PlainSpending

Lafayette County

$469.8M in FY2025 federal spending, $8,418 per capita.

Mississippi · FIPS 28071

In FY2025, Lafayette County in Mississippi received $469.8M in federal spending - $8,418 per capita for a population of 55,813. This is 46.2% below the national average and 35.3% below the Mississippi average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #26 of 82 Mississippi counties.

Total spending
$469.8M
Per capita
$8,418
vs. national avg
-46.2%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Mid-ladder absolute book

Lafayette County is mid-pack on absolute obligations (#911 of 3,224, $469.8M).

Mid-ladder absolute book

Lafayette County posts above-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 45%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$8,418
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
60.8% of tracked spending
Mississippi rank
#26 of 82

How Lafayette County Compares

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

Lafayette County$8,418Mississippi avg$13,008National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 55,813 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Lafayette County

Top awarding agencies in Lafayette County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$228.0MDepartment of Defense$110.9MDepartment of Education$36.2M
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 $375.1M (79.8%) of Lafayette County's $469.8M 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 - Lafayette 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 $228.0M 60.8%
Department of Defense $110.9M 29.6%
Department of Education $36.2M 9.7%

How Lafayette County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$8,418 Higher than most higher than 55% 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

Lafayette 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; Lafayette 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; Lafayette 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 (this 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 Lafayette County's $8,418 - prioritizing Mississippi peers first.

Holmes County

Mississippi

$8,436 per capita

$143.4M total

Leflore County

Mississippi

$8,459 per capita

$239.7M total

Pearl River County

Mississippi

$8,376 per capita

$470.2M total

Stone County

Mississippi

$8,470 per capita

$155.3M total

Marion County

Mississippi

$8,318 per capita

$203.3M 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 ($8,418 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($469.8M 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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