South Dakota vs Wyoming on USAspending: $1.0B vs $598.9M

A $1.0B Plains stock against a hotter $598.9M Mountain stock

South Dakota’s $1.0B stacked stock sits well above Wyoming’s $598.9M. Census population leans the same way: 924,669 versus 587,618. Intensity does not. $126.96 per capita in Wyoming is hotter than South Dakota’s $79.92. Cite those packet ratios beside the Census counts; they are not a second copy of $1.0B and $598.9M.

Award volume also reverses the dollar ranking. Wyoming’s 9,330 awards versus South Dakota’s 8,274 is a thicker action log on the smaller stock. Row count is not average award size. Cite USAspending.gov. Do not invent a mean from 9,330 or 8,274.

Electronic computer manufacturing versus commercial building construction

South Dakota’s lead NAICS is electronic computer manufacturing. Wyoming’s is commercial and institutional building construction. A computer-manufacturing peak is a hardware first read on South Dakota’s $1.0B mix. A commercial-building peak is a construction first read on Wyoming’s $598.9M mix. Hardware and building work are not the same label.

The 8,274 South Dakota awards and 9,330 Wyoming awards include many actions outside those two industries. Use the South Dakota and Wyoming state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.

FY2026: $74.0M versus $74.6M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $74.0M in South Dakota and $74.6M in Wyoming. Recency is a photo finish even while the stacked stocks are not. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash already paid and not as a claim that $598.9M will catch $1.0B.

Do not divide $74.0M or $74.6M by 8,274 or 9,330 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $79.92 and $126.96 already sits beside Census counts of 924,669 and 587,618. Cite USAspending.gov for both cuts.

What $126.96 looks like on 587,618 residents

Wyoming’s $598.9M on 587,618 people produces $126.96 per capita, hotter than South Dakota’s $79.92 on 924,669. The construction peak sits on that hotter ratio and on 9,330 awards. The $74.6M FY2026 slice is the recency cut on the smaller stacked stock, nearly matching South Dakota’s $74.0M.

South Dakota’s computer-manufacturing peak, 8,274 awards, and $1.0B stacked stock remain the larger all-years file. Read a Plains state against a Mountain West state as a stacked-versus-intensity contrast. Keep every dollar figure labeled as a USAspending.gov obligation.

How to read South Dakota versus Wyoming

Read South Dakota first on stacked dollars ($1.0B vs $598.9M) and population (924,669 vs 587,618). Read Wyoming first on spending per capita ($126.96 vs $79.92) and awards (9,330 vs 8,274). FY2026 is nearly even ($74.0M vs $74.6M). Note electronic computer manufacturing versus commercial and institutional building construction.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The South Dakota and Wyoming hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different series. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $79.92 and $126.96 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios.

A photo-finish FY2026 on unmatched stacked stocks

South Dakota’s $1.0B stacked stock sits well above Wyoming’s $598.9M. FY2026 does not: $74.0M versus $74.6M is a near tie. Award volume also leans Wyoming, 9,330 against 8,274, even while South Dakota holds more people, 924,669 against 587,618. Intensity follows Wyoming, $126.96 against $79.92. Electronic computer manufacturing and commercial and institutional building construction are the two first filters.

A recency tie is not a stacked-stock tie. Cite USAspending.gov. Treat $74.0M and $74.6M as a FY2026 obligation slice, not as Treasury cash. Use the comparison hub for tables. Use the South Dakota and Wyoming hubs for agencies and recipients. Do not invent a mean from 8,274 or 9,330.

Questions

Does South Dakota or Wyoming have more federal spending?

South Dakota leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $1.0B to Wyoming’s $598.9M. Wyoming leads spending per capita $126.96 to $79.92 and awards 9,330 to 8,274. FY2026 is nearly even, $74.0M versus $74.6M. Population is 924,669 in South Dakota and 587,618 in Wyoming.

What industries lead in South Dakota and Wyoming?

South Dakota’s top industry is electronic computer manufacturing. Wyoming’s is commercial and institutional building construction. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $1.0B and $598.9M. Award counts are 8,274 in South Dakota and 9,330 in Wyoming.

Why is Wyoming’s per-capita figure higher?

The packet reports $126.96 per capita in Wyoming on 587,618 residents and $79.92 in South Dakota on 924,669. Stacked stocks are $598.9M versus $1.0B. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations divided by Census population where present. The smaller stock sits with the hotter ratio.

Are South Dakota vs Wyoming figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $1.0B and $598.9M totals, and FY2026 amounts of $74.0M and $74.6M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($79.92 vs $126.96) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.