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Everything about money
Public money in one place: federal spending by state, district and county, each state's own spending where it publishes it, and campaign money. Pick a level or a state. You do not need to know your district.
Every county in Kentucky
Federal money spent in each county (fiscal year 2026), so you can compare without knowing your district.
| County | Federal awards ▼ | People | Per resident | U.S. House districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | $136.3 billion | 783,022 | $174,023 | KY-03, KY-02 |
| Fayette County | $2.8 billion | 323,725 | $8,674 | KY-06 |
| Franklin County | $1.6 billion | 51,842 | $29,919 | KY-01 |
| Hardin County | $1.2 billion | 111,942 | $11,155 | KY-02 |
| Kenton County | $1.0 billion | 171,288 | $5,975 | KY-04 |
| Boone County | $854.3 million | 139,841 | $6,109 | KY-04 |
| Christian County | $755.3 million | 72,069 | $10,481 | KY-01 |
| Madison County | $746.6 million | 95,769 | $7,796 | KY-06 |
| Warren County | $698.2 million | 140,918 | $4,955 | KY-02 |
| Daviess County | $662.7 million | 103,648 | $6,394 | KY-02 |
| Grayson County | $559.3 million | 26,707 | $20,941 | KY-02 |
| Campbell County | $536.4 million | 93,426 | $5,742 | KY-04 |
| Bullitt County | $485.1 million | 84,027 | $5,773 | KY-02 |
| Pulaski County | $480.7 million | 65,897 | $7,295 | KY-05 |
| McCracken County | $469.6 million | 67,564 | $6,951 | KY-01 |
| Laurel County | $457.7 million | 62,983 | $7,266 | KY-05 |
| Pike County | $441.1 million | 56,727 | $7,776 | KY-05 |
| Oldham County | $370.8 million | 69,257 | $5,355 | KY-04 |
| Boyd County | $366.7 million | 47,911 | $7,654 | KY-05 |
| Shelby County | $357.6 million | 49,096 | $7,284 | KY-04 |
| Jessamine County | $352.3 million | 54,588 | $6,454 | KY-06 |
| Nelson County | $345.5 million | 47,606 | $7,258 | KY-02, KY-04 |
| Hopkins County | $335.2 million | 45,119 | $7,429 | KY-01 |
| Scott County | $315.9 million | 59,536 | $5,306 | KY-06 |
| Henderson County | $313.4 million | 44,280 | $7,077 | KY-01 |
| Whitley County | $308.3 million | 36,920 | $8,351 | KY-05 |
| Floyd County | $301.4 million | 35,224 | $8,558 | KY-05 |
| Barren County | $273.5 million | 44,938 | $6,085 | KY-02 |
| Greenup County | $257.7 million | 35,501 | $7,258 | KY-04 |
| Marshall County | $256.2 million | 31,743 | $8,070 | KY-01 |
| Graves County | $251.5 million | 36,630 | $6,866 | KY-01 |
| Calloway County | $246.5 million | 38,224 | $6,448 | KY-01 |
| Boyle County | $245.5 million | 30,941 | $7,933 | KY-01 |
| Clark County | $242.5 million | 37,192 | $6,519 | KY-06 |
| Muhlenberg County | $237.0 million | 30,591 | $7,747 | KY-02 |
| Anderson County | $219.8 million | 24,353 | $9,027 | KY-06, KY-01 |
| Mason County | $213.5 million | 16,956 | $12,594 | KY-04 |
| Harlan County | $200.8 million | 25,772 | $7,793 | KY-05 |
| Perry County | $197.9 million | 27,499 | $7,195 | KY-05 |
| Knox County | $193.8 million | 29,865 | $6,489 | KY-05 |
| Woodford County | $188.5 million | 27,279 | $6,909 | KY-06 |
| Carter County | $187.2 million | 26,341 | $7,105 | KY-05, KY-04 |
| Meade County | $183.6 million | 30,158 | $6,088 | KY-02 |
| Montgomery County | $181.7 million | 28,395 | $6,400 | KY-06 |
| Logan County | $179.4 million | 27,986 | $6,409 | KY-01, KY-02 |
| McCreary County | $179.2 million | 16,867 | $10,623 | KY-05 |
| Letcher County | $178.7 million | 20,808 | $8,586 | KY-05 |
| Taylor County | $169.3 million | 26,397 | $6,413 | KY-01 |
| Lincoln County | $162.7 million | 24,504 | $6,639 | KY-05 |
| Bourbon County | $161.2 million | 20,240 | $7,964 | KY-06 |
| Johnson County | $160.4 million | 22,334 | $7,184 | KY-05 |
| Bell County | $159.4 million | 23,509 | $6,779 | KY-05 |
