How much did DOGE cut from Kentucky?

Kentucky is estimated to have 371 federal contract and grant terminations totaling an estimated $1.4B in claimed savings, or $305 per resident. This is an estimate based on the state's proportional share of FY2025 federal spending.

How is the Kentucky DOGE estimate calculated?

DOGE.gov's savings data does not report which state each termination is based in. We estimate Kentucky's share by distributing DOGE's national claimed savings in proportion to the state's FY2025 total federal spending reported on USASpending.gov.

What is Kentucky's rank for DOGE cuts?

Kentucky ranks #24 nationally by total estimated DOGE savings and #33 by per-capita impact.

DOGE Impact All States

Kentucky

Compiled by PlainSpending

DOGE Federal Cuts Impact

Estimated 371 federal contract and grant terminations, totaling $1.4B in claimed savings - 1.3% of national total.

That's $305 per resident, ranked #33 nationally.

Est. Total Savings

$1.4B

Rank #24 nationally

Terminations

371

1.3% of national total

Per Capita

$305

Rank #33 nationally

FY2025 Federal Spending

$173.3B

Basis for distribution

Award Deobligation Gazette

FPDS · USASpending · DOGE claimed

TOT

$1.4B

PCAP

$305

1.3%

TERMS

371

C-MIX

51.5%

G-MIX

48.5%

RANK$

#24

RANK/C

#33

Nearest savings peers

Minnesota Connecticut Arizona Indiana

Kentucky vs nearest peers, claimed DOGE savings per resident

Mid-ladder claimed savings

Kentucky is mid-pack on absolute claimed savings (#24 of 56, $1.4B).

Mid-volume states still host national contract and grant books. Use the per-capita rank (#33) and mix (51.5% contracts) to separate scale from intensity.

Attribution method: methodology (national DOGE totals × FY2025 USASpending.gov state share).

Contract-led terminations in Kentucky

Estimated DOGE savings split: $707.8M from 156 contracts (51.5%) vs $666.6M from 215 grants (48.5%).

Kentucky DOGE claimed savings by termination type

Contract Terminations

156 contracts

51.5%

$707.8M

Procurement is the heavier claimed channel in Kentucky (51.5% of savings).

Grant Terminations

215 grants

48.5%

$666.6M

Grants are the thinner claimed channel here (48.5% of savings).

Top Federal Agencies in Kentucky

Agencies with the largest federal spending in Kentucky in FY2025, likely most affected by DOGE terminations.

1 Department of Health and Human Services

2 Social Security Administration

3 Department of Defense

4 Department of Agriculture

5 Department of Veterans Affairs

States With Similar DOGE Impact

States with estimated DOGE savings closest to Kentucky.

State	Est. Savings	Per Capita	Terminations
Minnesota	$1.4B	$248	407
Connecticut	$1.3B	$368	379
Arizona	$1.4B	$199	403
Indiana	$1.5B	$214	436
Tennessee	$1.3B	$187	383

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Estimate Notice: DOGE.gov's API does not include state-level data. Figures for Kentucky are estimated by distributing national DOGE savings proportionally to the state's FY2025 federal spending from USASpending.gov (U.S. Treasury). Actual impacts may vary.

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Data Sources: DOGE.gov Savings API (api.doge.gov) + USASpending.gov FY2025 Awards Data (U.S. Treasury).