Minnesota vs Tennessee

Tennessee’s stock, Minnesota’s rows

Tennessee’s $3.58B is the larger stacked total. Minnesota’s $2.74B sits on 5,793,151 residents against 7,227,750. Spending per capita still favors Tennessee, $97.50 versus $66.07. People and dollars run in the same direction; intensity does not flip to Minnesota.

Award volume is Minnesota’s cut. 98,897 awards versus 63,616 means Minnesota’s file is denser in rows on a smaller stock. Tennessee’s 63,616 actions sit on $3.58B.

FY2026 widens Tennessee’s dollar lead on recency: $704.7M versus $382.8M. Cite USAspending.gov for the stacked stocks and the latest-year amounts.

Minnesota’s pharmacy-benefit-management peak and Tennessee’s courier peak sit on $2.74B and $3.58B. Those labels are first filters. They do not convert obligations into outlays. FY2026 of $382.8M versus $704.7M stays inside the same series.

Census counts of 5,793,151 and 7,227,750 already sit beside $66.07 and $97.50 per capita. Award counts of 98,897 and 63,616 stay row totals. Cite USAspending.gov. The comparison hub holds the tables.

Pharmacy administration versus couriers

Minnesota’s lead NAICS is pharmacy benefit management and other third party administration of insurance and pension funds. Tennessee’s lead NAICS is couriers and express delivery services. Those peaks sit on $2.74B and $3.58B.

The 98,897 Minnesota awards and 63,616 Tennessee awards include many actions outside those labels. Use the Minnesota and Tennessee state hubs for agencies and recipients. Both peaks are USAspending.gov obligation mixes.

Questions

Does Minnesota or Tennessee have more federal spending?

Tennessee leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $3.58B to Minnesota’s $2.74B. Tennessee also leads spending per capita, $97.50 versus $66.07, on 7,227,750 residents against Minnesota’s 5,793,151. Minnesota has more awards (98,897 vs 63,616). FY2026 obligations are $382.8M in Minnesota and $704.7M in Tennessee.

Why does Minnesota have more awards than Tennessee?

The packet reports 98,897 awards in Minnesota and 63,616 in Tennessee. Minnesota’s stacked stock is smaller ($2.74B vs $3.58B). Spending per capita is $66.07 versus $97.50. Award count is a row total, not average size. These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

What industries lead in Minnesota and Tennessee?

Minnesota’s top industry is pharmacy benefit management and other third party administration of insurance and pension funds. Tennessee’s is couriers and express delivery services. Those labels are the largest NAICS slices on $2.74B and $3.58B. Award counts are 98,897 in Minnesota and 63,616 in Tennessee.

Are Minnesota vs Tennessee figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $2.74B and $3.58B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $382.8M and $704.7M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($66.07 vs $97.50) uses Census population where present.