County · Mississippi · FIPS 28101

Federal spending in Newton County, MS

Population 20,960 (2025 estimate) · per-resident rank 37 of 82 counties in Mississippi · congressional district MS-03

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.

In FY2026, $141M in federal awards named Newton County, Mississippi, as the primary place of performance, $6,725 per resident.

That is below the Mississippi rate of $12,377 per resident (54% of it) and below the national rate of $14,743; it ranks 37 of 82 counties in the state.

The FY2026 mix was 96% direct payments.

Obligations were down 31% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $635M.

Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($412M), Department of Housing and Urban Development ($72M) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($49M).

$141Mobligations performed in the county, FY2026FY2026 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026) · obligations

$6,725per residentFY2026 · obligationsMississippi: $12,377 · US: $14,743

$635Mfive-year totalFY2023–FY2027 to date · obligations

$0FY2027 to dateFY2027, through 30 Sep 2026 · obligations

10awards of $1.0M+ begun here since FY2023FY2023–FY2027

Per resident, by award type FY2026

Contracts $13K
Grants $5.3M
Direct payments $136M
Loans (subsidy cost) $9K
Other assistance $11K

Per resident	This county	Mississippi	United States
All award obligations	$6,725	$12,377	$14,743
Contracts	$1	$2,049	$2,007
Grants	$254	$3,607	$3,526
Direct payments	$6,469	$6,683	$9,185
Loans (subsidy cost)	$0	$0	−$16
Other assistance	$1	$39	$40
Rank by per-resident rate	37 of 82 in state · 1,644 of 3,143 US	30 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

$140M

$149M

$204M

$141M

FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026FY2027*

Award obligations with a primary place of performance in Newton 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$412M

Department of Housing and Urban Development$72M

Department of Veterans Affairs$49M

Department of Transportation$45M

Department of Education$24M

Department of Agriculture$16M

Railroad Retirement Board$11M

Department of Energy$4.0M

Assistance programs

96.002 Social Security Retirement Insurance$291M

96.001 Social Security Disability Insurance$66M

14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers$53M

20.205 Highway Planning and Construction$44M

64.109 Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$38M

96.004 Social Security Survivors Insurance$36M

84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program$24M

96.006 Supplemental Security Income$20M

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 organisation	Awards	Award value	Share
1	Mississippi Department of Transportation	4	$83M	87%
2	Mississippi Regional Housing Authority #5	4	$7.5M	8%
3	Path Company, LLC	1	$4.0M	4%
4	East Central Community College	1	$1.3M	1%

Largest awards performed in the county

Recipient	Awarding agency	Type	Award value	Begun	Record
Mississippi Department of Transportation	Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration	GrantProject Grant (B)	$68M	28 May 2025	USAspending
Mississippi Department of Transportation	Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration	GrantFormula Grant (a)	$13M	10 Jul 2025	USAspending
Path Company, LLC	Department of Energy	GrantProject Grant (B)	$4.0M	30 Dec 2024	USAspending
Mississippi Department of Transportation	Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration	GrantFormula Grant (a)	$2.0M	20 Aug 2026	USAspending
Mississippi Regional Housing Authority #5	Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing	GrantFormula Grant (a)	$1.9M	17 Feb 2023	USAspending
Mississippi Regional Housing Authority #5	Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing	GrantFormula Grant (a)	$1.9M	2 Apr 2026	USAspending
Mississippi Regional Housing Authority #5	Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing	GrantFormula Grant (a)	$1.9M	13 May 2025	USAspending
Mississippi Regional Housing Authority #5	Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing	GrantFormula Grant (a)	$1.8M	6 May 2024	USAspending
Mississippi Department of Transportation	Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration	GrantFormula Grant (a)	$1.3M	4 Sep 2024	USAspending
East Central Community College	Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development	GrantProject Grant (B)	$1.3M	20 Aug 2024	USAspending

Congressional districts

District	Share of county land area	District FY2026 obligations	Per resident
Mississippi's 3rd congressional district	100%	$5.7B	$7,653

Other counties in Mississippi

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

Questions and answers

How much federal spending goes to Newton County, Mississippi?

$141M in award obligations in FY2026 and $635M 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?

$6,725 per resident in FY2026 (population 20,960), 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 Newton County, Mississippi?

By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Mississippi Department of Transportation ($83M), Mississippi Regional Housing Authority #5 ($7.5M), Path Company, LLC ($4.0M) and East Central Community College ($1.3M). Individuals are never listed.

Which agencies fund Newton County, Mississippi?

Social Security Administration ($412M), Department of Housing and Urban Development ($72M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($49M), Department of Transportation ($45M) and Department of Education ($24M), 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.