Indiana vs Tennessee on USAspending: $3.83B vs $3.58B

Two similar-size states, a recency ranking that flips

Indiana’s $3.83B is about 1.07 times Tennessee’s $3.58B. Population is about 0.96 times: 6,924,275 versus 7,227,750. The Census counts sit in the same band. Intensity stays close too: $80.53 in Indiana and $97.50 in Tennessee, packet figures beside those Census counts. Tennessee’s slightly larger population sits beside the hotter ratio.

Award counts also stay close, 58,316 in Indiana and 63,616 in Tennessee. Neither file is a row machine on the Kentucky or South Carolina scale. Tennessee’s 63,616 actions on $3.58B are a modest lead.

FY2026 is the ranking that opens up. $704.7M in Tennessee versus $557.6M in Indiana flips the stacked dollar lead. Recency belongs to Tennessee; the multi-year stock still belongs to Indiana. Indiana’s 6,924,275 residents and Tennessee’s 7,227,750 residents keep this pair in the same Census band on $3.83B versus $3.58B; $80.53 versus $97.50 and $557.6M versus $704.7M are the modest rankings Tennessee wins.

Construction in Indiana, couriers in Tennessee

Indiana’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. Tennessee’s lead NAICS is couriers and express delivery services. Those peaks sit on $3.83B and $3.58B. Two similar-size Midwest-to-South files can still peak in different codes.

The 58,316 Indiana awards and 63,616 Tennessee awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Indiana and Tennessee state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

FY2026: Tennessee’s $704.7M versus Indiana’s $557.6M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $704.7M in Tennessee and $557.6M in Indiana. Recency flips the stacked $3.83B versus $3.58B ranking. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash.

Do not divide $704.7M or $557.6M by 63,616 or 58,316 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $97.50 and $80.53 already sits beside Census counts of 7,227,750 and 6,924,275 in the packet.

Census counts in the same band

6,924,275 versus 7,227,750 is a small population gap. $3.83B versus $3.58B is a modest stock gap. $80.53 versus $97.50 is a modest intensity gap. Award volume of 58,316 versus 63,616 stays in the same band. This pair bunches on four cuts and separates on FY2026.

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 Tennessee

Read Indiana first on stacked dollars ($3.83B vs $3.58B). Read Tennessee first on intensity ($97.50 vs $80.53), a modest award lead (63,616 vs 58,316), population (7,227,750 vs 6,924,275), and FY2026 ($704.7M vs $557.6M). Note construction versus couriers. All cuts are obligations.

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

Similar Census bands, a recency ranking that flips

Indiana’s $3.83B and Tennessee’s $3.58B are USAspending.gov obligations on Census counts of 6,924,275 and 7,227,750. Commercial and institutional building construction versus couriers and express delivery services is the industry split. FY2026’s $557.6M versus $704.7M is the recency ranking Tennessee wins after Indiana takes the stacked stock.

Spending per capita of $80.53 and $97.50 sits beside those Census counts. Award counts of 58,316 and 63,616 stay close. Use the Indiana and Tennessee hubs for agencies and recipients. Treat every figure as an obligation, not an outlay. The comparison hub is the side-by-side view.

Indiana’s 58,316 awards on $3.83B versus Tennessee’s 63,616 awards on $3.58B stays close on rows. FY2026 of $557.6M versus $704.7M is the ranking Tennessee wins. Per capita of $80.53 versus $97.50 sits beside Census counts of 6,924,275 and 7,227,750. Construction versus couriers is mix. Treat every figure as an obligation, not an outlay.

Questions

Does Indiana or Tennessee have more federal spending?

Indiana leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $3.83B to Tennessee’s $3.58B. Tennessee leads spending per capita, $97.50 versus $80.53, on 7,227,750 residents against Indiana’s 6,924,275. Tennessee has slightly more awards (63,616 vs 58,316). FY2026 obligations are $557.6M in Indiana and $704.7M in Tennessee.

Are Indiana and Tennessee similar in population?

Yes, on the Census counts in this packet: 6,924,275 in Indiana and 7,227,750 in Tennessee. Stacked obligations are $3.83B versus $3.58B. Spending per capita is $80.53 versus $97.50. Award counts are 58,316 versus 63,616. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Indiana and Tennessee?

Indiana’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Tennessee’s is couriers and express delivery services. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $3.83B and $3.58B. Award counts are 58,316 in Indiana and 63,616 in Tennessee.

Are Indiana vs Tennessee figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $3.83B and $3.58B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $557.6M and $704.7M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($80.53 vs $97.50) uses Census population where present.