Jackson County
$6.4B in FY2025 federal spending, $44,329 per capita.
Mississippi · FIPS 28059
In FY2025, Jackson County in Mississippi received $6.4B in federal spending - $44,329 per capita for a population of 143,252. This is 183.3% above the national average and 240.8% above the Mississippi average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Department of Defense. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #1 of 82 Mississippi counties.
- Total spending
- $6.4B
- Per capita
- $44,329
- vs. national avg
- +183.3%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
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
- 81.5% of tracked spending
- Mississippi rank
- #1 of 82
How Jackson County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Jackson County vs. Mississippi and the nation
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
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Defense is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 6.4% 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 $4.7B (74.1%) of Jackson County's $6.4B 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 - 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.
Read the agency breakdown as a table
| Agency | Spending | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | $3.8B | 81.5% |
| Social Security Administration | $736.0M | 15.6% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $136.5M | 2.9% |
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
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
Jackson 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 (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 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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