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Federal spending in MS-02: Mississippi's 2nd congressional district
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, $5.2B in federal awards named Mississippi's 2nd congressional district as the primary place of performance, $7,191 per resident.
That is below the Mississippi rate of $12,377 per resident and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 3 of 4 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 81% direct payments, 10% grants, 9% contracts.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $22B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($13B), Department of Defense ($1.7B) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.7B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $457M
- Grants $510M
- Direct payments $4.2B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $2.0M
- Other assistance $43M
| Per resident | This district | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $7,191 | $12,377 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $632 | $2,049 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $705 | $3,607 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $5,791 | $6,683 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $3 | $0 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $60 | $39 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 3 of 4 in state · 146 of 436 US | 30 of 51 states | — |
District attribution follows the congressional district USAspending records for the primary place of performance; awards carrying only a state-level location are counted in the state but in no district. Medicare payments are attributed to the district of the administrative contractor.
Obligations by fiscal year
Recipients that dominate the district FY2022–FY2025
| # | Recipient organisation | Obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi Department of Transportation | $1.0B | 5% |
| 2 | BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc. | $322M | 2% |
| 3 | Jackson State University | $217M | 1% |
| 4 | Mississippi Action for Progress, Inc. | $207M | 1% |
| 5 | Alcorn State University | $137M | 1% |
| 6 | Hinds Community College | $124M | 1% |
| 7 | Delta Health Alliance, Inc. | $119M | 1% |
| 8 | Eaton Aerospace, LLC | $75M | 0% |
| 9 | Veterans Affairs Board, Mississippi State | $74M | 0% |
| 10 | Tougaloo College | $70M | 0% |
| 11 | Americas Catch Inc | $69M | 0% |
| 12 | Estes Bros. Const. Inc. | $58M | 0% |
| 13 | National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc. | $57M | 0% |
| 14 | Luhr Crosby, LLC | $56M | 0% |
| 15 | Tktmj, Inc. | $56M | 0% |
| 16 | Mississippi Valley State University | $55M | 0% |
| 17 | Heartland Catfish Co Inc | $52M | 0% |
| 18 | Affolter Contracting Company, Inc | $51M | 0% |
| 19 | Washington County Opportunities Inc | $50M | 0% |
| 20 | South Delta Regional Housing Authority | $50M | 0% |
| 21 | The Robins & Morton Group | $49M | 0% |
| 22 | Hinds County Human Resource Agency | $49M | 0% |
| 23 | Holmes Community College | $48M | 0% |
| 24 | Mississippi State Department of Health | $47M | 0% |
| 25 | Inland Dredging Company, L.L.C. | $45M | 0% |
A further $16B among the top 40 went to recipients not shown: individuals, aggregated records and names USAspending withholds.
Who funds the district FY2022–FY2025
Awarding agencies
Assistance programs
Contract industries by NAICS sector
Largest awards performed in the district
Counties in the district
- Adams County 100% of county area
- Amite County 100% of county area
- Attala County 100% of county area
- Bolivar County 100% of county area
- Carroll County 100% of county area
- Claiborne County 100% of county area
- Coahoma County 100% of county area
- Copiah County 100% of county area
- Franklin County 100% of county area
- Grenada County 100% of county area
- Holmes County 100% of county area
- Humphreys County 100% of county area
- Issaquena County 100% of county area
- Jefferson County 100% of county area
- Leake County 100% of county area
- Leflore County 100% of county area
- Montgomery County 100% of county area
- Panola County 100% of county area
- Quitman County 100% of county area
- Sharkey County 100% of county area
- Sunflower County 100% of county area
- Tallahatchie County 100% of county area
- Tunica County 100% of county area
- Warren County 100% of county area
- Washington County 100% of county area
- Wilkinson County 100% of county area
- Yalobusha County 100% of county area
- Yazoo County 100% of county area
- Hinds County 98% of county area
- Madison County 72% of county area
Other districts in Mississippi
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Mississippi's 2nd congressional district?
$5.2B in award obligations in FY2026 and $22B since FY2023, counting awards whose primary place of performance is in the district. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much federal spending per person is that?
$7,191 per resident in FY2026 (population 723,186), 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 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Mississippi Department of Transportation ($1.0B), BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc. ($322M), Jackson State University ($217M), Mississippi Action for Progress, Inc. ($207M) and Alcorn State University ($137M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Mississippi's 2nd congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($13B), Department of Defense ($1.7B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.7B), Department of Agriculture ($1.6B) and Department of Transportation ($1.1B), 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, congressional district layer, current districts) by fiscal year and award type, loaded 30 Sep 2026; district population as returned by the same endpoint; recipient and agency cross-tabulations for FY2022–FY2025, fetched 18 Sep 2026. Boundaries and county overlap: Census cartographic boundary and relationship files for the 119th Congress. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.