Washington County, Mississippi

What we have for Washington County today, and what is coming.

Basics

County code (FIPS): 28151
Land area: 724 square miles
Population: 44,922

Federal money spent here

Fiscal year 2026: $385.2 million in federal contracts, grants, loans and other awards for work done in Washington County.

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Who represents Washington County

U.S. Senate (whole state): Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican), Roger F. Wicker (Republican).

U.S. House districts that include part of this county

District	Member	Share of county land
Congressional District 2	Bennie G. Thompson (Democrat)	100%

State senate districts

District	Member	Share of county land
State Senate District 12	Derrick Simmons (Democratic)	100%

State house / assembly districts

District	Member	Share of county land
State House District 50	John Hines (Democratic)	82.7%
State House District 49	Willie Bailey (Democratic)	17.3%

Matched by district number using the U.S. Census Bureau 2020 county–district relationship files (land area overlap; districts may have been redrawn since). Your exact district depends on your address: U.S. House · state legislators.

County government

Find the official county website and contacts in the USA.gov local government directory or the National Association of Counties explorer.

Coming next for counties: county commission meetings and agendas, county budgets, local ballot measures and election results. We add each one as soon as a public, reliable feed exists for it. Know a good source? Tell us.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer (county list, public domain); USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury). Built 2026-11-03 15:28.