Kentucky vs Tennessee on USAspending: $3.82B vs $3.58B

A shared courier peak on two different row counts

Kentucky’s $3.82B is about 1.06 times Tennessee’s $3.58B. Population favors Tennessee, 7,227,750 versus 4,588,372, about 1.58 times. People outrun dollars, which is the setup for Kentucky’s $142.10 per capita against Tennessee’s $97.50. Cite those ratios as packet figures beside the Census counts.

Award counts stretch further than dollars. Kentucky’s 140,157 awards versus Tennessee’s 63,616 is about 2.2 times as many rows on a modestly larger stock. A shared courier-and-express lead does not produce equal action counts. Kentucky’s file is louder in rows.

FY2026 then hands Tennessee a slim dollar lead, $704.7M versus $652.0M. Stock and intensity stay with Kentucky; recency stays with Tennessee. Kentucky’s 140,157 awards versus Tennessee’s 63,616 awards is the row gap on a shared courier peak; $3.82B versus $3.58B and $142.10 versus $97.50 stay with Kentucky while $652.0M versus $704.7M does not.

The same NAICS label, not the same file

Kentucky’s top industry is couriers and express delivery services. Tennessee’s top industry is the same label. A shared NAICS peak means courier and express work is the largest slice on $3.82B in Kentucky and on $3.58B in Tennessee. It does not mean the two files book the same volume of those actions.

The 140,157 Kentucky awards and 63,616 Tennessee awards include many actions that are not courier rows. Use the Kentucky and Tennessee state hubs for agencies and recipients rather than treating the shared label as the entire mix.

FY2026: Tennessee’s $704.7M versus Kentucky’s $652.0M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $704.7M in Tennessee and $652.0M in Kentucky. Recency flips the stacked $3.82B versus $3.58B ranking by a modest margin. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash.

Do not divide $704.7M or $652.0M by 63,616 or 140,157 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $97.50 and $142.10 already sits beside Census counts of 7,227,750 and 4,588,372 in the packet.

Tennessee’s extra people, Kentucky’s extra intensity

7,227,750 versus 4,588,372 is a real population gap. $3.58B versus $3.82B does not follow it. $97.50 versus $142.10 is the intensity consequence. Award volume of 63,616 versus 140,157 follows Kentucky even on a shared courier peak.

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 Tennessee

Read Kentucky first on stacked dollars ($3.82B vs $3.58B), intensity ($142.10 vs $97.50), and awards (140,157 vs 63,616). Read Tennessee first on population (7,227,750 vs 4,588,372) and on FY2026 ($704.7M vs $652.0M). Note the shared courier lead. All cuts are obligations.

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

A shared courier label does not share the row count

Kentucky’s $3.82B and Tennessee’s $3.58B are USAspending.gov obligations. Both peak in couriers and express delivery services. Award counts of 140,157 and 63,616 still favor Kentucky. FY2026’s $652.0M versus $704.7M is the recency ranking Tennessee wins. Spending per capita of $142.10 and $97.50 sits beside Census counts of 4,588,372 and 7,227,750.

A shared NAICS peak is a first filter, not a finding that the files are identical. Use the Kentucky and Tennessee hubs for agencies and recipients. Outlays are not listed. The comparison hub holds the paired obligation tables.

Kentucky’s 140,157 awards on $3.82B versus Tennessee’s 63,616 awards on $3.58B is the row gap on a shared courier peak. FY2026 of $652.0M versus $704.7M goes to Tennessee. Per capita of $142.10 versus $97.50 stays with Kentucky on Census counts of 4,588,372 and 7,227,750. A shared NAICS label does not share the row count.

Questions

Does Kentucky or Tennessee have more federal spending?

Kentucky leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $3.82B to Tennessee’s $3.58B. Kentucky also leads spending per capita, $142.10 versus $97.50, on 4,588,372 residents against Tennessee’s 7,227,750. Kentucky has more awards (140,157 vs 63,616). FY2026 obligations are $652.0M in Kentucky and $704.7M in Tennessee.

Do Kentucky and Tennessee have the same top industry?

Yes. Both list couriers and express delivery services as the top industry. The comparison is scale, intensity, and recency on $3.82B versus $3.58B, not a different lead NAICS. Award counts are 140,157 in Kentucky and 63,616 in Tennessee. Spending per capita is $142.10 versus $97.50.

Does FY2026 agree with Kentucky’s stacked lead?

No. Kentucky leads the stacked stocks $3.82B to $3.58B, but FY2026 obligations favor Tennessee, $704.7M versus $652.0M. Spending per capita still favors Kentucky, $142.10 versus $97.50. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

Are Kentucky vs Tennessee figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $3.82B and $3.58B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $652.0M and $704.7M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($142.10 vs $97.50) uses Census population where present.