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Federal spending in MN-03: Minnesota's 3rd 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.
Federal agencies obligated $536M for work and payments in Minnesota's 3rd congressional district in FY2026, or $758 per resident.
That is below the Minnesota rate of $38,998 per resident (2% of it) and below the national rate of $14,743; it ranks 8 of 8 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 86% contracts, 17% direct payments.
Obligations were down 59% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $4.6B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Department of Defense ($2.9B), Department of Agriculture ($743M) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($601M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $459M
- Grants $18M
- Direct payments $92M
- Loans (subsidy cost) −$47M
- Other assistance $13M
| Per resident | This district | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $758 | $38,998 | $14,743 |
| Contracts | $650 | $337 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $26 | $3,765 | $3,526 |
| Direct payments | $130 | $34,784 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | −$67 | −$9 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $19 | $120 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 8 of 8 in state · 391 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 | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $1.7B | 35% |
| 2 | Rural Community Insurance Co. | $717M | 15% |
| 3 | Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC | $445M | 9% |
| 4 | Agiliti Health Inc | $348M | 7% |
| 5 | Starkey Laboratories Inc | $303M | 6% |
| 6 | The Kinetic Group Sales LLC | $256M | 5% |
| 7 | GN Hearing Care Corporation | $212M | 4% |
| 8 | Optumhealth Care Solutions, LLC | $204M | 4% |
| 9 | Polaris Sales Inc | $145M | 3% |
| 10 | General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc. | $96M | 2% |
| 11 | Honeywell International, Inc. | $95M | 2% |
| 12 | Minnesota State Colleges & Universities | $66M | 1% |
| 13 | Minnesota State Colleges & Universities | $32M | 1% |
| 14 | Minnesota State Colleges & Universities | $29M | 1% |
| 15 | Third Wave Systems, Inc. | $29M | 1% |
| 16 | Bloomington Housing & Redevelopment AUTH | $25M | 1% |
| 17 | Architecture Technology Inc | $25M | 1% |
| 18 | Healthpartners Institute | $19M | 0% |
| 19 | Volunteers of America of Minnesota | $17M | 0% |
| 20 | Cargill, Incorporated | $17M | 0% |
| 21 | Dakota Drug, Inc. | $17M | 0% |
| 22 | Anno.ai, Inc. | $16M | 0% |
| 23 | City of Bloomington | $15M | 0% |
| 24 | Rural Community Insurance Agency, Inc. | $15M | 0% |
| 25 | City of Plymouth | $14M | 0% |
A further $9.8M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agiliti Health Inc | Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response | ContractDefinitive Contract | $384M | 14 Dec 2022 | USAspending |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $274M | 14 May 2024 | USAspending |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $159M | 27 Mar 2026 | USAspending |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $159M | 27 Mar 2026 | USAspending |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | Department of DefenseDefense Contract Management Agency | ContractDelivery Order | $100M | 25 Sep 2025 | USAspending |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $87M | 30 Apr 2024 | USAspending |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $87M | 30 Apr 2024 | USAspending |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $79M | 26 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $79M | 26 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| Optumhealth Care Solutions, LLC | Department of DefenseDefense Health Agency | ContractDefinitive Contract | $76M | 15 Mar 2024 | USAspending |
Counties in the district
- Hennepin County 79% of county area
- Anoka County 7% of county area
Other districts in Minnesota
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Minnesota's 3rd congressional district?
$536M in award obligations in FY2026 and $4.6B 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?
$758 per resident in FY2026 (population 706,411), against $38,998 for Minnesota and $14,743 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 3rd congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation ($1.7B), Rural Community Insurance Co. ($717M), Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC ($445M), Agiliti Health Inc ($348M) and Starkey Laboratories Inc ($303M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Minnesota's 3rd congressional district?
Department of Defense ($2.9B), Department of Agriculture ($743M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($601M), Department of Health and Human Services ($404M) and Department of Education ($167M), 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.