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Federal spending in Kentucky
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Federal agencies obligated $173B in awards performed in Kentucky in FY2025, $37,640 per resident against $15,158 nationally; the state ranks 5 of 51 by that rate.
The FY2025 mix was 80% direct payments, 13% grants. Obligations were about level on FY2024; FY2026 to date stands at $186B.
328 organisations located in Kentucky reached the $1.0M listing floor in at least one fiscal year since FY2022; the largest is Health Services Kentucky Cabinet for ($87B over five years).
Per resident, by award type FY2025
- Contracts $10B
- Grants $23B
- Direct payments $139B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $208M
- Other assistance $198M
| Per resident | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $37,640 | $15,158 |
| Contracts | $2,263 | $2,164 |
| Grants | $5,081 | $3,542 |
| Direct payments | $30,207 | $9,398 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $45 | $1 |
| Other assistance | $43 | $53 |
Obligations by fiscal year
By month last 24 months
Monthly award lists ($1.0M+ new awards):
- Sep 2026 63
- Aug 2026 52
- Jul 2026 47
- Jun 2026 63
- May 2026 58
- Apr 2026 61
- Mar 2026 82
- Feb 2026 38
- Jan 2026 48
- Dec 2025 69
- Nov 2025 37
- Oct 2025 39
- Sep 2025 170
- Aug 2025 83
- Jul 2025 120
- Jun 2025 46
- May 2025 69
- Apr 2025 51
- Mar 2025 40
- Feb 2025 42
- Jan 2025 83
- Dec 2024 76
- Nov 2024 59
- Oct 2024 84
Largest recipients located in Kentucky five listed years
Top government contractors in Kentucky contract obligations
| # | Organisation | Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Humana Government Business Inc | $36B |
| 2 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $3.8B |
| 3 | Bechtel Parsons Blue Grass, a Joint Venture | $1.6B |
| 4 | United Parcel Service Co. | $1.1B |
| 5 | Wieland Rolled Products North America, LLC | $1.1B |
| 6 | Boeing Sikorsky Aircraft Support, LLC | $716M |
| 7 | Education & Training Resources LLC | $495M |
| 8 | Dismas Charities Inc | $442M |
| 9 | Strategic Communications LLC | $407M |
| 10 | Conco, Inc. | $379M |
| 11 | Arbor e & T LLC | $356M |
| 12 | Fibrotex USA Inc | $331M |
| 13 | Senture LLC | $255M |
| 14 | PDS Consultants, Inc | $252M |
| 15 | Semper Tek Inc | $227M |
| 16 | Federal Prison Industries, Inc | $198M |
| 17 | Southeastern Kentucky Rehabilitation Industries, Inc | $195M |
| 18 | Valiant Construction LLC | $184M |
| 19 | Reliable Contracting Group, LLC | $176M |
| 20 | Swift & Staley Inc. | $153M |
| 21 | Intec Group LLC | $149M |
| 22 | Howard W. Pence, Inc. | $134M |
| 23 | Aaecon General Contracting LLC | $132M |
| 24 | C M C, Inc. | $128M |
| 25 | Creation Gardens, Inc | $104M |
Recipients are grouped by the state of the recipient's own address (USAspending recipient location), not by where the work is performed. Individuals are excluded. Each figure sums the fiscal years in which the organisation reached the $1.0M listing floor.
