Kentucky vs Nevada on USAspending: $3.82B vs $2.86B

Kentucky’s larger stock against Nevada’s hotter ratio

Kentucky’s $3.82B stacked total is about 1.33 times Nevada’s $2.86B. Kentucky’s Census count of 4,588,372 is about 1.40 times Nevada’s 3,267,467. Intensity still belongs to Nevada: $171.84 per capita versus $142.10. The smaller Census count more than offsets Kentucky’s dollar lead on the published ratio. Those figures are packet ratios of USAspending.gov obligations beside Census population, not outlays per resident.

Award counts run with Kentucky, 140,157 against 45,442, about 3.08 times. Courier and express delivery work can generate many actions. Nevada’s 45,442 awards on $2.86B are a shorter list on a smaller stock, and they still produce the higher per-capita figure.

Kentucky leads stock, awards, population, and FY2026. Nevada leads intensity. That is the pair’s split.

Couriers versus automobile manufacturing

Kentucky’s lead NAICS is couriers and express delivery services. Nevada’s lead NAICS is automobile manufacturing. Courier traffic is Kentucky’s peak on $3.82B and 140,157 awards. Auto manufacturing is Nevada’s peak on $2.86B and 45,442 awards. A high-row courier file versus a manufacturing file is the industry contrast.

Those labels are the largest NAICS slices, not complete profiles. The Kentucky and Nevada state hubs list agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

FY2026: Kentucky’s $652.0M versus Nevada’s $561.5M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $652.0M in Kentucky and $561.5M in Nevada. Recency follows the stacked ranking, but the gap is narrower than the all-years $3.82B versus $2.86B. $652.0M is about 1.16 times $561.5M. Nevada stays within range on the latest year even while trailing the stacked stock.

Read FY2026 as an obligation year slice. Do not divide $652.0M or $561.5M by 140,157 or 45,442 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $142.10 and $171.84 already uses Census counts of 4,588,372 and 3,267,467. The hotter Nevada ratio sits beside those Census figures and the $561.5M year slice.

140,157 awards do not buy the per-capita lead

Kentucky’s 140,157 awards and 4,588,372 residents make it the larger state on rows, people, stacked dollars, and FY2026. Nevada’s 45,442 awards and 3,267,467 residents make it the smaller state on those counts. Intensity still favors Nevada, $171.84 versus $142.10. A busier courier file is not the same as a hotter obligation ratio.

Readers ranking by awards or stacked billions will put Kentucky first. Readers ranking by dollars per resident will put Nevada first. The packet reports both.

Kentucky takes four columns: $3.82B versus $2.86B, 140,157 versus 45,442 awards, 4,588,372 versus 3,267,467 residents, and $652.0M versus $561.5M in FY2026. Nevada takes spending per capita, $171.84 versus $142.10. Couriers and express delivery services versus automobile manufacturing is the industry split that sits under that row gap. A three-to-one award advantage did not produce a three-to-one dollar advantage, and it did not produce the intensity lead. Keep awards, dollars, people, recency, and per capita as five lines. All of them are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

How to read Kentucky versus Nevada

Read Kentucky first on stacked stock ($3.82B vs $2.86B), awards (140,157 vs 45,442), population (4,588,372 vs 3,267,467), and FY2026 ($652.0M vs $561.5M). Read Nevada first on spending per capita ($171.84 vs $142.10). Note couriers versus automobile manufacturing. All cuts are obligations.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The Kentucky and Nevada hubs hold state detail. Outlays stay off this page.

A courier list versus an auto-manufacturing peak

Kentucky’s 140,157 awards on couriers and express delivery services versus Nevada’s 45,442 awards on automobile manufacturing is a three-to-one row gap. The dollar gap is narrower, $3.82B versus $2.86B. The FY2026 gap is narrower still, $652.0M versus $561.5M. Spending per capita then flips, $142.10 versus $171.84, on Census counts of 4,588,372 and 3,267,467. Courier volume buys Kentucky the row column and the stacked stock. It does not buy the published intensity lead.

Keep every figure labeled as USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays can lag both courier contracts and auto-manufacturing awards. The Kentucky and Nevada state hubs list agencies and recipients behind the peaks. This page does not convert NAICS labels into plant counts or payroll. Kentucky’s $3.82B and Nevada’s $2.86B stay comparable only as USAspending.gov obligations, not as Treasury outlays. FY2026 amounts of $652.0M and $561.5M are the same obligation series in the latest year.

Questions

Does Kentucky or Nevada have more federal spending?

Kentucky leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $3.82B to Nevada’s $2.86B. Nevada leads spending per capita, $171.84 versus $142.10, on 3,267,467 residents against Kentucky’s 4,588,372. Kentucky has more awards (140,157 vs 45,442). FY2026 obligations are $652.0M in Kentucky and $561.5M in Nevada.

Why does Nevada rank higher per capita than Kentucky?

Nevada’s $2.86B sits on 3,267,467 residents; Kentucky’s $3.82B sits on 4,588,372. Packet per-capita figures are $171.84 versus $142.10. FY2026 obligations are $561.5M versus $652.0M. The ratios are USAspending.gov obligations beside Census population, not outlays per resident. Cite only the packet ratios; do not treat them as cash per resident or as a forecast.

What industries lead in Kentucky and Nevada?

Kentucky’s top industry is couriers and express delivery services. Nevada’s is automobile manufacturing. Those labels sit on $3.82B and $2.86B. Award counts are 140,157 in Kentucky and 45,442 in Nevada. Both mixes are USAspending.gov obligations. Those NAICS labels are the largest slices on the stacked stocks, not complete industrial profiles.

Are Kentucky vs Nevada figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $3.82B and $2.86B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $652.0M and $561.5M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($142.10 vs $171.84) uses Census population where present. Spending per capita uses Census population where present and should not be read as cash per resident.