Rhode Island vs South Dakota on USAspending: $880.6M vs $1.0B

A close FY2026 slice on unmatched mix labels

Stacked stocks of $1.0B versus $880.6M favor South Dakota. FY2026 of $73.9M versus $79.5M favors Rhode Island, narrowly. Recency and all-years stocks disagree, and they disagree by a small latest-year margin. Cite USAspending.gov. Treat FY2026 as an obligation slice, not Treasury cash.

Mix is not close. Electronic computer manufacturing leads South Dakota’s 8,274-award file. Nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing leads Rhode Island’s 11,923-award file. Computer manufacturing versus confectionery is a first-read contrast, not a ranking of state economies.

Population of 924,669 versus 1,112,308 favors Rhode Island on headcount. Intensity of $79.92 versus $71.48 still favors South Dakota. A larger Census count does not produce the hotter ratio here. Outlays are omitted. Census counts belong with those ratios on USAspending.gov obligations.

Nonchocolate confectionery versus electronic computer manufacturing

Those NAICS peaks sit on $880.6M and $1.0B. Use the Rhode Island and South Dakota state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not listed.

Rhode Island’s extra awards (11,923 vs 8,274) sit beside the slightly larger FY2026 slice. South Dakota’s thinner log sits beside the larger stacked stock and the hotter $79.92 ratio. Row count is not average award size.

FY2026: $79.5M versus $73.9M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $79.5M in Rhode Island and $73.9M in South Dakota. Recency slightly favors Rhode Island; stacked dollars still favor South Dakota’s $1.0B stock. Treat the year as a recency slice of USAspending.gov obligations, not as Treasury cash already paid.

Do not divide $79.5M or $73.9M by 11,923 or 8,274 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $71.48 and $79.92 already sits beside Census counts of 1,112,308 and 924,669. Cite USAspending.gov for both the stacked stocks ($880.6M vs $1.0B) and the latest-year amounts.

Why recency and stacked dollars disagree

Rhode Island’s $79.5M latest-year obligations edge South Dakota’s $73.9M. South Dakota’s $1.0B stacked stock still exceeds $880.6M. Read both windows. Do not let recency erase the stacked ranking or convert either figure into an outlay.

Keep every dollar figure labeled as a USAspending.gov obligation. Cite USAspending.gov. Confectionery and computer manufacturing remain mix labels.

How to read Rhode Island versus South Dakota

Read the comparison hub for the tables and the Rhode Island and South Dakota hubs for agencies and recipients. Stacked stocks are $880.6M versus $1.0B. FY2026 obligations are $79.5M versus $73.9M. Awards are 11,923 versus 8,274. Population is 1,112,308 versus 924,669. Spending per capita is $71.48 versus $79.92. Lead industries are nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing versus electronic computer manufacturing. Outlays are a different series. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep every dollar figure labeled as an obligation.

Obligations, outlays, and the packet's cuts

Rhode Island versus South Dakota is a close-recency pair ($79.5M vs $73.9M) with unmatched mix: confectionery on $880.6M against computer manufacturing on $1.0B. Rhode Island's packet cuts are $880.6M stacked, $79.5M in FY2026, 11,923 awards, 1,112,308 residents, and $71.48 per capita, with nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing as the lead NAICS. South Dakota's packet cuts are $1.0B stacked, $73.9M in FY2026, 8,274 awards, 924,669 residents, and $79.92 per capita, with electronic computer manufacturing as the lead NAICS. An obligation is a commitment recorded in USAspending.gov. An outlay is cash paid later and is not in this packet. Do not invent average award size from 11,923 or 8,274. Use the comparison hub for the tables. The Rhode Island and South Dakota state hubs hold agencies and recipients. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $71.48 and $79.92 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios. Keep $880.6M and $1.0B labeled as stacked obligation stocks, not as FY2026 cash and not as outlays. Recency slices of $79.5M and $73.9M remain obligation cuts for fiscal year 2026. Population figures are Census counts. nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing and electronic computer manufacturing remain mix labels, not proofs of a typical award and not substitutes for the stacked ranking of $880.6M versus $1.0B. FY2026 amounts of $79.5M and $73.9M should not be divided by all-years award counts of 11,923 and 8,274. Cite USAspending.gov for the stacked stocks, the latest-year slice, and the Census-based ratios. Keep 11,923 and 8,274 labeled as all-years award totals rather than as FY2026 denominators. Outlays remain unpublished.

Questions

Does Rhode Island or South Dakota have more federal spending?

Stacked USAspending.gov obligations are $880.6M in Rhode Island and $1.0B in South Dakota. Spending per capita is $71.48 versus $79.92 on 1,112,308 and 924,669 residents. Award counts are 11,923 versus 8,274. FY2026 obligations are $79.5M in Rhode Island and $73.9M in South Dakota. Both dollar series are obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Rhode Island and South Dakota?

Rhode Island's top industry is nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing. South Dakota's is electronic computer manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $880.6M and $1.0B. Award counts are 11,923 in Rhode Island and 8,274 in South Dakota. The rest of each mix sits outside those peaks on USAspending.gov obligation files.

How do Rhode Island and South Dakota compare on a per-capita basis?

The packet reports $71.48 per capita in Rhode Island on 1,112,308 residents and $79.92 in South Dakota on 924,669 residents. Stacked stocks are $880.6M versus $1.0B. Award counts are 11,923 versus 8,274. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. FY2026 amounts are $79.5M versus $73.9M.

Are Rhode Island vs South Dakota figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $880.6M and $1.0B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $79.5M and $73.9M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag behind commitments. Spending per capita ($71.48 vs $79.92) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays.