St. Croix Island

$277.4M in FY2025 federal spending, $6,764 per capita.

U.S. Virgin Islands · FIPS 78010

Compiled by PlainSpending Editorial, Federal Spending Editorial Team

Data updated September 2025

In FY2025, St. Croix Island in U.S. Virgin Islands received $277.4M in federal spending - $6,764 per capita for a population of 41,004. This is 56.8% below the national average and 94.5% below the U.S. Virgin Islands average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #2 of 3 U.S. Virgin Islands counties.

Total spending: $277.4M
Per capita: $6,764
vs. national avg: -56.8%
Fiscal year: FY2025

The verdict

St. Croix Island posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank: Top 81%; of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending: $6,764
Leading agency: Social Security Administration; 85% of tracked spending
U.S. Virgin Islands rank: #2 of 3

Understanding St. Croix Island's federal spending

National & state context

According to USASpending.gov, the official federal award-transaction dataset, St. Croix Island in U.S. Virgin Islands received $277.4M in federal spending in Fiscal Year 2025, equivalent to $6,764 per resident across a Census-estimated population of 41,004 (FIPS 78010). This per-capita intensity is 56.8% below the $15,647 national average, positioning St. Croix Island as a lower-intensity recipient relative to the typical U.S. county.

Inside U.S. Virgin Islands, where statewide federal spending reached $10.7B ($123,194 per capita), St. Croix Island's $6,764 per resident is 94.5% below the state average.

By per-capita federal spending alone, St. Croix Island ranks #2 of 3 U.S. Virgin Islands counties.

Spending concentration

Weighed against the other 2 counties competing for the same statewide total, St. Croix Island pulls in a respectable 2.6% share of every federal dollar U.S. Virgin Islands received.

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 St. Croix Island, 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 St. Croix Island 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 St. Croix Island Compares

Population: 41,004 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in St. Croix Island

Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 86% of agency-tracked counties.

These 3 agencies together account for $235.5M (84.9%) of St. Croix Island's $277.4M 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 - St. Croix Island 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
Social Security Administration	$200.1M	85%
Department of Housing and Urban Development	$18.7M	7.9%
Department of Transportation	$16.7M	7.1%

How St. Croix Island Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$6,764 Top 81% higher than 19% 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 St. Croix Island's $6,764 - prioritizing U.S. Virgin Islands peers first.

St. John Island

U.S. Virgin Islands

$5,589 per capita

$21.7M total

St. Thomas Island

U.S. Virgin Islands

$237,831 per capita

$10.1B total

Green County

Kentucky

$6,766 per capita

$75.2M total

Cumberland County

New Jersey

$6,767 per capita

$1.0B total

Brown County

Ohio

$6,759 per capita

$295.2M total

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did St. Croix Island, U.S. Virgin Islands receive?

St. Croix Island received $277.4M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $6,764 per capita for the county's population of 41,004.

How does St. Croix Island's per capita spending compare to the national average?

St. Croix Island's per capita federal spending of $6,764 is 56.8% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the U.S. Virgin Islands average of $123,194, it is 94.5% below.

What is the population of St. Croix Island, U.S. Virgin Islands?

St. Croix Island has a population of 41,004 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $6,764.

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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