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Federal Spending in Minnesota
Federal agencies obligated $211B in Minnesota in fiscal year 2026, or $37,059 per person, 3rd highest among states.
- Total, FY 2026
- $211B
- -12.7% from FY 2025
- Per person
- $37,059
- 5,706,494 residents
- Contracts
- $2.1B
- Grants
- $5.9B
How the money is awarded
Fiscal year 2026, share of Minnesota federal obligations
- Contracts$2.1B1.0%
- Grants$5.9B2.8%
- Direct payments$203B95.9%
- Loans (subsidy cost)-$51.8M0.0%
- Insurance and other$681M0.3%
Federal spending by county in Minnesota
Fiscal year 2026, by place of performance, largest first
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| # | County | Total | Per person | Contracts | Grants | Direct payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hennepin County | $173B | $134,694 | $842M | $982M | $171B |
| 2 | Dakota County | $6.6B | $14,956 | $147M | $126M | $6.3B |
| 3 | Ramsey County | $4.4B | $8,048 | $90.3M | $784M | $3.1B |
| 4 | St. Louis County | $2.7B | $13,363 | $63.8M | $1.2B | $1.4B |
| 5 | Anoka County | $2.3B | $6,288 | $291M | $74.5M | $1.9B |
| 6 | Washington County | $1.6B | $6,106 | $11.3M | $40.5M | $1.6B |
| 7 | Olmsted County | $1.3B | $7,952 | $31.1M | $334M | $928M |
| 8 | Stearns County | $1.1B | $6,978 | $119M | $27.4M | $952M |
| 9 | Wright County | $760M | $5,376 | $4.8M | $37.4M | $716M |
| 10 | Scott County | $716M | $4,747 | $12.9M | $12.4M | $690M |
| 11 | Carver County | $638M | $5,968 | $9.5M | $68.4M | $558M |
| 12 | Crow Wing County | $600M | $9,081 | $2.6M | $51.2M | $544M |
| 13 | Otter Tail County | $541M | $9,001 | $37.7M | $34.2M | $464M |
| 14 | Sherburne County | $512M | $5,271 | $10.4M | -$1.4M | $502M |
| 15 | Blue Earth County | $449M | $6,502 | $407K | $62.5M | $384M |
| 16 | Douglas County | $419M | $10,748 | $675K | $21.5M | $392M |
| 17 | Chisago County | $398M | $7,023 | $2M | $35.5M | $359M |
| 18 | Rice County | $396M | $5,902 | $15.2M | $4.6M | $375M |
| 19 | Itasca County | $390M | $8,671 | $3M | $12.9M | $374M |
| 20 | Beltrami County | $380M | $8,214 | $10.1M | $71.1M | $296M |
| 21 | Kandiyohi County | $379M | $8,674 | $58.6M | $9.8M | $306M |
| 22 | Clay County | $356M | $5,446 | $4.8M | $11.8M | $336M |
| 23 | Goodhue County | $346M | $7,265 | $10.4M | $9M | $325M |
| 24 | Winona County | $325M | $6,548 | $5.4M | $33.3M | $286M |
| 25 | Cass County | $320M | $10,648 | $14.7M | $17.8M | $279M |
| 26 | Isanti County | $296M | $7,189 | $1.3M | $23.8M | $269M |
| 27 | Becker County | $289M | $8,216 | $10.6M | $9.3M | $265M |
| 28 | Steele County | $283M | $7,563 | $10.8M | $1.7M | $270M |
| 29 | Carlton County | $255M | $7,055 | -$324K | $13M | $240M |
| 30 | Mower County | $249M | $6,226 | $974K | $8.3M | $239M |
| 31 | McLeod County | $245M | $6,675 | $543K | $9.4M | $233M |
| 32 | Morrison County | $244M | $7,185 | $6.2M | $2.6M | $231M |
| 33 | Freeborn County | $244M | $7,900 | $2.1M | $5.4M | $235M |
| 34 | Benton County | $238M | $5,747 | $806K | $18.6M | $216M |
| 35 | Wabasha County | $228M | $10,678 | $64.4M | $3.9M | $160M |
| 36 | Pine County | $215M | $7,454 | $1.3M | $2.2M | $211M |
| 37 | Mille Lacs County | $214M | $8,106 | -$125K | $25M | $189M |
| 38 | Polk County | $211M | $6,767 | $3.8M | $7M | $198M |
| 39 | Nicollet County | $208M | $6,046 | $792K | $8.2M | $198M |
| 40 | Brown County | $197M | $7,595 | $686K | $6M | $188M |
| 41 | Hubbard County | $184M | $8,613 | $8.5M | $3.5M | $171M |
| 42 | Le Sueur County | $180M | $6,285 | $949K | $7.4M | $170M |
| 43 | Cook County | $174M | $31,040 | $110M | $6.9M | $50.2M |
| 44 | Todd County | $173M | $6,856 | $9.6M | $6.1M | $157M |
| 45 | Lyon County | $168M | $6,666 | $1.5M | $4.6M | $155M |
| 46 | Martin County | $166M | $8,290 | -$4,875 | $2.9M | $161M |
| 47 | Meeker County | $165M | $7,064 | $8M | $2M | $153M |
| 48 | Fillmore County | $155M | $7,282 | $670K | $11M | $142M |
| 49 | Aitkin County | $154M | $9,822 | $865K | $4.2M | $146M |
| 50 | Nobles County | $153M | $6,854 | $9.1M | $27.8M | $114M |
| 51 | Houston County | $137M | $7,264 | $422K | $371K | $136M |
| 52 | Roseau County | $134M | $8,725 | $1.2M | $27.1M | $105M |
| 53 | Redwood County | $133M | $8,602 | $801K | $2.6M | $128M |
| 54 | Renville County | $131M | $8,919 | $0 | $12.1M | $117M |
| 55 | Waseca County | $131M | $6,904 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $128M |
