South Dakota vs Vermont on USAspending: $1.0B vs $1.0B

A $1.0B near-tie that mix and recency still split

Stacked dollars of $1.0B versus $1.0B look like a duplicate file. They are not. South Dakota’s lead NAICS is electronic computer manufacturing on 8,274 awards. Vermont’s is other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing on 12,020 awards. Mix differs. Cite USAspending.gov.

FY2026 of $73.9M versus $47.3M is the recency split on a matched stacked ranking. South Dakota leads the latest year. Vermont files more awards, 12,020 versus 8,274, on the same $1.0B stock. More rows do not produce the larger latest-year slice.

Population of 924,669 versus 648,493 favors South Dakota on headcount. Intensity of $79.92 versus $72.92 stays in a moderate band. Neither state posts a small-state spike here. Treat FY2026 as an obligation slice. Outlays are omitted. Census counts belong with those ratios on USAspending.gov obligations.

Electronic computer manufacturing versus missile and space vehicle parts

Those NAICS peaks sit on matched $1.0B stocks. They are first reads, not interchangeable manufacturing rankings. Use the South Dakota and Vermont state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not listed.

Vermont’s extra awards (12,020 vs 8,274) sit beside the thinner $47.3M FY2026 slice. South Dakota’s thinner log sits beside $73.9M recency. Row count is not average award size.

FY2026: $73.9M versus $47.3M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $73.9M in South Dakota and $47.3M in Vermont. Recency favors South Dakota on a stacked near-tie; Vermont’s extra awards do not flip FY2026. Treat the year as a recency slice of USAspending.gov obligations, not as Treasury cash already paid.

Do not divide $73.9M or $47.3M by 8,274 or 12,020 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $79.92 and $72.92 already sits beside Census counts of 924,669 and 648,493. Cite USAspending.gov for both the stacked stocks ($1.0B vs $1.0B) and the latest-year amounts.

Why a stacked near-tie still needs two mix labels

Computer manufacturing and missile-and-space-parts are different first reads on the same compact $1.0B ranking. Per capita of $79.92 versus $72.92 stays close. Recency of $73.9M versus $47.3M does not stay as close.

Keep every dollar figure labeled as a USAspending.gov obligation. Cite USAspending.gov. A near-tie stock is not a duplicate mix.

How to read South Dakota versus Vermont

Read the comparison hub for the tables and the South Dakota and Vermont hubs for agencies and recipients. Stacked stocks are $1.0B versus $1.0B. FY2026 obligations are $73.9M versus $47.3M. Awards are 8,274 versus 12,020. Population is 924,669 versus 648,493. Spending per capita is $79.92 versus $72.92. Lead industries are electronic computer 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

South Dakota versus Vermont is a $1.0B near-tie split by mix and recency: computer manufacturing with $73.9M in FY2026 against missile-parts with $47.3M. 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. 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 8,274 or 12,020. Use the comparison hub for the tables. The South Dakota and Vermont state hubs hold agencies and recipients. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $79.92 and $72.92 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios. Keep $1.0B and $1.0B labeled as stacked obligation stocks, not as FY2026 cash and not as outlays. Recency slices of $73.9M and $47.3M remain obligation cuts for fiscal year 2026. Population figures are Census counts. electronic computer 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 $1.0B versus $1.0B. FY2026 amounts of $73.9M and $47.3M should not be divided by all-years award counts of 8,274 and 12,020. Cite USAspending.gov for the stacked stocks, the latest-year slice, and the Census-based ratios. Keep 8,274 and 12,020 labeled as all-years award totals rather than as FY2026 denominators. Outlays remain unpublished.

Questions

Does South Dakota or Vermont have more federal spending?

Stacked USAspending.gov obligations are $1.0B in South Dakota and $1.0B in Vermont. Spending per capita is $79.92 versus $72.92 on 924,669 and 648,493 residents. Award counts are 8,274 versus 12,020. FY2026 obligations are $73.9M in South Dakota and $47.3M in Vermont. Both dollar series are obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in South Dakota and Vermont?

South Dakota's top industry is electronic computer manufacturing. Vermont's is other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $1.0B and $1.0B. Award counts are 8,274 in South Dakota and 12,020 in Vermont. The rest of each mix sits outside those peaks on USAspending.gov obligation files.

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

The packet reports $79.92 per capita in South Dakota on 924,669 residents and $72.92 in Vermont on 648,493 residents. Stacked stocks are $1.0B versus $1.0B. Award counts are 8,274 versus 12,020. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. FY2026 amounts are $73.9M versus $47.3M.

Are South Dakota vs Vermont figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $1.0B and $1.0B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $73.9M and $47.3M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag behind commitments. Spending per capita ($79.92 vs $72.92) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays.