Vermont vs Wyoming on USAspending: $1.0B vs $598.9M

Vermont holds $1.0B; Wyoming holds the hotter ratio

Vermont’s $1.0B stacked stock sits well above Wyoming’s $598.9M. Census counts are close: 648,493 versus 587,618. Intensity does not follow the dollar ranking. $126.96 per capita in Wyoming is hotter than Vermont’s $72.92. Cite those packet ratios beside the Census counts rather than treating them as a restatement of $1.0B and $598.9M.

Award volume follows the larger stock. Vermont’s 12,020 awards versus Wyoming’s 9,330 is a thicker action log on the larger dollar file. Row count is not average award size. Do not divide $1.0B by 12,020 or $598.9M by 9,330. Cite USAspending.gov for both the dollar file and the award file.

Guided-missile parts versus commercial building construction

Vermont’s lead NAICS is other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. Wyoming’s is commercial and institutional building construction. A missile-and-space-parts peak is a manufacturing first read on Vermont’s $1.0B mix. A commercial-building peak is a construction first read on Wyoming’s $598.9M mix. Aerospace hardware and building work are not the same label.

The 12,020 Vermont awards and 9,330 Wyoming awards include many actions outside those two industries. Use the Vermont and Wyoming state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes. Outlays are not in the packet.

FY2026: Wyoming’s $74.6M versus Vermont’s $47.3M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $74.6M in Wyoming and $47.3M in Vermont. Recency does not preserve Vermont’s stacked dollar lead. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations still being recorded, not as Treasury cash already paid and not as proof that $598.9M will overtake $1.0B.

Do not divide $74.6M or $47.3M by 9,330 or 12,020 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $126.96 and $72.92 already sits beside Census counts of 587,618 and 648,493. 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 Vermont’s $72.92 on 648,493. 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.

Vermont’s missile-and-space-parts peak, 12,020 awards, and $47.3M latest-year amount remain the larger all-years file. Read a New England 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 Vermont versus Wyoming

Read Vermont first on stacked dollars ($1.0B vs $598.9M) and awards (12,020 vs 9,330). Read Wyoming first on spending per capita ($126.96 vs $72.92) and FY2026 ($74.6M vs $47.3M). Population is close: 648,493 versus 587,618. Note other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing versus commercial and institutional building construction.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The Vermont and Wyoming hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different series. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $72.92 and $126.96 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios.

Stacked dollars in Vermont, intensity in Wyoming

Vermont’s $1.0B stacked stock and 12,020 awards are the larger all-years file. Wyoming’s $126.96 per capita on 587,618 residents and $74.6M FY2026 slice are the hotter intensity and recency rankings. Census counts are close, 648,493 versus 587,618, which is why $72.92 versus $126.96 is not a population-size story. It is an obligation-intensity story on two small states.

Vermont’s other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing peak and Wyoming’s commercial and institutional building construction peak are first filters on $1.0B and $598.9M. Cite USAspending.gov. Keep $72.92 and $126.96 labeled as Census-based obligation ratios. Use the Vermont and Wyoming hubs for agencies and recipients. The comparison hub holds the tables.

Questions

Does Vermont or Wyoming have more federal spending?

Vermont leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $1.0B to Wyoming’s $598.9M and awards 12,020 to 9,330. Wyoming leads spending per capita $126.96 to $72.92 and FY2026 obligations $74.6M to $47.3M. Population is 648,493 in Vermont and 587,618 in Wyoming.

What industries lead in Vermont and Wyoming?

Vermont’s top industry is other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment 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 12,020 in Vermont and 9,330 in Wyoming.

Why is Wyoming’s per-capita figure higher if Vermont has more dollars?

The packet reports $126.96 per capita in Wyoming on 587,618 residents and $72.92 in Vermont on 648,493. 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 Vermont vs Wyoming figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $1.0B and $598.9M totals, and FY2026 amounts of $47.3M and $74.6M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($72.92 vs $126.96) uses Census population where present. This packet does not publish outlays or average award size.