Manu'A District

$5.4M in FY2025 federal spending, $6,468 per capita.

American Samoa · FIPS 60020

Compiled by PlainSpending Editorial, Federal Spending Editorial Team

Data updated September 2025

In FY2025, Manu'A District in American Samoa received $5.4M in federal spending - $6,468 per capita for a population of 832. This is 58.7% below the national average and 45.1% below the American Samoa average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #1 of 3 American Samoa counties.

Total spending: $5.4M
Per capita: $6,468
vs. national avg: -58.7%
Fiscal year: FY2025

The verdict

Manu'A District posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank: Top 86%; of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending: $6,468
American Samoa rank: #1 of 3

Understanding Manu'A District's federal spending

National & state context

According to USASpending.gov, the official federal award-transaction dataset, Manu'A District in American Samoa received $5.4M in federal spending in Fiscal Year 2025, equivalent to $6,468 per resident across a Census-estimated population of 832 (FIPS 60020). This per-capita intensity is 58.7% below the $15,647 national average, positioning Manu'A 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), Manu'A District's $6,468 per resident is 45.1% below the state average.

By per-capita federal spending alone, Manu'A District ranks #1 of 3 American Samoa counties.

Spending concentration

Set against American Samoa's full statewide total, Manu'A District's piece works out to a modest 0.92%, unsurprising for a county its size relative to bigger recipients elsewhere in the state.

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 Manu'A 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 Manu'A 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 Manu'A District Compares

Population: 832 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Manu'A District Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$6,468 Top 86% higher than 14% 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 Manu'A District's $6,468 - prioritizing American Samoa peers first.

Western District

American Samoa

$6,206 per capita

$197.5M total

Eastern District

American Samoa

$3,511 per capita

$59.9M total

Boone County

Kentucky

$6,469 per capita

$879.5M total

Lyon County

Kansas

$6,467 per capita

$208.1M total

Noble County

Indiana

$6,470 per capita

$307.0M total

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Manu'A District, American Samoa receive?

Manu'A District received $5.4M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $6,468 per capita for the county's population of 832.

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

Manu'A District's per capita federal spending of $6,468 is 58.7% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the American Samoa average of $11,788, it is 45.1% below.

What is the population of Manu'A District, American Samoa?

Manu'A District has a population of 832 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $6,468.

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.