| Union County | $153.2 million | 13,260 | $11,553 | KY-01 |
| Mercer County | $152.5 million | 23,028 | $6,621 | KY-06 |
| Grant County | $150.8 million | 25,418 | $5,932 | KY-04 |
| Ohio County | $145.5 million | 23,735 | $6,128 | KY-02 |
| Rowan County | $142.3 million | 24,578 | $5,788 | KY-05 |
| Wayne County | $141.6 million | 19,602 | $7,223 | KY-05 |
| Breckinridge County | $141.4 million | 20,881 | $6,772 | KY-02 |
| Allen County | $134.6 million | 21,293 | $6,323 | KY-01 |
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City, county, school district and other local government finances
479 local governments in Kentucky in the Census 2024 finance file (annual survey: a sample of local governments; for every government pick a Census of Governments year such as 2022).
| Government | Type | County | People | Taxes | Direct spending ▼ | Debt at year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOUISVILLE-JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT | City or town | Jefferson | 773,399 | $873.3 million | $2.8 billion | $4.4 billion |
| JEFFERSON CO SCHOOL DISTRICT | School district | Jefferson | - | $951.1 million | $2.0 billion | $427.1 million |
| FAYETTE CO SCH DIST | School district | Fayette | - | $408.0 million | $886.0 million | $397.3 million |
| LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT | City or town | Fayette | 320,347 | $557.2 million | $881.2 million | $961.7 million |
| LOUISVILLE-JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO SEWER DISTRICT | Special district | Jefferson | - | $0 | $542.9 million | $3.1 billion |
| KENTON COUNTY | County | Kenton | 170,313 | $72.3 million | $470.0 million | $597.5 million |
| BOONE CO SCHOOL DISTRICT | School district | Boone | - | $165.1 million | $294.0 million | $144.5 million |
| WARREN CO SCH DIST | School district | Warren | - | $87.7 million | $282.2 million | $157.7 million |
| MURRAY CITY | City or town | Calloway | 17,522 | $13.2 million | $245.7 million | $146.3 million |
| BOWLING GREEN CITY | City or town | Warren | 74,926 | $111.4 million | $239.5 million | $0 |
| HARDIN CO SCH DIST | School district | Hardin | - | $62.8 million | $234.1 million | $132.1 million |
| OWENSBORO CITY | City or town | Daviess | 60,037 | $68.3 million | $233.1 million | $630.0 million |
| KENTON CO SCHOOL DISTRICT | School district | Kenton | - | $86.5 million | $209.6 million | $204.5 million |
| SCOTT CO SCH DIST | School district | Scott | - | $62.1 million | $206.2 million | $282.7 million |
| BULLITT CO SCH DIST | School district | Bullitt | - | $82.4 million | $200.7 million | $136.0 million |
| OLDHAM COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | School district | Oldham | - | $76.1 million | $192.3 million | $111.3 million |
| MADISON CO SCH DIST | School district | Madison | - | $54.4 million | $191.9 million | $167.5 million |
| MADISONVILLE CITY | City or town | Hopkins | 19,214 | $54.7 million | $189.6 million | $61.5 million |
| PADUCAH CITY | City or town | McCracken | 26,834 | $53.5 million | $177.2 million | $195.8 million |
| DAVIESS CO SCH DIST | School district | Daviess | - | $57.2 million | $170.8 million | $87.7 million |
| PUBLIC ENERGY AUTHORITY OF KENTUCKY | Special district | Carroll | - | $0 | $164.3 million | $604.9 million |
| FRANKFORT CITY | City or town | Franklin | 28,391 | $35.2 million | $153.6 million | $87.3 million |
| CHRISTIAN CO SCH DIST | School district | Christian | - | $27.7 million | $148.4 million | $98.4 million |
| PULASKI CO SCH DIST | School district | Pulaski | - | $27.7 million | $143.6 million | $94.7 million |
| LAUREL CO SCH DIST | School district | Laurel | - | $24.4 million | $135.2 million | $65.9 million |
