Utah vs Virginia

The fewest awards, not the smallest dollars

Utah’s 26,509 awards are the lowest count in this batch, well below Oklahoma’s 50,460 and Colorado’s 91,723. The dollar total is still $4.1B, the same headline as Hawaii, which has 75,796 awards. That combination — Hawaii-class dollars on a much shorter action list — is the Utah signature in this comparison set. Virginia still leads by a wide margin on both columns at $110.8B and 1,116,647 actions.

Utah’s Census population is 3,503,613, about 40 percent of Virginia’s 8,811,195. Population does not explain a 1-to-27 dollar gap. Place-of-performance on USAspending.gov attributes a large professional-services stock to Virginia and a smaller, metals-led stock to Utah.

Twenty-six thousand five hundred nine Utah awards are the shortest action file in the assigned 25 pairs. Matching Hawaii’s $4.1B on roughly one-third as many actions (Hawaii has 75,796) is the Utah signature: dollars without a busy modification feed. Virginia’s 1,116,647 awards and $110.8B remain the high-volume, high-dollar book.

Nonferrous metal rolling, drawing, and extruding

Utah’s top industry is nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) rolling, drawing, and extruding — the most industrial-process-specific label in this set, distinct from shipyards, aircraft, autos, or insurance. Virginia’s top industry is other computer related services. Specialty metals versus IT services is the industry contrast.

A rolling-and-drawing lead can concentrate dollars in a small number of production awards, which fits 26,509 actions under $4.1B. This page does not name mills or metals, and it does not assign a percentage of $4.1B to that NAICS slice. Top industry is the largest slice only.

Nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) rolling, drawing, and extruding is a process-level manufacturing label, more specific than Illinois’s “all other miscellaneous manufacturing.” It is still only the largest slice of $4.1B. This page does not name mills or metals beyond that description. Virginia’s counterpart label is other computer related services.

Questions

How does Utah federal spending compare with Virginia?

Utah shows $4.1B in USAspending obligations; Virginia shows $110.8B. Utah’s population is 3,503,613 versus 8,811,195 in Virginia. Totals are obligations, not Treasury outlays. FY 2026 is the latest year in the pair. Figures come from SpendingVault aggregates of USAspending.gov award records. They are obligations — recorded commitments — not Treasury outlays, and FY 2026 is the latest year in the comparison.

Why does Utah have so few federal awards compared with Virginia?

Utah has 26,509 awards in this aggregate, the lowest action count in this comparison set; Virginia has 1,116,647. Utah’s dollar stock is still $4.1B, so a short action list does not mean a near-zero federal book. Award counts measure actions, including modifications, not unique vendors.

What is Utah’s top federal industry vs Virginia?

Utah’s top industry is nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) rolling, drawing, and extruding. Virginia’s is other computer related services. Those NAICS descriptions are the leading slices in SpendingVault’s aggregates, not a complete list of either state’s federal awards. Figures come from SpendingVault aggregates of USAspending.gov award records. They are obligations — recorded commitments — not Treasury outlays, and FY 2026 is the latest year in the comparison.

What is Utah’s federal spending per capita compared with Virginia?

Utah’s spending per capita is $199.06. Virginia’s is $1,344.24. Both divide USAspending obligations by Census population (3,503,613 and 8,811,195). Per-capita is a scaling statistic, not a payment to residents. Figures come from SpendingVault aggregates of USAspending.gov award records. They are obligations — recorded commitments — not Treasury outlays, and FY 2026 is the latest year in the comparison.