North Dakota vs Wyoming on USAspending: $700.4M vs $598.9M

A shared construction peak on unmatched stocks

North Dakota’s $700.4M stacked stock sits above Wyoming’s $598.9M. Census population leans North Dakota: 796,568 versus 587,618. Intensity inverts. $126.96 per capita in Wyoming is about double North Dakota’s $63.75. Cite those packet ratios beside the Census counts; they are not a second copy of $700.4M and $598.9M.

Award volume also favors the smaller stock. Wyoming’s 9,330 awards versus North Dakota’s 7,218 is a thicker action log on fewer dollars. Row count is not average award size. Cite USAspending.gov. Do not invent a mean from 9,330 or 7,218.

Commercial and institutional building construction on both sides

North Dakota’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. Wyoming’s lead NAICS is the same label. A shared construction peak is a first filter on $700.4M and $598.9M, not a claim that the two mixes are interchangeable. The same industry name does not make $63.75 and $126.96 the same intensity.

The 7,218 North Dakota awards and 9,330 Wyoming awards include many actions outside that construction label. Use the North Dakota and Wyoming state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.

North Dakota’s 7,218 awards sit on $700.4M. Wyoming’s 9,330 awards sit on $598.9M. The shared commercial and institutional building construction label does not make $63.75 and $126.96 the same intensity. Cite USAspending.gov.

FY2026: Wyoming’s $74.6M versus North Dakota’s $50.8M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $74.6M in Wyoming and $50.8M in North Dakota. Recency does not preserve North Dakota’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 $700.4M.

Do not divide $74.6M or $50.8M by 9,330 or 7,218 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $126.96 and $63.75 already sits beside Census counts of 587,618 and 796,568. 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, hotter than North Dakota’s $63.75 on 796,568. The shared construction 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.

North Dakota’s $700.4M stacked stock, 7,218 awards, and $50.8M latest-year amount remain the larger all-years file on a cooler ratio. Read two Mountain-Plains neighbors as a same-label, unmatched-intensity pair. Keep every dollar figure labeled as a USAspending.gov obligation.

How to read North Dakota versus Wyoming

Read North Dakota first on stacked dollars ($700.4M vs $598.9M) and population (796,568 vs 587,618). Read Wyoming first on spending per capita ($126.96 vs $63.75), awards (9,330 vs 7,218), and FY2026 ($74.6M vs $50.8M). Note that both lead industries are commercial and institutional building construction.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The North Dakota and Wyoming hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different series. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $63.75 and $126.96 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios.

Same construction label, unmatched intensity

Commercial and institutional building construction is the lead NAICS on both $700.4M in North Dakota and $598.9M in Wyoming. The shared label does not produce shared intensity. $63.75 on 796,568 residents versus $126.96 on 587,618 residents is the ranking that splits. Wyoming also leads awards 9,330 to 7,218 and FY2026 $74.6M to $50.8M. North Dakota leads the stacked stock and the Census file.

A shared construction peak is a first filter, not a matched mix. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $63.75 and $126.96 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios. Outlays are not in the packet. Use the comparison hub for tables. Use the North Dakota and Wyoming hubs for agencies and recipients.

Questions

Does North Dakota or Wyoming have more federal spending?

North Dakota leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $700.4M to Wyoming’s $598.9M. Wyoming leads spending per capita $126.96 to $63.75, awards 9,330 to 7,218, and FY2026 obligations $74.6M to $50.8M. Population is 796,568 in North Dakota and 587,618 in Wyoming.

What industries lead in North Dakota and Wyoming?

Both states list commercial and institutional building construction as the top industry. That shared label sits on $700.4M in North Dakota and $598.9M in Wyoming. Award counts are 7,218 in North Dakota and 9,330 in Wyoming. A shared peak is not a matched mix.

Why is Wyoming’s per-capita figure higher if both peak in construction?

The packet reports $126.96 per capita in Wyoming on 587,618 residents and $63.75 in North Dakota on 796,568. Stacked stocks are $598.9M versus $700.4M. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations divided by Census population where present. The same NAICS label does not produce the same intensity.

Are North Dakota vs Wyoming figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $700.4M and $598.9M totals, and FY2026 amounts of $50.8M and $74.6M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($63.75 vs $126.96) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.