Maine vs Rhode Island on USAspending: $776.4M vs $880.6M

A smaller New England state with the larger $880.6M stock

Rhode Island’s $880.6M stacked stock sits above Maine’s $776.4M even though Rhode Island’s Census count is 1,112,308 and Maine’s is 1,405,012. Intensity follows that inversion. $71.48 per capita in Rhode Island is about double Maine’s $35.09. Cite those packet ratios as stacked USAspending.gov obligations beside Census population, not as a restatement of the two headline stocks.

Award volume reverses the ranking. Maine’s 26,048 awards versus Rhode Island’s 11,923 is a much thicker action log on the smaller dollar file. Row count is not average award size. Do not divide $776.4M by 26,048 or $880.6M by 11,923. Cite USAspending.gov for both the dollar file and the award file.

Building-equipment contractors versus nonchocolate confectionery

Maine’s lead NAICS is other building equipment contractors. Rhode Island’s is nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing. A contractor peak is a construction-adjacent first read on Maine’s $776.4M mix. A confectionery peak is a food-manufacturing first read on Rhode Island’s $880.6M mix. Equipment installation and candy manufacturing are not the same label.

The 26,048 Maine awards and 11,923 Rhode Island awards include many actions outside those two industries. Use the Maine and Rhode Island state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.

FY2026: Rhode Island’s $79.5M versus Maine’s $49.3M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $79.5M in Rhode Island and $49.3M in Maine. Recency preserves Rhode Island’s stacked dollar lead. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash already paid.

Do not divide $79.5M or $49.3M by 11,923 or 26,048 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $71.48 and $35.09 already sits beside Census counts of 1,112,308 and 1,405,012. Cite USAspending.gov for both cuts.

What $71.48 looks like on 1,112,308 residents

Rhode Island’s $880.6M on 1,112,308 people produces $71.48 per capita, hotter than Maine’s $35.09 on 1,405,012. The confectionery peak sits on that hotter ratio and on 11,923 awards. The $79.5M FY2026 slice is the recency cut on the larger stock.

Maine’s contractor peak, 26,048 awards, and $49.3M latest-year amount remain the thicker action log on a cooler ratio. Read two New England neighbors as a mix contrast, not as matched obligation files. Keep every dollar figure labeled as a USAspending.gov obligation.

How to read Maine versus Rhode Island

Read Rhode Island first on stacked dollars ($880.6M vs $776.4M), spending per capita ($71.48 vs $35.09), and FY2026 ($79.5M vs $49.3M). Read Maine first on awards (26,048 vs 11,923) and population (1,405,012 vs 1,112,308). Note other building equipment contractors versus nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The Maine and Rhode Island hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different series. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $35.09 and $71.48 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios.

A confectionery peak on the smaller Census file

Rhode Island’s nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing peak sits on $880.6M, 1,112,308 residents, $71.48 per capita, 11,923 awards, and $79.5M in FY2026. Maine’s other building equipment contractors peak sits on $776.4M, 1,405,012 residents, $35.09 per capita, 26,048 awards, and $49.3M in FY2026. The smaller New England Census file holds the larger stacked stock and the hotter ratio. The thicker action log belongs to Maine.

Candy manufacturing and equipment contractors are not interchangeable labels. Cite USAspending.gov. Outlays are not in the packet. Use the comparison hub for tables. Use the Maine and Rhode Island hubs for agencies and recipients. Do not invent a mean from 26,048 or 11,923.

Questions

Does Maine or Rhode Island have more federal spending?

Rhode Island leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $880.6M to Maine’s $776.4M, spending per capita $71.48 to $35.09, and FY2026 obligations $79.5M to $49.3M. Maine leads award volume 26,048 to 11,923. Population is 1,405,012 in Maine and 1,112,308 in Rhode Island.

What industries lead in Maine and Rhode Island?

Maine’s top industry is other building equipment contractors. Rhode Island’s is nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $776.4M and $880.6M. Award counts are 26,048 in Maine and 11,923 in Rhode Island.

Why is Rhode Island’s per-capita figure higher?

The packet reports $71.48 per capita in Rhode Island on 1,112,308 residents and $35.09 in Maine on 1,405,012. Stacked stocks are $880.6M versus $776.4M. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations divided by Census population where present, not Treasury outlays per resident.

Are Maine vs Rhode Island figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $776.4M and $880.6M totals, and FY2026 amounts of $49.3M and $79.5M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($35.09 vs $71.48) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.