Maine vs Virginia

Seven hundred seventy-six million vs $110.8B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Maine’s $776.4M is a small stacked total even among New England states in this wave. Virginia’s $110.8B is a different order of magnitude. Award counts of 26,048 versus 1,116,647 show Maine with more rows than some smaller-dollar states, still nowhere near Virginia’s volume.

Building-equipment contractor work — HVAC, specialized install, related trades on federal sites — can generate many modest actions. That texture fits 26,048 awards on $776.4M better than a few huge production lots would.

Thirty-five dollars per person is the Maine statistic

Maine’s $35.09 per capita uses $776.4M and 1,405,012 residents. Virginia’s $1,344.24 uses $110.8B and 8,811,195. After population is divided out, Maine remains the lightest federal-award intensity in this assigned set. The $35.09 figure is the one to remember if the question is “how thick is the obligation load per resident?”

A long coastline and a military-and-shipbuilding reputation elsewhere in New England do not automatically book dollars to Maine’s place of performance in this aggregate. $35.09 versus $1,344.24 is what the table shows, not a ranking of state need.

Maine’s $35.09 per capita on 1,405,012 residents is the intensity marker this pair exists to show. It uses $776.4M in obligations. Virginia’s $1,344.24 uses $110.8B and 8,811,195 residents. Other building equipment contractors as Maine’s top industry on 26,048 awards fits a trades-heavy mix of modest actions. FY2026’s $49.3M versus $11.8B is recency inside those stacks. A relatively high row count on a sub-billion dollar stock is not a ranking win against Virginia’s 1,116,647 awards. It is a texture note. Keep the comparison on USAspending.gov obligations and off Treasury outlays.

Questions

How much federal spending is in Maine vs Virginia?

Maine has $776.4M in USAspending.gov obligations and 26,048 awards; Virginia has $110.8B and 1,116,647 awards. Spending per capita is $35.09 versus $1,344.24 on populations of 1,405,012 and 8,811,195. FY2026 obligations are $49.3M and $11.8B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays. Those figures remain USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance, not Treasury outlays and not a score of which state deserves more work.

Why is Maine’s per-capita federal spending so low?

Maine’s $35.09 per capita uses $776.4M in obligations and 1,405,012 residents. Virginia’s $1,344.24 uses $110.8B and 8,811,195 residents. Maine’s dollar stock is small even after the small population is taken into account. Per capita is the metric that shows low intensity, not merely small size.

What is Maine’s top industry vs Virginia’s?

Maine’s top industry is other building equipment contractors. Virginia’s is other computer related services. Those slices sit on $776.4M and $110.8B in obligations and on 26,048 vs 1,116,647 awards. Building-equipment trades and computer services are different federal customers. Those figures remain USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance, not Treasury outlays and not a score of which state deserves more work.

Are Maine vs Virginia totals outlays?

No. They are obligations from USAspending.gov. Treasury outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $776.4M and $110.8B totals and FY2026 amounts of $49.3M and $11.8B measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments. Those figures remain USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance, not Treasury outlays and not a score of which state deserves more work.