PlainSpending

Jackson County

$6,717 per resident in FY2025 ($87.0M total) - low intensity.

Kentucky · FIPS 21109

In FY2025, Jackson County carried a thin absolute book of $87.0M - $6,717 per capita for 12,955 residents. Intensity sits 57.1% below the national average (-82.5% vs Kentucky). Leading tracked agency: Social Security Administration. Per-capita rank in-state: #85/120.

Total spending
$87.0M
Per capita
$6,717
vs. national avg
-57.1%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Low per-resident intensity

Jackson County residents see a thin $6,717 each (#2606 of 3,224 per capita).

Low per-resident intensity

Jackson County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 81%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$6,717
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
86.3% of tracked spending
Kentucky rank
#85 of 120

How Jackson County Compares

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

Jackson County$6,717Kentucky avg$38,460National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 12,955 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Jackson County

Top awarding agencies in Jackson County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$71.5MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$6.3MDepartment of Health and Hum…$5.1M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 89.7% of agency-tracked counties.

These 3 agencies together account for $82.9M (95.3%) of Jackson County's $87.0M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Jackson 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 $71.5M 86.3%
Department of Veterans Affairs $6.3M 7.6%
Department of Health and Human Services $5.1M 6.2%

How Jackson County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$6,717 Among the lowest higher than 19% of 3,224 US counties

all US counties, per-capita spending, bucketed by value

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

Jackson 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; Jackson 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. Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways 0200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,000 $0$50,000$100,000$150,000$200,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Kentucky by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Jackson 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
Jackson County (this county) 12,955 $6,717 $87.0M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Jackson County's $6,717 - prioritizing Kentucky peers first.

Henry County

Kentucky

$6,729 per capita

$105.5M total

Clay County

Kentucky

$6,705 per capita

$136.4M total

Harrison County

Kentucky

$6,685 per capita

$125.0M total

Robertson County

Kentucky

$6,752 per capita

$14.8M total

Larue County

Kentucky

$6,671 per capita

$99.2M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Kentucky - per-resident intensity and total obligation volume, distinct from the same-state neighbors above.

Similar per-capita spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by federal spending per resident ($6,717 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($87.0M here).

Counties with fewer than 10,000 residents are excluded from the nationwide comparison corpus.

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.

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