Awarding agencies place of performance, FY2022–FY2025
Contract industries NAICS
Assistance programs listings
Counties per resident, FY2025
| County | Population | FY2025 obligations | Per resident | Five-year total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | 795,222 | $122B | $153,581 | $593B |
| Fayette County | 329,751 | $3.1B | $9,437 | $14B |
| Franklin County | 52,649 | $1.7B | $32,692 | $9.9B |
| Hardin County | 113,482 | $1.3B | $11,511 | $6.1B |
| Kenton County | 175,779 | $1.1B | $6,229 | $5.3B |
| Madison County | 101,696 | $983M | $9,665 | $4.6B |
| Clark County | 37,888 | $899M | $23,725 | $1.8B |
| Boone County | 145,316 | $880M | $6,052 | $3.9B |
| Warren County | 149,375 | $749M | $5,012 | $3.4B |
| Daviess County | 104,898 | $728M | $6,944 | $3.3B |
| Christian County | 70,115 | $618M | $8,813 | $4.5B |
| Shelby County | 51,243 | $594M | $11,585 | $1.7B |
| Campbell County | 95,441 | $592M | $6,203 | $2.6B |
| McCracken County | 67,553 | $549M | $8,124 | $2.6B |
| Pulaski County | 67,384 | $525M | $7,789 | $2.4B |
| Bullitt County | 86,454 | $510M | $5,902 | $2.4B |
| Laurel County | 63,746 | $494M | $7,745 | $2.3B |
| Pike County | 54,721 | $481M | $8,799 | $2.3B |
| Whitley County | 37,297 | $430M | $11,518 | $1.6B |
| Henderson County | 44,255 | $405M | $9,155 | $1.7B |
| Boyd County | 47,751 | $391M | $8,186 | $1.8B |
| Oldham County | 70,986 | $378M | $5,331 | $1.7B |
| Floyd County | 34,401 | $364M | $10,594 | $1.6B |
| Jessamine County | 57,147 | $350M | $6,125 | $1.6B |
| Hopkins County | 45,127 | $350M | $7,748 | $1.6B |
| Nelson County | 49,036 | $333M | $6,792 | $1.5B |
| Marshall County | 31,659 | $326M | $10,294 | $1.3B |
| Scott County | 62,262 | $308M | $4,947 | $1.4B |
| Greenup County | 35,213 | $296M | $8,404 | $1.3B |
| Barren County | 45,641 | $281M | $6,148 | $1.3B |
| Calloway County | 39,421 | $271M | $6,869 | $1.2B |
| Boyle County | 31,632 | $266M | $8,421 | $1.1B |
| Graves County | 37,050 | $254M | $6,854 | $1.2B |
| Muhlenberg County | 30,634 | $242M | $7,910 | $1.1B |
| Woodford County | 27,883 | $242M | $8,689 | $1.2B |
| Knox County | 29,532 | $232M | $7,844 | $1.1B |
| Perry County | 26,555 | $228M | $8,589 | $1.1B |
| Letcher County | 19,952 | $227M | $11,393 | $978M |
| Harlan County | 24,725 | $224M | $9,044 | $1.0B |
| Carter County | 26,149 | $218M | $8,323 | $980M |
| Anderson County | 25,225 | $212M | $8,394 | $890M |
| Trigg County | 14,512 | $193M | $13,289 | $755M |
| Johnson County | 22,051 | $192M | $8,707 | $877M |
| Meade County | 30,699 | $188M | $6,117 | $852M |
| Bell County | 22,829 | $187M | $8,206 | $865M |
| Grayson County | 27,406 | $185M | $6,735 | $1.2B |
| Ohio County | 23,934 | $184M | $7,690 | $746M |
| McCreary County | 17,124 | $183M | $10,682 | $868M |
| Montgomery County | 28,822 | $182M | $6,302 | $853M |
| Logan County | 28,669 | $177M | $6,166 | $840M |
| Rowan County | 24,476 | $173M | $7,072 | $768M |
| Lincoln County | 25,353 | $170M | $6,704 | $804M |
| Taylor County | 26,763 | $169M | $6,319 | $832M |
| Bourbon County | 20,243 | $165M | $8,167 | $745M |
| Russell County | 18,608 | $165M | $8,855 | $931M |
| Mercer County | 23,733 | $162M | $6,827 | $715M |
| Grant County | 26,181 | $162M | $6,187 | $737M |
| Breckinridge County | 21,503 | $155M | $7,203 | $687M |
| Wayne County | 19,597 | $152M | $7,744 | $716M |
| Mason County | 16,936 | $141M | $8,347 | $736M |
| Clay County | 19,465 | $138M | $7,083 | $629M |
| Rockcastle County | 16,148 | $138M | $8,525 | $534M |
| Allen County | 22,536 | $136M | $6,039 | $640M |
| Knott County | 13,321 | $129M | $9,658 | $668M |
| Magoffin County | 11,110 | $127M | $11,434 | $484M |
| Simpson County | 20,788 | $127M | $6,093 | $581M |
| Adair County | 19,423 | $126M | $6,495 | $573M |
| Harrison County | 19,627 | $125M | $6,366 | $567M |
| Lyon County | 9,123 | $123M | $13,489 | $388M |
| Garrard County | 18,207 | $122M | $6,699 | $540M |
| Marion County | 20,115 | $119M | $5,906 | $572M |
| Breathitt County | 12,558 | $117M | $9,335 | $646M |
| Spencer County | 20,998 | $117M | $5,574 | $539M |
| Lawrence County | 15,765 | $116M | $7,372 | $554M |
| Hart County | 20,117 | $114M | $5,647 | $528M |
