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Federal spending in Calloway County, KY

Population 39,421 (2025 estimate) · per-resident rank 70 of 120 counties in Kentucky · congressional district KY-01

low → high per resident, FY2026 this countyKentucky counties; boundaries US Census Bureau.

USAspending caveat. Figures are obligations reported by federal agencies to USAspending.gov, not payments. In USAspending's words: "An outlay occurs when federal money is actually paid out, not just promised to be paid ('obligated')." "Every agency has a Senior Accountable Official who must officially certify that the quarterly financial data submitted by their agency is accurate and complete." "If there are any discrepancies in procurement data, FPDS is the authoritative source." Contract data for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is published with a 90-day delay. Data loaded 30 Sep 2026.

Federal agencies obligated $256M for work and payments in Calloway County, Kentucky, in FY2026, or $6,502 per resident.

That is below the Kentucky rate of $40,449 per resident (16% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 70 of 120 counties in the state.

The FY2026 mix was 93% direct payments.

Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $1.0B.

Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($705M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($88M) and Department of Education ($76M).

$256Mobligations performed in the county, FY2026FY2026 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026) · obligations

$6,502per residentFY2026 · obligationsKentucky: $40,449 · US: $14,744

$1.0Bfive-year totalFY2023–FY2027 to date · obligations

$0FY2027 to dateFY2027, through 30 Sep 2026 · obligations

14awards of $1.0M+ begun here since FY2023FY2023–FY2027

Per resident, by award type FY2026

Contracts $723K
Grants $16M
Direct payments $238M
Loans (subsidy cost) $100K
Other assistance $1.4M

Per resident	This county	Kentucky	United States
All award obligations	$6,502	$40,449	$14,744
Contracts	$18	$1,916	$2,007
Grants	$406	$5,283	$3,528
Direct payments	$6,038	$33,188	$9,185
Loans (subsidy cost)	$3	$6	−$16
Other assistance	$36	$56	$40
Rank by per-resident rate	70 of 120 in state · 2,423 of 3,144 US	3 of 51 states	—

Direct payments include Social Security, Medicare and similar benefit records that USAspending attributes to a county; Medicare payments are attributed to the county of the administrative contractor, which can lift or lower a county's rate a great deal. Loans count the subsidy cost, not the face value.

Obligations by fiscal year

$248M

$271M

$256M

FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026FY2027*

Award obligations with a primary place of performance in Calloway County, by fiscal year and award type. *FY2027 runs to the data date and is incomplete.

Who funds the county FY2022–FY2025

Awarding agencies

Social Security Administration$705M

Department of Veterans Affairs$88M

Department of Education$76M

Department of Health and Human Services$39M

Department of Transportation$28M

Department of Agriculture$21M

Department of Defense$18M

Railroad Retirement Board$4.3M

Assistance programs

96.002 Social Security Retirement Insurance$533M

96.001 Social Security Disability Insurance$87M

64.109 Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$64M

96.004 Social Security Survivors Insurance$60M

84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program$58M

93.600 Head Start$38M

20.205 Highway Planning and Construction$27M

96.006 Supplemental Security Income$25M

Contract industries by NAICS sector

Transportation and warehousing$18M

Construction$517K

Professional, scientific and technical services$274K

Cross-tabulations cover the four closed fiscal years FY2022–FY2025 (the 24 largest agencies, 40 largest listings and all NAICS sectors), fetched 18 Sep 2026.

Recipients with the largest awards performed here $1.0M+ awards since FY2023

#	Recipient organisation	Awards	Award value	Share
1	Murray Public Schools	1	$29M	46%
2	Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Kentucky	5	$19M	30%
3	Taylor Motors, Inc.	4	$9.6M	15%
4	West Kentucky Educational Cooperative	1	$2.9M	5%
5	Murray State University	2	$2.1M	3%
6	Murray Calloway Industrial Development Authority	1	$1.1M	2%

Largest awards performed in the county

Recipient	Awarding agency	Type	Award value	Begun	Record
Murray Public Schools	Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families	GrantProject Grant (B)	$29M	26 Aug 2024	USAspending
Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Kentucky	Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration	GrantFormula Grant (a)	$7.1M	21 Nov 2022	USAspending
Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Kentucky	Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration	GrantFormula Grant (a)	$5.8M	30 May 2024	USAspending
Taylor Motors, Inc.	Department of DefenseDepartment of Defense Education Activity	ContractDelivery Order	$3.9M	25 Oct 2022	USAspending
West Kentucky Educational Cooperative	Department of Education	GrantProject Grant (B)	$2.9M	30 Mar 2023	USAspending
Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Kentucky	Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration	GrantFormula Grant (a)	$2.7M	30 May 2024	USAspending
Taylor Motors, Inc.	Department of DefenseDepartment of Defense Education Activity	ContractDelivery Order	$2.0M	21 Jun 2023	USAspending
Taylor Motors, Inc.	Department of DefenseDepartment of Defense Education Activity	ContractDelivery Order	$2.0M	30 Oct 2023	USAspending
Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Kentucky	Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration	GrantFormula Grant (a)	$1.9M	26 Dec 2023	USAspending
Taylor Motors, Inc.	Department of DefenseDepartment of Defense Education Activity	ContractDelivery Order	$1.7M	26 Oct 2022	USAspending

Congressional districts

District	Share of county land area	District FY2026 obligations	Per resident
Kentucky's 1st congressional district	100%	$6.6B	$8,866

Other counties in Kentucky

Per-resident rate, FY2026. All counties in Kentucky.

Questions and answers

How much federal spending goes to Calloway County, Kentucky?

$256M in award obligations in FY2026 and $1.0B since FY2023, counting awards whose primary place of performance is in the county. Obligations are commitments, not payments.

How much federal spending per person is that?

$6,502 per resident in FY2026 (population 39,421), against $40,449 for Kentucky and $14,744 nationally. Direct payments such as Social Security and Medicare are included; the table on this page splits the rate by award type.

Which recipients dominate Calloway County, Kentucky?

By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Murray Public Schools ($29M), Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Kentucky ($19M), Taylor Motors, Inc. ($9.6M), West Kentucky Educational Cooperative ($2.9M) and Murray State University ($2.1M). Individuals are never listed.

Which agencies fund Calloway County, Kentucky?

Social Security Administration ($705M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($88M), Department of Education ($76M), Department of Health and Human Services ($39M) and Department of Transportation ($28M), over FY2022–FY2025.

What does "place of performance" mean here?

USAspending records where the work is done or the payment is directed, as reported by the awarding agency. Some awards, especially grants to state governments, carry only a state-level location and are not attributed to any county or district; Medicare payments are attributed to the county of the administrative contractor.

Provenance

Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending-by-geography (place of performance, county layer) by fiscal year and award type, loaded 30 Sep 2026; award lists from the award search endpoint; cross-tabulations for FY2022–FY2025. Population: U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 county estimates (USAspending's population figure where the Census file has none, as for Connecticut's former counties). Boundaries: Census cartographic boundary files (1:20m). Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.