Maine vs West Virginia on USAspending: $776.4M vs $1.7B

More Maine awards, a cooler Maine ratio

Maine’s 26,048 awards versus West Virginia’s 14,302 is the volume inversion. The busier action log sits on the smaller stock ($776.4M vs $1.7B) and the cooler ratio ($35.09 vs $113.44). A thicker log is not a larger obligation file. Cite USAspending.gov. Row count is not average award size; the packet does not report means from 26,048 or 14,302.

Population is close enough to make the intensity gap striking. Maine’s 1,405,012 residents versus West Virginia’s 1,769,979 is not a three-to-one Census split. The $35.09 versus $113.44 readings therefore are not a simple small-state-versus-large-state story. West Virginia’s heavier stock on fewer awards is the concentrated side.

FY2026 follows the heavier stock: $200.8M in West Virginia versus $49.3M in Maine. Recency does not rescue Maine’s cooler ratio. Treat FY2026 as an obligation slice, not Treasury cash. Keep $35.09 and $113.44 labeled as Census-based packet figures on USAspending.gov obligations.

Building equipment contractors versus ammunition manufacturing

Maine’s lead NAICS is other building equipment contractors. West Virginia’s is ammunition (except small arms) manufacturing. A contractor peak on $776.4M and an ammunition peak on $1.7B are different mixes. Contractors are a first read on Maine. Ammunition manufacturing is a first read on West Virginia.

Maine’s 26,048 awards include many actions outside the contractor label, just as West Virginia’s 14,302 awards extend beyond ammunition. Use the Maine and West Virginia state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not listed.

FY2026: $49.3M versus $200.8M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $49.3M in Maine and $200.8M in West Virginia. Recency preserves West Virginia’s stacked dollar lead and matches the intensity ranking. Do not divide those amounts by 26,048 or 14,302 all-years awards.

Spending per capita of $35.09 and $113.44 already sits beside Census counts of 1,405,012 and 1,769,979. Cite USAspending.gov for the stacked stocks and the latest-year amounts. Outlays can lag and are omitted.

What $35.09 is doing in this pair

Maine’s $35.09 per capita on 1,405,012 residents is among the cooler intensity readings in this slice. It sits on a $776.4M contractor-led stock and a $49.3M FY2026 slice. Extra awards (26,048 vs 14,302) do not heat the ratio. West Virginia’s $113.44 on $1.7B is the hotter, heavier file.

Read volume and intensity as separate cuts. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep every dollar figure labeled as an obligation.

How to read Maine versus West Virginia

Read West Virginia first on stacked dollars ($1.7B vs $776.4M), spending per capita ($113.44 vs $35.09), population (1,769,979 vs 1,405,012), and FY2026 ($200.8M vs $49.3M). Read Maine first on awards (26,048 vs 14,302). Note other building equipment contractors versus ammunition (except small arms) manufacturing.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The Maine and West Virginia hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different series. Keep $35.09 and $113.44 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios.

Obligations, not contractor-versus-ammunition color

An obligation is a commitment in USAspending.gov. An outlay is cash paid later. Maine’s $776.4M stock, $35.09 per capita, 26,048 awards, and $49.3M FY2026 slice are obligation cuts. West Virginia’s $1.7B stock, $113.44 per capita, 14,302 awards, and $200.8M FY2026 slice are obligation cuts. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.

Cite USAspending.gov. Other building equipment contractors versus ammunition (except small arms) manufacturing remains mix. Use the comparison hub for the tables. Population of 1,405,012 versus 1,769,979 belongs with the ratios. Do not let Maine’s extra 26,048 awards erase West Virginia’s $1.7B stock or $113.44 intensity lead. Keep $49.3M and $200.8M labeled as FY2026 obligation slices, not cash paid.

Maine’s 26,048 awards on $776.4M remain a busier contractor-led log next to West Virginia’s 14,302 awards on $1.7B ammunition-led stock. The $35.09 versus $113.44 per-capita readings and the $49.3M versus $200.8M FY2026 amounts follow the heavier West Virginia file, not Maine’s extra rows. Census counts of 1,405,012 versus 1,769,979 belong with those ratios. Cite USAspending.gov. Outlays are omitted. Average award size is omitted. The comparison hub holds the tables; the Maine and West Virginia hubs hold agencies and recipients. Keep $776.4M and $1.7B labeled as stacked obligations.

Questions

Does Maine or West Virginia have more federal spending?

West Virginia leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $1.7B to Maine’s $776.4M. West Virginia also leads spending per capita ($113.44 vs $35.09) and FY2026 obligations ($200.8M vs $49.3M). Maine has more awards (26,048 vs 14,302). Population is 1,405,012 in Maine and 1,769,979 in West Virginia.

Why does Maine have more awards on a smaller stock?

The packet reports 26,048 awards in Maine and 14,302 in West Virginia. Stacked stocks are $776.4M versus $1.7B. Award count is a row total, not average size. Per capita is $35.09 versus $113.44. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Maine and West Virginia?

Maine’s top industry is other building equipment contractors. West Virginia’s is ammunition (except small arms) manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $776.4M and $1.7B. Award counts are 26,048 in Maine and 14,302 in West Virginia. The rest of each mix sits outside those peaks.

Are Maine vs West Virginia figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $776.4M and $1.7B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $49.3M and $200.8M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag behind commitments. Spending per capita ($35.09 vs $113.44) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays.