Louisiana vs Utah on USAspending: $4.71B vs $4.06B

A tight stacked race that Louisiana still wins twice

Louisiana’s $4.71B is about 1.16 times Utah’s $4.06B. Population is about 1.31 times: 4,597,740 versus 3,503,613. The stocks sit in the same band. The action files do not. Louisiana’s 72,577 awards are about 2.74 times Utah’s 26,509. The Gulf file is busier in rows on a dollar stock that is only modestly larger.

Spending per capita, reported against those Census counts, is $268.17 in Louisiana and $199.06 in Utah. Both readings are high. Louisiana’s is higher. Cite the ratio as a packet figure alongside population; do not treat it as a second copy of the stacked $4.71B and $4.06B totals.

FY2026 then opens a gap the stacked file only hints at. $1.23B in Louisiana versus $697.4M in Utah is a larger multiple than 1.16 times. Recency and stock point the same way, with recency the louder ranking.

Shipyards on one file, metal mills on the other

Louisiana’s lead NAICS is ship building and repairing. Utah’s lead NAICS is nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) rolling, drawing, and extruding. Those peaks sit on $4.71B and $4.06B. The industry split is sharper than the dollar split. Two similar-size obligation stocks can still peak in different codes.

The 72,577 Louisiana awards and 26,509 Utah awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Louisiana and Utah state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

FY2026: Louisiana’s $1.23B versus Utah’s $697.4M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $1.23B in Louisiana and $697.4M in Utah. Recency preserves Louisiana’s stacked dollar lead and widens it. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash and not as a full-year forecast.

Do not divide $1.23B or $697.4M by 72,577 or 26,509 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $268.17 and $199.06 already sits beside Census counts of 4,597,740 and 3,503,613 in the packet.

What the Census counts add

4,597,740 versus 3,503,613 is a moderate population gap. $4.71B versus $4.06B is a small dollar gap. $268.17 versus $199.06 is the intensity ranking Louisiana wins. Award volume of 72,577 versus 26,509 is the ranking that stretches furthest.

Keep per capita labeled as a Census-based packet figure on USAspending.gov obligations. It is not an outlay per resident and it is not household income.

How to read Louisiana versus Utah

Louisiana leads stacked dollars ($4.71B vs $4.06B), per capita ($268.17 vs $199.06), awards (72,577 vs 26,509), population (4,597,740 vs 3,503,613), and FY2026 ($1.23B vs $697.4M). The contrast is ship building versus nonferrous metal, plus a busy Gulf award file against a thinner Utah file. All cuts are obligations.

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

A 1.16-times stock gap and a louder FY2026 gap

Louisiana’s $4.71B and Utah’s $4.06B are USAspending.gov obligations. Ship building and repairing versus nonferrous metal rolling is the industry split. FY2026’s $1.23B versus $697.4M widens Louisiana’s dollar lead on recency. Award counts of 72,577 and 26,509 already showed the Gulf file was busier in rows.

Spending per capita of $268.17 and $199.06 sits beside Census counts of 4,597,740 and 3,503,613. Both ratios are high; Louisiana’s is higher. The comparison hub holds the tables. The Louisiana and Utah hubs hold agencies and recipients. None of these figures is an outlay.

Louisiana’s 72,577 awards on $4.71B versus Utah’s 26,509 awards on $4.06B is the row gap. FY2026 of $1.23B versus $697.4M is the recency gap. Per capita of $268.17 versus $199.06 sits beside Census counts of 4,597,740 and 3,503,613. Ship building versus nonferrous metal rolling is mix. Treat every figure as an obligation, not an outlay.

Questions

Does Louisiana or Utah have more federal spending?

Louisiana leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $4.71B to Utah’s $4.06B. Louisiana also leads spending per capita, $268.17 versus $199.06, on Census counts of 4,597,740 and 3,503,613. Louisiana has more awards (72,577 vs 26,509). FY2026 obligations are $1.23B in Louisiana and $697.4M in Utah.

Are Louisiana and Utah close on total obligations?

Yes on the stacked stocks: $4.71B versus $4.06B. Award counts are not close, 72,577 versus 26,509. FY2026 is $1.23B versus $697.4M. Spending per capita is $268.17 versus $199.06 on 4,597,740 and 3,503,613 residents. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Louisiana and Utah?

Louisiana’s top industry is ship building and repairing. Utah’s is nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) rolling, drawing, and extruding. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $4.71B and $4.06B. Award counts are 72,577 in Louisiana and 26,509 in Utah.

Are Louisiana vs Utah figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $4.71B and $4.06B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $1.23B and $697.4M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($268.17 vs $199.06) uses Census population where present.