Nevada vs Tennessee on USAspending: $2.86B vs $3.58B

Tennessee’s larger stock, Nevada’s hotter ratio

Tennessee’s $3.58B is the larger stacked total. Nevada’s $2.86B sits on 3,267,467 residents against 7,227,750. The per-person reading therefore favors Nevada: $171.84 versus $97.50. Headcount sets Tennessee’s stock lead; it does not set intensity.

Award counts favor Tennessee, 63,616 versus 45,442. Tennessee’s file is busier in rows and larger in stock. Nevada’s 45,442 actions on $2.86B sit beside the $171.84 reading.

FY2026 keeps Tennessee ahead on recency: $704.7M versus $561.5M. Cite USAspending.gov for the stacked stocks and the latest-year amounts. Outlays are not in this packet.

Nevada’s automobile-manufacturing peak on $2.86B is a mix filter, not a cash figure. Tennessee’s courier peak on $3.58B is the same kind of filter. USAspending.gov obligations remain the series for both stocks and for FY2026 of $561.5M versus $704.7M.

Census counts of 3,267,467 and 7,227,750 already sit beside $171.84 and $97.50 per capita. Award counts of 45,442 and 63,616 stay row totals. Do not convert any of those cuts into Treasury outlays.

Automobile manufacturing versus courier services

Nevada’s lead NAICS is automobile manufacturing. Tennessee’s lead NAICS is couriers and express delivery services. Those peaks sit on $2.86B and $3.58B. An auto-manufacturing peak is a first read on Nevada’s mix; a courier peak is a first read on Tennessee’s mix.

The 45,442 Nevada awards and 63,616 Tennessee awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Nevada and Tennessee state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

FY2026 recency: $561.5M versus $704.7M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $561.5M in Nevada and $704.7M in Tennessee. Recency preserves Tennessee’s stacked dollar lead without matching the all-years gap exactly. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash.

Do not divide $561.5M or $704.7M by 45,442 or 63,616 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $171.84 and $97.50 already sits beside Census counts of 3,267,467 and 7,227,750.

Half the people, a higher per-capita reading

Nevada’s 3,267,467 residents are less than half of Tennessee’s 7,227,750. Nevada still posts $171.84 per capita against $97.50. Tennessee’s wins are the stock ($3.58B vs $2.86B), awards (63,616 vs 45,442), and FY2026 ($704.7M vs $561.5M).

Keep those per-capita figures labeled as Census-based packet figures on USAspending.gov obligations. They are not outlays per resident.

Auto manufacturing intensity on a smaller Nevada stock

Nevada’s $171.84 per capita on 3,267,467 residents exceeds Tennessee’s $97.50 on 7,227,750. The stocks still favor Tennessee: $3.58B versus $2.86B. USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays, are both dollar cuts.

Automobile manufacturing leads Nevada. Couriers and express delivery services lead Tennessee. FY2026 of $561.5M versus $704.7M keeps Tennessee ahead on recency. Award counts of 45,442 and 63,616 keep Tennessee ahead on rows.

An obligation is a commitment. Cash can lag. Do not treat $2.86B or $3.58B as money already paid, and do not treat FY2026 as a full substitute for the stacked ranking.

Nevada’s Census count is less than half of Tennessee’s, but FY2026 of $561.5M versus $704.7M is not a 2-to-1 recency gap. The all-years stocks of $2.86B and $3.58B are also closer than the population ratio.

Spending per capita of $171.84 versus $97.50 is the intensity reading that follows from those stocks and Census counts. Cite USAspending.gov. Outlays are a different series.

How to read Nevada versus Tennessee

Read Tennessee first on stacked dollars ($3.58B vs $2.86B), population (7,227,750 vs 3,267,467), awards (63,616 vs 45,442), and FY2026 ($704.7M vs $561.5M). Read Nevada first on spending per capita ($171.84 vs $97.50). Note automobile manufacturing versus couriers.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The Nevada and Tennessee hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different series.

Questions

Does Nevada or Tennessee have more federal spending?

Tennessee leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $3.58B to Nevada’s $2.86B. Nevada leads spending per capita, $171.84 versus $97.50, on 3,267,467 residents against Tennessee’s 7,227,750. Tennessee has more awards (63,616 vs 45,442). FY2026 obligations are $561.5M in Nevada and $704.7M in Tennessee.

Why is Nevada’s per-capita figure higher than Tennessee’s?

The packet reports $171.84 per capita in Nevada on 3,267,467 residents and $97.50 in Tennessee on 7,227,750. Stacked stocks are $2.86B versus $3.58B. Award counts are 45,442 versus 63,616. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Nevada and Tennessee?

Nevada’s top industry is automobile manufacturing. Tennessee’s is couriers and express delivery services. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $2.86B and $3.58B. Award counts are 45,442 in Nevada and 63,616 in Tennessee.

Are Nevada vs Tennessee figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $2.86B and $3.58B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $561.5M and $704.7M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($171.84 vs $97.50) uses Census population where present.