PlainSpending

Hancock County

$15,172 per resident in FY2025 ($698.7M total) - high intensity.

Mississippi · FIPS 28045

In FY2025, Hancock County in Mississippi posted a dense absolute book of $698.7M ($15,172 per capita across 46,053 residents). That is 3.0% below the national average and 16.6% above the Mississippi average. Social Security Administration leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #3 of 82.

Total spending
$698.7M
Per capita
$15,172
vs. national avg
-3.0%
Fiscal year
FY2025

High per-resident intensity

Per-capita intensity is the standout: $15,172 puts Hancock County at #239 of 3,224.

High per-resident intensity

Hancock County posts top-10% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending led by Social Security Administration, among several agencies.

National per-capita rank
Top 8%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$15,172
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
46.8% of tracked spending
Mississippi rank
#3 of 82

How Hancock County Compares

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

Hancock County$15,172Mississippi avg$13,008National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 46,053 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Hancock County

Top awarding agencies in Hancock County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$272.2MNational Aeronautics and Spa…$173.5MDepartment of Defense$136.2M
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 $581.9M (83.3%) of Hancock County's $698.7M 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 - Hancock 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 $272.2M 46.8%
National Aeronautics and Space Administration $173.5M 29.8%
Department of Defense $136.2M 23.4%

How Hancock County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$15,172 Top 8% higher than 92% of 3,224 US counties

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

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

Hancock 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; Hancock 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. 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 16 largest-population counties in Mississippi by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Hancock 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 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
Hancock County (this county) 46,053 $15,172 $698.7M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Hancock County's $15,172 - prioritizing Mississippi peers first.

Warren County

Mississippi

$15,669 per capita

$700.8M total

Tunica County

Mississippi

$12,861 per capita

$125.8M total

Madison County

Mississippi

$11,795 per capita

$1.3B total

Lowndes County

Mississippi

$11,552 per capita

$680.2M total

Scott County

Mississippi

$11,366 per capita

$318.1M 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 ($15,172 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($698.7M 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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