As Gov. Tim Pawlenty criss-crosses the country trying to build his national profile for a potential 2012 presidential run, the majority of his fundraising support is still coming from within Minnesota, a Hot Dish analysis of his second quarter Federal Election Commission filing shows.

Among individual donors giving more than $200, Minnesotans contributed $335,000 to Pawlenty's political action committee over the past three months — $77,000 more than individuals in all other states combined, who gave $258,000.

Pawlenty raised $723,500 in total for his Freedom First PAC, which also includes $112,000 in contributions below $200 that aren't itemized in the report, and $17,000 in donations from other PACs, including $5,000 from jet maker Boeing.

Minneapolis residents gave Pawlenty the most among Minnesota cities with nearly $45,000 in contributions, followed by Edina at $38,000 and Medina at $25,000.

Employees of at least three companies within Minnesota gave Pawlenty more than $10,000: Federated Insurance employees contributed at least $19,000, US Bank more than $17,000, and Holiday Companies more than $14,000.

"The governor has a lot of friends and supporters in Minnesota, and that's reflected in our fundraising totals," Freedom First spokesman Alex Conant said in an email. "As he meets more people around the country, we're seeing a lot of success."

Pawlenty's backers also note that the governor's fundraising activity was restricted last quarter while the state legislature was still in session, and his travel will likely increase over the coming months.

Pawlenty's second quarter numbers put him in the conversation as a top fundraiser among potential GOP 2012 hopefuls, as his totals were slightly lower than former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who raised $865,000. Mitt Romney raked in the most with a $1.8 million haul.

Since he formed his PAC last October, Pawlenty has raised $2.6 million.