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Federal spending in Lee County, MS
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Federal agencies obligated $551M for work and payments in Lee County, Mississippi, in FY2025, or $6,578 per resident.
That is below the Mississippi rate of $13,055 per resident (50% of it) and below the national rate of $15,158; it ranks 69 of 82 counties in the state.
The FY2025 mix was 96% direct payments.
Obligations were about level on FY2024, and the five-year total since FY2022 is $2.6B, with $552M so far in FY2026.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($1.7B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($192M) and Department of Transportation ($43M).
Per resident, by award type FY2025
- Contracts $17M
- Grants $11M
- Direct payments $530M
- Loans (subsidy cost) −$10.0M
- Other assistance $2.7M
| Per resident | This county | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $6,578 | $13,055 | $15,158 |
| Contracts | $204 | $2,709 | $2,164 |
| Grants | $126 | $3,555 | $3,542 |
| Direct payments | $6,335 | $6,739 | $9,398 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | −$119 | $1 | $1 |
| Other assistance | $32 | $51 | $53 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 69 of 82 in state · 2,594 of 3,144 US | 29 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
Who funds the county FY2022–FY2025
Awarding agencies
Assistance programs
Contract industries by NAICS sector
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 FY2022
| # | Recipient organisation | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sterling Medical Associates, Inc | 3 | $16M | 18% |
| 2 | Mississippi Department of Transportation | 3 | $14M | 16% |
| 3 | WSP USA Services Inc. | 1 | $11M | 13% |
| 4 | Hyperion Technology Group Inc | 3 | $10M | 12% |
| 5 | Tupelo Airport Authority | 4 | $6.6M | 8% |
| 6 | Housing Authority of Tupelo | 5 | $6.6M | 8% |
| 7 | Sand Creek Wastewater Authority | 2 | $5.5M | 6% |
| 8 | Northeast Mental Health-Mental Retardation Commission | 2 | $5.0M | 6% |
| 9 | Kee Solutions LLC | 2 | $4.7M | 6% |
| 10 | B O S Security, Inc. | 1 | $4.1M | 5% |
A further $2.0M went to recipients not shown: individuals, aggregated records and names USAspending withholds.
Largest awards performed in the county
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSP USA Services Inc. | Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Emergency Management Agency | ContractDelivery Order | $11M | 17 Apr 2026 | USAspending |
| Mississippi Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $9.8M | 3 Mar 2022 | USAspending |
| Hyperion Technology Group Inc | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | $7.7M | 6 Jul 2023 | USAspending |
| Sterling Medical Associates, Inc | Department of Veterans Affairs | ContractDelivery Order | $5.9M | 1 Oct 2022 | USAspending |
| Sterling Medical Associates, Inc | Department of Veterans Affairs | ContractDelivery Order | $5.8M | 1 Oct 2023 | USAspending |
| B O S Security, Inc. | Department of Homeland SecurityTransportation Security Administration | ContractDelivery Order | $4.1M | 3 Nov 2021 | USAspending |
| Northeast Mental Health-Mental Retardation Commission | Department of Health and Human ServicesSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $4.0M | 23 Sep 2022 | USAspending |
| Sand Creek Wastewater Authority | Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantProject Grant (B) | $4.0M | 4 Aug 2023 | USAspending |
| Sterling Medical Associates, Inc | Department of Veterans Affairs | ContractDelivery Order | $4.0M | 24 Mar 2026 | USAspending |
| Mississippi Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $3.0M | 22 Sep 2026 | USAspending |
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2025 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi's 1st congressional district | 100% | $5.5B | $7,389 |
Other counties in Mississippi
- Jackson County $43,004
- Hinds County $11,633
- Harrison County $10,207
- Madison County $11,074
- DeSoto County $5,857
- Rankin County $6,241
- Warren County $16,777
- Hancock County $14,907
- Lowndes County $11,861
- Lauderdale County $8,993
- Forrest County $7,920
- Lafayette County $7,894
- Pearl River County $7,921
- Jones County $6,586
- Washington County $10,552
- Oktibbeha County $7,390
- Marshall County $9,598
- Scott County $11,332
- Lamar County $4,713
- Alcorn County $8,583
- Pike County $7,564
- Neshoba County $9,268
- Monroe County $7,648
- Bolivar County $8,852
- Panola County $7,440
- Leflore County $9,356
- Lincoln County $6,198
- Adams County $7,097
- Tate County $7,252
- Newton County $9,740
- Marion County $8,476
- Union County $7,063
- Copiah County $7,244
- Pontotoc County $5,992
- Yazoo County $7,994
- Itawamba County $7,464
- Sunflower County $7,601
- Winston County $9,873
- Coahoma County $8,659
- Simpson County $6,725
- Attala County $9,757
- Grenada County $7,604
- Stone County $7,921
- Prentiss County $6,129
- George County $5,879
- Tippah County $6,911
- Tishomingo County $7,923
- Covington County $8,226
- Holmes County $9,274
- Clay County $7,515
- Leake County $6,179
- Tunica County $14,265
- Jasper County $7,664
- Wayne County $6,067
- Clarke County $7,948
- Yalobusha County $9,566
- Chickasaw County $6,602
- Calhoun County $8,496
- Claiborne County $12,610
Per-resident rate, FY2025. All counties in Mississippi.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Lee County, Mississippi?
$551M in award obligations in FY2025 and $2.6B since FY2022, counting awards whose primary place of performance is in the county. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much federal spending per person is that?
$6,578 per resident in FY2025 (population 83,731), against $13,055 for Mississippi and $15,158 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 Lee County, Mississippi?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2022: Sterling Medical Associates, Inc ($16M), Mississippi Department of Transportation ($14M), WSP USA Services Inc. ($11M), Hyperion Technology Group Inc ($10M) and Tupelo Airport Authority ($6.6M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Lee County, Mississippi?
Social Security Administration ($1.7B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($192M), Department of Transportation ($43M), Department of Defense ($34M) and Department of the Interior ($22M), 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.