Lyon County
$123.1M in FY2025 federal spending, $14,178 per capita.
Kentucky · FIPS 21143
In FY2025, Lyon County in Kentucky received $123.1M in federal spending - $14,178 per capita for a population of 8,680. This is 9.4% below the national average and 63.1% below the Kentucky average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #4 of 120 Kentucky counties.
- Total spending
- $123.1M
- Per capita
- $14,178
- vs. national avg
- -9.4%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Lyon County posts top-10% federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 9%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $14,178
- Kentucky rank
- #4 of 120
How Lyon County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Lyon County vs. Kentucky and the nation
Population: 8,680 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How Lyon County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$14,178 Top 9% higher than 91% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Lyon 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 | 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 |
| Lyon County (this county) | 8,680 | $14,178 | $123.1M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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