PlainSpending

Muhlenberg County

$242.6M in FY2025 federal spending, $7,843 per capita.

Kentucky · FIPS 21177

In FY2025, Muhlenberg County in Kentucky received $242.6M in federal spending - $7,843 per capita for a population of 30,928. This is 49.9% below the national average and 79.6% below the Kentucky average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #48 of 120 Kentucky counties.

Total spending
$242.6M
Per capita
$7,843
vs. national avg
-49.9%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Mid per-resident intensity

Muhlenberg County's intensity is $7,843 (#1807 of 3,224).

Mid per-resident intensity

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

National per-capita rank
Top 57%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$7,843
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
84% of tracked spending
Kentucky rank
#48 of 120

How Muhlenberg County Compares

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

Muhlenberg County$7,843Kentucky avg$38,460National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 30,928 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Muhlenberg County

Top awarding agencies in Muhlenberg County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$181.9MDepartment of Defense$17.4MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$17.1M
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 $216.4M (89.2%) of Muhlenberg County's $242.6M 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 - Muhlenberg 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 $181.9M 84%
Department of Defense $17.4M 8%
Department of Veterans Affairs $17.1M 7.9%

How Muhlenberg County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$7,843 Around the middle higher than 43% of 3,224 US counties

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

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 and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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

Muhlenberg 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; Muhlenberg 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; Muhlenberg 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
Muhlenberg County (this county) 30,928 $7,843 $242.6M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Muhlenberg County's $7,843 - prioritizing Kentucky peers first.

Lee County

Kentucky

$7,856 per capita

$58.1M total

Laurel County

Kentucky

$7,885 per capita

$493.7M total

Union County

Kentucky

$7,787 per capita

$106.4M total

Martin County

Kentucky

$7,774 per capita

$87.7M total

Wayne County

Kentucky

$7,760 per capita

$151.8M 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 ($7,843 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($242.6M 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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