El Paso, TX vs Minneapolis, MN
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
El Paso, TX and Minneapolis, MN spend within 10.7% of each other per resident — $24,259 versus $21,910 — so on the headline spending-per-capita measure the two cities are effectively neck and neck.
Minneapolis, MN edges El Paso, TX on the Fiscal Health Score by 4 points — 65/100 (grade B) to 61/100 (grade C). At a margin this narrow the grade is close enough that the factor-level detail matters more than the composite.
El Paso, TX reports no outstanding debt per resident in its Census filing, while Minneapolis, MN carries $644 per resident. Their budgets diverge on where the largest per-resident dollars go: El Paso, TX leads with police at $1,159 per resident, while Minneapolis, MN leads with parks and recreation at $3,486.
They also fund themselves differently: intergovernmental transfers is the largest single revenue source in El Paso, TX at 10% of total revenue, whereas Minneapolis, MN relies most on other revenue at 17%.
Summary
El Paso spends 10.7% more per capita than Minneapolis ($2,349/person difference). Minneapolis, MN has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 65/100).
Fiscal Health Score
Key Metrics
Per Capita Spending by Department
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
| Sales Tax | $65 | $1,989 |
| Income Tax | $12 | $994 |
| Intergovernmental | $690 | $2,929 |
| Charges & Fees | $31 | $2,040 |
| Other | $550 | $3,254 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
| Police | $1,159 | $0 |
| Fire Protection | $233 | $683 |
| Highways & Roads | $83 | $221 |
| Public Welfare | $299 | $1,500 |
| Hospitals | $11 | $0 |
| Parks & Recreation | $151 | $3,486 |
| Housing | $958 | $4,133 |
| Sewerage | $6 | $570 |
| Utilities | $224 | $2,398 |
| Interest on Debt | $40 | $0 |
| General Admin | $17,951 | $0 |
| Other | $3,145 | $8,919 |
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Source: Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, 2026.