PlainSpending

Minnesota Federal Spending

$242.1B in FY2025 (+171.6% vs national per-capita average).

$242.1B total · $42,425 per capita · FY2025 · Ranked #6 total, #5 per capita · 171.6% above national avg

In FY2025, Minnesota received $242.1B in federal spending - $42,425 per capita, ranking #5 among 56 states and 171.6% above the national average. The most common award type is direct payments, accounting for 66.3% of tracked awards. The top spending agency is Department of Health and Human Services.

Minnesota · FY2025

Minnesota received $242.1B in federal spending in FY2025 - $42,425 per resident, 171.6% above the national average, with direct payments the largest award category.

Total federal spending
$242.1B
#6 of 56 states
Per resident
$42,425
#5 per capita
Latest annual change
+$30.5B
FY2024 to FY2025 (+14.4%)
Top agency
Dept. of Health and Human Services
$197.4B

Well above national average

Minnesota's $42,425 runs 171.6% above the $15,622 national average.

According to USASpending.gov, the federal government directed a dense absolute book of $242.1B to Minnesota in FY2025 ($42,425 per resident across 5,706,494 people). Total-dollar rank #6 marks a heavy absolute footprint; per-capita rank is #5 (171.6% above the $15,622 national average).

High per-resident intensity shapes the award-count mix: 44,456 contracts, 9,241 grants, 20,392 loans, and 157,949 direct payments. The most common award type is direct payments at 66.3% of tracked awards in the state, with contracts a distant second at 44,456 awards. Department of Health and Human Services is the single largest federal agency operating in Minnesota, with $197.4B in obligations - more than Social Security Administration's $28.8B.

Over the available history, federal spending in Minnesota has grown 54.2% from $157.0B in FY2020 to $242.1B in FY2025 - against an already above-average intensity band. Combined with 87 counties and top recipient Minnesota Department of Human Services at $13.8B, the trail shows whether the heavy intensity is still rising.

Figures are award-transaction data from USASpending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury). See our methodology for per-capita denominators and award categories.

Source: USAspending.gov, Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) + System for Award Management (SAM) Minnesota federal awards (contracts, grants, loans, direct payments) for FY2025 · 2025 USAspending.gov publishes award-level data within ~30 days of obligation; categories follow OMB Object Class Codes. Per-capita metrics use Census ACS population estimates as the denominator.

How far above the national average?

Total Spending

$242.1B

Rank #6

Per Capita

$42,425

Rank #5

Population

5,706,494

Contract Awards

44,456

Grant Awards

9,241

Total Federal Spending

$242.1B

FY2025 obligations

Per Capita

$42,425

Rank #5

Counties Receiving

87

federal dollars

Top Agency Share

$197.4B

Department of Health and Human

Minnesota award-type mix by count (FY2025)

Awards66.3%18.7%8.6%Direct PaymentsContractsLoansGrantsOther
Per-state share of tracked federal awards BY COUNT across major OMB-aligned award types (not a dollar-value breakdown). Mandatory-vs-discretionary marker reflects the entitlement-vs-appropriated split.
Minnesota per-capita federal spending vs. national average 83.3%
National average

Compared against the national average of $15,622 per resident.

Awards by Type

Direct Payments is the most common award type at 66.3% of tracked awards in Minnesota (by count, not dollar value).

Direct Payments 157,949 awards (66.3%)
Contracts 44,456 awards (18.7%)
Loans 20,392 awards (8.6%)
Grants 9,241 awards (3.9%)
Other 6,123 awards (2.6%)

Comparison to National Average

Metric Minnesota National Avg Difference
Per Capita Spending $42,425 $15,622 +171.6%
Contracts Share 0.0% - -
Grants Share 0.0% - -

Fiscal Resilience Score

A single derived score summarizing how diversified and stable Minnesota's federal funding mix is, built from four signals already in this page.

F
Fiscal Resilience Score
15/100
Minnesota

A transparent derived index from USASpending.gov federal award data, not an official government rating. It measures how diversified and stable Minnesota's federal funding mix is across award types, agencies, and fiscal years, not whether that funding is well or poorly spent. Full formula and benchmark table: methodology.

Award-Type Mix F
52%
Diversification across contract/grant/loan/direct-payment/other award counts
Agency Mix F
31%
Diversification of obligated dollars across federal agencies operating in-state
Per-Capita Norm F
172% from avg
Distance of per-resident federal spending from the national average
Funding Stability F
13.2% CV
Year-over-year spending volatility across 6 fiscal years

Top Federal Agencies in Minnesota

Federal agencies ranked by total spending in Minnesota during FY2025.

