PlainSpending

Forrest County

$625.8M in FY2025 - a heavy absolute book at $8,007 per capita.

Mississippi · FIPS 28035

In FY2025, Forrest County in Mississippi posted a dense absolute book of $625.8M ($8,007 per capita across 78,158 residents). That is 48.8% below the national average and 38.4% below the Mississippi average. Social Security Administration leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #35 of 82.

Total spending
$625.8M
Per capita
$8,007
vs. national avg
-48.8%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Heavy absolute federal book

Forrest County sits #754 of 3,224 counties by total obligations ($625.8M).

Heavy absolute federal book

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
72.7% of tracked spending
Mississippi rank
#35 of 82

How Forrest County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Forrest County vs. Mississippi and the nation

Forrest County$8,007Mississippi avg$13,008National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

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

Social Security Administrati…$360.3MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$89.4MDepartment of Education$46.1M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 89.7% of agency-tracked counties.

These 3 agencies together account for $495.8M (79.2%) 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.

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Agency Spending Share
Social Security Administration $360.3M 72.7%
Department of Veterans Affairs $89.4M 18%
Department of Education $46.1M 9.3%

How Forrest County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$8,007 Around the middle higher than 47% of 3,224 US counties

all US counties, per-capita spending, bucketed by value

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 and 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

The 15 largest-population counties in Mississippi by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Forrest County is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 15 entities by Population (X) and Spending per capita ($) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways 050,000100,000150,000200,000250,000 $0$10,000$20,000$30,000$40,000$50,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 15 largest-population counties in Mississippi by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Forrest County is highlighted.
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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

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Forrest County's $8,007 - prioritizing Mississippi peers first.

Bolivar County

Mississippi

$8,004 per capita

$248.0M total

Covington County

Mississippi

$8,019 per capita

$147.1M total

Coahoma County

Mississippi

$8,031 per capita

$171.8M total

Montgomery County

Mississippi

$7,943 per capita

$78.0M total

Calhoun County

Mississippi

$8,082 per capita

$107.2M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Mississippi - per-resident intensity and total obligation volume, distinct from the same-state neighbors above.

Similar per-capita spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by federal spending per resident ($8,007 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($625.8M here).

Counties with fewer than 10,000 residents are excluded from the nationwide comparison corpus.

Data Source: USASpending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury), Fiscal Year 2025. Population denominators are U.S. Census Bureau vintage estimates. County-level spending includes all federal awards with place of performance in this county; OMB budget categorizations are reflected at the agency level.

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