Minnesota vs South Carolina

Two large-population states, a $1.11 billion stock gap

South Carolina’s $3.85B stacked total is about 1.41 times Minnesota’s $2.74B. Census counts sit near each other: Minnesota’s 5,793,151 versus South Carolina’s 5,478,831, about 1.06 times. Intensity therefore tracks the dollar lead: $83.98 per capita in South Carolina and $66.07 in Minnesota. When headcount is similar, a $1.11 billion obligation gap shows up cleanly in the per-capita column. Those ratios are packet figures of USAspending.gov obligations beside Census population, not outlays per resident.

Award counts also favor South Carolina, 129,440 against 98,897. Both files are busy. South Carolina’s list is longer and sits on the larger stock. Minnesota’s 98,897 awards on $2.74B are not a thin file; they are the smaller of two large-population files.

This pair is useful because the Census counts are close. Population is not doing the work of separating $3.85B from $2.74B.

Pharmacy benefit administration versus biologics manufacturing

Minnesota’s lead NAICS is pharmacy benefit management and other third party administration of insurance and pension funds. South Carolina’s lead NAICS is biological product (except diagnostic) manufacturing. PBM and third-party administration is Minnesota’s peak on $2.74B and 98,897 awards. Biologics manufacturing is South Carolina’s peak on $3.85B and 129,440 awards. An insurance-administration peak versus a biologics peak is the industry contrast.

Those labels are the largest NAICS slices, not complete profiles. The Minnesota and South Carolina state hubs list agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

Questions

Does Minnesota or South Carolina have more federal spending?

South Carolina leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $3.85B to Minnesota’s $2.74B. South Carolina also leads spending per capita, $83.98 versus $66.07, on 5,478,831 residents against Minnesota’s 5,793,151. South Carolina has more awards (129,440 vs 98,897). FY2026 obligations are $382.8M in Minnesota and $460.1M in South Carolina.

Are Minnesota and South Carolina similar in population?

Census counts are 5,793,151 in Minnesota and 5,478,831 in South Carolina. That is a close pairing. Stacked obligations still differ, $2.74B versus $3.85B, which produces per-capita figures of $66.07 versus $83.98. The ratios are packet figures on USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Minnesota and South Carolina?

Minnesota’s top industry is pharmacy benefit management and other third party administration of insurance and pension funds. South Carolina’s is biological product (except diagnostic) manufacturing. Those labels sit on $2.74B and $3.85B. Award counts are 98,897 in Minnesota and 129,440 in South Carolina.

Are Minnesota vs South Carolina figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $2.74B and $3.85B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $382.8M and $460.1M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($66.07 vs $83.98) uses Census population where present. Spending per capita uses Census population where present and should not be read as cash per resident.