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Federal spending in Mississippi
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Federal agencies obligated $39B in awards performed in Mississippi in FY2025, $13,055 per resident against $15,158 nationally; the state ranks 29 of 51 by that rate.
The FY2025 mix was 52% direct payments, 27% grants, 21% contracts. Obligations were about level on FY2024; FY2026 to date stands at $36B.
245 organisations located in Mississippi reached the $1.0M listing floor in at least one fiscal year since FY2022; the largest is Mississippi Division of Medicaid ($29B over five years).
Per resident, by award type FY2025
- Contracts $8.0B
- Grants $11B
- Direct payments $20B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $4.3M
- Other assistance $149M
| Per resident | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $13,055 | $15,158 |
| Contracts | $2,709 | $2,164 |
| Grants | $3,555 | $3,542 |
| Direct payments | $6,739 | $9,398 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $1 | $1 |
| Other assistance | $51 | $53 |
Obligations by fiscal year
By month last 24 months
Monthly award lists ($1.0M+ new awards):
- Sep 2026 87
- Aug 2026 32
- Jul 2026 49
- Jun 2026 52
- May 2026 20
- Apr 2026 42
- Mar 2026 42
- Feb 2026 26
- Jan 2026 36
- Dec 2025 43
- Nov 2025 23
- Oct 2025 45
- Sep 2025 179
- Aug 2025 62
- Jul 2025 67
- Jun 2025 36
- May 2025 54
- Apr 2025 35
- Mar 2025 31
- Feb 2025 20
- Jan 2025 49
- Dec 2024 45
- Nov 2024 43
- Oct 2024 60
Largest recipients located in Mississippi five listed years
Top government contractors in Mississippi contract obligations
| # | Organisation | Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Ingalls Incorporated | $19B |
| 2 | V2X Aerospace LLC | $6.3B |
| 3 | Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding, LLC | $1.4B |
| 4 | Olin Winchester, LLC | $354M |
| 5 | Taylor Defense Products, LLC | $293M |
| 6 | Seemann Composites, LLC | $271M |
| 7 | Tyonek Services Overhaul Facility-Stennis, LLC | $268M |
| 8 | R. C. Construction Co., Inc. | $237M |
| 9 | United States Marine Inc | $192M |
| 10 | Tenax Aerospace LLC | $188M |
| 11 | Mowa-Barlovento Joint Venture a | $181M |
| 12 | Metro Logics Inc | $178M |
| 13 | W. G. Yates & Sons Construction Company | $168M |
| 14 | Minact, Inc | $102M |
| 15 | Southern Contracting, LLC | $98M |
| 16 | Eaton Aerospace, LLC | $94M |
| 17 | Bollinger Mississippi Repair, LLC | $93M |
| 18 | The Johnson-McAdams Firm, P.a. | $90M |
| 19 | Mississippi State University | $83M |
| 20 | Stark Aerospace Inc. | $81M |
| 21 | Americas Catch Inc | $81M |
| 22 | Mississippi Limestone Corp | $79M |
| 23 | The Merchants Company, LLC | $77M |
| 24 | Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Service | $73M |
| 25 | Fordice Construction Co | $71M |
Recipients are grouped by the state of the recipient's own address (USAspending recipient location), not by where the work is performed. Individuals are excluded. Each figure sums the fiscal years in which the organisation reached the $1.0M listing floor.
Awarding agencies place of performance, FY2022–FY2025
Contract industries NAICS
Assistance programs listings
Counties per resident, FY2025
| County | Population | FY2025 obligations | Per resident | Five-year total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County | 147,666 | $6.4B | $43,004 | $26B |
| Hinds County | 211,888 | $2.5B | $11,633 | $14B |
| Harrison County | 217,136 | $2.2B | $10,207 | $9.7B |
| Madison County | 116,298 | $1.3B | $11,074 | $6.4B |
| DeSoto County | 197,918 | $1.2B | $5,857 | $5.2B |
| Rankin County | 162,181 | $1.0B | $6,241 | $5.6B |
| Warren County | 41,759 | $701M | $16,777 | $3.2B |
| Hancock County | 46,873 | $699M | $14,907 | $3.7B |
| Lowndes County | 57,346 | $680M | $11,861 | $2.9B |
| Lauderdale County | 70,317 | $632M | $8,993 | $2.6B |
| Forrest County | 79,034 | $626M | $7,920 | $2.9B |
| Lee County | 83,731 | $551M | $6,578 | $2.6B |
| Lafayette County | 59,597 | $470M | $7,894 | $2.0B |
| Pearl River County | 59,363 | $470M | $7,921 | $2.2B |
| Jones County | 66,496 | $438M | $6,586 | $2.1B |
| Washington County | 40,446 | $427M | $10,552 | $2.1B |
| Oktibbeha County | 51,896 | $384M | $7,390 | $1.9B |
| Marshall County | 34,654 | $333M | $9,598 | $1.5B |
| Scott County | 28,073 | $318M | $11,332 | $1.2B |
| Lamar County | 67,403 | $318M | $4,713 | $1.5B |
| Alcorn County | 34,569 | $297M | $8,583 | $1.3B |
| Pike County | 38,712 | $293M | $7,564 | $1.4B |
| Neshoba County | 28,732 | $266M | $9,268 | $1.2B |
| Monroe County | 33,318 | $255M | $7,648 | $1.2B |
| Bolivar County | 28,262 | $250M | $8,852 | $1.2B |
| Panola County | 32,691 | $243M | $7,440 | $1.1B |
| Leflore County | 25,686 | $240M | $9,356 | $1.1B |