| GLASGOW CITY | City or town | Barren | 15,282 | $18.1 million | $130.9 million | $83.1 million |
| JESSAMINE CO SCHOOL DISTRICT | School district | Jessamine | - | $45.5 million | $124.5 million | $104.7 million |
| PIKE CO SCH DIST | School district | Pike | - | $23.9 million | $122.4 million | $81.1 million |
| TAYLOR COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT | Special district | Taylor | - | $1.5 million | $119.5 million | $5.5 million |
| HENDERSON CITY | City or town | Henderson | 27,697 | $30.7 million | $116.1 million | $313.0 million |
| PIKE COUNTY | County | Pike | 56,286 | $17.0 million | $111.6 million | $24.9 million |
| WOODFORD CO SCH DIST | School district | Woodford | - | $26.9 million | $105.2 million | $81.3 million |
| MCCRACKEN CO SCH DIST | School district | McCracken | - | $30.8 million | $104.8 million | $81.1 million |
| FRANKLIN CO SCH DIST | School district | Franklin | - | $39.6 million | $104.1 million | $67.0 million |
| SHELBY CO SCH DIST | School district | Shelby | - | $44.5 million | $102.9 million | $82.1 million |
| BOONE COUNTY | County | Boone | 139,093 | $101.6 million | $101.9 million | $137.5 million |
| HENDERSON CO SCH DIST | School district | Henderson | - | $29.0 million | $98.6 million | $39.0 million |
| CLARK CO SCH DIST | School district | Clark | - | $27.2 million | $96.7 million | $88.8 million |
| CAMPBELL CO SCH DIST | School district | Campbell | - | $38.0 million | $94.8 million | $30.9 million |
| HOPKINS CO SCH DIST | School district | Hopkins | - | $22.1 million | $93.4 million | $12.4 million |
| FLOYD CO SCH DIST | School district | Floyd | - | $13.6 million | $91.6 million | $48.7 million |
| BOWLING GREEN IND SCH DIST | School district | Warren | - | $18.5 million | $87.6 million | $55.5 million |
| KENTUCKY MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY | Special district | McCracken | - | $0 | $87.3 million | $414.7 million |
| BARREN CO SCH DIST | School district | Barren | - | $15.7 million | $86.2 million | $53.0 million |
| OWENSBORO IND SCH DIST | School district | Daviess | - | $19.4 million | $83.6 million | $61.1 million |
| COVINGTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT | School district | Kenton | - | $22.0 million | $79.7 million | $14.6 million |
| RICHMOND CITY | City or town | Madison | 36,129 | $38.7 million | $77.4 million | $172.7 million |
| JEFFERSONTOWN CITY | City or town | Jefferson | 28,621 | $27.0 million | $76.7 million | $20.4 million |
| JOHNSON CO SCHOOL DISTRICT | School district | Johnson | - | $6.3 million | $73.1 million | $31.6 million |
| BOYD CO SCH DIST | School district | Boyd | - | $15.8 million | $71.8 million | $52.5 million |
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Tap a column name to sort. Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation.
Local checkbooks (individual payments) and city council votes: not collected yet for most places. Suggest a local source.
Sources and coverage
- Federal spending: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury): award obligations by state, county and congressional district for fiscal year 2026, by place of performance. It does not include most federal salaries, Social Security checks or interest on the debt.
- States' own spending: each state's open data portal, summed by agency, where published (now: Alabama, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Wyoming). Other states: not collected yet.
- Campaign money: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC and bulk files). Outside spending by super PACs and party committees is not included.
- Local: federal money by county only; city and county budgets are not collected yet.
- Every number links to its source. See the data status page for when each was collected.