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Federal spending in KY-05: Kentucky's 5th 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 5th congressional district received $5.6B in federal award obligations in FY2026: $7,486 for each of its 749,196 residents.
That is below the Kentucky rate of $40,449 per resident (19% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 3 of 6 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 89% direct payments.
Obligations were down 11% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $24B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($17B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.9B) and Department of Transportation ($1.3B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $251M
- Grants $361M
- Direct payments $5.0B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $1.5M
- Other assistance $12M
| Per resident | This district | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $7,486 | $40,449 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $336 | $1,916 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $482 | $5,283 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $6,649 | $33,188 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $2 | $6 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $17 | $56 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 3 of 6 in state · 131 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
A further $19B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Kentucky | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $141M | 1 Aug 2024 | USAspending |
| Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Kentucky | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $91M | 17 Jan 2025 | USAspending |
| County of Breathitt | Department of AgricultureNatural Resources Conservation Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $69M | 15 Aug 2023 | USAspending |
| Fibrotex USA Inc | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $48M | 22 Jun 2026 | USAspending |
| Fibrotex USA Inc | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $47M | 7 Jun 2023 | USAspending |
| Jackson Energy Cooperative Corporation | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | LoanDirect Loan (e) | $42Mloan face value | 25 Jul 2023 | USAspending |
| Letcher County Fiscal Court | Department of AgricultureNatural Resources Conservation Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $41M | 7 Aug 2023 | USAspending |
| Fibrotex USA Inc | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $40M | 7 Aug 2025 | USAspending |
| Fibrotex USA Inc | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $39M | 11 Jun 2024 | USAspending |
| Fibrotex USA Inc | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $38M | 20 Jun 2024 | USAspending |
Counties in the district
- Bell County 100% of county area
- Boyd County 100% of county area
- Breathitt County 100% of county area
- Clay County 100% of county area
- Elliott County 100% of county area
- Floyd County 100% of county area
- Harlan County 100% of county area
- Jackson County 100% of county area
- Johnson County 100% of county area
- Knott County 100% of county area
- Knox County 100% of county area
- Laurel County 100% of county area
- Lawrence County 100% of county area
- Lee County 100% of county area
- Leslie County 100% of county area
- Letcher County 100% of county area
- Lincoln County 100% of county area
- McCreary County 100% of county area
- Magoffin County 100% of county area
- Martin County 100% of county area
- Menifee County 100% of county area
- Morgan County 100% of county area
- Owsley County 100% of county area
- Perry County 100% of county area
- Pike County 100% of county area
- Pulaski County 100% of county area
- Rockcastle County 100% of county area
- Rowan County 100% of county area
- Wayne County 100% of county area
- Whitley County 100% of county area
- Wolfe County 100% of county area
- Carter County 75% of county area
- Bath County 54% of county area
Other districts in Kentucky
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Kentucky's 5th congressional district?
$5.6B in award obligations in FY2026 and $24B 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?
$7,486 per resident in FY2026 (population 749,196), 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 5th congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Kentucky ($1.2B), Fibrotex USA Inc ($232M), Southeastern Kentucky Rehabilitation Industries, Inc ($160M), Senture LLC ($152M) and University of the Cumberlands Inc ($101M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Kentucky's 5th congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($17B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.9B), Department of Transportation ($1.3B), Department of Defense ($727M) and Department of Agriculture ($518M), 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.