PlainSpending
DOGE Impact All States

Puerto Rico

DOGE Federal Cuts Impact

Estimated 135 federal contract and grant terminations, totaling $433.1M in claimed savings - 0.4% of national total.

That's $132 per resident, ranked #56 nationally.

Est. Total Savings

$433.1M

Rank #47 nationally

Terminations

135

0.4% of national total

Per Capita

$132

Rank #56 nationally

FY2025 Federal Spending

$38.4B

Basis for distribution

Award Deobligation Gazette

FPDS · USASpending · DOGE claimed

TOT

$433.1M

PCAP

$132

SHARE

0.4%

TERMS

135

C-MIX

11.0%

G-MIX

89.0%

RANK$

#47

RANK/C

#56

Nearest savings peers

South Dakota Rhode Island Vermont New Hampshire
Puerto Rico$132South Dakota$488Rhode Island$397Vermont$703New Hampshire$286
Puerto Rico vs nearest peers, claimed DOGE savings per resident

Low per-resident claimed cut

Puerto Rico residents face a thin claimed cut of $132 each (#56 of 56 per capita).

Thin absolute books swing hard on a handful of awards. Compare South Dakota before reading any single agency name as a statewide pattern.

Attribution method: methodology (national DOGE totals × FY2025 USASpending.gov state share).

Grant-led terminations in Puerto Rico

Estimated DOGE savings split: $47.8M from 11 contracts (11.0%) vs $385.3M from 124 grants (89.0%).

Contract terminations$47.8MGrant terminations$385.3M
Puerto Rico DOGE claimed savings by termination type

Contract Terminations

11 contracts

11.0%

$47.8M

Contracts are the thinner claimed channel here (11.0% of savings).

Grant Terminations

124 grants

89.0%

$385.3M

Financial assistance is the heavier claimed channel in Puerto Rico (89.0% of savings).

Top Federal Agencies in Puerto Rico

Agencies with the largest federal spending in Puerto Rico in FY2025, likely most affected by DOGE terminations.

1 Department of Health and Human Services
2 Social Security Administration
3 Department of Agriculture
4 Department of Veterans Affairs
5 Department of Education

States With Similar DOGE Impact

States with estimated DOGE savings closest to Puerto Rico.

State Est. Savings
South Dakota $432.6M
Rhode Island $435.4M
Vermont $451.9M
New Hampshire $393.3M
North Dakota $386.2M

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Estimate Notice: DOGE.gov's API does not include state-level data. Figures for Puerto Rico are estimated by distributing national DOGE savings proportionally to the state's FY2025 federal spending from USASpending.gov (U.S. Treasury). Actual impacts may vary.

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Data Sources: DOGE.gov Savings API (api.doge.gov) + USASpending.gov FY2025 Awards Data (U.S. Treasury).