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Federal spending in DeSoto County, MS

Population 197,918 (2025 estimate) · per-resident rank 78 of 82 counties in Mississippi · congressional district MS-01

Jackson County: $31,240 per residentHancock County: $14,333 per residentWarren County: $12,346 per residentWinston County: $10,485 per residentMadison County: $10,315 per residentSharkey County: $10,046 per residentHinds County: $9,813 per residentLowndes County: $9,193 per residentRankin County: $8,402 per residentClaiborne County: $8,401 per residentKemper County: $8,345 per residentHarrison County: $8,307 per residentYalobusha County: $8,137 per residentNeshoba County: $7,997 per residentTunica County: $7,973 per residentCarroll County: $7,899 per residentWashington County: $7,889 per residentMarshall County: $7,873 per residentCalhoun County: $7,851 per residentHumphreys County: $7,825 per residentHolmes County: $7,632 per residentCovington County: $7,618 per residentLawrence County: $7,455 per residentFranklin County: $7,135 per residentClarke County: $7,088 per residentClay County: $7,000 per residentAlcorn County: $6,981 per residentPike County: $6,977 per residentYazoo County: $6,962 per residentMontgomery County: $6,888 per residentBolivar County: $6,869 per residentMonroe County: $6,854 per residentCoahoma County: $6,833 per residentLeflore County: $6,777 per residentStone County: $6,776 per residentItawamba County: $6,751 per residentNewton County: $6,725 per residentTishomingo County: $6,720 per residentBenton County: $6,651 per residentLauderdale County: $6,650 per residentPerry County: $6,615 per residentWebster County: $6,593 per residentCopiah County: $6,564 per residentGrenada County: $6,506 per residentForrest County: $6,499 per residentJasper County: $6,448 per residentTate County: $6,436 per residentPearl River County: $6,413 per residentAmite County: $6,411 per residentJefferson County: $6,410 per residentTallahatchie County: $6,372 per residentSmith County: $6,341 per residentNoxubee County: $6,176 per residentQuitman County: $6,157 per residentAdams County: $6,112 per residentMarion County: $6,010 per residentOktibbeha County: $6,002 per residentPanola County: $5,969 per residentLeake County: $5,966 per residentAttala County: $5,953 per residentLee County: $5,904 per residentUnion County: $5,878 per residentJones County: $5,859 per residentSimpson County: $5,848 per residentChickasaw County: $5,758 per residentLincoln County: $5,743 per residentWalthall County: $5,620 per residentScott County: $5,618 per residentJefferson Davis County: $5,607 per residentSunflower County: $5,545 per residentTippah County: $5,478 per residentPrentiss County: $5,423 per residentWilkinson County: $5,334 per residentWayne County: $5,310 per residentGeorge County: $5,214 per residentLafayette County: $5,179 per residentPontotoc County: $5,090 per residentDeSoto County: $4,975 per residentChoctaw County: $4,763 per residentGreene County: $4,517 per residentLamar County: $4,177 per residentIssaquena County: $4,154 per resident
low → high per resident, FY2026 this countyMississippi counties; boundaries US Census Bureau.

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.

DeSoto County, Mississippi, received $985M in federal award obligations in FY2026: $4,975 for each of its 197,918 residents.

That is below the Mississippi rate of $12,377 per resident (40% of it) and below the national rate of $14,743; it ranks 78 of 82 counties in the state.

The FY2026 mix was 93% direct payments.

Obligations were down 15% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $4.3B.

Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($2.9B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($544M) and Department of Defense ($345M).

$985Mobligations performed in the county, FY2026FY2026 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026) · obligations
$4,975per residentFY2026 · obligationsMississippi: $12,377 · US: $14,743
$4.3Bfive-year totalFY2023–FY2027 to date · obligations
$0FY2027 to dateFY2027, through 30 Sep 2026 · obligations
37awards of $1.0M+ begun here since FY2023FY2023–FY2027

Per resident, by award type FY2026

Per residentThis countyMississippiUnited States
All award obligations$4,975$12,377$14,743
Contracts$295$2,049$2,007
Grants$42$3,607$3,526
Direct payments$4,628$6,683$9,185
Loans (subsidy cost)$5$0−$16
Other assistance$5$39$40
Rank by per-resident rate78 of 82 in state · 2,929 of 3,143 US30 of 51 states—

Direct payments include Social Security, Medicare and similar benefit records that USAspending attributes to a county; Medicare payments are attributed to the county of the administrative contractor, which can lift or lower a county's rate a great deal. Loans count the subsidy cost, not the face value.

