GSA · CONUS Per Diem

Kenton, Kentucky GSA Per Diem Rates (FY2026)

Effective date: July 1, 2026 Last updated: October 1, 2025
Lodging (per night)
$163
Peak season
M&IE (per day)
$86
Maximum per diem
$249
Lodging + M&IE

Historical rate trend

Kenton rate history — Max per diem ($/day). Query any past effective date directly via the API.

Period Lodging M&IE Max per diem
FY2026 $163 $86 $249
FY2025 $163 $86 $249
FY2024 $156 $74 $230
FY2023 $151 $74 $225
FY2022 $151 $74 $225
FY2021 $151 $76 $227
FY2020 $143 $76 $219
FY2019 $142 $76 $218
FY2018 $141 $69 $210
FY2016 $135 $69 $204
FY2015 $132 $56 $188
FY2014 $127 $56 $183

How this rate is used

This GSA per diem rate sets the maximum reimbursable lodging and meals & incidental expenses (M&IE) for federal employees and government contractors on temporary duty (TDY) travel to Kenton, Kentucky. Travel and expense systems use it as the ceiling for voucher reimbursement; contractors use it for DCAA-compliant travel cost modeling on proposals and invoices.

Get this data from the API

The exact request that returns this page's data. Change the date parameter to query any historical effective date, or pull it straight into your ERP, payroll, or expense system.

curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://api.allowancesapi.com/v1/gsa/perdiem/state/US-KY?city=Kenton"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-01",
  "results": [
    {
      "destination": "Kenton",
      "lodging": 163,
      "meals_incidental": 86,
      "season_begin": "10/01",
      "season_end": "09/30",
      "state": "US-KY"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates"
}

Source & methodology

Effective period
Fiscal Year 2026 (Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026)
Last updated
October 1, 2025

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