| Butler County | 12,520 | $110M | $8,803 | $444M |
| Union County | 12,839 | $106M | $8,290 | $563M |
| Washington County | 12,368 | $106M | $8,586 | $419M |
| Henry County | 16,447 | $105M | $6,395 | $507M |
| Estill County | 13,962 | $102M | $7,319 | $474M |
| Webster County | 12,929 | $101M | $7,781 | $458M |
| Fleming County | 15,787 | $100M | $6,322 | $457M |
| Casey County | 16,205 | $99M | $6,133 | $455M |
| Larue County | 15,184 | $99M | $6,539 | $441M |
| Livingston County | 8,863 | $99M | $11,162 | $645M |
| Caldwell County | 12,609 | $98M | $7,792 | $451M |
| Pendleton County | 14,800 | $93M | $6,267 | $429M |
| Todd County | 12,972 | $90M | $6,947 | $394M |
| Powell County | 12,812 | $89M | $6,977 | $418M |
| Carroll County | 11,141 | $89M | $7,973 | $377M |
| Jackson County | 13,325 | $88M | $6,604 | $422M |
| Martin County | 10,697 | $88M | $8,203 | $420M |
| Morgan County | 14,415 | $87M | $6,007 | $421M |
| Edmonson County | 12,749 | $84M | $6,608 | $413M |
| Lewis County | 12,901 | $80M | $6,223 | $377M |
| McLean County | 9,064 | $78M | $8,651 | $324M |
| Bath County | 13,176 | $77M | $5,871 | $365M |
| Green County | 11,644 | $75M | $6,454 | $344M |
| Leslie County | 9,627 | $74M | $7,681 | $359M |
| Menifee County | 6,430 | $70M | $10,933 | $292M |
| Ballard County | 7,594 | $70M | $9,158 | $318M |
| Owen County | 11,601 | $68M | $5,902 | $315M |
| Hancock County | 9,050 | $67M | $7,370 | $287M |
| Gallatin County | 8,840 | $65M | $7,339 | $235M |
| Monroe County | 11,191 | $65M | $5,783 | $315M |
| Crittenden County | 8,807 | $64M | $7,323 | $289M |
| Metcalfe County | 10,583 | $64M | $6,056 | $306M |
| Clinton County | 9,139 | $63M | $6,889 | $282M |
| Bracken County | 8,511 | $60M | $7,026 | $259M |
| Fulton County | 6,218 | $59M | $9,481 | $236M |
| Lee County | 7,297 | $58M | $7,969 | $246M |
| Cumberland County | 5,992 | $56M | $9,372 | $259M |
| Trimble County | 8,701 | $55M | $6,359 | $252M |
| Wolfe County | 6,298 | $48M | $7,621 | $330M |
| Elliott County | 7,265 | $45M | $6,154 | $209M |
| Nicholas County | 7,949 | $43M | $5,468 | $197M |
| Hickman County | 4,372 | $41M | $9,302 | $207M |
| Carlisle County | 4,747 | $37M | $7,810 | $187M |
| Owsley County | 3,932 | $28M | $7,098 | $140M |
| Robertson County | 2,325 | $15M | $6,369 | $66M |
Congressional districts
| District | Population | FY2025 obligations | Per resident | Five-year total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KY-01 | 748,599 | $7.2B | $9,599 | $36B |
| KY-02 | 755,942 | $5.2B | $6,913 | $24B |
| KY-03 | 745,141 | $122B | $163,903 | $593B |
| KY-04 | 759,552 | $5.0B | $6,613 | $22B |
| KY-05 | 749,196 | $6.3B | $8,406 | $29B |
| KY-06 | 750,964 | $6.8B | $9,069 | $29B |
Largest awards begun in FY2025
Questions and answers
How much federal money is spent in Kentucky?
$173B in award obligations with a primary place of performance in Kentucky in FY2025 (1 Oct 2024 – 30 Sep 2025), $832B over the five fiscal years since FY2022. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much is that per resident?
$37,640 per resident in FY2025, against $15,158 nationally; Kentucky ranks 5 of 51 states and the District of Columbia. Direct payments such as Social Security and Medicare are included and split out in the table.
Who are the top government contractors in Kentucky?
By contract obligations over the listed fiscal years, organisations located in Kentucky: Humana Government Business Inc ($36B), Lockheed Martin Corporation ($3.8B), Bechtel Parsons Blue Grass, a Joint Venture ($1.6B), United Parcel Service Co. ($1.1B), Wieland Rolled Products North America, LLC ($1.1B).
Which agencies spend the most in Kentucky?
Over FY2022–FY2025: Department of Health and Human Services ($469B), Social Security Administration ($85B), Department of Defense ($44B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($11B), Department of Agriculture ($11B).
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (spending over time by place of performance for the state series; spending by geography for counties and districts; spending by category for recipients, agencies, NAICS and listings), loaded 30 Sep 2026. Population: Census Vintage 2025. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.