PlainSpending

Franklin County

$59.6M in FY2025 federal spending, $7,762 per capita.

Mississippi · FIPS 28037

In FY2025, Franklin County in Mississippi received $59.6M in federal spending - $7,762 per capita for a population of 7,675. This is 50.4% below the national average and 40.3% below the Mississippi average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #40 of 82 Mississippi counties.

Total spending
$59.6M
Per capita
$7,762
vs. national avg
-50.4%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Franklin County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 58%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$7,762
Mississippi rank
#40 of 82

How Franklin County Compares

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

Top 58% nationally
Franklin County$7,762Mississippi avg$13,008National avg$15,647

Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 7,675 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Franklin County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$7,762 Top 58% higher than 42% of 3,224 US counties

This county $0 $20K+ all US counties, per-capita spending, bucketed by value

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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates

Franklin County Among Mississippi's Largest Counties

Population vs. per-capita spending: Mississippi's biggest counties

The 16 largest-population counties in Mississippi by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Franklin County is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 16 entities by Population (X) and Spending per capita ($) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. 050,000100,000150,000200,000250,000 $0$10,000$20,000$30,000$40,000$50,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in Mississippi by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Franklin County is highlighted.
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
Franklin County (this county) 7,675 $7,762 $59.6M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Franklin County, Mississippi receive?
Franklin County received $59.6M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $7,762 per capita for the county's population of 7,675.
How does Franklin County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Franklin County's per capita federal spending of $7,762 is 50.4% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Mississippi average of $13,008, it is 40.3% below.
What is the population of Franklin County, Mississippi?
Franklin County has a population of 7,675 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $7,762.
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.

Every figure on PlainSpending is computed directly from USASpending.gov award-transaction data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates every federal award with a place-of-performance in this county, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.