Alaska vs Minnesota

Eight times the people, a smaller stock

Minnesota’s 5,793,151 residents are about eight times Alaska’s 740,133. Alaska still holds the larger obligation stock: $3.49B versus $2.74B. That inversion is the setup for $532.17 per capita versus $66.07.

Award volume follows headcount. Minnesota records 98,897 awards; Alaska records 25,423. Minnesota’s file is dense in rows on a smaller stock. Alaska’s 25,423 actions sit on $3.49B beside the $532.17 reading.

FY2026 is nearly tied. $393.9M versus $382.8M keeps a slim Alaska dollar lead on the latest year. Cite USAspending.gov for both the stacked stocks and the FY2026 amounts.

Alaska’s $3.49B versus Minnesota’s $2.74B is the stacked ranking. Minnesota’s 98,897 awards versus 25,423 is the row ranking. FY2026 of $393.9M versus $382.8M is almost even. All three dollar-adjacent cuts sit on USAspending.gov obligations except the award counts, which are rows.

Spending per capita of $532.17 versus $66.07 uses Census counts of 740,133 and 5,793,151. Commercial and institutional building construction versus pharmacy benefit management and other third party administration of insurance and pension funds is mix. Outlays are not listed.

Construction versus pharmacy benefit administration

Alaska’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. Minnesota’s lead NAICS is pharmacy benefit management and other third party administration of insurance and pension funds. Those peaks sit on $3.49B and $2.74B.

The 25,423 Alaska awards and 98,897 Minnesota awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Alaska and Minnesota state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

Questions

Does Alaska or Minnesota have more federal spending?

Alaska leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $3.49B to Minnesota’s $2.74B. Alaska also leads spending per capita, $532.17 versus $66.07, on 740,133 residents against Minnesota’s 5,793,151. Minnesota has more awards (98,897 vs 25,423). FY2026 obligations are $393.9M in Alaska and $382.8M in Minnesota.

Why is Alaska’s per-capita figure higher than Minnesota’s?

The packet reports $532.17 per capita in Alaska on 740,133 residents and $66.07 in Minnesota on 5,793,151. Stacked stocks are $3.49B versus $2.74B. Award counts are 25,423 versus 98,897. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Alaska and Minnesota?

Alaska’s top industry is commercial and institutional building construction. Minnesota’s is pharmacy benefit management and other third party administration of insurance and pension funds. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $3.49B and $2.74B. Award counts are 25,423 in Alaska and 98,897 in Minnesota.

Are Alaska vs Minnesota figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $3.49B and $2.74B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $393.9M and $382.8M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($532.17 vs $66.07) uses Census population where present.