North Dakota vs South Dakota on USAspending: $700.4M vs $1.0B

Neighboring Dakotas, a $1.0B file against a $700.4M file

South Dakota’s $1.0B stacked stock sits above North Dakota’s $700.4M. Census population leans the same way: 924,669 versus 796,568. Intensity still favors South Dakota, $79.92 per capita versus $63.75. Cite those packet ratios beside the Census counts; they are not a second copy of the two headline stocks.

Award volume is the ranking that stays tight. South Dakota’s 8,274 awards versus North Dakota’s 7,218 is a modest gap on rows even while dollars pull apart. Row count is not average award size. Cite USAspending.gov. Do not invent a mean from 8,274 or 7,218.

Construction in the north, electronic computers in the south

North Dakota’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. South Dakota’s is electronic computer manufacturing. A construction peak is a first read on North Dakota’s $700.4M mix. A computer-manufacturing peak is a hardware first read on South Dakota’s $1.0B mix. Neighboring states do not share a lead industry here.

The 7,218 North Dakota awards and 8,274 South Dakota awards include many actions outside those two labels. Use the North Dakota and South Dakota state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.

South Dakota’s 8,274 awards and $74.0M FY2026 slice sit on 924,669 residents. North Dakota’s 7,218 awards and $50.8M sit on 796,568. Cite USAspending.gov for both the stacked stocks and the recency cut.

FY2026: South Dakota’s $74.0M versus North Dakota’s $50.8M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $74.0M in South Dakota and $50.8M in North Dakota. Recency preserves South Dakota’s stacked dollar lead. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash already paid and not as a claim that the Dakotas will finish later years in the same order.

Do not divide $74.0M or $50.8M by 8,274 or 7,218 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $79.92 and $63.75 already sits beside Census counts of 924,669 and 796,568. Cite USAspending.gov for both cuts.

What $79.92 looks like next to $63.75

South Dakota’s $1.0B on 924,669 people produces $79.92 per capita. North Dakota’s $700.4M on 796,568 people produces $63.75. The computer-manufacturing peak sits on the hotter ratio and on 8,274 awards. The $74.0M 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 the two Dakotas as a shared geography with unmatched obligation mixes. Keep every dollar figure labeled as a USAspending.gov obligation.

How to read North Dakota versus South Dakota

Read South Dakota first on stacked dollars ($1.0B vs $700.4M), population (924,669 vs 796,568), spending per capita ($79.92 vs $63.75), awards (8,274 vs 7,218), and FY2026 ($74.0M vs $50.8M). Note commercial and institutional building construction versus electronic computer manufacturing.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The North Dakota and South Dakota hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different series. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $63.75 and $79.92 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios.

Neighboring Dakotas that do not share a lead industry

North Dakota and South Dakota sit next to each other on the map. Their lead NAICS labels do not. Commercial and institutional building construction on $700.4M is a construction first read. Electronic computer manufacturing on $1.0B is a hardware first read. Award counts stay relatively tight, 7,218 versus 8,274, even while dollars, population, intensity, and FY2026 all lean South Dakota: $1.0B, 924,669 residents, $79.92, and $74.0M against $700.4M, 796,568, $63.75, and $50.8M.

A shared border is not a shared obligation mix. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep every dollar figure labeled as an obligation. Use the comparison hub for the tables. Use the North Dakota and South Dakota hubs for agencies and recipients. Do not invent a mean from 7,218 or 8,274.

Questions

Does North Dakota or South Dakota have more federal spending?

South Dakota leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $1.0B to North Dakota’s $700.4M, spending per capita $79.92 to $63.75, awards 8,274 to 7,218, and FY2026 obligations $74.0M to $50.8M. Population is 796,568 in North Dakota and 924,669 in South Dakota.

What industries lead in North Dakota and South Dakota?

North Dakota’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. South Dakota’s is electronic computer manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $700.4M and $1.0B. Award counts are 7,218 in North Dakota and 8,274 in South Dakota.

Are the Dakotas similar on a per-capita basis?

The packet reports $63.75 per capita in North Dakota on 796,568 residents and $79.92 in South Dakota on 924,669. Stacked stocks are $700.4M versus $1.0B. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. Neighboring Census files do not produce matched intensity here.

Are North Dakota vs South Dakota figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $700.4M and $1.0B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $50.8M and $74.0M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($63.75 vs $79.92) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.