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Federal spending in KY-06: Kentucky's 6th 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 6th congressional district received $5.5B in federal award obligations in FY2026: $7,365 for each of its 750,964 residents.
That is below the Kentucky rate of $40,449 per resident (18% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 4 of 6 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 72% direct payments, 17% contracts, 10% grants.
Obligations were down 19% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $24B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($12B), Department of Defense ($5.3B) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.7B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $962M
- Grants $537M
- Direct payments $4.0B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $22M
- Other assistance $9.9M
| Per resident | This district | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $7,365 | $40,449 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $1,280 | $1,916 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $715 | $5,283 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $5,326 | $33,188 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $30 | $6 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $13 | $56 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 4 of 6 in state · 137 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 $14B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | LoanDirect Loan (e) | $951Mloan face value | 14 Jan 2025 | USAspending |
| East Kentucky Power Coop | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | LoanDirect Loan (e) | $457Mloan face value | 10 Jun 2026 | USAspending |
| East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | LoanDirect Loan (e) | $319Mloan face value | 14 Aug 2025 | USAspending |
| East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $317M | 14 Jan 2025 | USAspending |
| East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $178M | 10 Jan 2025 | USAspending |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | Department of DefenseU.S. Special Operations Command | ContractDelivery Order | $118M | 14 Feb 2024 | USAspending |
| East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | LoanDirect Loan (e) | $109Mloan face value | 22 Jul 2025 | USAspending |
| East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. | Department of Energy | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | $91M | 17 Sep 2026 | USAspending |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | Department of DefenseU.S. Special Operations Command | ContractDelivery Order | $90M | 21 Apr 2023 | USAspending |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | Department of DefenseU.S. Special Operations Command | ContractDelivery Order | $73M | 28 Feb 2023 | USAspending |
Counties in the district
- Bourbon County 100% of county area
- Clark County 100% of county area
- Estill County 100% of county area
- Fayette County 100% of county area
- Fleming County 100% of county area
- Garrard County 100% of county area
- Jessamine County 100% of county area
- Madison County 100% of county area
- Mercer County 100% of county area
- Montgomery County 100% of county area
- Nicholas County 100% of county area
- Powell County 100% of county area
- Scott County 100% of county area
- Woodford County 100% of county area
- Anderson County 51% of county area
- Bath County 46% of county area
Other districts in Kentucky
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Kentucky's 6th congressional district?
$5.5B 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?
$7,365 per resident in FY2026 (population 750,964), 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 6th congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Lockheed Martin Corporation ($2.9B), Bechtel Parsons Blue Grass, a Joint Venture ($1.6B), The University of Kentucky Research Foundation ($801M), East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. ($671M) and Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Kentucky ($439M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Kentucky's 6th congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($12B), Department of Defense ($5.3B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.7B), Department of Agriculture ($950M) and Department of Health and Human Services ($778M), 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.