Forrest County
$625.8M in FY2025 federal spending, $8,007 per capita.
Mississippi · FIPS 28035
In FY2025, Forrest County in Mississippi received $625.8M in federal spending - $8,007 per capita for a population of 78,158. This is 48.8% below the national average and 38.4% below the Mississippi average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #35 of 82 Mississippi counties.
- Total spending
- $625.8M
- Per capita
- $8,007
- vs. national avg
- -48.8%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Forrest County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 53%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $8,007
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 71.9% of tracked spending
- Mississippi rank
- #35 of 82
How Forrest County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Forrest County vs. Mississippi and the nation
Population: 78,158 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Forrest County
Top awarding agencies in Forrest County, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 86% of agency-tracked counties.
These 3 agencies together account for $468.2M (74.8%) of Forrest County's $625.8M in total tracked federal spending -- the remainder is spread across smaller awarding agencies not individually broken out in this dataset.
All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Forrest County has no smaller residual awarding agencies broken out beyond this set, a compact agency footprint rather than a long tail of minor awardees.
Read the agency breakdown as a table
| Agency | Spending | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Social Security Administration | $336.6M | 71.9% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $78.4M | 16.7% |
| Department of Defense | $53.1M | 11.4% |
How Forrest County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$8,007 Top 53% higher than 47% of 3,224 US counties
Each bar is a $1K-wide band; taller bars hold more US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Forrest 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 (this 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 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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