North Dakota vs Rhode Island on USAspending: $700.4M vs $880.6M

A $880.6M New England file against a $700.4M Plains file

Rhode Island’s $880.6M stacked stock sits above North Dakota’s $700.4M. Census population leans the same way: 1,112,308 versus 796,568. Intensity still favors Rhode Island, but the gap is modest: $71.48 per capita versus $63.75. Cite those packet ratios beside the Census counts rather than treating them as a restatement of the two headline stocks.

Award volume follows Rhode Island, 11,923 versus 7,218. North Dakota’s thinner action log sits on the smaller dollar file. Row count is not average award size. Do not divide $880.6M by 11,923 or $700.4M by 7,218. Cite USAspending.gov for both the dollar file and the award file.

Commercial buildings versus nonchocolate confectionery

North Dakota’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. Rhode Island’s is nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing. A construction peak is a first read on North Dakota’s $700.4M mix. A confectionery peak is a food-manufacturing first read on Rhode Island’s $880.6M mix. Building work and candy manufacturing are not the same label.

The 7,218 North Dakota awards and 11,923 Rhode Island awards include many actions outside those two industries. Use the North Dakota and Rhode Island state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.

Rhode Island’s 11,923 awards and $79.5M FY2026 slice sit on 1,112,308 residents. North Dakota’s 7,218 awards and $50.8M sit on 796,568. Confectionery and construction remain different first filters on $880.6M and $700.4M.

FY2026: Rhode Island’s $79.5M versus North Dakota’s $50.8M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $79.5M in Rhode Island and $50.8M in North Dakota. 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 $50.8M by 11,923 or 7,218 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $71.48 and $63.75 already sits beside Census counts of 1,112,308 and 796,568. Cite USAspending.gov for both cuts.

What $71.48 looks like next to $63.75

Rhode Island’s $880.6M on 1,112,308 people produces $71.48 per capita. North Dakota’s $700.4M on 796,568 people produces $63.75. The confectionery peak sits on the slightly hotter ratio and on 11,923 awards. The $79.5M FY2026 slice is the recency cut on the larger stock.

North Dakota’s construction peak, 7,218 awards, and $50.8M latest-year amount remain the smaller file. Read a Plains state against a New England state as a mix contrast. Keep every dollar figure labeled as a USAspending.gov obligation.

How to read North Dakota versus Rhode Island

Read Rhode Island first on stacked dollars ($880.6M vs $700.4M), population (1,112,308 vs 796,568), awards (11,923 vs 7,218), spending per capita ($71.48 vs $63.75), and FY2026 ($79.5M vs $50.8M). Note commercial and institutional building construction versus nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The North Dakota and Rhode Island hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different series. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $63.75 and $71.48 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios.

Construction on the Plains, confectionery on the coast

North Dakota’s commercial and institutional building construction peak on $700.4M is a building first read. Rhode Island’s nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing peak on $880.6M is a food-manufacturing first read. Rhode Island also leads population 1,112,308 to 796,568, awards 11,923 to 7,218, spending per capita $71.48 to $63.75, and FY2026 $79.5M to $50.8M. The intensity gap is modest next to those other rankings.

Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $63.75 and $71.48 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios. Outlays are not in the packet. The comparison hub holds the tables. The North Dakota and Rhode Island hubs hold agencies and recipients. Do not divide $880.6M or $700.4M by 11,923 or 7,218.

Questions

Does North Dakota or Rhode Island have more federal spending?

Rhode Island leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $880.6M to North Dakota’s $700.4M, spending per capita $71.48 to $63.75, awards 11,923 to 7,218, and FY2026 obligations $79.5M to $50.8M. Population is 796,568 in North Dakota and 1,112,308 in Rhode Island.

What industries lead in North Dakota and Rhode Island?

North Dakota’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Rhode Island’s is nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $700.4M and $880.6M. Award counts are 7,218 in North Dakota and 11,923 in Rhode Island.

Are North Dakota and Rhode Island close on a per-capita basis?

The packet reports $63.75 per capita in North Dakota on 796,568 residents and $71.48 in Rhode Island on 1,112,308. Stacked stocks are $700.4M versus $880.6M. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. The intensity gap is modest next to the dollar gap.

Are North Dakota vs Rhode Island figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $700.4M and $880.6M totals, and FY2026 amounts of $50.8M and $79.5M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($63.75 vs $71.48) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.