County · Mississippi · FIPS 28119

Federal spending in Quitman County, MS

Population 5,364 (2025 estimate) · per-resident rank 54 of 82 counties in Mississippi · congressional district MS-02

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.

Quitman County, Mississippi, received $38M in federal award obligations in FY2026: $7,038 for each of its 5,364 residents.

That is below the Mississippi rate of $12,377 per resident and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 54 of 82 counties in the state.

The FY2026 mix was 106% direct payments.

Obligations were down 16% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $173M.

Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($129M), Department of Agriculture ($47M) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($14M).

$38Mobligations performed in the county, FY2026FY2026 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026) · obligations

$7,038per residentFY2026 · obligationsMississippi: $12,377 · US: $14,744

$173Mfive-year totalFY2023–FY2027 to date · obligations

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

1awards of $1.0M+ begun here since FY2023FY2023–FY2027

Per resident, by award type FY2026

Contracts $127K
Grants −$3.9M
Direct payments $40M
Loans (subsidy cost) $237
Other assistance $1.4M

Per resident	This county	Mississippi	United States
All award obligations	$7,038	$12,377	$14,744
Contracts	$24	$2,049	$2,007
Grants	−$724	$3,607	$3,528
Direct payments	$7,477	$6,683	$9,185
Loans (subsidy cost)	$0	$0	−$16
Other assistance	$260	$39	$40
Rank by per-resident rate	54 of 82 in state · 2,016 of 3,144 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

$46M

$45M

$38M

FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026FY2027*

Award obligations with a primary place of performance in Quitman 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$129M

Department of Agriculture$47M

Department of Veterans Affairs$14M

Department of Transportation$12M

Department of Housing and Urban Development$2.9M

Railroad Retirement Board$1.1M

Department of Justice$447K

Department of the Interior$419K

Assistance programs

96.002 Social Security Retirement Insurance$75M

96.001 Social Security Disability Insurance$25M

96.006 Supplemental Security Income$17M

20.205 Highway Planning and Construction$12M

96.004 Social Security Survivors Insurance$11M

64.109 Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$11M

14.195 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA)$1.9M

57.001 Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$1.1M

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	Quitman County	1	$1.0M	100%

Largest awards performed in the county

Recipient	Awarding agency	Type	Award value	Begun	Record
Quitman County	Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development	GrantProject Grant (B)	$1.0M	20 Aug 2024	USAspending

Congressional districts

District	Share of county land area	District FY2026 obligations	Per resident
Mississippi's 2nd congressional district	100%	$5.2B	$7,191

Other counties in Mississippi

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

Questions and answers

How much federal spending goes to Quitman County, Mississippi?

$38M in award obligations in FY2026 and $173M 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?

$7,038 per resident in FY2026 (population 5,364), against $12,377 for Mississippi and $14,744 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 Quitman County, Mississippi?

By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Quitman County ($1.0M). Individuals are never listed.

Which agencies fund Quitman County, Mississippi?

Social Security Administration ($129M), Department of Agriculture ($47M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($14M), Department of Transportation ($12M) and Department of Housing and Urban Development ($2.9M), 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.