Minneapolis, MN vs Charlotte, NC
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Minneapolis, MN spends 38% more per resident than Charlotte, NC: $21,910 against $15,854. That gap is large enough to show up across most functional budget categories below.
Minneapolis, MN edges Charlotte, NC on the Fiscal Health Score by 2 points — 65/100 (grade B) to 63/100 (grade C). 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 $2,690 for Charlotte, NC. Both cities pour the most per-resident dollars into the same function: parks and recreation leads in Minneapolis, MN at $3,486 per resident and in Charlotte, NC at $1,571.
On the revenue side both lean hardest on other revenue — 17% of total revenue in Minneapolis, MN and 10% in Charlotte, NC.
Summary
Minneapolis spends 38.2% more per capita than Charlotte ($6,056/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 | $1,989 | $541 |
| Income Tax | $994 | $366 |
| Intergovernmental | $2,929 | $1,859 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,040 | $2,459 |
| Other | $3,254 | $4,866 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
| Fire Protection | $683 | $463 |
| Highways & Roads | $221 | $41 |
| Public Welfare | $1,500 | $672 |
| Hospitals | $0 | $1,243 |
| Parks & Recreation | $3,486 | $1,571 |
| Housing | $4,133 | $3,944 |
| Sewerage | $570 | $0 |
| Utilities | $2,398 | $2,244 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $2,226 |
| Other | $8,919 | $3,448 |
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Source: Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, 2026.