Western District

$197.5M in FY2025 federal spending, $6,206 per capita.

American Samoa · FIPS 60050

Compiled by PlainSpending Editorial, Federal Spending Editorial Team

Data updated September 2025

In FY2025, Western District in American Samoa received $197.5M in federal spending - $6,206 per capita for a population of 31,819. This is 60.3% below the national average and 47.3% below the American Samoa average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #2 of 3 American Samoa counties.

Total spending: $197.5M
Per capita: $6,206
vs. national avg: -60.3%
Fiscal year: FY2025

The verdict

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

National per-capita rank: Top 90%; of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending: $6,206
American Samoa rank: #2 of 3

Understanding Western District's federal spending

National & state context

According to USASpending.gov, the official federal award-transaction dataset, Western District in American Samoa received $197.5M in federal spending in Fiscal Year 2025, equivalent to $6,206 per resident across a Census-estimated population of 31,819 (FIPS 60050). This per-capita intensity is 60.3% below the $15,647 national average, positioning Western 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), Western District's $6,206 per resident is 47.3% below the state average.

By per-capita federal spending alone, Western District ranks #2 of 3 American Samoa counties.

Spending concentration

A single county rarely dominates a state's federal-spending total, but Western District is the exception here, pulling in 33.7% 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 Western 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 Western 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 Western District Compares

Population: 31,819 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Western District Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$6,206 Top 90% higher than 10% 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 Western District's $6,206 - prioritizing American Samoa peers first.

Manu'A District

American Samoa

$6,468 per capita

$5.4M total

Eastern District

American Samoa

$3,511 per capita

$59.9M total

Bullitt County

Kentucky

$6,206 per capita

$510.3M total

Bradley County

Arkansas

$6,205 per capita

$65.4M total

Troup County

Georgia

$6,210 per capita

$431.1M total

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Western District received $197.5M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $6,206 per capita for the county's population of 31,819.

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

Western District's per capita federal spending of $6,206 is 60.3% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the American Samoa average of $11,788, it is 47.3% below.

What is the population of Western District, American Samoa?

Western District has a population of 31,819 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $6,206.

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.