Maine vs Wyoming on USAspending: $776.4M vs $598.9M

Maine’s $776.4M stock against Wyoming’s $126.96 intensity

Maine’s $776.4M stacked stock sits above Wyoming’s $598.9M. Census population leans Maine even more: 1,405,012 versus 587,618. Intensity is the ranking that inverts. $126.96 per capita in Wyoming is several times Maine’s $35.09. Cite those packet ratios beside the Census counts; they are not a second copy of $776.4M and $598.9M.

Award volume follows the larger stock. Maine’s 26,048 awards versus Wyoming’s 9,330 is a much thicker action log. Row count is not average award size. Cite USAspending.gov. Do not invent a mean from 26,048 or 9,330.

Building-equipment contractors versus commercial building construction

Maine’s lead NAICS is other building equipment contractors. Wyoming’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 Wyoming’s $598.9M mix.

The 26,048 Maine awards and 9,330 Wyoming awards include many actions outside those two industries. Use the Maine and Wyoming state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.

Maine’s 26,048 awards and $49.3M FY2026 slice sit on 1,405,012 residents. Wyoming’s 9,330 awards and $74.6M sit on 587,618. Equipment contractors and commercial buildings remain related construction-orbit labels, not the same NAICS name, on $776.4M and $598.9M.

FY2026: Wyoming’s $74.6M versus Maine’s $49.3M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $74.6M in Wyoming and $49.3M in Maine. 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 $598.9M will overtake $776.4M.

Do not divide $74.6M or $49.3M by 9,330 or 26,048 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $126.96 and $35.09 already sits beside Census counts of 587,618 and 1,405,012. Cite USAspending.gov for both cuts.

What $126.96 looks like on 587,618 residents

Wyoming’s $598.9M on 587,618 people produces $126.96 per capita, far hotter than Maine’s $35.09 on 1,405,012. The commercial-building peak sits on that hotter ratio and on 9,330 awards. The $74.6M FY2026 slice is the recency cut on the 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 Mountain West state as a volume-versus-intensity contrast. Keep every dollar figure labeled as a USAspending.gov obligation.

How to read Maine versus Wyoming

Read Maine first on stacked dollars ($776.4M vs $598.9M), awards (26,048 vs 9,330), and population (1,405,012 vs 587,618). Read Wyoming first on spending per capita ($126.96 vs $35.09) and FY2026 ($74.6M vs $49.3M). Note other building equipment contractors versus commercial and institutional building construction.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The Maine and Wyoming hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different series. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $35.09 and $126.96 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios.

A thick Maine log against Wyoming’s $126.96 ratio

Maine’s 26,048 awards and $776.4M stacked stock are the larger all-years file on 1,405,012 residents. Wyoming’s $126.96 per capita on 587,618 residents and $74.6M FY2026 slice are the intensity and recency rankings on $598.9M and 9,330 awards. Other building equipment contractors versus commercial and institutional building construction is a construction-orbit contrast, not a matched label.

Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $35.09 and $126.96 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios. Outlays are not in the packet. Use the comparison hub for tables. Use the Maine and Wyoming hubs for agencies and recipients. Do not divide $776.4M or $598.9M by 26,048 or 9,330.

Questions

Does Maine or Wyoming have more federal spending?

Maine leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $776.4M to Wyoming’s $598.9M and awards 26,048 to 9,330. Wyoming leads spending per capita $126.96 to $35.09 and FY2026 obligations $74.6M to $49.3M. Population is 1,405,012 in Maine and 587,618 in Wyoming.

What industries lead in Maine and Wyoming?

Maine’s top industry is other building equipment contractors. Wyoming’s is commercial and institutional building construction. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $776.4M and $598.9M. Award counts are 26,048 in Maine and 9,330 in Wyoming.

Why is Wyoming’s per-capita figure so much higher?

The packet reports $126.96 per capita in Wyoming on 587,618 residents and $35.09 in Maine on 1,405,012. Stacked stocks are $598.9M 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 Wyoming figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $776.4M and $598.9M totals, and FY2026 amounts of $49.3M and $74.6M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($35.09 vs $126.96) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.