PlainSpending

Greenup County

$295.9M in FY2025 federal spending, $8,229 per capita.

Kentucky · FIPS 21089

In FY2025, Greenup County in Kentucky received $295.9M in federal spending - $8,229 per capita for a population of 35,962. This is 47.4% below the national average and 78.6% below the Kentucky average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #36 of 120 Kentucky counties.

Total spending
$295.9M
Per capita
$8,229
vs. national avg
-47.4%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Greenup County posts above-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 48%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$8,229
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
78% of tracked spending
Kentucky rank
#36 of 120

How Greenup County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Greenup County vs. Kentucky and the nation

Top 48% nationally
Greenup County$8,229Kentucky avg$38,460National avg$15,647

Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 35,962 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Greenup County

Top awarding agencies in Greenup County, FY2025

Social Security Administration$194.5MRailroad Retirement Board$34.9MDepartment of Veterans Affairs$19.8M

Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

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 $249.2M (84.2%) of Greenup County's $295.9M 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 - Greenup County has no smaller residual awarding agencies broken out beyond this set, a compact agency footprint rather than a long tail of minor awardees.

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Agency Spending Share
Social Security Administration $194.5M 78%
Railroad Retirement Board $34.9M 14%
Department of Veterans Affairs $19.8M 7.9%

How Greenup County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$8,229 Top 48% higher than 52% of 3,224 US counties

This county $0 $20K+ all US counties, per-capita spending, bucketed by value

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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates

Greenup County Among Kentucky's Largest Counties

Population vs. per-capita spending: Kentucky's biggest counties

The 16 largest-population counties in Kentucky by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Greenup County is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 16 entities by Population (X) and Spending per capita ($) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. 0200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,000 $0$50,000$100,000$150,000$200,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in Kentucky by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Greenup County is highlighted.
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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 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
Greenup County (this county) 35,962 $8,229 $295.9M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Greenup County, Kentucky receive?
Greenup County received $295.9M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $8,229 per capita for the county's population of 35,962.
How does Greenup County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Greenup County's per capita federal spending of $8,229 is 47.4% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Kentucky average of $38,460, it is 78.6% below.
What is the population of Greenup County, Kentucky?
Greenup County has a population of 35,962 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $8,229.
Data Source: USASpending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury), Fiscal Year 2025. Population denominators are U.S. Census Bureau vintage estimates. County-level spending includes all federal awards with place of performance in this county; OMB budget categorizations are reflected at the agency level.

Every figure on PlainSpending is computed directly from USASpending.gov award-transaction data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates every federal award with a place-of-performance in this county, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.