# Agency Spending % of Total
1 Department of Health and Human Services $197.4B 81.5%
2 Social Security Administration $28.8B 11.9%
3 Department of Agriculture $4.3B 1.8%
4 Department of Veterans Affairs $2.9B 1.2%
5 Department of Transportation $2.0B 0.8%
6 Department of Defense $1.5B 0.6%
7 Department of Education $1.3B 0.5%
8 Department of Housing and Urban Development $1.0B 0.4%
9 Department of Commerce $677.0M 0.3%
10 Environmental Protection Agency $542.1M 0.2%

Top Recipients in Minnesota

Organizations and entities receiving the most federal funds in Minnesota.

# Recipient Total Awards
1 Minnesota Department of Human Services $13.8B
2 Minnesota Department of Transportation $1.2B
3 Minnesota Department of Education $864.4M
4 Great River Energy $794.4M
5 State of Minnesota of Employment && Economic Development, The $765.7M
6 Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation $719.4M
7 Regents of the University of Minnesota $584.4M
8 Metropolitan Council Minnesota $448.0M
9 Department of Commerce Minnesota $441.5M
10 Mayo Clinic $319.3M
11 Minnesota Department of Health $248.2M
12 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency $229.6M
13 Minnesota Public Facilities Authority $184.7M

Spending Trends

The latest annual comparison is +$30.5B (+14.4%) from FY2024 to FY2025; this is a difference in recorded award obligations, not a claim about cause or local benefit. Federal spending in Minnesota increased 54.2% from FY2020 to FY2025.

$140B$160B$180B$200B$220B$240B$260B FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025 $242B
Fiscal Year Total Spending Per Capita Population
FY2025 $242.1B $42,425 5,706,494
FY2024 $211.6B $37,076 5,706,494
FY2023 $214.2B $37,533 5,706,494
FY2022 $203.2B $35,611 5,706,494
FY2021 $182.7B $32,008 5,706,494
FY2020 $157.0B $27,516 5,706,494

Counties in Minnesota

87 counties ranked by federal spending in FY2025.

