Chickasaw County
$110.4M in FY2025 federal spending, $6,457 per capita.
Mississippi · FIPS 28017
In FY2025, Chickasaw County in Mississippi received $110.4M in federal spending - $6,457 per capita for a population of 17,106. This is 58.7% below the national average and 50.4% below the Mississippi average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #68 of 82 Mississippi counties.
- Total spending
- $110.4M
- Per capita
- $6,457
- vs. national avg
- -58.7%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Chickasaw County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 86%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $6,457
- Mississippi rank
- #68 of 82
How Chickasaw County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Chickasaw County vs. Mississippi and the nation
Population: 17,106 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How Chickasaw County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$6,457 Top 86% higher than 14% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Chickasaw County Among Mississippi's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Mississippi's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinds County | 227,742 | $10,785 | $2.5B |
| Harrison County | 208,621 | $10,622 | $2.2B |
| Desoto County | 185,314 | $6,256 | $1.2B |
| Rankin County | 157,031 | $6,436 | $1.0B |
| Jackson County | 143,252 | $44,329 | $6.4B |
| Madison County | 109,145 | $11,795 | $1.3B |
| Lee County | 83,343 | $6,609 | $550.8M |
| Forrest County | 78,158 | $8,007 | $625.8M |
| Lauderdale County | 72,984 | $8,665 | $632.4M |
| Jones County | 67,246 | $6,510 | $437.7M |
| Lamar County | 64,222 | $4,941 | $317.3M |
| Lowndes County | 58,879 | $11,552 | $680.2M |
| Pearl River County | 56,145 | $8,376 | $470.2M |
| Lafayette County | 55,813 | $8,418 | $469.8M |
| Oktibbeha County | 51,788 | $7,321 | $379.1M |
| Chickasaw County (this county) | 17,106 | $6,457 | $110.4M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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