PlainSpending

Rockcastle County

$137.5M in FY2025 - a thin absolute book at $8,575 per capita.

Kentucky · FIPS 21203

In FY2025, Rockcastle County carried a thin absolute book of $137.5M - $8,575 per capita for 16,037 residents. Intensity sits 45.2% below the national average (-77.7% vs Kentucky). Leading tracked agency: Social Security Administration. Per-capita rank in-state: #30/120.

Total spending
$137.5M
Per capita
$8,575
vs. national avg
-45.2%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Thin absolute federal book

Rockcastle County is a light absolute book: #2037 of 3,224 with only $137.5M.

Thin absolute federal book

Rockcastle County posts above-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 42%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$8,575
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
69.5% of tracked spending
Kentucky rank
#30 of 120

How Rockcastle County Compares

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

Rockcastle County$8,575Kentucky avg$38,460National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 16,037 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Rockcastle County

Top awarding agencies in Rockcastle County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$93.2MDepartment of Transportation$32.6MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$8.2M
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 $134.1M (97.5%) of Rockcastle County's $137.5M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Rockcastle 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 $93.2M 69.5%
Department of Transportation $32.6M 24.3%
Department of Veterans Affairs $8.2M 6.1%

How Rockcastle County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$8,575 Higher than most higher than 58% 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

Rockcastle 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; Rockcastle 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; Rockcastle 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
Rockcastle County (this county) 16,037 $8,575 $137.5M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Rockcastle County's $8,575 - prioritizing Kentucky peers first.

Mclean County

Kentucky

$8,555 per capita

$78.3M total

Breathitt County

Kentucky

$8,540 per capita

$117.2M total

Christian County

Kentucky

$8,491 per capita

$617.7M total

Boyle County

Kentucky

$8,696 per capita

$266.2M total

Washington County

Kentucky

$8,830 per capita

$106.2M 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 ($8,575 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($137.5M 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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