| 56 | Faribault County | $126M | $9,069 | $0 | $13.8M | $109M |
| 57 | Koochiching County | $126M | $10,418 | $6M | $8.1M | $111M |
| 58 | Dodge County | $122M | $5,847 | $0 | $1.4M | $120M |
| 59 | Kanabec County | $117M | $7,284 | -$712 | $2.5M | $113M |
| 60 | Sibley County | $116M | $7,812 | $1.2M | $454K | $113M |
| 61 | Chippewa County | $108M | $8,592 | $8.2M | $9.2M | $88.3M |
| 62 | Cottonwood County | $107M | $9,263 | $18.6K | $3.7M | $99.6M |
| 63 | Wadena County | $106M | $7,554 | $20.5K | $3.9M | $102M |
| 64 | Pennington County | $104M | $7,417 | $162K | $1.4M | $99.4M |
| 65 | Swift County | $103M | $10,445 | $38.6M | $968K | $62.4M |
| 66 | Lake County | $99M | $9,075 | $30K | $12.2M | $86.6M |
| 67 | Pope County | $97.6M | $8,633 | $0 | $9.6M | $86M |
| 68 | Marshall County | $95.4M | $10,548 | $3.9M | $3.3M | $82.5M |
| 69 | Lac qui Parle County | $90M | $13,390 | $108K | $14M | $73.7M |
| 70 | Rock County | $85.8M | $8,839 | $0 | $16.7M | $67.5M |
| 71 | Grant County | $82M | $13,507 | $363K | $17.3M | $61.9M |
| 72 | Jackson County | $81.9M | $8,200 | $80.3K | $947K | $79.1M |
| 73 | Yellow Medicine County | $81M | $8,505 | $357K | $871K | $79.7M |
| 74 | Murray County | $76M | $9,294 | $0 | -$25.6K | $74.8M |
| 75 | Watonwan County | $73M | $6,487 | $191K | $4.5M | $68.3M |
| 76 | Wilkin County | $71.8M | $11,036 | $3.1M | $8M | $58.9M |
| 77 | Clearwater County | $70.7M | $8,297 | $0 | $814K | $66.7M |
| 78 | Stevens County | $69.6M | $7,195 | $719K | $6.8M | $58.6M |
| 79 | Big Stone County | $68.8M | $13,322 | $742K | $3.3M | $59.9M |
| 80 | Lincoln County | $57.1M | $10,128 | $633K | $2M | $51.8M |
| 81 | Norman County | $56.8M | $8,826 | $0 | $4.4M | $49.3M |
| 82 | Pipestone County | $52.5M | $5,566 | $167K | $951K | $50.1M |
| 83 | Traverse County | $49M | $14,597 | $0 | $4.2M | $43.9M |
| 84 | Mahnomen County | $49M | $9,061 | -$311K | $14M | $34M |
| 85 | Kittson County | $38.6M | $9,185 | $147K | $111K | $37.6M |
| 86 | Lake of the Woods County | $29.2M | $7,766 | $115K | $115K | $28.8M |
| 87 | Red Lake County | $25.7M | $6,522 | $0 | $520K | $24.2M |
Top recipients in Minnesota
Fiscal year 2026
- 1Minnesota Department of Human Services$14B
- 2Minnesota Department of Transportation$2.5B
- 3Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families$1.8B
- 4Minnesota Department of Education$942M
- 5Regents of the University of Minnesota$603M
- 6Minnesota Department of Health$416M
- 7Mayo Clinic$360M
- 8Department of Commerce Minnesota$282M
- 9Minnesota Public Facilities Authority$243M
- 10Metropolitan Council Minnesota$235M
Top awarding agencies
Fiscal year 2026
- 1Department of Health and Human Services$201B
- 2Social Security Administration$27.8B
- 3Department of Agriculture$3.2B
- 4Department of Transportation$3B
- 5Department of Veterans Affairs$3B
- 6Department of Education$1.3B
- 7Department of Housing and Urban Development$951M
- 8Department of Defense$890M
- 9Railroad Retirement Board$340M
- 10Environmental Protection Agency$302M
By congressional district
Fiscal year 2026
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| District | Total | Per person | Contracts | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MN-01 | $5.1B | $7,113 | $141M | $561M |
| MN-02 | $7.5B | $10,385 | $175M | $143M |
| MN-03 | $735M | $1,040 | $624M | $35.8M |
| MN-04 | $4.5B | $6,358 | $97M | $788M |
| MN-05 | $1.6B | $2,311 | $489M | $622M |
| MN-06 | $2.4B | $3,260 | $96.5M | $129M |
| MN-07 | $5.3B | $7,551 | $262M | $287M |
| MN-08 | $6.4B | $8,922 | $235M | $1.5B |
Frequently asked questions
- How much federal money does Minnesota receive?
- In fiscal year 2026, federal agencies obligated $211,475,753,751 for work done or benefits received in Minnesota, about $37,059 per resident. That includes $2.1B in contracts, $5.9B in grants and $203B in direct payments.
- Which county in Minnesota gets the most federal spending?
- Hennepin County received the most, $173B, followed by Dakota County ($6.6B).
- Who are the largest federal recipients in Minnesota?
- The largest recipients in fiscal year 2026 were MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES ($14B), MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ($2.5B), MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES ($1.8B).
Source: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury · Last updated 09/30/2026