Eastern District

$59.9M in FY2025 federal spending, $3,511 per capita.

American Samoa · FIPS 60010

Compiled by PlainSpending Editorial, Federal Spending Editorial Team

Data updated September 2025

In FY2025, Eastern District in American Samoa received $59.9M in federal spending - $3,511 per capita for a population of 17,059. This is 77.6% below the national average and 70.2% below the American Samoa average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #3 of 3 American Samoa counties.

Total spending: $59.9M
Per capita: $3,511
vs. national avg: -77.6%
Fiscal year: FY2025

The verdict

Eastern District posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank: Top 100%; of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending: $3,511
American Samoa rank: #3 of 3

Understanding Eastern District's federal spending

National & state context

According to USASpending.gov, the official federal award-transaction dataset, Eastern District in American Samoa received $59.9M in federal spending in Fiscal Year 2025, equivalent to $3,511 per resident across a Census-estimated population of 17,059 (FIPS 60010). This per-capita intensity is 77.6% below the $15,647 national average, positioning Eastern District as a lower-intensity recipient relative to the typical U.S. county.

Inside American Samoa, where statewide federal spending reached $586.0M ($11,788 per capita), Eastern District's $3,511 per resident is 70.2% below the state average.

By per-capita federal spending alone, Eastern District ranks #3 of 3 American Samoa counties.

Spending concentration

A single county rarely dominates a state's federal-spending total, but Eastern District is the exception here, pulling in 10.2% of every dollar American Samoa received statewide, a concentration usually tied to a major base, medical center, or federal facility.

Reading this number carefully

A per-capita figure this far from the norm is worth a second look before drawing conclusions. Nationally, county-level federal spending concentrates around a small number of drivers: a major military installation, a large VA medical center or federal hospital, a national laboratory, a federal prison, or a small resident population inflating an otherwise ordinary per-capita number. The dataset records dollars by place of performance only, it does not identify which of these applies to Eastern District, so this figure is best read as a prompt for further research rather than a stand-alone measure of local prosperity or federal favoritism. Readers comparing Eastern District to neighboring counties should also check population size before assuming the gap reflects total dollars rather than a small denominator.

Federal spending is attributed by place of performance, not recipient headquarters. See our methodology for the full population-source, attribution, and data-vintage rules.

How Eastern District Compares

Population: 17,059 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Eastern District Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$3,511 Top 100% higher than 0% of 3,224 US counties

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

Federal Spending Guides

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Eastern District's $3,511 - prioritizing American Samoa peers first.

Western District

American Samoa

$6,206 per capita

$197.5M total

Manu'A District

American Samoa

$6,468 per capita

$5.4M total

Saipan Municipality

Northern Mariana Islands

$3,491 per capita

$151.5M total

Utah County

Utah

$3,532 per capita

$2.3B total

Cataño Municipio

Puerto Rico

$3,555 per capita

$82.3M total

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Eastern District, American Samoa receive?

Eastern District received $59.9M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $3,511 per capita for the county's population of 17,059.

How does Eastern District's per capita spending compare to the national average?

Eastern District's per capita federal spending of $3,511 is 77.6% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the American Samoa average of $11,788, it is 70.2% below.

What is the population of Eastern District, American Samoa?

Eastern District has a population of 17,059 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $3,511.

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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and presented.

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Compiled by PlainSpending Editorial, Federal Spending Editorial Team

Every figure on PlainSpending is computed directly from USASpending.gov award-transaction data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates every federal award with a place-of-performance in this county, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.