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Federal spending in Franklin County, KY
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In FY2026, $1.6B in federal awards named Franklin County, Kentucky, as the primary place of performance, $31,132 per resident.
That is below the Kentucky rate of $40,449 per resident and above the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 2 of 120 counties in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 79% grants, 21% direct payments.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $8.2B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Department of Education ($2.9B), Department of Homeland Security ($1.5B) and Social Security Administration ($1.2B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $4.9M
- Grants $1.3B
- Direct payments $341M
- Loans (subsidy cost) −$11M
- Other assistance $1.2M
| Per resident | This county | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $31,132 | $40,449 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $92 | $1,916 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $24,740 | $5,283 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $6,486 | $33,188 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | −$209 | $6 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $23 | $56 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 2 of 120 in state · 61 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
Who funds the county FY2022–FY2025
Awarding agencies
Assistance programs
Contract industries by NAICS sector
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 | Kentucky Department of Education | 54 | $2.2B | 38% |
| 2 | Commonwealth of Kentucky | 1 | $1.1B | 19% |
| 3 | Kentucky Department of Military Affairs | 24 | $947M | 17% |
| 4 | Kentucky Department for Local Government | 22 | $540M | 10% |
| 5 | Health Services Kentucky Cabinet for | 28 | $360M | 6% |
| 6 | Education & Workforce Dev Cabinet | 6 | $299M | 5% |
| 7 | Homeland Security, Kentucky Office of | 12 | $46M | 1% |
| 8 | Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Kentucky | 9 | $40M | 1% |
| 9 | Energy & Environment Cabinet | 6 | $38M | 1% |
| 10 | Transportation Cabinet, Kentucky | 7 | $29M | 1% |
A further $73M went to recipients not shown: individuals, aggregated records and names USAspending withholds.
Largest awards performed in the county
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
- Jefferson County $171,301
- Fayette County $8,477
- Hardin County $10,131
- Kenton County $5,887
- Boone County $5,877
- Christian County $10,332
- Madison County $6,982
- Warren County $4,692
- Daviess County $6,586
- Grayson County $20,380
- Campbell County $5,695
- Bullitt County $5,652
- Pulaski County $7,134
- McCracken County $7,007
- Pike County $8,097
- Laurel County $6,834
- Boyd County $7,773
- Oldham County $5,200
- Jessamine County $6,167
- Shelby County $6,847
- Nelson County $7,037
- Hopkins County $7,454
- Whitley County $8,471
- Scott County $5,069
- Henderson County $7,116
- Floyd County $9,097
- Barren County $5,992
- Greenup County $7,316
- Calloway County $6,502
- Marshall County $8,092
- Graves County $6,790
- Clark County $6,402
- Boyle County $7,473
- Muhlenberg County $7,425
- Anderson County $8,715
- Mason County $12,611
- Knox County $7,029
- Perry County $7,641
- Harlan County $8,155
- Carter County $7,386
- Woodford County $6,819
- Letcher County $9,308
- Montgomery County $6,426
- Meade County $5,984
- Logan County $6,263
- McCreary County $10,481
- Johnson County $7,754
- Taylor County $6,339
- Lincoln County $6,530
- Bell County $7,222
- Bourbon County $8,062
- Mercer County $6,426
- Grant County $5,801
- Breckinridge County $6,838
- Ohio County $6,077
- Rowan County $5,857
- Wayne County $7,216
- Allen County $5,976
- Trigg County $9,261
Per-resident rate, FY2026. All counties in Kentucky.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Franklin County, Kentucky?
$1.6B in award obligations in FY2026 and $8.2B 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?
$31,132 per resident in FY2026 (population 52,649), 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 Franklin County, Kentucky?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Kentucky Department of Education ($2.2B), Commonwealth of Kentucky ($1.1B), Kentucky Department of Military Affairs ($947M), Kentucky Department for Local Government ($540M) and Health Services Kentucky Cabinet for ($360M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Franklin County, Kentucky?
Department of Education ($2.9B), Department of Homeland Security ($1.5B), Social Security Administration ($1.2B), Department of Commerce ($1.1B) and Department of Housing and Urban Development ($639M), 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.