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Federal spending in KY-01: Kentucky's 1st congressional district
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.
In FY2026, $6.6B in federal awards named Kentucky's 1st congressional district as the primary place of performance, $8,866 per resident.
That is below the Kentucky rate of $40,449 per resident (22% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 2 of 6 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 70% direct payments, 25% grants.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $29B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($15B), Department of Education ($3.2B) and Department of Defense ($2.6B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $318M
- Grants $1.6B
- Direct payments $4.7B
- Loans (subsidy cost) −$8.3M
- Other assistance $22M
| Per resident | This district | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $8,866 | $40,449 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $425 | $1,916 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $2,175 | $5,283 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $6,247 | $33,188 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | −$11 | $6 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $30 | $56 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 2 of 6 in state · 82 of 436 US | 3 of 51 states | — |
District attribution follows the congressional district USAspending records for the primary place of performance; awards carrying only a state-level location are counted in the state but in no district. Medicare payments are attributed to the district of the administrative contractor.
Obligations by fiscal year
Recipients that dominate the district FY2022–FY2025
| # | Recipient organisation | Obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky Department of Education | $2.5B | 9% |
| 2 | Kentucky Department of Military Affairs | $1.4B | 5% |
| 3 | Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Kentucky | $1.1B | 4% |
| 4 | Commonwealth of Kentucky | $1.1B | 4% |
| 5 | Kentucky Department for Local Government | $670M | 2% |
| 6 | Boeing Sikorsky Aircraft Support, LLC | $334M | 1% |
| 7 | Health Services Kentucky Cabinet for | $329M | 1% |
| 8 | Ascend Elements, Inc. | $316M | 1% |
| 9 | Education & Workforce Dev Cabinet | $298M | 1% |
| 10 | Kentucky Housing Corp | $259M | 1% |
| 11 | Thalle Construction Co Inc | $234M | 1% |
| 12 | Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems Corporation | $162M | 1% |
| 13 | Swift & Staley Inc. | $153M | 1% |
| 14 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $123M | 0% |
| 15 | Amentum Services, Inc. | $120M | 0% |
| 16 | Intec Group LLC | $115M | 0% |
| 17 | American Bridge Company | $115M | 0% |
| 18 | Kentucky State University | $114M | 0% |
| 19 | Justice & Public Safety Cabinet | $102M | 0% |
| 20 | Management & Training Corporation | $90M | 0% |
| 21 | Cruz Associates Inc. | $74M | 0% |
| 22 | City Light & Power FTC LLC | $73M | 0% |
| 23 | Murray State University | $72M | 0% |
| 24 | J & J Maintenance Inc | $67M | 0% |
| 25 | Signature Renovations LLC | $59M | 0% |
A further $17B among the top 40 went to recipients not shown: individuals, aggregated records and names USAspending withholds.
Who funds the district FY2022–FY2025
Awarding agencies
Assistance programs
Contract industries by NAICS sector
Largest awards performed in the district
Counties in the district
- Adair County 100% of county area
- Allen County 100% of county area
- Ballard County 100% of county area
- Boyle County 100% of county area
- Caldwell County 100% of county area
- Calloway County 100% of county area
- Carlisle County 100% of county area
- Casey County 100% of county area
- Christian County 100% of county area
- Clinton County 100% of county area
- Crittenden County 100% of county area
- Cumberland County 100% of county area
- Franklin County 100% of county area
- Fulton County 100% of county area
- Graves County 100% of county area
- Henderson County 100% of county area
- Hickman County 100% of county area
- Hopkins County 100% of county area
- Livingston County 100% of county area
- Lyon County 100% of county area
- McCracken County 100% of county area
- Marion County 100% of county area
- Marshall County 100% of county area
- Metcalfe County 100% of county area
- Monroe County 100% of county area
- Russell County 100% of county area
- Simpson County 100% of county area
- Taylor County 100% of county area
- Todd County 100% of county area
- Trigg County 100% of county area
- Union County 100% of county area
- Washington County 100% of county area
- Webster County 100% of county area
- Logan County 93% of county area
- Anderson County 49% of county area
Other districts in Kentucky
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Kentucky's 1st congressional district?
$6.6B in award obligations in FY2026 and $29B since FY2023, counting awards whose primary place of performance is in the district. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much federal spending per person is that?
$8,866 per resident in FY2026 (population 748,599), 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 Kentucky's 1st congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Kentucky Department of Education ($2.5B), Kentucky Department of Military Affairs ($1.4B), Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Kentucky ($1.1B), Commonwealth of Kentucky ($1.1B) and Kentucky Department for Local Government ($670M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Kentucky's 1st congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($15B), Department of Education ($3.2B), Department of Defense ($2.6B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($2.0B) and Department of Homeland Security ($1.5B), 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, congressional district layer, current districts) by fiscal year and award type, loaded 30 Sep 2026; district population as returned by the same endpoint; recipient and agency cross-tabulations for FY2022–FY2025, fetched 18 Sep 2026. Boundaries and county overlap: Census cartographic boundary and relationship files for the 119th Congress. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.