Campbell County
$592.0M in FY2025 federal spending, $6,361 per capita.
Kentucky · FIPS 21037
In FY2025, Campbell County in Kentucky received $592.0M in federal spending - $6,361 per capita for a population of 93,076. This is 59.3% below the national average and 83.5% below the Kentucky average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #101 of 120 Kentucky counties.
- Total spending
- $592.0M
- Per capita
- $6,361
- vs. national avg
- -59.3%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Campbell County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 88%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $6,361
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 89.1% of tracked spending
- Kentucky rank
- #101 of 120
How Campbell County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Campbell County vs. Kentucky and the nation
Population: 93,076 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Campbell County
Top awarding agencies in Campbell County, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 86% of agency-tracked counties.
These 3 agencies together account for $485.8M (82.1%) of Campbell County's $592.0M in total tracked federal spending -- the remainder is spread across smaller awarding agencies not individually broken out in this dataset.
All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Campbell County has no smaller residual awarding agencies broken out beyond this set, a compact agency footprint rather than a long tail of minor awardees.
Read the agency breakdown as a table
| Agency | Spending | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Social Security Administration | $433.0M | 89.1% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $29.7M | 6.1% |
| Department of Education | $23.2M | 4.8% |
How Campbell County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$6,361 Top 88% higher than 12% of 3,224 US counties
Each bar is a $1K-wide band; taller bars hold more US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Campbell County Among Kentucky's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Kentucky's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | 782,969 | $155,985 | $122.1B |
| Fayette County | 322,570 | $9,646 | $3.1B |
| Kenton County | 169,064 | $6,476 | $1.1B |
| Boone County | 135,968 | $6,469 | $879.5M |
| Warren County | 134,554 | $5,564 | $748.7M |
| Hardin County | 110,702 | $11,800 | $1.3B |
| Daviess County | 103,312 | $7,051 | $728.4M |
| Campbell County (this county) | 93,076 | $6,361 | $592.0M |
| Madison County | 92,701 | $10,599 | $982.6M |
| Bullitt County | 82,217 | $6,206 | $510.3M |
| Christian County | 72,748 | $8,491 | $617.7M |
| Mccracken County | 67,875 | $8,085 | $548.8M |
| Oldham County | 67,607 | $5,593 | $378.1M |
| Pulaski County | 65,034 | $8,056 | $523.9M |
| Laurel County | 62,613 | $7,885 | $493.7M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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