South Carolina vs Utah on USAspending: $3.85B vs $4.06B

Utah’s slight stock lead on a much thinner award file

Utah’s $4.06B is about 1.05 times South Carolina’s $3.85B. Population runs the other way: South Carolina’s 5,478,831 versus Utah’s 3,503,613, about 1.56 times. People outrun dollars, which is the setup for Utah’s higher per-capita reading of $199.06 against South Carolina’s $83.98. Cite those ratios as packet figures beside the Census counts.

Award counts belong to South Carolina by a landslide. 129,440 versus 26,509 is about 4.9 times as many rows on a slightly smaller dollar stock. The Carolina file is busy. Utah’s 26,509 actions on $4.06B are sparse and still sit beside the hotter per-capita figure.

FY2026 follows Utah on dollars, $697.4M versus $460.1M, so stock, intensity, and recency all lean the same way even while South Carolina wins the row count.

Biological products versus nonferrous metal work

South Carolina’s lead NAICS is biological product (except diagnostic) manufacturing. Utah’s lead NAICS is nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) rolling, drawing, and extruding. Those peaks sit on $3.85B and $4.06B. A biologics lead is a first filter on the Carolina mix; a metal-rolling lead is a first filter on the Utah mix.

The 129,440 South Carolina awards and 26,509 Utah awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the South Carolina and Utah state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

FY2026: Utah’s $697.4M versus South Carolina’s $460.1M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $697.4M in Utah and $460.1M in South Carolina. Recency preserves Utah’s stacked dollar lead. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash.

Do not divide $697.4M or $460.1M by 26,509 or 129,440 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $199.06 and $83.98 already sits beside Census counts of 3,503,613 and 5,478,831 in the packet.

More people, more rows, a cooler ratio

South Carolina’s 5,478,831 residents and 129,440 awards look like the larger state on two counts. Utah’s $4.06B versus $3.85B and $199.06 versus $83.98 say otherwise on stock and intensity. Headcount is not the engine of the per-capita ranking.

Keep $199.06 and $83.98 labeled as Census-based packet figures on USAspending.gov obligations. They are not outlays per resident.

How to read South Carolina versus Utah

Read Utah first on stacked dollars ($4.06B vs $3.85B), per capita ($199.06 vs $83.98), and FY2026 ($697.4M vs $460.1M). Read South Carolina first on awards (129,440 vs 26,509) and population (5,478,831 vs 3,503,613). Note biological products versus nonferrous metal. All cuts are obligations.

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

Biologics rows versus a thinner metal file

South Carolina’s $3.85B and Utah’s $4.06B are USAspending.gov obligations. Biological product manufacturing versus nonferrous metal rolling is the industry split. Award counts of 129,440 and 26,509 show the Carolina file is busy on a slightly smaller stock. FY2026’s $460.1M versus $697.4M keeps Utah ahead on recency.

Spending per capita of $83.98 and $199.06 sits beside Census counts of 5,478,831 and 3,503,613. Headcount and rows go to South Carolina. Stock, intensity, and the latest year go to Utah. Use the South Carolina and Utah hubs for agencies and recipients. Treat every cut as an obligation.

South Carolina’s 129,440 awards on $3.85B are the busy file. Utah’s 26,509 awards on $4.06B are the thinner file with $199.06 per capita and $697.4M in FY2026. Biological products versus nonferrous metal rolling is mix. Census counts of 5,478,831 and 3,503,613 sit beside $83.98 and $199.06. All cuts are USAspending.gov obligations.

Questions

Does South Carolina or Utah have more federal spending?

Utah leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $4.06B to South Carolina’s $3.85B. Utah also leads spending per capita, $199.06 versus $83.98, on 3,503,613 residents against South Carolina’s 5,478,831. South Carolina has far more awards (129,440 vs 26,509). FY2026 obligations are $460.1M in South Carolina and $697.4M in Utah.

Why is Utah’s per-capita federal spending higher?

The packet reports $199.06 per capita in Utah on 3,503,613 residents and $83.98 in South Carolina on 5,478,831. Stacked stocks are close ($4.06B vs $3.85B). South Carolina has more awards (129,440 vs 26,509). These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in South Carolina and Utah?

South Carolina’s top industry is biological product (except diagnostic) manufacturing. Utah’s is nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) rolling, drawing, and extruding. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $3.85B and $4.06B. Award counts are 129,440 in South Carolina and 26,509 in Utah.

Are South Carolina vs Utah figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $3.85B and $4.06B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $460.1M and $697.4M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($83.98 vs $199.06) uses Census population where present.