South Dakota vs West Virginia on USAspending: $1.0B vs $1.7B

A Plains computer-manufacturing file against an ammunition stock

South Dakota’s $1.0B stacked total is a real obligation file, not a rounding error next to West Virginia’s $1.7B. The mix labels are the distinctive contrast. Electronic computer manufacturing leads South Dakota. Ammunition (except small arms) manufacturing leads West Virginia. Those peaks are first reads on each mix, not the entire mix.

Population and intensity both favor West Virginia. Census counts are 924,669 in South Dakota and 1,769,979 in West Virginia. Per capita is $79.92 versus $113.44. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep both ratios labeled as Census-based packet figures on obligations.

8,274 South Dakota awards on a $1.0B stock

South Dakota’s 8,274 awards versus West Virginia’s 14,302 is a thinner action log on a smaller stock. The computer-manufacturing peak sits on that thinner log. West Virginia’s ammunition peak sits on more rows and the larger $1.7B stock. Row count is not average award size. The packet does not report means.

Use the South Dakota and West Virginia state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not listed. Do not invent an average from 8,274 or 14,302.

South Dakota’s 8,274 awards are among the thinner logs in this slice, yet they sit on a $1.0B stacked stock and an electronic computer manufacturing peak. West Virginia’s 14,302 awards sit on $1.7B and ammunition (except small arms) manufacturing. Thinner is not empty. Cite USAspending.gov. Row count remains a count of actions, not a mean dollar figure.

FY2026: $73.9M versus $200.8M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $73.9M in South Dakota and $200.8M in West Virginia. Recency preserves West Virginia’s stacked dollar lead. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash.

Do not divide $73.9M or $200.8M by 8,274 or 14,302 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $79.92 and $113.44 already sits beside Census counts of 924,669 and 1,769,979. Cite USAspending.gov for both cuts.

West Virginia’s $200.8M FY2026 obligations versus South Dakota’s $73.9M preserve the stacked ranking. Per capita of $113.44 versus $79.92 and population of 1,769,979 versus 924,669 run in the same direction. Treat FY2026 as an obligation slice. Outlays are omitted. Keep $1.0B and $1.7B labeled as all-years USAspending.gov stocks.

What the $79.92 ratio does not erase

South Dakota’s $79.92 per capita on 924,669 residents is cooler than West Virginia’s $113.44, not a small-state intensity spike. The $1.0B stock and electronic computer manufacturing peak remain the all-years South Dakota story. The $73.9M FY2026 slice is the recency cut.

West Virginia’s $1.7B, $113.44 per capita, 14,302 awards, and ammunition-manufacturing peak remain the larger, hotter file. Read mix and dollars as separate cuts. Keep every dollar figure labeled as a USAspending.gov obligation.

How to read South Dakota versus West Virginia

Read West Virginia first on stacked dollars ($1.7B vs $1.0B), spending per capita ($113.44 vs $79.92), population (1,769,979 vs 924,669), awards (14,302 vs 8,274), and FY2026 ($200.8M vs $73.9M). Note ammunition (except small arms) manufacturing versus electronic computer manufacturing.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The South Dakota and West Virginia hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different series. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $79.92 and $113.44 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios.

Computer manufacturing dollars are not ammunition dollars

Electronic computer manufacturing on South Dakota’s $1.0B file and ammunition (except small arms) manufacturing on West Virginia’s $1.7B file should not be collapsed into a generic manufacturing ranking. The packet reports those labels as lead NAICS slices, not as equal shares. West Virginia also leads $113.44 versus $79.92 per capita, 14,302 versus 8,274 awards, and $200.8M versus $73.9M in FY2026.

Census counts are 924,669 in South Dakota and 1,769,979 in West Virginia. Cite USAspending.gov. Outlays are not listed. Use the comparison hub for tables and the South Dakota and West Virginia hubs for agencies and recipients.

South Dakota’s electronic computer manufacturing peak on $1.0B and 8,274 awards is a different mix from West Virginia ammunition manufacturing on $1.7B and 14,302 awards. Per capita of $79.92 versus $113.44 follows the heavier stock. Cite USAspending.gov. FY2026 of $73.9M versus $200.8M is the recency cut.

Questions

Does South Dakota or West Virginia have more federal spending?

West Virginia leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $1.7B to South Dakota’s $1.0B. West Virginia also leads spending per capita ($113.44 vs $79.92), awards (14,302 vs 8,274), and FY2026 obligations ($200.8M vs $73.9M). Population is 924,669 in South Dakota and 1,769,979 in West Virginia.

What industries lead in South Dakota and West Virginia?

South Dakota’s top industry is electronic computer manufacturing. West Virginia’s is ammunition (except small arms) manufacturing. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $1.0B and $1.7B. Award counts are 8,274 in South Dakota and 14,302 in West Virginia. FY2026 obligations are $73.9M in South Dakota and $200.8M in West Virginia.

Is South Dakota’s per-capita figure close to West Virginia’s?

No. The packet reports $79.92 per capita in South Dakota on 924,669 residents and $113.44 in West Virginia on 1,769,979. Stacked stocks are $1.0B versus $1.7B. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. Award counts are 8,274 versus 14,302. FY2026 obligations are $73.9M versus $200.8M.

Are South Dakota vs West Virginia figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $1.0B and $1.7B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $73.9M and $200.8M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($79.92 vs $113.44) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.