Minnesota vs Virginia on USAspending: PBM-led $2.7B against $110.8B

Five point eight million people and a $2.7B obligation file

USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays, put Minnesota at $2.7B and Virginia at $110.8B. Minnesota’s 5,793,151 residents are about 66 percent of Virginia’s 8,811,195. Minnesota’s dollars are about 2 percent of Virginia’s. Headcount does not forecast this table.

Award counts are 98,897 in Minnesota and 1,116,647 in Virginia. Minnesota’s file is active — nearly 99,000 awards — without approaching Virginia’s dollar mass. Volume of rows and volume of dollars remain separate facts.

Sixty-six dollars per person vs $1,344

Minnesota’s $66.07 per capita is among the lower rates next to Virginia’s $1,344.24. The arithmetic is $2.7B over 5,793,151 people versus $110.8B over 8,811,195. After population is divided out, Minnesota still looks like a low-intensity federal-award state in this comparison.

That result will surprise readers who know Minnesota’s large private health and corporate sector. Private payroll is not USAspending. This table only scores federal award obligations with a place of performance in the state.

Minnesota’s 5,793,151 residents are about two-thirds of Virginia’s 8,811,195, which is why $2.7B versus $110.8B cannot be dismissed as a small-state artifact. A large Midwestern state can still show $66.07 per capita in this aggregate. Pharmacy benefit management and other third party administration of insurance and pension funds is the largest industry slice on Minnesota’s 98,897 awards. Other computer related services is the largest slice on Virginia’s 1,116,647 awards. FY2026’s $382.8M versus $11.8B is recency inside those stacks. The comparison scores USAspending.gov obligations, not private health-sector payrolls and not Treasury outlays.

Pharmacy benefit administration vs computer services

Minnesota’s top industry label is long: pharmacy benefit management and other third party administration of insurance and pension funds. Virginia’s is other computer related services. Federal health-benefits administration work and federal IT-services work are different customers.

A PBM-led slice can mean claims administration, pharmacy network contracts, or related third-party work in the award file. It does not mean Minnesota’s $2.7B is “all health care,” and Virginia’s $110.8B is not “all IT.” The labels mark the largest slice on each side of 98,897 vs 1,116,647 awards.

FY2026: $382.8M vs $11.8B

FY2026 obligations are $382.8M in Minnesota and $11.8B in Virginia. Minnesota’s latest year is a sizable piece of $2.7B; Virginia’s $11.8B is one year of $110.8B. Recency lives in FY2026. The stacked total is the full USAspending.gov aggregate this comparison uses.

Minnesota’s $382.8M in FY2026 is recency inside $2.7B. Virginia’s $11.8B is recency inside $110.8B. Pharmacy-benefit and third-party administration awards can be contract vehicles that renew, which may make latest-year dollars look like a sizable share of Minnesota’s stock without approaching Virginia’s current layer. Do not divide $382.8M by Minnesota’s 98,897 all-years awards. Per capita of $66.07 on 5,793,151 residents versus $1,344.24 on 8,811,195 residents is the intensity comparison. Cite USAspending.gov obligations in both cuts.

Corporate headquarters vs award place of performance

Minnesota hosts large firms whose headquarters are not the same as award place of performance. This $2.7B vs $110.8B comparison follows the USAspending.gov state field in SpendingVault’s aggregate, not Fortune 500 lists. Outlays can lag obligations. State hubs for Minnesota and Virginia hold agency and recipient tables. Minnesota’s large private health sector can exist beside a $2.7B USAspending.gov file. Those are different ledgers. Virginia’s $110.8B is federal award obligations, not a measure of every dollar in the Virginia economy either.

Minnesota’s private health and corporate map is not this table. The table is $2.7B versus $110.8B in award obligations with a place of performance in each state. Pharmacy benefit management versus other computer related services is mix. Award counts of 98,897 versus 1,116,647 describe crowding, not which firms are “really” Minnesotan. Treasury outlays are a different series. Open the Minnesota and Virginia hubs for agencies and recipients.

How to keep Minnesota’s corporate map off this table

Corporate headquarters lists and USAspending place of performance do not match. Minnesota’s $2.7B, 98,897 awards, and $66.07 per capita on 5,793,151 residents are the federal-award facts. Virginia’s $110.8B, 1,116,647 awards, and $1,344.24 on 8,811,195 residents are the comparison facts. Pharmacy benefit management versus other computer related services is mix.

FY2026 ($382.8M vs $11.8B) is recency. The stacked $2.7B versus $110.8B is scale. Neither column is a Treasury outlay total. Use the Minnesota and Virginia state hubs when the next question is which agencies and recipients fill those totals.

Questions

How much federal spending is in Minnesota vs Virginia?

Minnesota has $2.7B in USAspending.gov obligations and 98,897 awards; Virginia has $110.8B and 1,116,647 awards. Spending per capita is $66.07 versus $1,344.24 on populations of 5,793,151 and 8,811,195. FY2026 obligations are $382.8M and $11.8B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays. Those figures remain USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance, not Treasury outlays and not a score of which state deserves more work.

What industry leads Minnesota’s federal awards compared with Virginia?

Minnesota’s top industry is pharmacy benefit management and other third party administration of insurance and pension funds. Virginia’s is other computer related services. Those slices sit on $2.7B and $110.8B in obligations. They are the largest industry groupings, not complete inventories. Those figures remain USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance, not Treasury outlays and not a score of which state deserves more work.

Why is Minnesota’s per-capita federal spending so low vs Virginia?

Minnesota’s $66.07 per capita uses $2.7B in obligations and 5,793,151 residents. Virginia’s $1,344.24 uses $110.8B and 8,811,195 residents. Minnesota has about two-thirds of Virginia’s population and a small fraction of the obligation dollars. Per capita records that intensity gap. Those figures remain USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance, not Treasury outlays and not a score of which state deserves more work.

Are Minnesota vs Virginia numbers outlays?

No. They are obligations from USAspending.gov. Treasury outlays are cash payments and can follow later. The $2.7B and $110.8B totals and FY2026 amounts of $382.8M and $11.8B measure award commitments by place of performance, not checks issued. Those figures remain USAspending.gov obligations by place of performance, not Treasury outlays and not a score of which state deserves more work.