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Federal spending in MS-04: Mississippi's 4th 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, $9.8B in federal awards named Mississippi's 4th congressional district as the primary place of performance, $13,187 per resident.
That is in line with the Mississippi rate of $12,377 per resident and in line with the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 1 of 4 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 51% direct payments, 46% contracts.
Obligations were down 16% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $43B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Department of Defense ($20B), Social Security Administration ($14B) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($3.4B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $4.5B
- Grants $258M
- Direct payments $5.0B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $2.3M
- Other assistance $22M
| Per resident | This district | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $13,187 | $12,377 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $6,109 | $2,049 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $347 | $3,607 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $6,698 | $6,683 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $3 | $0 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $30 | $39 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 1 of 4 in state · 33 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
A further $17B 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
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Ingalls Incorporated | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $8.3B | 1 Aug 2023 | USAspending |
| Huntington Ingalls Incorporated | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $2.2B | 24 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| Huntington Ingalls Incorporated | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $807M | 17 Nov 2023 | USAspending |
| Cooperative Energy, a Mississippi Electric Cooperative | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | LoanDirect Loan (e) | $493Mloan face value | 28 Aug 2023 | USAspending |
| Huntington Ingalls Incorporated | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $344M | 6 Jan 2023 | USAspending |
| Cooperative Energy, a Mississippi Electric Cooperative | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | LoanDirect Loan (e) | $166Mloan face value | 16 Sep 2025 | USAspending |
| Mississippi Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $152M | 30 Nov 2022 | USAspending |
| Offshore Service Vessels, L.L.C. | Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Coast Guard | ContractDefinitive Contract | $127M | 20 Nov 2024 | USAspending |
| Huntington Ingalls Incorporated | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $123M | 30 Apr 2025 | USAspending |
| Huntington Ingalls Incorporated | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $121M | 28 Apr 2026 | USAspending |
Counties in the district
- Forrest County 100% of county area
- George County 100% of county area
- Greene County 100% of county area
- Hancock County 100% of county area
- Harrison County 100% of county area
- Jackson County 100% of county area
- Lamar County 100% of county area
- Pearl River County 100% of county area
- Perry County 100% of county area
- Stone County 100% of county area
- Wayne County 100% of county area
- Jones County 90% of county area
Other districts in Mississippi
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Mississippi's 4th congressional district?
$9.8B in award obligations in FY2026 and $43B 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?
$13,187 per resident in FY2026 (population 742,632), 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 4th congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Huntington Ingalls Incorporated ($16B), Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding, LLC ($1.3B), Mississippi Department of Transportation ($942M), Syncom Space Services LLC ($498M) and Mississippi Regional Housing Authority Viii ($251M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Mississippi's 4th congressional district?
Department of Defense ($20B), Social Security Administration ($14B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($3.4B), Department of Transportation ($1.1B) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration ($868M), 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.