PlainSpending

Kenedy County

$12.4M in FY2025 federal spending, $35,399 per capita.

Texas · FIPS 48261

In FY2025, Kenedy County in Texas received $12.4M in federal spending - $35,399 per capita for a population of 350. This is 126.2% above the national average and 231.3% above the Texas average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #3 of 254 Texas counties.

Total spending
$12.4M
Per capita
$35,399
vs. national avg
+126.2%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Kenedy County posts top-5% federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 2%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$35,399
Texas rank
#3 of 254

How Kenedy County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Kenedy County vs. Texas and the nation

Top 2% nationally
Kenedy County$35,399Texas avg$10,686National avg$15,647

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

Population: 350 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Kenedy County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$35,399 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Kenedy County Among Texas's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Texas by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Kenedy 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. 02,000,0004,000,0006,000,000 $0$10,000$20,000$30,000$40,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in Texas by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Kenedy County is highlighted.
Read the chart as a table
County Population Per capita Total spending
Harris County 4,731,145 $5,433 $25.7B
Dallas County 2,613,539 $13,618 $35.6B
Tarrant County 2,110,640 $20,556 $43.4B
Bexar County 2,009,324 $8,940 $18.0B
Travis County 1,290,188 $12,831 $16.6B
Collin County 1,064,465 $5,934 $6.3B
Denton County 906,422 $4,917 $4.5B
Hidalgo County 870,781 $7,211 $6.3B
El Paso County 865,657 $6,774 $5.9B
Fort Bend County 822,779 $6,138 $5.1B
Montgomery County 620,443 $8,004 $5.0B
Williamson County 609,017 $8,655 $5.3B
Cameron County 421,017 $5,886 $2.5B
Brazoria County 372,031 $6,072 $2.3B
Bell County 370,647 $11,862 $4.4B
Kenedy County (this county) 350 $35,399 $12.4M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Kenedy County, Texas receive?
Kenedy County received $12.4M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $35,399 per capita for the county's population of 350.
How does Kenedy County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Kenedy County's per capita federal spending of $35,399 is 126.2% above the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Texas average of $10,686, it is 231.3% above.
What is the population of Kenedy County, Texas?
Kenedy County has a population of 350 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $35,399.
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.