# County Total Spending Per Capita Population
1 Hennepin County $188.0B $146,659 1,281,565
2 Ramsey County $5.6B $10,072 552,352
3 Dakota County $5.4B $12,334 439,882
4 Anoka County $2.5B $6,943 363,887
5 Washington County $1.6B $6,140 267,568
6 St. Louis County $1.6B $8,190 200,231
7 Sherburne County $1.4B $14,241 97,183
8 Olmsted County $1.3B $7,722 162,847
9 Stearns County $1.1B $7,023 158,292
10 Wright County $769.7M $5,446 141,337
11 Scott County $747.8M $4,955 150,928
12 Carver County $607.0M $5,677 106,922
13 Otter Tail County $600.3M $9,991 60,081
14 Crow Wing County $590.5M $8,931 66,123
15 Blue Earth County $448.3M $6,487 69,112
16 Douglas County $437.4M $11,213 39,006
17 Itasca County $419.9M $9,329 45,014
18 Kandiyohi County $417.1M $9,539 43,732
19 Rice County $416.9M $6,213 67,097
20 Clay County $392.3M $6,006 65,318
21 Chisago County $373.1M $6,590 56,621
22 Goodhue County $367.1M $7,714 47,582
23 Beltrami County $359.9M $7,785 46,228
24 Cass County $326.6M $10,861 30,066
25 Winona County $320.2M $6,446 49,671
26 Becker County $304.6M $8,656 35,183
27 Steele County $301.8M $8,069 37,406
28 Isanti County $282.7M $6,872 41,135
29 Morrison County $282.1M $8,294 34,010
30 Carlton County $281.0M $7,761 36,207
31 Polk County $278.8M $8,939 31,192
32 Mower County $274.4M $6,855 40,029
33 Freeborn County $268.9M $8,705 30,895
34 Mcleod County $261.9M $7,122 36,771
35 Benton County $241.5M $5,836 41,379
36 Mille Lacs County $232.7M $8,793 26,459
37 Pine County $228.2M $7,904 28,876
38 Nicollet County $224.8M $6,523 34,454
39 Hubbard County $223.4M $10,469 21,344
40 Wabasha County $218.3M $10,209 21,387
41 Brown County $217.3M $8,387 25,912
42 Lyon County $205.6M $8,138 25,269
43 Le Sueur County $194.7M $6,791 28,674
44 Meeker County $187.5M $8,014 23,400
45 Martin County $180.2M $8,998 20,025
46 Todd County $178.7M $7,073 25,262
47 Fillmore County $172.2M $8,110 21,228
48 Aitkin County $163.9M $10,443 15,697
49 Houston County $149.4M $7,930 18,843
50 Redwood County $145.2M $9,416 15,425
51 Roseau County $142.6M $9,302 15,331
52 Waseca County $142.1M $7,492 18,968
53 Koochiching County $141.2M $11,709 12,062
54 Nobles County $140.9M $6,322 22,290
55 Faribault County $139.1M $9,994 13,921
56 Dodge County $133.1M $6,381 20,867
57 Kanabec County $128.6M $8,024 16,032
58 Renville County $126.2M $8,573 14,723
59 Sibley County $122.4M $8,248 14,836
60 Pennington County $119.8M $8,561 13,992
61 Wadena County $116.2M $8,260 14,065
62 Cottonwood County $110.0M $9,553 11,517
63 Lake County $108.0M $9,907 10,905
64 Chippewa County $101.5M $8,059 12,598
65 Yellow Medicine County $98.7M $10,359 9,528
66 Marshall County $98.4M $10,882 9,040
67 Pope County $95.1M $8,414 11,308
68 Jackson County $91.2M $9,129 9,989
69 Murray County $89.6M $10,950 8,179
70 Lac Qui Parle County $82.4M $12,259 6,719
71 Rock County $80.5M $8,297 9,704
72 Watonwan County $80.3M $7,136 11,253
73 Swift County $76.2M $7,746 9,838
74 Clearwater County $74.3M $8,717 8,524
75 Wilkin County $73.1M $11,242 6,506
76 Cook County $71.7M $12,802 5,600
77 Grant County $68.4M $11,253 6,074
78 Stevens County $67.2M $6,945 9,671
79 Big Stone County $67.0M $12,974 5,166
80 Norman County $62.9M $9,761 6,441
81 Lincoln County $62.6M $11,103 5,640
82 Pipestone County $62.2M $6,600 9,424
83 Mahnomen County $51.7M $9,556 5,411
84 Traverse County $48.9M $14,542 3,360
85 Kittson County $41.5M $9,869 4,207
86 Red Lake County $35.5M $9,023 3,935
87 Lake of the Woods County $30.3M $8,060 3,763
DOGE impact for Minnesota → Per-capita rankings → Why spending varies by state →

States With Similar Per Capita Spending

States with per capita federal spending closest to Minnesota's $42,425.

Connecticut

$42,600 per capita

$153.6B total

Kentucky

$38,460 per capita

$173.3B total

Guam

$31,490 per capita

$4.8B total

Indiana

$30,517 per capita

$207.1B total

South Carolina

$26,788 per capita

$137.1B total

Compare Minnesota to another state side-by-side →

States with similar total federal spending

Nearest nationwide peers by total obligation volume ($242.1B here) - a different axis from the per-capita neighbors above.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does Minnesota's federal spending per capita compare to the national average?

Minnesota's $42,425 runs 171.6% above the $15,622 national average (rank #5 of 56).

How many counties in Minnesota receive federal spending?

87 counties in Minnesota receive federal spending. The county receiving the most is Hennepin County with $188.0B.

How much federal spending did Minnesota receive in FY2025?

Minnesota received a heavy absolute book of $242.1B in FY2025 ($42,425 per capita; population 5,706,494).

Where does Minnesota rank nationally in federal spending?

Minnesota ranks #5 of 56 on per-capita intensity ($42,425) and #6 on absolute volume ($242.1B) in FY2025.

What is the largest category of federal spending in Minnesota?

The most common award type is direct payments, accounting for 157,949 awards (66.3% of tracked awards). The second-largest is contracts at 44,456 awards.

Which federal agencies spend the most in Minnesota?

The top federal agency spending in Minnesota is Department of Health and Human Services with $197.4B. Followed by Social Security Administration ($28.8B) and Department of Agriculture ($4.3B).

How has federal spending in Minnesota changed over time?

Federal spending in Minnesota increased by 54.2% from FY2020 ($157.0B) to FY2025 ($242.1B).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and presented.

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