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Minnesota

Democrat

Governor Tim Walz

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Population
5.6M
Unemployment
3%
Federal Grants
$111.3B
Fiscal Balance
$3.2B
Credit Rating
AAA
FEMA Declarations
15

Medicaid

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Provider spending, utilization patterns, and anomaly detection for Minnesota.

SNAP / HR1 Compliance

Updated Feb 22, 2026
Tier 3
14.14%
Payment Error Rate
11.76%
Overpayment
2.38%
Underpayment
435.0K
Participants

State vs National PER

State
14.14%
National
10.93%

Projected Annual State Cost Share (effective FY2028)

$135.0M
15% of SNAP benefits
PER 10%+ — 15% state cost share

Based on FY2024 SNAP Payment Error Rates. Cost sharing enacted under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-94, signed July 4, 2025), effective October 2027.

Public Lands

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6.7K
Parcels
5.8M
Acres
--
Est. Value
13
Agencies

Parcel Size Distribution (acres)

0–11–1010–100100–1K1K–10K10K+

Top Agencies by Acreage

State Forest
3,178,681
Wildlife Management Area
1,384,992
Other Forest Land
737,498

Housing Affordability

Updated Mar 30, 2026
$1,264
Median Gross Rent
29.2%
Rent Burden
72%
Homeownership(+4.2% vs nat'l)
$329K
Median Home Value
Contract rent: $1,144
Housing units: 2,574,932

Broadband Access

Updated Mar 30, 2026
92.2%
Broadband Adoption
+0.2% vs national
4.8%
No Internet
96.4%
Computer Ownership

Subscription Types

Cable/Fiber/DSL 77%Cellular 6.1%Satellite 1%Other 2.9%

Drinking Water Quality

Updated Mar 30, 2026
993
Community Systems
6,691
Total Systems
45
Violating Systems
0.2%
Violation Rate

Violation Rate vs National Avg (3.6%)

0% Natl avg9%

Federal Grants & Contracts

47,445 awardsDeep Dive →Updated Mar 30, 2026
$111.3B
Total Funding
$19,956
Per Capita
47,445
Awards

Quarterly Grant Spending (FY2021-FY2025)

Top Agencies

Department of Health and Human Services$14.6B
Department of Transportation$2.0B
Department of Agriculture$1.7B
Department of Education$680.8M
Department of Commerce$675.3M
Environmental Protection Agency$532.0M

Top Programs (CFDA)

Grants to States for Medicaid
12,129,194,852
Highway Planning and Construction
1,088,938,151
New Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program
976,632,137
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program
646,839,368
National School Lunch Program
316,705,914
Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs
271,976,173

Budget & Fiscal Health

FY2022Updated Mar 30, 2026
$84.3B
Revenue
$81.1B
Expenditure
$20.5B
Debt
$3,570
Debt/Capita

Credit Ratings (GO Bonds)

S&P
AAA
Moody's
Aaa
Fitch
AAA
Revenue/capita: $14,698
Tax burden/capita: $1,670

Workforce & Employment

Updated Mar 30, 2026
3%
Unemployment
vs 4.4% national
3.1M
Employed
3.1M
Labor Force
%
LFPR
vs 62.4% national

Fastest Growing Sectors

+4.9%Arts & Entertainment
+4.6%Health Care
+2.1%Other Services

Shrinking Sectors

-5.9%Admin & Waste Services
-4.2%Management
-2.7%Information

Employment data from Census ACS 1-year estimates (BLS LAUS unavailable). Trend data not available.

Public Health Outcomes

Updated Mar 30, 2026
Life Expectancy
79.3 yrs#5 of 51
Overdose Death Rate
22.2/100k#14 of 51
Uninsured Rate
5.4%#7 of 51
Obesity Rate
33.6%#25 of 51
Mental Distress Days
5/mo#21 of 51
Infant Mortality
4.7/1k#10 of 51
Premature Death Rate
6,461.9/100k#4 of 51

Better than national avgWorse than national avg

Education

Updated Mar 30, 2026

NAEP Scores (2024 Nation's Report Card)

240.7
4th Math
vs 237.3 nat'l
282.1
8th Math
vs 272.2 nat'l
214.4
4th Reading
vs 214.3 nat'l
260.1
8th Reading
vs 256.7 nat'l

Infrastructure

Grade: AUpdated Mar 30, 2026

Bridges (FHWA NBI 2025)

13,551
Total Bridges
56.4%
Good
39.2%
Fair
4.5%
Poor

Drinking Water (EPA SDWIS)

21,480
Water Systems
45
With Violations
0.2%
Violation Rate

Campaign Finance

Full Explorer
$540.0M
Contributions
$216.1M
Expenditures
1,500
Committees
2000-2023
Coverage

Contributions by Party

Other: $540.0M

Top Recipients

MN DFL STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE$72,026,498.95
ALLIANCE FOR A BETTER MINNESOTA ACTION FUND$41,196,501.41
DFL HOUSE CAUCUS$26,320,463.43
DGA VICTORY FUND$26,047,624.59
DFL SENATE CAUCUS$24,215,772.77

Regulatory Reform Ideas

100 candidates
16 admin-only11 bipartisan67 moderate6 contested

Top Easy Wins

  • 1.
    Cannabis Licensing Streamlining (Minn. Stat. ch. 342)(OCM / MPCA / Revenue / MDH / Governor's Office)
  • 2.
    OAH Processing Time Standards (150-Day Maximum)(OAH / Legislature)
  • 3.
    DLI Processing Deadline (30-Day Statutory)(DLI / Legislature)
  • 4.
    Minnesota APA Rule Review (5-Year Cycle / Automatic Repeal)(All agencies / Legislature / OAH)
  • 5.
    MPCA Unified Permitting Portal (Cross-Media Integration)(MPCA / MN.IT)

IT Status Report & Strategic Plan

Comprehensive IT capability assessment with 100-day and 200-day strategic initiatives.

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FEMA Disasters

12 Active
Updated Mar 30, 2026
15
Declarations (10yr)
12
Active
$770.3M
PA Funding
9,430
IA Approved

Declarations by Year

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Incident Types

Flood 7Biological 4Severe Storm 2Straight-Line Winds 1Fire 1

Recent Declarations

2025-10-22SEVERE STORMS AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDSDR$8K
2025-05-14MUNGER SHAW FIREFM
2024-06-28SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGDR$30.3M
2023-07-19SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGDR$10.8M
2022-08-09SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODINGDR$7.2M