Kentucky vs New Mexico on USAspending: $3.82B vs $3.93B

Kentucky’s row machine, New Mexico’s intensity spike

New Mexico’s $3.93B is about 1.03 times Kentucky’s $3.82B. Population favors Kentucky, 4,588,372 versus 2,130,256. The stacked race is a near-tie. Award counts are not: 140,157 versus 19,233, about 7.3 times as many rows in Kentucky. Courier and express work can generate many actions. New Mexico’s 19,233 rows on $3.93B are sparse.

Spending per capita still belongs to New Mexico, $945.82 versus $142.10, packet figures beside those Census counts. A busy Kentucky file does not produce the hotter ratio. A thin New Mexico file does.

FY2026 then hands New Mexico a dollar lead the stacked near-tie conceals: $2.01B versus $652.0M. Kentucky’s 140,157 awards versus New Mexico’s 19,233 awards is a courier-shaped gap that $3.82B versus $3.93B does not follow, and $142.10 versus $945.82 follows New Mexico instead on the intensity ranking.

Couriers versus commercial construction

Kentucky’s lead NAICS is couriers and express delivery services. New Mexico’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. Those peaks sit on $3.82B and $3.93B. The courier label helps explain Kentucky’s 140,157 awards. The construction label does not require that many rows in New Mexico.

Use the Kentucky and New Mexico state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes, not outlay mixes.

FY2026: New Mexico’s $2.01B versus Kentucky’s $652.0M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $2.01B in New Mexico and $652.0M in Kentucky. Recency leaves the stacked near-tie behind. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash.

Do not divide $2.01B or $652.0M by 19,233 or 140,157 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $945.82 and $142.10 already sits beside Census counts of 2,130,256 and 4,588,372 in the packet.

140,157 awards do not buy the intensity lead

Kentucky’s 140,157 awards and 4,588,372 residents look like the larger state on two counts. $3.82B versus $3.93B is a loss by a hair on stock. $142.10 versus $945.82 is a loss by a mile on intensity. Rows are not dollars. People are not the per-capita engine here.

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

How to read Kentucky versus New Mexico

Read the stacked stocks as a near-tie ($3.82B vs $3.93B). Read New Mexico first on intensity ($945.82 vs $142.10) and on FY2026 ($2.01B vs $652.0M). Read Kentucky first on awards (140,157 vs 19,233) and population (4,588,372 vs 2,130,256). Note couriers versus construction. All cuts are obligations.

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

Courier volume versus a $2.01B latest year

Kentucky’s $3.82B and New Mexico’s $3.93B are USAspending.gov obligations. Couriers and express delivery services versus commercial and institutional building construction is the industry split. Award counts of 140,157 and 19,233 show how loud a courier file can be on a near-tied stock. FY2026’s $652.0M versus $2.01B is the recency ranking New Mexico wins.

Spending per capita of $142.10 and $945.82 sits beside Census counts of 4,588,372 and 2,130,256. Use the Kentucky and New Mexico hubs for agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different series. The comparison hub holds the side-by-side tables.

Kentucky’s 140,157 awards on $3.82B are the courier-loud file. New Mexico’s 19,233 awards on $3.93B are the thinner file with $945.82 per capita and $2.01B in FY2026. Couriers versus construction is mix. Census counts of 4,588,372 and 2,130,256 sit beside $142.10 and $945.82. All cuts are obligations, not outlays.

Questions

Does Kentucky or New Mexico have more federal spending?

New Mexico leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $3.93B to Kentucky’s $3.82B. New Mexico also leads spending per capita, $945.82 versus $142.10, on 2,130,256 residents against Kentucky’s 4,588,372. Kentucky has far more awards (140,157 vs 19,233). FY2026 obligations are $652.0M in Kentucky and $2.01B in New Mexico.

Why does Kentucky have so many more awards?

Kentucky’s award count is 140,157 against New Mexico’s 19,233. Kentucky’s top industry is couriers and express delivery services. Stacked obligations still favor New Mexico slightly, $3.93B to $3.82B. Spending per capita is $142.10 versus $945.82. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Kentucky and New Mexico?

Kentucky’s top industry is couriers and express delivery services. New Mexico’s is commercial and institutional building construction. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $3.82B and $3.93B. Award counts are 140,157 in Kentucky and 19,233 in New Mexico.

Are Kentucky vs New Mexico figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $3.82B and $3.93B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $652.0M and $2.01B, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($142.10 vs $945.82) uses Census population where present.