Guam

$4.3B in FY2025 federal spending, $27,948 per capita.

Guam · FIPS 66010

Compiled by PlainSpending Editorial, Federal Spending Editorial Team

Data updated September 2025

In FY2025, Guam in Guam received $4.3B in federal spending - $27,948 per capita for a population of 153,836. This is 78.6% above the national average and 11.2% below the Guam average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Department of Defense.

Total spending: $4.3B
Per capita: $27,948
vs. national avg: +78.6%
Fiscal year: FY2025

The verdict

Guam posts top-5% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Department of Defense.

National per-capita rank: Top 2%; of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending: $27,948
Leading agency: Department of Defense; 84.4% of tracked spending

Understanding Guam's federal spending

National & state context

According to USASpending.gov, the official federal award-transaction dataset, Guam in Guam received $4.3B in federal spending in Fiscal Year 2025, equivalent to $27,948 per resident across a Census-estimated population of 153,836 (FIPS 66010). This per-capita intensity is 78.6% above the $15,647 national average, positioning Guam as a relatively high-intensity recipient compared to the typical U.S. county.

Inside Guam, where statewide federal spending reached $4.8B ($31,490 per capita), Guam's $27,948 per resident is 11.2% below the state average.

Spending concentration

A single county rarely dominates a state's federal-spending total, but Guam is the exception here, pulling in 88.8% of every dollar Guam received statewide, a concentration usually tied to a major base, medical center, or federal facility.

Reading this number carefully

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 Guam Compares

Population: 153,836 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Guam

Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Defense is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 6.4% of agency-tracked counties nationally -- often a sign of a single large federal facility rather than broad-based spending.

These 3 agencies together account for $2.9B (68.6%) of Guam's $4.3B 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 - Guam has no smaller residual awarding agencies broken out beyond this set, a compact agency footprint rather than a long tail of minor awardees.

Read the agency breakdown as a table

Agency	Spending	Share
Department of Defense	$2.5B	84.4%
Social Security Administration	$303.7M	10.3%
Department of Commerce	$156.1M	5.3%

How Guam Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$27,948 Top 2% higher than 98% of 3,224 US counties

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

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 Guam's $27,948 - prioritizing Guam peers first.

Mineral County

Colorado

$27,994 per capita

$24.2M total

Southeast Fairbanks Census Area

Alaska

$28,074 per capita

$191.1M total

La Crosse County

Wisconsin

$28,100 per capita

$3.4B total

Benton County

Washington

$27,737 per capita

$5.7B total

Garfield County

Montana

$27,730 per capita

$32.5M total

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Guam, Guam receive?

Guam received $4.3B in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $27,948 per capita for the county's population of 153,836.

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

Guam's per capita federal spending of $27,948 is 78.6% above the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Guam average of $31,490, it is 11.2% below.

What is the population of Guam, Guam?

Guam has a population of 153,836 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $27,948.

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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