Maine vs North Dakota on USAspending: $776.4M vs $700.4M

Close stocks, a 26,048-to-7,218 award gap

Maine’s $776.4M stacked stock sits only modestly above North Dakota’s $700.4M. Census population leans Maine: 1,405,012 versus 796,568. Intensity does not. $63.75 per capita in North Dakota is hotter than Maine’s $35.09. Cite those packet ratios beside the Census counts; they are not a second copy of $776.4M and $700.4M.

Award volume is the ranking that blows open. Maine’s 26,048 awards versus North Dakota’s 7,218 is a much thicker action log on a stock that is only slightly larger. Row count is not average award size. Cite USAspending.gov. Do not invent a mean from 26,048 or 7,218.

Building-equipment contractors versus commercial building construction

Maine’s lead NAICS is other building equipment contractors. North Dakota’s is commercial and institutional building construction. Both peaks sit in the construction orbit, but they are not the same label. Equipment contractors are a first read on Maine’s $776.4M mix. Commercial and institutional buildings are a first read on North Dakota’s $700.4M mix.

The 26,048 Maine awards and 7,218 North Dakota awards include many actions outside those two industries. Use the Maine and North Dakota state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.

FY2026: Maine’s $49.3M versus North Dakota’s $50.8M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $49.3M in Maine and $50.8M in North Dakota. Recency does not preserve Maine’s stacked dollar lead. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash already paid and not as proof that $700.4M will overtake $776.4M.

Do not divide $49.3M or $50.8M by 26,048 or 7,218 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $35.09 and $63.75 already sits beside Census counts of 1,405,012 and 796,568. Cite USAspending.gov for both cuts.

What $63.75 looks like on 796,568 residents

North Dakota’s $700.4M on 796,568 people produces $63.75 per capita, hotter than Maine’s $35.09 on 1,405,012. The commercial-building peak sits on that hotter ratio and on only 7,218 awards. The $50.8M FY2026 slice is the recency cut on the slightly smaller stacked stock.

Maine’s contractor peak, 26,048 awards, and $49.3M latest-year amount remain the thicker action log on a cooler ratio. Read a New England state against a Plains state as a volume-versus-intensity contrast. Keep every dollar figure labeled as a USAspending.gov obligation.

How to read Maine versus North Dakota

Read Maine first on stacked dollars ($776.4M vs $700.4M), awards (26,048 vs 7,218), and population (1,405,012 vs 796,568). Read North Dakota first on spending per capita ($63.75 vs $35.09) and FY2026 ($50.8M vs $49.3M). Note other building equipment contractors versus commercial and institutional building construction.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The Maine and North Dakota hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different series. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $35.09 and $63.75 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios.

Close stocks, unmatched award volume

Maine’s $776.4M and North Dakota’s $700.4M are close stacked stocks. 26,048 awards versus 7,218 are not close. Population of 1,405,012 versus 796,568 helps explain why $35.09 versus $63.75 runs the other way from the dollar ranking. FY2026 is another near tie, $49.3M versus $50.8M. Other building equipment contractors and commercial and institutional building construction are related construction-orbit labels, not the same NAICS name.

Cite USAspending.gov. A construction-orbit theme is not a matched mix. Outlays are not in the packet. The comparison hub holds the tables. The Maine and North Dakota hubs hold agencies and recipients. Do not invent a mean from 26,048 or 7,218.

Questions

Does Maine or North Dakota have more federal spending?

Maine leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $776.4M to North Dakota’s $700.4M and awards 26,048 to 7,218. North Dakota leads spending per capita $63.75 to $35.09 and FY2026 obligations $50.8M to $49.3M. Population is 1,405,012 in Maine and 796,568 in North Dakota.

What industries lead in Maine and North Dakota?

Maine’s top industry is other building equipment contractors. North Dakota’s is commercial and institutional building construction. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $776.4M and $700.4M. Award counts are 26,048 in Maine and 7,218 in North Dakota.

Why is North Dakota’s per-capita figure higher if Maine has more dollars?

The packet reports $63.75 per capita in North Dakota on 796,568 residents and $35.09 in Maine on 1,405,012. Stacked stocks are $700.4M versus $776.4M. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations divided by Census population where present. The smaller Census file sits with the hotter ratio.

Are Maine vs North Dakota figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $776.4M and $700.4M totals, and FY2026 amounts of $49.3M and $50.8M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($35.09 vs $63.75) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.