Maine vs Texas on USAspending: $776.4M against $72.7B

The $35.09 reading is the Maine fact

Maine’s $35.09 per capita on 1,405,012 residents is far below Texas’s $686.1 on 31,290,831. Maine’s Census count is about 4 percent of Texas’s; Maine’s $776.4M is about 1 percent of Texas’s $72.7B. Dollars lag population by more than in most pairings here. Intensity follows that lag.

Maine still files 26,048 awards, more rows than several states with larger stocks. The tape is not empty. The dollars are light. Texas’s 530,634 awards sit on $72.7B. Cite USAspending.gov for both the stacked totals and the per-capita figures.

Maine’s $776.4M contractor-led stock on 1,405,012 residents is a high-frequency, low-intensity file at $35.09 per capita; Texas’s $72.7B pharmaceutical-preparation stock on 31,290,831 residents carries $686.1. FY2026 of $49.3M versus $21.5B does not reorder that ranking.

Building-equipment contractors versus pharmaceutical preparations

Maine’s lead NAICS is other building equipment contractors. That contractor peak sits on $776.4M against Texas’s $72.7B pharmaceutical-preparation peak. A contractor mix is a different federal buying pattern than a drug-manufacturing mix. The packet names the peaks; it does not give shares.

The 26,048 Maine awards and 530,634 Texas awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Maine and Texas state hubs for agencies and recipients. Do not treat the contractor peak as an outlay category.

FY2026: $49.3M versus $21.5B

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $49.3M in Maine and $21.5B in Texas. Maine’s latest-year amount is a thin slice of $776.4M. Texas’s $21.5B is a large slice of $72.7B. Recency restates Texas’s lead and does not warm Maine’s intensity.

Do not divide $49.3M or $21.5B by 26,048 or 530,634 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $35.09 and $686.1 already uses Census denominators of 1,405,012 and 31,290,831. FY2026 is obligations, not Treasury cash.

Busy enough in rows, light in dollars

26,048 Maine awards on $776.4M is a high-frequency file relative to the stock. Texas’s 530,634 awards on $72.7B is a high-dollar file. Maine’s contractor-led mix is consistent with many discrete equipment and installation actions. That pattern can fill a tape without filling a $72.7B-scale stock.

Keep every dollar labeled as a USAspending.gov obligation. Outlays are a different series. Place-of-performance for building-equipment contractors can sit at job sites. The packet does not reallocate headquarters.

Contractor frequency on the coolest Texas-slice ratio

Maine’s other-building-equipment-contractors peak on $776.4M with 26,048 awards is a high-frequency contractor signature on a light dollar stock. That combination produces the $35.09 per-capita reading on 1,405,012 residents — the coolest intensity line against Texas’s $686.1 on 31,290,831. Maine’s tape is not empty. Maine’s dollars are light. Texas’s 530,634 awards sit on $72.7B.

FY2026 of $49.3M versus $21.5B restates Texas’s recency lead. Maine’s latest-year amount is a thin slice of $776.4M. Cite USAspending.gov for obligations. Do not divide $49.3M by 26,048 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $35.09 and $686.1 already uses the Census denominators.

Place-of-performance for building-equipment contractors can sit at job sites. The packet does not reallocate headquarters. Use the Maine and Texas hubs for agencies and recipients. The comparison hub holds the $776.4M versus $72.7B tables. Texas’s pharmaceutical-preparation peak remains a different mix on a different stack.

Maine’s 26,048 awards on 1,405,012 residents under $35.09 per capita describe contractor frequency on a light $776.4M stock. Other building equipment contractors is a mix tag, not Texas-scale dollars. Texas’s $72.7B, $686.1 on 31,290,831 residents, 530,634 awards, and $21.5B FY2026 remain the scale side. FY2026 of $49.3M is a thin Maine cut. Cite USAspending.gov.

How to read Maine versus Texas

Read Texas first on stacked dollars ($72.7B vs $776.4M), spending per capita ($686.1 vs $35.09), award count (530,634 vs 26,048), and FY2026 ($21.5B vs $49.3M). Read Maine for the building-equipment-contractor peak and for the $35.09 per-capita reading on 1,405,012 residents.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The Maine and Texas hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are not listed.

Maine’s 1,405,012 residents and Texas’s 31,290,831 residents set the $35.09 versus $686.1 denominators on $776.4M versus $72.7B. Award counts of 26,048 versus 530,634 and FY2026 of $49.3M versus $21.5B complete the comparison. Other building equipment contractors versus pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing remains the mix contrast. Cite USAspending.gov. Outlays are not listed.

Questions

Does Maine or Texas have more federal spending?

Texas leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $72.7B to Maine’s $776.4M. Texas also leads spending per capita, $686.1 versus $35.09, on 31,290,831 residents against Maine’s 1,405,012. Award counts are 530,634 in Texas and 26,048 in Maine. FY2026 obligations are $21.5B in Texas and $49.3M in Maine.

Why is Maine’s per-capita figure so low?

The packet reports $35.09 per capita in Maine on 1,405,012 residents and $686.1 in Texas on 31,290,831. Stacked stocks are $776.4M versus $72.7B, a larger multiple than the population gap. Award counts are 26,048 versus 530,634. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Maine and Texas?

Maine’s top industry is other building equipment contractors. Texas’s is pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $776.4M and $72.7B. Award counts are 26,048 in Maine and 530,634 in Texas. Those peaks are mix labels on the stacked stocks, not inventories of every award.

Are Maine vs Texas figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $776.4M and $72.7B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $49.3M and $21.5B, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($35.09 vs $686.1) uses Census population where present. Award counts in the packet are all-years totals, not a single fiscal year’s actions.