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

Vermont’s $1.0B on the smaller Census file

Vermont’s $1.0B stacked stock sits above North Dakota’s $700.4M even though Vermont’s Census count is 648,493 and North Dakota’s is 796,568. Intensity follows, but the gap is modest: $72.92 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 Vermont as well, 12,020 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 $1.0B by 12,020 or $700.4M by 7,218. Cite USAspending.gov for both the dollar file and the award file.

Commercial building construction versus guided-missile parts

North Dakota’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. Vermont’s is other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. A construction peak is a first read on North Dakota’s $700.4M mix. A missile-and-space-parts peak is a manufacturing first read on Vermont’s $1.0B mix. Building work and aerospace hardware are not the same label.

The 7,218 North Dakota awards and 12,020 Vermont awards include many actions outside those two industries. Use the North Dakota and Vermont state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.

FY2026: North Dakota’s $50.8M versus Vermont’s $47.3M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $50.8M in North Dakota and $47.3M in Vermont. Recency does not preserve Vermont’s stacked dollar lead. The latest-year cut is a thin slice of obligations still in progress, not cash already paid by Treasury. Treat $50.8M and $47.3M as a recency ranking, not as proof that $700.4M and $1.0B will finish the year in that order.

Do not divide $50.8M or $47.3M by 7,218 or 12,020 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $63.75 and $72.92 already sits beside Census counts of 796,568 and 648,493. Cite USAspending.gov for both cuts.

Two small states with a modest intensity gap

Vermont’s $1.0B on 648,493 people produces $72.92 per capita. North Dakota’s $700.4M on 796,568 people produces $63.75. The hotter ratio belongs to the smaller Census file, but $72.92 versus $63.75 is not a blowout. The missile-and-space-parts peak sits on the hotter ratio and on 12,020 awards. The $47.3M FY2026 slice is the recency cut on the larger stacked stock.

North Dakota’s construction peak, 7,218 awards, and $50.8M latest-year amount remain the smaller all-years file with the slightly larger recency slice. 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 Vermont

Read Vermont first on stacked dollars ($1.0B vs $700.4M), spending per capita ($72.92 vs $63.75), and awards (12,020 vs 7,218). Read North Dakota first on population (796,568 vs 648,493) and FY2026 ($50.8M vs $47.3M). Note commercial and institutional building construction versus other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The North Dakota and Vermont hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different series. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $63.75 and $72.92 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios.

A recency flip on a modest intensity gap

Vermont leads the stacked stocks $1.0B to $700.4M, the award counts 12,020 to 7,218, and the per-capita ratios $72.92 to $63.75. North Dakota leads population 796,568 to 648,493 and FY2026 $50.8M to $47.3M. That recency flip is a thin-year ranking, not a claim that $700.4M will overtake $1.0B. The intensity gap itself is modest. $72.92 versus $63.75 is not a blowout even while the dollar files sit $300 million apart in compact terms.

North Dakota’s commercial and institutional building construction peak and Vermont’s other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing peak are first filters, not matched mixes. Cite USAspending.gov. Outlays are not in the packet. Use the comparison hub for tables and the North Dakota and Vermont hubs for agencies and recipients.

Questions

Does North Dakota or Vermont have more federal spending?

Vermont leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $1.0B to North Dakota’s $700.4M, spending per capita $72.92 to $63.75, and awards 12,020 to 7,218. North Dakota leads FY2026 obligations $50.8M to $47.3M. Population is 796,568 in North Dakota and 648,493 in Vermont.

What industries lead in North Dakota and Vermont?

North Dakota’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Vermont’s is other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $700.4M and $1.0B. Award counts are 7,218 in North Dakota and 12,020 in Vermont.

Does North Dakota’s larger population produce a higher per-capita figure?

No. The packet reports $63.75 per capita in North Dakota on 796,568 residents and $72.92 in Vermont on 648,493. Stacked stocks are $700.4M versus $1.0B. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. The larger Census count sits with the cooler ratio.

Are North Dakota vs Vermont figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $700.4M and $1.0B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $50.8M and $47.3M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($63.75 vs $72.92) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.