PlainSpending

Marshall County

$332.4M in FY2025 federal spending, $9,848 per capita.

Mississippi · FIPS 28093

In FY2025, Marshall County in Mississippi received $332.4M in federal spending - $9,848 per capita for a population of 33,752. This is 37.1% below the national average and 24.3% below the Mississippi average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #11 of 82 Mississippi counties.

Total spending
$332.4M
Per capita
$9,848
vs. national avg
-37.1%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

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

National per-capita rank
Top 28%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$9,848
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
75.6% of tracked spending
Mississippi rank
#11 of 82

How Marshall County Compares

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

Top 28% nationally
Marshall County$9,848Mississippi avg$13,008National avg$15,647

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

Population: 33,752 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Marshall County

Top awarding agencies in Marshall County, FY2025

Social Security Administration$189.3MDepartment of Health and Huma…$43.2MDepartment of Veterans Affairs$18.0M

Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 86% of agency-tracked counties.

These 3 agencies together account for $250.5M (75.4%) of Marshall County's $332.4M 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 - Marshall 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 $189.3M 75.6%
Department of Health and Human Services $43.2M 17.2%
Department of Veterans Affairs $18.0M 7.2%

How Marshall County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$9,848 Top 28% higher than 72% 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

Marshall 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; Marshall 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; Marshall 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
Marshall County (this county) 33,752 $9,848 $332.4M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Marshall County, Mississippi receive?
Marshall County received $332.4M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $9,848 per capita for the county's population of 33,752.
How does Marshall County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Marshall County's per capita federal spending of $9,848 is 37.1% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Mississippi average of $13,008, it is 24.3% below.
What is the population of Marshall County, Mississippi?
Marshall County has a population of 33,752 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $9,848.
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.