Oklahoma vs Utah on USAspending: $5.46B vs $4.06B

Two mountain-west files that almost match on intensity

Oklahoma’s $5.46B is about 1.34 times Utah’s $4.06B. Population is about 1.17 times: 4,095,393 versus 3,503,613. Dollars and people move together, which is why the per-capita pair stays tight: $205.98 versus $199.06. This is not a stock-versus-ratio inversion. It is a same-direction ranking with a small intensity gap.

Award counts open a wider gap than dollars do. Oklahoma’s 50,460 awards versus Utah’s 26,509 is about 1.90 times as many rows on 1.34 times the dollars. Oklahoma’s file is busier. Utah’s 26,509 actions on $4.06B still produce a per-capita reading within about $7 of Oklahoma’s.

FY2026 follows the stacked ranking. $843.6M versus $697.4M keeps Oklahoma ahead on the latest-year cut. Oklahoma’s 4,095,393 residents and Utah’s 3,503,613 residents keep this pair in the same Census band even while 50,460 awards versus 26,509 awards pull the action files apart.

Aircraft parts versus nonferrous metal rolling

Oklahoma’s lead NAICS is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Utah’s lead NAICS is nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) rolling, drawing, and extruding. Those peaks sit on $5.46B and $4.06B. The industry split is sharper than the dollar split. Two similar-size obligation stocks can still peak in different NAICS codes.

The 50,460 Oklahoma awards and 26,509 Utah awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Oklahoma and Utah state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

FY2026: $843.6M in Oklahoma, $697.4M in Utah

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $843.6M in Oklahoma and $697.4M in Utah. Recency preserves Oklahoma’s stacked dollar lead. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash and not as a full-year forecast.

Do not divide $843.6M or $697.4M by 50,460 or 26,509 all-years awards. Per capita of $205.98 and $199.06 already uses 4,095,393 and 3,503,613 residents against the stacked stocks.

Census counts in the same band

4,095,393 versus 3,503,613 is a modest population gap. $5.46B versus $4.06B is a modest dollar gap. $205.98 versus $199.06 is a modest intensity gap. Award volume of 50,460 versus 26,509 is the ranking that stretches. Similar Census counts do not require similar action counts.

Keep those per-capita figures labeled as stacked USAspending.gov obligations divided by Census counts. They are not outlays per resident.

How to read Oklahoma versus Utah

Oklahoma leads stacked dollars ($5.46B vs $4.06B), per capita ($205.98 vs $199.06), awards (50,460 vs 26,509), population (4,095,393 vs 3,503,613), and FY2026 ($843.6M vs $697.4M). The contrast is the size of those gaps and the industry split — aircraft parts versus nonferrous metal — not a ranking flip.

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

Two high ratios that still are not cash paid

Oklahoma’s $5.46B and Utah’s $4.06B are USAspending.gov obligations. Spending per capita of $205.98 and $199.06 is a narrow intensity race on Census counts of 4,095,393 and 3,503,613. Other aircraft parts versus nonferrous metal rolling is a sharper split than the dollars. FY2026’s $843.6M versus $697.4M keeps Oklahoma ahead on recency.

Award counts of 50,460 and 26,509 open a wider gap than the stocks. Use the Oklahoma and Utah hubs for agencies and recipients. The comparison hub is the paired view. Outlays are not in this packet.

Oklahoma’s 50,460 awards on $5.46B and Utah’s 26,509 awards on $4.06B are the row gap. Per capita of $205.98 versus $199.06 is the close gap. FY2026 of $843.6M versus $697.4M follows Oklahoma. Aircraft parts versus nonferrous metal rolling is mix. Census counts of 4,095,393 and 3,503,613 stay in the same band. All cuts are obligations.

Questions

Does Oklahoma or Utah have more federal spending?

Oklahoma leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $5.46B to Utah’s $4.06B. Oklahoma also leads spending per capita slightly, $205.98 versus $199.06, on 4,095,393 residents against Utah’s 3,503,613. Oklahoma has more awards (50,460 vs 26,509). FY2026 obligations are $843.6M in Oklahoma and $697.4M in Utah.

Are Oklahoma and Utah close on spending per capita?

Yes. The packet reports $205.98 per capita in Oklahoma on 4,095,393 residents and $199.06 in Utah on 3,503,613. The Census counts and the ratios both sit in a narrow band. Award counts are 50,460 versus 26,509. Stacked obligations are $5.46B versus $4.06B. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Oklahoma and Utah?

Oklahoma’s top industry is other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Utah’s is nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) rolling, drawing, and extruding. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $5.46B and $4.06B. Award counts are 50,460 in Oklahoma and 26,509 in Utah.

Are Oklahoma vs Utah figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $5.46B and $4.06B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $843.6M and $697.4M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($205.98 vs $199.06) uses Census population against those obligations.