St. John Island

$21.7M in FY2025 federal spending, $5,589 per capita.

U.S. Virgin Islands · FIPS 78020

Compiled by PlainSpending Editorial, Federal Spending Editorial Team

Data updated September 2025

In FY2025, St. John Island in U.S. Virgin Islands received $21.7M in federal spending - $5,589 per capita for a population of 3,881. This is 64.3% below the national average and 95.5% below the U.S. Virgin Islands average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #3 of 3 U.S. Virgin Islands counties.

Total spending: $21.7M
Per capita: $5,589
vs. national avg: -64.3%
Fiscal year: FY2025

The verdict

St. John Island posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank: Top 95%; of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending: $5,589
U.S. Virgin Islands rank: #3 of 3

Understanding St. John Island's federal spending

National & state context

According to USASpending.gov, the official federal award-transaction dataset, St. John Island in U.S. Virgin Islands received $21.7M in federal spending in Fiscal Year 2025, equivalent to $5,589 per resident across a Census-estimated population of 3,881 (FIPS 78020). This per-capita intensity is 64.3% below the $15,647 national average, positioning St. John 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. John Island's $5,589 per resident is 95.5% below the state average.

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

Spending concentration

Set against U.S. Virgin Islands's full statewide total, St. John Island's piece works out to a modest 0.20%, 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 St. John 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. John 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. John Island Compares

Population: 3,881 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How St. John Island Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$5,589 Top 95% higher than 5% 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 St. John Island's $5,589 - prioritizing U.S. Virgin Islands peers first.

St. Croix Island

U.S. Virgin Islands

$6,764 per capita

$277.4M total

St. Thomas Island

U.S. Virgin Islands

$237,831 per capita

$10.1B total

Hamilton County

Indiana

$5,591 per capita

$1.9B total

Oldham County

Kentucky

$5,593 per capita

$378.1M total

Lake County

Tennessee

$5,585 per capita

$39.1M total

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

St. John Island received $21.7M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $5,589 per capita for the county's population of 3,881.

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

St. John Island's per capita federal spending of $5,589 is 64.3% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the U.S. Virgin Islands average of $123,194, it is 95.5% below.

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

St. John Island has a population of 3,881 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $5,589.

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.