Obligations by fiscal year

$1.0B
$1.1B
$1.2B
$985M
$0
FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026FY2027*
Award obligations with a primary place of performance in DeSoto County, by fiscal year and award type. *FY2027 runs to the data date and is incomplete.

Who funds the county FY2022–FY2025

Awarding agencies

Social Security Administration$2.9B
Department of Veterans Affairs$544M
Department of Defense$345M
Department of Transportation$165M
Railroad Retirement Board$79M
Department of Agriculture$30M
General Services Administration$20M
Department of Housing and Urban Development$7.6M

Assistance programs

96.002 Social Security Retirement Insurance$2.2B
64.109 Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$424M
96.001 Social Security Disability Insurance$384M
96.004 Social Security Survivors Insurance$261M
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction$149M
96.006 Supplemental Security Income$98M
57.001 Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$79M
64.110 Veterans Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Service-Connected Death$18M

Contract industries by NAICS sector

Manufacturing$303M
Transportation and warehousing$20M
Educational services$415K
Professional, scientific and technical services$299K
Accommodation and food services$180K
Other services$144K
Construction$142K

Cross-tabulations cover the four closed fiscal years FY2022–FY2025 (the 24 largest agencies, 40 largest listings and all NAICS sectors), fetched 18 Sep 2026.

Recipients with the largest awards performed here $1.0M+ awards since FY2023

#Recipient organisationAwardsAward valueShare
1Mississippi Department of Transportation19$55M36%
2Mississippi Military Department2$43M28%
3Noble Supply & Logistics, LLC8$32M21%
4City of Olive Branch4$13M9%
5Polk & Associates Construction Inc1$3.7M2%
6B D T Housing Services Enterprise1$2.3M1%

A further $2.1M went to recipients not shown: individuals, aggregated records and names USAspending withholds.

Largest awards performed in the county

RecipientAwarding agencyTypeAward valueBegunRecord
Mississippi Military DepartmentDepartment of DefenseDepartment of the ArmyGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$25M3 May 2023USAspending
Mississippi Military DepartmentDepartment of DefenseDepartment of the ArmyGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$18M9 Jan 2024USAspending
Noble Supply & Logistics, LLCDepartment of DefenseDefense Logistics AgencyContractDelivery Order$11M4 Dec 2023USAspending
Noble Supply & Logistics, LLCDepartment of DefenseDefense Logistics AgencyContractDelivery Order$11M30 Aug 2023USAspending
Mississippi Department of TransportationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$8.9M17 Sep 2024USAspending
City of Olive BranchDepartment of TransportationFederal Aviation AdministrationGrantProject Grant (B)$6.3M4 Sep 2025USAspending
Mississippi Department of TransportationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$5.4M10 Jul 2025USAspending
Mississippi Department of TransportationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$4.3M1 Mar 2023USAspending
Mississippi Department of TransportationDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$4.0M25 Sep 2024USAspending
Polk & Associates Construction IncDepartment of DefenseDepartment of the ArmyContractDelivery Order$3.7M18 Dec 2025USAspending

Congressional districts

DistrictShare of county land areaDistrict FY2026 obligationsPer resident
Mississippi's 1st congressional district100%$4.6B$6,153

Other counties in Mississippi

Per-resident rate, FY2026. All counties in Mississippi.

Questions and answers

How much federal spending goes to DeSoto County, Mississippi?

$985M in award obligations in FY2026 and $4.3B since FY2023, counting awards whose primary place of performance is in the county. Obligations are commitments, not payments.

How much federal spending per person is that?

$4,975 per resident in FY2026 (population 197,918), against $12,377 for Mississippi 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 DeSoto County, Mississippi?

By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Mississippi Department of Transportation ($55M), Mississippi Military Department ($43M), Noble Supply & Logistics, LLC ($32M), City of Olive Branch ($13M) and Polk & Associates Construction Inc ($3.7M). Individuals are never listed.

Which agencies fund DeSoto County, Mississippi?

Social Security Administration ($2.9B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($544M), Department of Defense ($345M), Department of Transportation ($165M) and Railroad Retirement Board ($79M), 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, county layer) by fiscal year and award type, loaded 30 Sep 2026; award lists from the award search endpoint; cross-tabulations for FY2022–FY2025. Population: U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 county estimates (USAspending's population figure where the Census file has none, as for Connecticut's former counties). Boundaries: Census cartographic boundary files (1:20m). Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.