Detroit, MI vs Minneapolis, MN
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Detroit, MI spends 42% more per resident than Minneapolis, MN: $31,087 against $21,910. That gap is large enough to show up across most functional budget categories below.
Detroit, MI edges Minneapolis, MN on the Fiscal Health Score by 4 points — 69/100 (grade B) to 65/100 (grade B). At a margin this narrow the grade is close enough that the factor-level detail matters more than the composite.
On debt, Minneapolis, MN carries the lighter load at $644 per resident versus $776 for Detroit, MI. Their budgets diverge on where the largest per-resident dollars go: Detroit, MI leads with fire protection at $2,429 per resident, while Minneapolis, MN leads with parks and recreation at $3,486.
On the revenue side both lean hardest on other revenue — 15% of total revenue in Detroit, MI and 17% in Minneapolis, MN.
Summary
Detroit spends 41.9% more per capita than Minneapolis ($9,178/person difference). Detroit, MI has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 69/100).
Fiscal Health Score
Key Metrics
Per Capita Spending by Department
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
| Property Tax | $44 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $200 | $1,989 |
| Income Tax | $1,045 | $994 |
| Intergovernmental | $291 | $2,929 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,228 | $2,040 |
| Other | $6,892 | $3,254 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
| Fire Protection | $2,429 | $683 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $221 |
| Public Welfare | $833 | $1,500 |
| Health | $396 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $2,217 | $0 |
| Parks & Recreation | $950 | $3,486 |
| Housing | $5,791 | $4,133 |
| Sewerage | $451 | $570 |
| Utilities | $2,737 | $2,398 |
| Interest on Debt | $2,068 | $0 |
| Other | $13,216 | $8,919 |
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Source: Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, 2026.