Minnesota vs Oregon

A close stock, a wide award gap

Minnesota’s $2.74B and Oregon’s $2.67B are close on the stacked ranking. Award volume is not: 98,897 versus 36,965. Minnesota’s file is denser in rows on a slightly larger stock. Oregon’s 36,965 actions sit on $2.67B.

Census counts are 5,793,151 in Minnesota and 4,272,371 in Oregon. Spending per capita still favors Minnesota, $66.07 versus $56.06. The extra people in Minnesota do not dilute the ratio below Oregon’s.

FY2026 keeps Minnesota ahead on recency: $382.8M versus $239.5M. Cite USAspending.gov for the stacked stocks and the latest-year amounts.

Minnesota’s $2.74B versus Oregon’s $2.67B is a close stock. Minnesota’s 98,897 awards versus 36,965 is not close. FY2026 of $382.8M versus $239.5M and per-capita figures of $66.07 versus $56.06 also favor Minnesota. All dollar cuts are USAspending.gov obligations.

Pharmacy benefit management and other third party administration of insurance and pension funds versus support activities for forestry is mix. Census counts of 5,793,151 and 4,272,371 already sit in the packet. Outlays are not listed.

Pharmacy administration versus forestry support

Minnesota’s lead NAICS is pharmacy benefit management and other third party administration of insurance and pension funds. Oregon’s lead NAICS is support activities for forestry. Those peaks sit on $2.74B and $2.67B.

The 98,897 Minnesota awards and 36,965 Oregon awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Minnesota and Oregon state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

Questions

Does Minnesota or Oregon have more federal spending?

Minnesota leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $2.74B to Oregon’s $2.67B. Minnesota also leads spending per capita ($66.07 vs $56.06), awards (98,897 vs 36,965), and population (5,793,151 vs 4,272,371). FY2026 obligations are $382.8M in Minnesota and $239.5M in Oregon.

Why does Minnesota have more awards than Oregon?

The packet reports 98,897 awards in Minnesota and 36,965 in Oregon. Stacked stocks are $2.74B versus $2.67B. Population is 5,793,151 versus 4,272,371. Award count is a row total, not average size. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Minnesota and Oregon?

Minnesota’s top industry is pharmacy benefit management and other third party administration of insurance and pension funds. Oregon’s is support activities for forestry. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $2.74B and $2.67B. Award counts are 98,897 in Minnesota and 36,965 in Oregon.

Are Minnesota vs Oregon figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $2.74B and $2.67B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $382.8M and $239.5M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($66.07 vs $56.06) uses Census population where present.