Minnesota vs Tennessee on USAspending: $2.74B vs $3.58B

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.

FY2026: $382.8M versus $704.7M

Fiscal year 2026 obligations are $382.8M in Minnesota and $704.7M in Tennessee. Recency preserves Tennessee’s stacked dollar lead and opens a wider gap than the all-years stocks. Treat the year as a recency slice of obligations, not as Treasury cash.

Do not divide $382.8M or $704.7M by 98,897 or 63,616 all-years awards. Spending per capita of $66.07 and $97.50 already sits beside Census counts of 5,793,151 and 7,227,750.

Two large Census states, two different files

Minnesota’s 5,793,151 residents and Tennessee’s 7,227,750 are both large Census counts. Tennessee still leads on $3.58B versus $2.74B and on $97.50 versus $66.07 per capita. Award volume of 98,897 versus 63,616 is Minnesota’s win on rows.

Keep those per-capita figures labeled as Census-based packet figures on USAspending.gov obligations. They are not outlays per resident.

Pharmacy administration rows on a smaller Minnesota stock

Minnesota’s 98,897 awards on $2.74B exceed Tennessee’s 63,616 awards on $3.58B. More rows, fewer dollars. Both files are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are not in the packet.

Pharmacy benefit management and other third party administration of insurance and pension funds lead Minnesota. Couriers and express delivery services lead Tennessee. FY2026 of $382.8M versus $704.7M keeps Tennessee ahead on recency.

Census counts of 5,793,151 and 7,227,750 sit beside per-capita figures of $66.07 and $97.50. Intensity and stock both favor Tennessee. Rows favor Minnesota.

Neither Minnesota nor Tennessee is a small Census state. The ranking still splits: Tennessee on $3.58B, $97.50 per capita, 7,227,750 residents, and $704.7M in FY2026; Minnesota on 98,897 awards.

Cite USAspending.gov. Do not convert those figures into cash. The comparison hub holds the tables. The Minnesota and Tennessee hubs hold agencies and recipients.

How to read Minnesota versus Tennessee

Read Tennessee first on stacked dollars ($3.58B vs $2.74B), population (7,227,750 vs 5,793,151), spending per capita ($97.50 vs $66.07), and FY2026 ($704.7M vs $382.8M). Read Minnesota first on awards (98,897 vs 63,616). Note pharmacy benefit management versus couriers.

The comparison hub holds the tables. The Minnesota and Tennessee hubs hold agencies and recipients. Outlays are a different series.

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.