indiana’s $557.6M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $652.0M in Kentucky and $557.6M in Indiana. Recency flips the hair-thin stacked ranking. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash.

Do not divide $652.0M or $557.6M by 140,157 or 58,316 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $142.10 and $80.53 already sits beside Census counts of 4,588,372 and 6,924,275 in the packet.

Indiana’s extra people, Kentucky’s extra intensity

6,924,275 versus 4,588,372 is a real population gap. $3.83B versus $3.82B does not follow it. $80.53 versus $142.10 is the intensity consequence. Award volume of 58,316 versus 140,157 follows Kentucky’s courier peak more than Indiana’s headcount.

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

How to read Indiana versus Kentucky

Read the stacked stocks as a near-tie ($3.83B vs $3.82B). Read Kentucky first on intensity ($142.10 vs $80.53), awards (140,157 vs 58,316), and FY2026 ($652.0M vs $557.6M). Read Indiana first on population (6,924,275 vs 4,588,372). Note construction versus couriers. All cuts are obligations.

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

A border pair that still needs the outlay disclaimer

Indiana’s $3.83B and Kentucky’s $3.82B are USAspending.gov obligations. Commercial and institutional building construction versus couriers and express delivery services is the industry split across the Ohio River. Award counts of 58,316 and 140,157 follow the courier peak. FY2026’s $557.6M versus $652.0M is the recency ranking Kentucky wins.

Spending per capita of $80.53 and $142.10 sits beside Census counts of 6,924,275 and 4,588,372. Indiana has the people. Kentucky has the ratio, the rows, and the latest year. Use the Indiana and Kentucky hubs for agencies and recipients. The comparison hub holds the paired tables. None of these figures is an outlay.

Kentucky’s 140,157 awards on $3.82B versus Indiana’s 58,316 awards on $3.83B is the courier-shaped row gap. FY2026 of $652.0M versus $557.6M goes to Kentucky. Per capita of $142.10 versus $80.53 also goes to Kentucky. Construction versus couriers is mix. Census counts of 6,924,275 and 4,588,372 sit beside those packet ratios. All cuts are obligations.

Questions

Does Indiana or Kentucky have more federal spending?: Indiana leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $3.83B to Kentucky’s $3.82B — a near-tie. Kentucky leads spending per capita, $142.10 versus $80.53, on 4,588,372 residents against Indiana’s 6,924,275. Kentucky has more awards (140,157 vs 58,316). FY2026 obligations are $557.6M in Indiana and $652.0M in Kentucky.
Why is Kentucky’s per-capita figure higher than Indiana’s?: The packet reports $142.10 per capita in Kentucky on 4,588,372 residents and $80.53 in Indiana on 6,924,275. Stacked stocks are essentially tied ($3.82B vs $3.83B). Indiana has more people on the same obligation stock. Award counts are 58,316 versus 140,157. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.
What industries lead in Indiana and Kentucky?: Indiana’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Kentucky’s is couriers and express delivery services. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $3.83B and $3.82B. Award counts are 58,316 in Indiana and 140,157 in Kentucky.
Are Indiana vs Kentucky figures Treasury outlays?: No. The $3.83B and $3.82B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $557.6M and $652.0M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($80.53 vs $142.10) uses Census population where present.

State comparison from SpendingVault aggregates of USAspending obligations. Per-capita uses Census population where present.