Rhode Island vs Vermont on USAspending: $880.6M vs $1.0B

New England neighbors with matched ratios and unmatched mix

Rhode Island and Vermont post $71.48 and $72.92 per capita and 11,923 and 12,020 awards. Those cuts look like twins. Mix does not. Confectionery leads Rhode Island’s $880.6M file. Missile-and-space-parts lead Vermont’s $1.0B file. Cite USAspending.gov.

Vermont’s smaller Census count (648,493 vs 1,112,308) on a slightly larger $1.0B stock is why the ratios can match while headcount does not. FY2026 of $79.5M versus $47.3M is the cut that favors Rhode Island on recency despite the smaller stacked stock.

Treat FY2026 as an obligation slice. Outlays are omitted. Row count is not average award size. Do not invent a mean from 11,923 or 12,020. Census counts belong with those ratios on USAspending.gov obligations.

Nonchocolate confectionery versus missile and space vehicle parts

Those NAICS peaks sit on $880.6M and $1.0B. They are first reads, not interchangeable New England rankings. Use the Rhode Island and Vermont state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not listed.

Near-matched award counts do not make confectionery and missile-parts the same mix. The rest of each file sits outside those peaks.

FY2026: $79.5M versus $47.3M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $79.5M in Rhode Island and $47.3M in Vermont. Recency favors Rhode Island; stacked dollars still favor Vermont’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 $47.3M by 11,923 or 12,020 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $71.48 and $72.92 already sits beside Census counts of 1,112,308 and 648,493. Cite USAspending.gov for both the stacked stocks ($880.6M vs $1.0B) and the latest-year amounts.

Why FY2026 favors Rhode Island on a smaller stock

Rhode Island’s $79.5M latest-year obligations exceed Vermont’s $47.3M even while Vermont leads the stacked ranking $1.0B to $880.6M. Recency and all-years stocks disagree. Keep both labeled as USAspending.gov obligations.

Vermont’s specialized manufacturing peak does not produce the larger FY2026 slice. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep every dollar figure labeled as an obligation.

How to read Rhode Island versus Vermont

Read the comparison hub for the tables and the Rhode Island and Vermont hubs for agencies and recipients. Stacked stocks are $880.6M versus $1.0B. FY2026 obligations are $79.5M versus $47.3M. Awards are 11,923 versus 12,020. Population is 1,112,308 versus 648,493. Spending per capita is $71.48 versus $72.92. Lead industries are nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing versus other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment 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 Vermont is a New England pair with near-matched ratios and award counts, split by mix and by a FY2026 ranking that disagrees with the stacked stocks. 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. Vermont's packet cuts are $1.0B stacked, $47.3M in FY2026, 12,020 awards, 648,493 residents, and $72.92 per capita, with other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment 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 12,020. Use the comparison hub for the tables. The Rhode Island and Vermont state hubs hold agencies and recipients. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $71.48 and $72.92 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 $47.3M remain obligation cuts for fiscal year 2026. Population figures are Census counts. nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing and other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment 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 $47.3M should not be divided by all-years award counts of 11,923 and 12,020. Cite USAspending.gov for the stacked stocks, the latest-year slice, and the Census-based ratios. Keep 11,923 and 12,020 labeled as all-years award totals rather than as FY2026 denominators. Outlays remain unpublished.

Questions

Does Rhode Island or Vermont have more federal spending?

Stacked USAspending.gov obligations are $880.6M in Rhode Island and $1.0B in Vermont. Spending per capita is $71.48 versus $72.92 on 1,112,308 and 648,493 residents. Award counts are 11,923 versus 12,020. FY2026 obligations are $79.5M in Rhode Island and $47.3M in Vermont. Both dollar series are obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Rhode Island and Vermont?

Rhode Island's top industry is nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing. Vermont's is other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $880.6M and $1.0B. Award counts are 11,923 in Rhode Island and 12,020 in Vermont. The rest of each mix sits outside those peaks on USAspending.gov obligation files.

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

The packet reports $71.48 per capita in Rhode Island on 1,112,308 residents and $72.92 in Vermont on 648,493 residents. Stacked stocks are $880.6M versus $1.0B. Award counts are 11,923 versus 12,020. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. FY2026 amounts are $79.5M versus $47.3M.

Are Rhode Island vs Vermont figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $880.6M and $1.0B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $79.5M and $47.3M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag behind commitments. Spending per capita ($71.48 vs $72.92) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays.