Montana vs South Dakota on USAspending: $1.2B vs $1.0B

Neighboring states, a doubled Montana ratio

South Dakota and Montana share a regional neighborhood and do not share an intensity ranking. Montana’s $187.18 per capita more than doubles South Dakota’s $79.92. Stacked stocks of $1.2B versus $1.0B are closer than those ratios. Cite USAspending.gov.

South Dakota’s 8,274 awards on $1.0B are a thin computer-manufacturing log. Montana’s 21,487 awards on $1.2B are a thicker construction log. Thin is not empty. Row count is not average award size. Do not invent a mean from 8,274 or 21,487.

FY2026 of $212.9M versus $73.9M follows Montana. Recency does not invert neighboring states here. Treat both amounts as obligation slices. Outlays are omitted. Census counts of 1,137,233 versus 924,669 belong with the $187.18 and $79.92 ratios.

Building construction versus electronic computer manufacturing

Montana’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. South Dakota’s is electronic computer manufacturing. A construction peak on $1.2B and a computer-manufacturing peak on $1.0B are different mixes, including for neighbors.

Use the Montana and South Dakota state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not listed. South Dakota’s computer-manufacturing peak sits on 8,274 awards.

FY2026: $212.9M versus $73.9M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $212.9M in Montana and $73.9M in South Dakota. Recency follows Montana’s hotter ratio; South Dakota’s computer-manufacturing peak does not close FY2026. Treat the year as a recency slice of USAspending.gov obligations, not as Treasury cash already paid.

Do not divide $212.9M or $73.9M by 21,487 or 8,274 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $187.18 and $79.92 already sits beside Census counts of 1,137,233 and 924,669. Cite USAspending.gov for both the stacked stocks ($1.2B vs $1.0B) and the latest-year amounts.

Computer manufacturing on a cooler neighboring ratio

Electronic computer manufacturing as South Dakota’s lead industry sits on $79.92 per capita, not on Montana’s $187.18. Mix does not travel with the state line. The $1.0B stock and $73.9M FY2026 slice remain the South Dakota cuts.

Montana’s construction-led $1.2B file, 21,487 awards, and $212.9M latest-year amount remain the hotter, larger file. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep every dollar figure labeled as an obligation.

How to read Montana versus South Dakota

Read the comparison hub for the tables and the Montana and South Dakota hubs for agencies and recipients. Stacked stocks are $1.2B versus $1.0B. FY2026 obligations are $212.9M versus $73.9M. Awards are 21,487 versus 8,274. Population is 1,137,233 versus 924,669. Spending per capita is $187.18 versus $79.92. Lead industries are commercial and institutional building construction versus electronic computer manufacturing. Outlays are a different series. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep every dollar figure labeled as an obligation.

Obligations, outlays, and the packet's cuts

Montana versus South Dakota is a neighbors pair with unmatched intensity: construction-led $187.18 against computer-manufacturing $79.92 on stocks that sit closer than the ratios. Montana's packet cuts are $1.2B stacked, $212.9M in FY2026, 21,487 awards, 1,137,233 residents, and $187.18 per capita, with commercial and institutional building construction as the lead NAICS. South Dakota's packet cuts are $1.0B stacked, $73.9M in FY2026, 8,274 awards, 924,669 residents, and $79.92 per capita, with electronic computer manufacturing as the lead NAICS. An obligation is a commitment recorded in USAspending.gov. An outlay is cash paid later and is not in this packet. Do not invent average award size from 21,487 or 8,274. Use the comparison hub for the tables. The Montana and South Dakota state hubs hold agencies and recipients. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $187.18 and $79.92 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios. Keep $1.2B and $1.0B labeled as stacked obligation stocks, not as FY2026 cash and not as outlays. Recency slices of $212.9M and $73.9M remain obligation cuts for fiscal year 2026. Population figures are Census counts. commercial and institutional building construction and electronic computer manufacturing remain mix labels, not proofs of a typical award and not substitutes for the stacked ranking of $1.2B versus $1.0B. FY2026 amounts of $212.9M and $73.9M should not be divided by all-years award counts of 21,487 and 8,274. Cite USAspending.gov for the stacked stocks, the latest-year slice, and the Census-based ratios. Keep 21,487 and 8,274 labeled as all-years award totals rather than as FY2026 denominators. Outlays remain unpublished.

Questions

Does Montana or South Dakota have more federal spending?

Stacked USAspending.gov obligations are $1.2B in Montana and $1.0B in South Dakota. Spending per capita is $187.18 versus $79.92 on 1,137,233 and 924,669 residents. Award counts are 21,487 versus 8,274. FY2026 obligations are $212.9M in Montana and $73.9M in South Dakota. Both dollar series are obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Montana and South Dakota?

Montana's top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. South Dakota's is electronic computer manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $1.2B and $1.0B. Award counts are 21,487 in Montana and 8,274 in South Dakota. The rest of each mix sits outside those peaks on USAspending.gov obligation files.

How do Montana and South Dakota compare on a per-capita basis?

The packet reports $187.18 per capita in Montana on 1,137,233 residents and $79.92 in South Dakota on 924,669 residents. Stacked stocks are $1.2B versus $1.0B. Award counts are 21,487 versus 8,274. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. FY2026 amounts are $212.9M versus $73.9M.

Are Montana vs South Dakota figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $1.2B and $1.0B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $212.9M and $73.9M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag behind commitments. Spending per capita ($187.18 vs $79.92) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays.