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Federal spending in Pendleton County, KY
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In FY2025, $93M in federal awards named Pendleton County, Kentucky, as the primary place of performance, $6,267 per resident.
That is below the Kentucky rate of $37,640 per resident (17% of it) and below the national rate of $15,158; it ranks 94 of 120 counties in the state.
The FY2025 mix was 99% direct payments.
Obligations were up 10% on FY2024, and the five-year total since FY2022 is $429M, with $90M so far in FY2026.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($292M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($28M) and Railroad Retirement Board ($6.9M).
Per resident, by award type FY2025
- Grants $222K
- Direct payments $92M
- Loans (subsidy cost) $163K
- Other assistance $580K
| Per resident | This county | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $6,267 | $37,640 | $15,158 |
| Contracts | $0 | $2,263 | $2,164 |
| Grants | $15 | $5,081 | $3,542 |
| Direct payments | $6,202 | $30,207 | $9,398 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $11 | $45 | $1 |
| Other assistance | $39 | $43 | $53 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 94 of 120 in state · 2,756 of 3,144 US | 5 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
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 FY2022
| # | Recipient organisation | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Kentucky | 3 | $5.6M | 80% |
| 2 | Electricore Inc | 1 | $1.4M | 20% |
Largest awards performed in the county
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Kentucky | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $3.5M | 8 Aug 2022 | USAspending |
| Electricore Inc | Department of Energy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $1.4M | 27 Jul 2023 | USAspending |
| Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Kentucky | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $1.1M | 17 May 2022 | USAspending |
| Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Kentucky | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $1.0M | 15 Jun 2023 | USAspending |
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2025 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky's 4th congressional district | 100% | $5.0B | $6,613 |
Other counties in Kentucky
- Jefferson County $153,581
- Fayette County $9,437
- Franklin County $32,692
- Hardin County $11,511
- Kenton County $6,229
- Madison County $9,665
- Clark County $23,725
- Boone County $6,052
- Warren County $5,012
- Daviess County $6,944
- Christian County $8,813
- Shelby County $11,585
- Campbell County $6,203
- McCracken County $8,124
- Pulaski County $7,789
- Bullitt County $5,902
- Laurel County $7,745
- Pike County $8,799
- Whitley County $11,518
- Henderson County $9,155
- Boyd County $8,186
- Oldham County $5,331
- Floyd County $10,594
- Jessamine County $6,125
- Hopkins County $7,748
- Nelson County $6,792
- Marshall County $10,294
- Scott County $4,947
- Greenup County $8,404
- Barren County $6,148
- Calloway County $6,869
- Boyle County $8,421
- Graves County $6,854
- Muhlenberg County $7,910
- Woodford County $8,689
- Knox County $7,844
- Perry County $8,589
- Letcher County $11,393
- Harlan County $9,044
- Carter County $8,323
- Anderson County $8,394
- Trigg County $13,289
- Johnson County $8,707
- Meade County $6,117
- Bell County $8,206
- Grayson County $6,735
- Ohio County $7,690
- McCreary County $10,682
- Montgomery County $6,302
- Logan County $6,166
- Rowan County $7,072
- Lincoln County $6,704
- Taylor County $6,319
- Bourbon County $8,167
- Russell County $8,855
- Mercer County $6,827
- Grant County $6,187
- Breckinridge County $7,203
- Wayne County $7,744
- Mason County $8,347
Per-resident rate, FY2025. All counties in Kentucky.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Pendleton County, Kentucky?
$93M in award obligations in FY2025 and $429M since FY2022, counting awards whose primary place of performance is in the county. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much federal spending per person is that?
$6,267 per resident in FY2025 (population 14,800), against $37,640 for Kentucky and $15,158 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 Pendleton County, Kentucky?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2022: Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Kentucky ($5.6M) and Electricore Inc ($1.4M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Pendleton County, Kentucky?
Social Security Administration ($292M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($28M), Railroad Retirement Board ($6.9M), Department of Transportation ($5.7M) and Department of Housing and Urban Development ($1.7M), 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.