| Lincoln County | 35,012 | $217M | $6,198 | $1.0B |
| Adams County | 30,061 | $213M | $7,097 | $1.0B |
| Tate County | 28,725 | $208M | $7,252 | $988M |
| Newton County | 20,960 | $204M | $9,740 | $787M |
| Marion County | 24,001 | $203M | $8,476 | $874M |
| Union County | 28,459 | $201M | $7,063 | $911M |
| Copiah County | 27,497 | $199M | $7,244 | $964M |
| Pontotoc County | 32,096 | $192M | $5,992 | $882M |
| Yazoo County | 22,947 | $183M | $7,994 | $907M |
| Itawamba County | 24,152 | $180M | $7,464 | $820M |
| Sunflower County | 22,893 | $174M | $7,601 | $844M |
| Winston County | 17,473 | $173M | $9,873 | $959M |
| Coahoma County | 19,849 | $172M | $8,659 | $894M |
| Simpson County | 25,498 | $171M | $6,725 | $846M |
| Attala County | 17,100 | $167M | $9,757 | $661M |
| Grenada County | 20,868 | $159M | $7,604 | $807M |
| Stone County | 19,654 | $156M | $7,921 | $700M |
| Prentiss County | 25,284 | $155M | $6,129 | $727M |
| George County | 26,331 | $155M | $5,879 | $730M |
| Tippah County | 21,389 | $148M | $6,911 | $663M |
| Tishomingo County | 18,639 | $148M | $7,923 | $676M |
| Covington County | 17,898 | $147M | $8,226 | $718M |
| Holmes County | 15,465 | $143M | $9,274 | $717M |
| Clay County | 18,238 | $137M | $7,515 | $646M |
| Leake County | 21,662 | $134M | $6,179 | $636M |
| Tunica County | 8,819 | $126M | $14,265 | $403M |
| Jasper County | 15,785 | $121M | $7,664 | $551M |
| Wayne County | 19,807 | $120M | $6,067 | $569M |
| Clarke County | 15,102 | $120M | $7,948 | $570M |
| Yalobusha County | 12,375 | $118M | $9,566 | $583M |
| Chickasaw County | 16,730 | $110M | $6,602 | $545M |
| Calhoun County | 12,643 | $107M | $8,496 | $566M |
| Claiborne County | 8,058 | $102M | $12,610 | $455M |
| Smith County | 13,991 | $98M | $6,983 | $466M |
| Lawrence County | 11,819 | $97M | $8,225 | $478M |
| Amite County | 12,487 | $94M | $7,542 | $441M |
| Carroll County | 9,226 | $94M | $10,140 | $471M |
| Walthall County | 13,928 | $93M | $6,643 | $423M |
| Kemper County | 8,600 | $88M | $10,245 | $377M |
| Tallahatchie County | 10,877 | $82M | $7,530 | $441M |
| Noxubee County | 9,798 | $81M | $8,285 | $361M |
| Perry County | 11,577 | $79M | $6,827 | $390M |
| Montgomery County | 9,354 | $78M | $8,341 | $361M |
| Webster County | 10,167 | $76M | $7,452 | $363M |
| Jefferson Davis County | 10,941 | $74M | $6,786 | $415M |
| Greene County | 13,707 | $69M | $5,022 | $326M |
| Humphreys County | 7,001 | $63M | $9,027 | $350M |
| Benton County | 7,502 | $62M | $8,251 | $304M |
| Franklin County | 7,491 | $60M | $7,952 | $325M |
| Jefferson County | 6,825 | $55M | $8,097 | $254M |
| Choctaw County | 8,048 | $50M | $6,246 | $238M |
| Wilkinson County | 7,582 | $47M | $6,217 | $227M |
| Quitman County | 5,364 | $45M | $8,385 | $247M |
| Sharkey County | 3,097 | $37M | $11,917 | $196M |
| Issaquena County | 1,263 | $7.2M | $5,703 | $30M |
Congressional districts
| District | Population | FY2025 obligations | Per resident | Five-year total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS-01 | 745,526 | $5.5B | $7,389 | $25B |
| MS-02 | 723,186 | $5.7B | $7,847 | $27B |
| MS-03 | 738,621 | $6.1B | $8,273 | $31B |
| MS-04 | 742,632 | $12B | $15,754 | $51B |
Largest awards begun in FY2025
Questions and answers
How much federal money is spent in Mississippi?
$39B in award obligations with a primary place of performance in Mississippi in FY2025 (1 Oct 2024 – 30 Sep 2025), $184B over the five fiscal years since FY2022. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much is that per resident?
$13,055 per resident in FY2025, against $15,158 nationally; Mississippi ranks 29 of 51 states and the District of Columbia. Direct payments such as Social Security and Medicare are included and split out in the table.
Who are the top government contractors in Mississippi?
By contract obligations over the listed fiscal years, organisations located in Mississippi: Huntington Ingalls Incorporated ($19B), V2X Aerospace LLC ($6.3B), Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding, LLC ($1.4B), Olin Winchester, LLC ($354M), Taylor Defense Products, LLC ($293M).
Which agencies spend the most in Mississippi?
Over FY2022–FY2025: Social Security Administration ($56B), Department of Health and Human Services ($27B), Department of Defense ($25B), Department of Agriculture ($9.1B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($8.9B).
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (spending over time by place of performance for the state series; spending by geography for counties and districts; spending by category for recipients, agencies, NAICS and listings), loaded 30 Sep 2026. Population: Census Vintage 2025. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.