PlainSpending

Jackson County

$6.4B in FY2025 federal spending, $44,329 per capita (+183.3% vs national).

Mississippi · FIPS 28059

In FY2025, Jackson County in Mississippi posted a dense absolute book of $6.4B ($44,329 per capita across 143,252 residents). That is 183.3% above the national average and 240.8% above the Mississippi average. Department of Defense leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #1 of 82.

Total spending
$6.4B
Per capita
$44,329
vs. national avg
+183.3%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Well above national average

Jackson County runs 183.3% above the $15,647 national average.

Well above national average

Jackson County posts top-1% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Department of Defense.

National per-capita rank
Top 1%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$44,329
Leading agency
Department of Defense
84.7% of tracked spending
Mississippi rank
#1 of 82

How Jackson County Compares

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

Jackson County$44,329Mississippi avg$13,008National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 143,252 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Jackson County

Top awarding agencies in Jackson County, FY2025

Department of Defense$5.3BSocial Security Administrati…$794.5MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$164.2M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Defense is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 2.6% of agency-tracked counties nationally -- often a sign of a single large federal facility rather than broad-based spending.

These 3 agencies together account for $6.3B (98.5%) of Jackson County's $6.4B in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Jackson 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
Department of Defense $5.3B 84.7%
Social Security Administration $794.5M 12.7%
Department of Veterans Affairs $164.2M 2.6%

How Jackson County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$44,329 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Jackson 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; Jackson 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; Jackson 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 (this 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

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Jackson County's $44,329 - prioritizing Mississippi peers first.

Warren County

Mississippi

$15,669 per capita

$700.8M total

Hancock County

Mississippi

$15,172 per capita

$698.7M 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

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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 ($44,329 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($6.4B 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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