WhereTaxMoneyGoesFederal spending in Mississippi, FY 2026
Federal awards performed in Mississippi totaled $38.6 billion in fiscal year 2026 — about $12,950 per resident, ranking 34th among states and territories. Of award spending (excluding loans), contracts 16.5%, grants 28.0%, direct payments 55.1%, other assistance 0.3%.
FY 2026 totals are still filling in (Defense contracts publish with a 90-day delay), so they will rise as data arrives.
Federal awards in Mississippi by fiscal year
FY 2026 spending was essentially flat compared with FY 2025. Over the period shown, the peak was FY 2025 at $38.7 billion.
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| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $38.6 billion |
| FY 2025 | $38.7 billion |
| FY 2024 | $37.0 billion |
| FY 2023 | $37.9 billion |
| FY 2022 | $34.0 billion |
| FY 2021 | $38.1 billion |
| FY 2020 | $34.5 billion |
| FY 2019 | $30.2 billion |
| FY 2018 | $29.9 billion |
| FY 2017 | $27.9 billion |
Top recipients in Mississippi
FY 2026, place of performance in Mississippi. State agencies often top this list because Medicaid and other formula grants pass through them.
| # | Recipient | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Multiple recipients (aggregated) | $18.8 billion | |
| 2 | Mississippi Division of Medicaid | $6.3 billion | |
| 3 | Huntington Ingalls Incorporated | $3.7 billion | |
| 4 | Mississippi Department of Human Services | $1.1 billion | |
| 5 | Mississippi Department of Transportation | $845.5 million | |
| 6 | Mississippi Department of Education | $772.8 million | |
| 7 | Mississippi Emergency Management Agency | $536.8 million | |
| 8 | V2X Aerospace LLC | $508.4 million | |
| 9 | Redacted Due to Pii | $252.4 million | |
| 10 | Executive Office of the State of Mississippi | $206.1 million |
Which agencies spend in Mississippi
FY 2026 award obligations by awarding agency.
| # | Agency | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Social Security Administration | $16.2 billion | |
| 2 | Department of Health and Human Services | $7.6 billion | |
| 3 | Department of Defense | $5.5 billion | |
| 4 | Department of Veterans Affairs | $2.7 billion | |
| 5 | Department of Agriculture | $1.7 billion | |
| 6 | Department of Transportation | $1.1 billion | |
| 7 | Department of Education | $1.1 billion | |
| 8 | Department of Homeland Security | $630.2 million | |
| 9 | Department of Housing and Urban Development | $476.6 million | |
| 10 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $363.1 million |
Largest federal assistance programs in Mississippi
Assistance Listings (formerly CFDA programs) with the most FY 2026 obligations performed in Mississippi.
| # | Program | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Social Security Retirement Insurance (96.002) | $11.6 billion | |
| 2 | Grants to States for Medicaid (93.778) | $6.1 billion | |
| 3 | Social Security Disability Insurance (96.001) | $2.2 billion | |
| 4 | Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability (64.109) | $2.2 billion | |
| 5 | Social Security Survivors Insurance (96.004) | $1.3 billion | |
| 6 | Supplemental Security Income (96.006) | $946.9 million | |
| 7 | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (10.551) | $702.1 million | |
| 8 | Federal Pell Grant Program (84.063) | $401.3 million |
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Source data last updated November 4, 2026 · Imported November 6, 2026 · Dollar figures are nominal and rounded. How these numbers are calculated · Report a problem