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Federal spending in MN-01: Minnesota's 1st congressional district
USAspending caveat. Figures are obligations reported by federal agencies to USAspending.gov, not payments. In USAspending's words: "An outlay occurs when federal money is actually paid out, not just promised to be paid ('obligated')." "Every agency has a Senior Accountable Official who must officially certify that the quarterly financial data submitted by their agency is accurate and complete." "If there are any discrepancies in procurement data, FPDS is the authoritative source." Contract data for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is published with a 90-day delay. Data loaded 30 Sep 2026.
In FY2026, $5.1B in federal awards named Minnesota's 1st congressional district as the primary place of performance, $7,152 per resident.
That is below the Minnesota rate of $38,998 per resident (18% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 4 of 8 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 85% direct payments, 12% grants.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $19B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($13B), Department of Agriculture ($1.6B) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.2B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $141M
- Grants $588M
- Direct payments $4.4B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $1.7M
- Other assistance $24M
| Per resident | This district | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $7,152 | $38,998 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $197 | $337 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $823 | $3,765 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $6,095 | $34,784 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $2 | −$9 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $34 | $120 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 4 of 8 in state · 147 of 436 US | 4 of 51 states | — |
District attribution follows the congressional district USAspending records for the primary place of performance; awards carrying only a state-level location are counted in the state but in no district. Medicare payments are attributed to the district of the administrative contractor.
Obligations by fiscal year
Recipients that dominate the district FY2022–FY2025
| # | Recipient organisation | Obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota Department of Transportation | $635M | 4% |
| 2 | Mayo Clinic | $630M | 4% |
| 3 | Wescott Agri Products, Inc | $243M | 1% |
| 4 | Lakeside Foods Inc | $207M | 1% |
| 5 | City of Rochester | $145M | 1% |
| 6 | Kato Engineering Inc. | $90M | 1% |
| 7 | Minnesota State University Mankato | $73M | 0% |
| 8 | JBS USA Food Company | $56M | 0% |
| 9 | Winona State University | $31M | 0% |
| 10 | Seneca Foods Corp | $30M | 0% |
| 11 | Rochester Community & Technical College | $27M | 0% |
| 12 | Child Care Resource & Referral Inc | $27M | 0% |
| 13 | Mayo Collaborative Services, Inc. | $24M | 0% |
| 14 | Abhe & Svoboda, Inc. | $24M | 0% |
| 15 | Economic Development Authority of Mankato, Minnesota | $23M | 0% |
| 16 | Minnesota State Collges & UNIV | $21M | 0% |
| 17 | Southeastern Minnesota Multi-County Housing and Redevelopment Authority | $18M | 0% |
| 18 | Riverland Community College | $17M | 0% |
| 19 | Tony Downs Foods Co | $17M | 0% |
| 20 | Minnesota Veterans Home | $16M | 0% |
| 21 | Semcac | $15M | 0% |
| 22 | Cytec Engineered Materials, Inc. | $15M | 0% |
| 23 | Minnesota Valley Action Council, Inc. | $15M | 0% |
| 24 | South Central MN Multicounty Hra | $14M | 0% |
| 25 | Lismore Cooperative Telephone Co | $14M | 0% |
A further $15B among the top 40 went to recipients not shown: individuals, aggregated records and names USAspending withholds.
Who funds the district FY2022–FY2025
Awarding agencies
Assistance programs
Contract industries by NAICS sector
Largest awards performed in the district
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kato Engineering Inc. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $90M | 7 Sep 2023 | USAspending |
| Lakeside Foods Inc | Department of AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | ContractDelivery Order | $48M | 3 Aug 2023 | USAspending |
| City of Rochester | Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $40M | 23 Sep 2025 | USAspending |
| Minnesota Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $26M | 10 Aug 2023 | USAspending |
| Minnesota Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $25M | 1 May 2024 | USAspending |
| Abhe & Svoboda, Inc. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | $25M | 18 Sep 2023 | USAspending |
| Wescott Agri Products, Inc | Department of AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | ContractDefinitive Contract | $23M | 22 Jun 2023 | USAspending |
| Minnesota Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $22M | 11 Aug 2025 | USAspending |
| City of Rochester | Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $22M | 23 Sep 2025 | USAspending |
| City of Rochester | Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $20M | 15 Sep 2023 | USAspending |
Counties in the district
- Blue Earth County 100% of county area
- Dodge County 100% of county area
- Faribault County 100% of county area
- Fillmore County 100% of county area
- Freeborn County 100% of county area
- Goodhue County 100% of county area
- Houston County 100% of county area
- Jackson County 100% of county area
- Martin County 100% of county area
- Mower County 100% of county area
- Nicollet County 100% of county area
- Nobles County 100% of county area
- Olmsted County 100% of county area
- Rock County 100% of county area
- Steele County 100% of county area
- Wabasha County 100% of county area
- Waseca County 100% of county area
- Watonwan County 100% of county area
- Winona County 100% of county area
- Brown County 62% of county area
- Rice County 44% of county area
Other districts in Minnesota
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Minnesota's 1st congressional district?
$5.1B in award obligations in FY2026 and $19B since FY2023, counting awards whose primary place of performance is in the district. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much federal spending per person is that?
$7,152 per resident in FY2026 (population 714,441), against $38,998 for Minnesota and $14,744 nationally. Direct payments such as Social Security and Medicare are included; the table on this page splits the rate by award type.
Which recipients dominate Minnesota's 1st congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Minnesota Department of Transportation ($635M), Mayo Clinic ($630M), Wescott Agri Products, Inc ($243M), Lakeside Foods Inc ($207M) and City of Rochester ($145M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Minnesota's 1st congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($13B), Department of Agriculture ($1.6B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.2B), Department of Health and Human Services ($811M) and Department of Transportation ($783M), over FY2022–FY2025.
What does "place of performance" mean here?
USAspending records where the work is done or the payment is directed, as reported by the awarding agency. Some awards, especially grants to state governments, carry only a state-level location and are not attributed to any county or district; Medicare payments are attributed to the county of the administrative contractor.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending-by-geography (place of performance, congressional district layer, current districts) by fiscal year and award type, loaded 30 Sep 2026; district population as returned by the same endpoint; recipient and agency cross-tabulations for FY2022–FY2025, fetched 18 Sep 2026. Boundaries and county overlap: Census cartographic boundary and relationship files for the 119th Congress. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.