Kenai Peninsula Borough
$724.4M in FY2025 federal spending, $12,320 per capita.
Alaska · FIPS 02122
In FY2025, Kenai Peninsula Borough in Alaska received $724.4M in federal spending - $12,320 per capita for a population of 58,799. This is 21.3% below the national average and 50.9% below the Alaska average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #24 of 30 Alaska counties.
- Total spending
- $724.4M
- Per capita
- $12,320
- vs. national avg
- -21.3%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Kenai Peninsula Borough posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 13%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $12,320
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 66.4% of tracked spending
- Alaska rank
- #24 of 30
How Kenai Peninsula Borough Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Kenai Peninsula Borough vs. Alaska and the nation
Population: 58,799 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Kenai Peninsula Borough
Top awarding agencies in Kenai Peninsula Borough, 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 $461.7M (63.7%) of Kenai Peninsula Borough's $724.4M 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 - Kenai Peninsula Borough 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 | $306.4M | 66.4% |
| Department of Transportation | $106.4M | 23% |
| Department of Agriculture | $48.9M | 10.6% |
How Kenai Peninsula Borough Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$12,320 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Kenai Peninsula Borough Among Alaska's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Alaska's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage Municipality | 291,247 | $14,380 | $4.2B |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 107,081 | $7,792 | $834.4M |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | 95,655 | $15,496 | $1.5B |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough (this county) | 58,799 | $12,320 | $724.4M |
| Juneau City and Borough | 32,255 | $52,249 | $1.7B |
| Bethel Census Area | 18,666 | $15,134 | $282.5M |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 13,948 | $15,818 | $220.6M |
| Kodiak Island Borough | 13,101 | $22,001 | $288.2M |
| North Slope Borough | 11,031 | $10,639 | $117.4M |
| Nome Census Area | 10,046 | $61,137 | $614.2M |
| Sitka City and Borough | 8,458 | $19,424 | $164.3M |
| Kusilvak Census Area | 8,368 | $8,805 | $73.7M |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | 7,793 | $39,178 | $305.3M |
| Chugach Census Area | 7,102 | $11,519 | $81.8M |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 6,808 | $28,074 | $191.1M |
Federal Spending Guides
Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending
Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Kenai Peninsula Borough's $12,320 - prioritizing Alaska peers first.
Chugach Census Area
Alaska
$11,519 per capita
$81.8M total
Petersburg Borough
Alaska
$11,290 per capita
$38.4M total
North Slope Borough
Alaska
$10,639 per capita
$117.4M total
Wrangell City and Borough
Alaska
$10,627 per capita
$22.6M total
Anchorage Municipality
Alaska
$14,380 per capita
$4.2B total
Frequently Asked Questions
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