California vs Kentucky

A courier peak and a $142.1 reading

Kentucky’s lead NAICS is couriers and express delivery services. That logistics peak sits on $3.8B against California’s $39.5B commercial-construction peak. A parcel-and-express mix is a different federal buying pattern than a facilities mix, and it is consistent with Kentucky’s 140,157 awards — a busy tape relative to $3.8B.

Kentucky’s 4,588,372 residents are about 12 percent of California’s 39,431,263. Kentucky’s $3.8B is about 10 percent of California’s $39.5B. Those shares are close, which is why $142.1 versus $135.64 is a narrow intensity inversion rather than a blowout. Scale remains California’s.

140,157 Kentucky awards on $3.8B

Kentucky’s row count is about 22 percent of California’s 639,340 on about 10 percent of the dollars. The courier-led mix is consistent with many discrete shipping actions. California’s construction-led mix sits inside a larger 639,340-row file. The packet does not publish average award size. The contrast in counts versus stocks is enough to flag a high-frequency Kentucky tape.

Use the California and Kentucky state hubs for agencies and recipients. Cite USAspending.gov. Do not treat the courier peak as an outlay category. The 140,157 and 639,340 rows include many other NAICS codes.

Questions

Does California or Kentucky have more federal spending?

California leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $39.5B to Kentucky’s $3.8B. Kentucky leads spending per capita slightly, $142.1 versus $135.64, on 4,588,372 residents against California’s 39,431,263. Award counts are 639,340 in California and 140,157 in Kentucky. FY2026 obligations are $5.3B in California and $652.0M in Kentucky.

Why does Kentucky have so many awards on $3.8B?

The packet reports 140,157 awards in Kentucky on $3.8B versus 639,340 in California on $39.5B. Kentucky’s lead industry is couriers and express delivery services, a mix that can generate many discrete shipping actions. Spending per capita is $142.1 versus $135.64. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in California and Kentucky?

California’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Kentucky’s is couriers and express delivery services. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $39.5B and $3.8B. Award counts are 639,340 in California and 140,157 in Kentucky. Those peaks are mix labels on the stacked stocks, not inventories of every award.

Are California vs Kentucky figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $39.5B and $3.8B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $5.3B and $652.0M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($135.64 vs $142.1) uses Census population where present. Award counts in the packet are all-years totals, not a single fiscal year’s actions.