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Federal spending in KY-03: Kentucky's 3rd 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.
Kentucky's 3rd congressional district received $136B in federal award obligations in FY2026: $182,813 for each of its 745,141 residents.
That is above the Kentucky rate of $40,449 per resident (4.5 times it) and above the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 1 of 6 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 95% direct payments.
Obligations were up 12% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $486B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Department of Health and Human Services ($405B), Department of Defense ($32B) and Social Security Administration ($14B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $6.5B
- Grants $699M
- Direct payments $129B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $7.4M
- Other assistance $4.0M
| Per resident | This district | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $182,813 | $40,449 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $8,669 | $1,916 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $938 | $5,283 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $173,191 | $33,188 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $10 | $6 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $5 | $56 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 1 of 6 in state · 1 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 | Humana Government Business Inc | $30B | 7% |
| 2 | Wieland Rolled Products North America, LLC | $924M | 0% |
| 3 | Louisville Metro Housing Authority | $650M | 0% |
| 4 | Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Kentucky | $532M | 0% |
| 5 | United Parcel Service Co. | $518M | 0% |
| 6 | BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P. | $360M | 0% |
| 7 | Conco, Inc. | $357M | 0% |
| 8 | Dismas Charities Inc | $318M | 0% |
| 9 | University of Louisville | $269M | 0% |
| 10 | Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government | $198M | 0% |
| 11 | Louisville Regional Airport Authority | $191M | 0% |
| 12 | Galen Health Institutes Inc | $182M | 0% |
| 13 | Strategic Communications LLC | $145M | 0% |
| 14 | University of Louisville | $117M | 0% |
| 15 | Walsh - Turner JV II | $102M | 0% |
| 16 | Kentucky Community & Tech College System | $73M | 0% |
| 17 | Kentucky Utilities Company | $72M | 0% |
| 18 | Raytheon Company | $72M | 0% |
| 19 | Raytheon Company | $64M | 0% |
| 20 | Creation Gardens, Inc | $59M | 0% |
| 21 | Cepeda Associates, Inc. | $57M | 0% |
| 22 | PDS Consultants, Inc | $50M | 0% |
| 23 | Family Health Centers, Inc. | $35M | 0% |
| 24 | The Sullivan University System, Inc | $32M | 0% |
| 25 | Eurofins Genomics LLC | $31M | 0% |
A further $420B 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
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humana Government Business Inc | Department of DefenseDefense Health Agency | ContractDefinitive Contract | $9.4B | 22 Dec 2022 | USAspending |
| BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $146M | 1 Apr 2026 | USAspending |
| Conco, Inc. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $137M | 22 Jun 2023 | USAspending |
| Conco, Inc. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $137M | 22 Jun 2023 | USAspending |
| Conco, Inc. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $106M | 8 Aug 2024 | USAspending |
| Conco, Inc. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $106M | 8 Aug 2024 | USAspending |
| BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | $74M | 31 Jul 2024 | USAspending |
| Kentucky Utilities Company | Department of Energy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $72M | 9 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| University of Louisville | Department of CommerceNational Institute of Standards and Technology | GrantProject Grant (B) | $69M | 24 Aug 2026 | USAspending |
| Conco, Inc. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $63M | 29 Aug 2025 | USAspending |
Counties in the district
- Jefferson County 81% of county area
Other districts in Kentucky
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Kentucky's 3rd congressional district?
$136B in award obligations in FY2026 and $486B 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?
$182,813 per resident in FY2026 (population 745,141), 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 3rd congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Humana Government Business Inc ($30B), Wieland Rolled Products North America, LLC ($924M), Louisville Metro Housing Authority ($650M), Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Kentucky ($532M) and United Parcel Service Co. ($518M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Kentucky's 3rd congressional district?
Department of Health and Human Services ($405B), Department of Defense ($32B), Social Security Administration ($14B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.5B) and Department of the Treasury ($1.0B), 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.