Kansas vs Minnesota

Nearly identical per-capita readings on different Census counts

Kansas’s $67.40 per capita and Minnesota’s $66.07 sit on $2.91B versus $2.74B and on 2,970,606 versus 5,793,151 residents. The ratios match; the headcounts do not. Kansas’s smaller Census count still produces the larger stacked stock.

Award volume favors Minnesota, 98,897 versus 71,423. Minnesota’s file is denser in rows on a smaller stock. Kansas’s 71,423 actions sit on $2.91B.

FY2026 favors Minnesota on recency: $382.8M versus $200.2M. Cite USAspending.gov for the stacked stocks and the latest-year amounts. Outlays are not in the packet.

Kansas’s $2.91B on 2,970,606 residents and Minnesota’s $2.74B on 5,793,151 residents produce nearly even per-capita readings of $67.40 and $66.07. That match is an obligation-ratio result, not an outlay result. FY2026 of $200.2M versus $382.8M still favors Minnesota on recency.

Award counts of 71,423 and 98,897 stay row totals. Computer systems design services versus pharmacy benefit management and other third party administration of insurance and pension funds is mix. Cite USAspending.gov. Do not convert the stocks into cash.

Systems design versus pharmacy administration

Kansas’s lead NAICS is computer systems design services. Minnesota’s lead NAICS is pharmacy benefit management and other third party administration of insurance and pension funds. Those peaks sit on $2.91B and $2.74B.

The 71,423 Kansas awards and 98,897 Minnesota awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Kansas and Minnesota state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

Questions

Does Kansas or Minnesota have more federal spending?

Kansas leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $2.91B to Minnesota’s $2.74B. Spending per capita is close: $67.40 versus $66.07 on 2,970,606 versus 5,793,151 residents. Minnesota has more awards (98,897 vs 71,423) and more FY2026 obligations ($382.8M vs $200.2M).

Why are the per-capita figures so close?

The packet reports $67.40 per capita in Kansas on 2,970,606 residents and $66.07 in Minnesota on 5,793,151. Stacked stocks are $2.91B versus $2.74B. The smaller Kansas Census count sits on a slightly larger stock. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Kansas and Minnesota?

Kansas’s top industry is computer systems design services. Minnesota’s is pharmacy benefit management and other third party administration of insurance and pension funds. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $2.91B and $2.74B. Award counts are 71,423 in Kansas and 98,897 in Minnesota.

Are Kansas vs Minnesota figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $2.91B and $2.74B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $200.2M and $382.8M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($67.40 vs $66.07) uses Census population where present.