DEFENSE 

SPENDING 

BY STATE 

FISCAL YEAR 2022 

SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT 

AMERICAN SAMOA 

GUAM 

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 

PUERTO RICO 

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 

U.S. Department of Defense 

Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation 

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 

The U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation 

(OLDCC) (formerly the Office of Economic Adjustment) partnered with the Library of 

Congress’s Federal Research Division (FRD) to produce this report. FRD’s analytical team 

includes Vega Bharadwaj, Katarina David, Zachary Ham, Sarah McNeal, Noah Milstein, 

Nathaniel Reynolds, Liam Sims, and Alan Stone. Anastasia Forbes managed this project for 

OLDCC and provided input throughout the report’s development. 

This research benefited from the guidance of staff at the DoD’s Defense Manpower Data 

Center, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the Congressional Research Service. Experts 

at the American Enterprise Institute, Brookings Institution, Center for a New American 

Security, and Center for Strategic and International Studies generously offered feedback on 

earlier versions of this report. 

Please direct any questions or suggestions for future reports via email to: 

Tara Butler 

Principal, Intergovernmental and Stakeholder Engagement 

Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, U.S. Department of Defense 

tara.a.butler4.civ@mail.mil 

An electronic copy of this report is located online at https://oldcc.gov/dsbs-fy2022. 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Acknowledgments ................................................................................. 1

Table of Contents .................................................................................. 2

Introduction .......................................................................................... 3

Summary Table ..................................................................................... 5

American Samoa Profile ........................................................................ 6

Guam Profile ......................................................................................... 7

Northern Mariana Islands Profile .......................................................... 8

Puerto Rico Profile ................................................................................ 9

U.S. Virgin Islands Profile ..................................................................... 10
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INTRODUCTION 

This report presents the results of an analysis of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) contract, 

grant, and personnel spending during fiscal year (FY) 2022. The report’s graphs and tables 

present a range of findings, such as total spending figures, categories of contracted goods 

and services, major defense vendors, and numbers and types of defense personnel. Territory 

officials may use this information to assess a region’s dependence on defense spending and to 

target assistance to support more resilient communities and companies. 

Conducted in late 2023, the analysis primarily entailed an examination of DoD-funded primeand sub-award contract data and defense personnel and payroll figures. This report also marks 

the first time that DoD-funded grant prime and sub-grant awards have been incorporated into 

the territory-level analysis of total defense spending. Findings are drawn from an array of 

sources, including the DoD’s Defense Manpower Data Center and USAspending.gov, which is 

managed by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. 

FY 2022 Overview

The DoD’s budget authority increased from $719.5 billion in FY 2021 to $795.7 billion in FY 

2022.1 DoD contract obligations, grant obligations, and payroll spending in the 50 states and 

the District of Columbia totaled $558.7 billion. Contract obligations, grant obligations, and 

payroll spending in American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands totaled $3.8 billion. 

Contracts for various products and services totaled $2.4 billion in those five territories, while 

DoD personnel payroll accounted for $1.3 billion, and DoD grant spending accounted for 

$57.0 million. 

Most contract funds went to construction (43 percent) and services (39 percent), with 

supplies and equipment (such as aircraft, ships, weapons, and parts; 17 percent) and research 

and development (<1 percent) comprising the remainder. The largest portion of personnel pay 

was for active-duty military (41 percent), followed by civilians (25 percent), the National Guard 

(22 percent), and the Reserves (12 percent). Grant awards for FY 2022 were analyzed at the 

territory level only. 

Total defense spending (contracts, grants and payroll) ranged from $4.8 million in American 

Samoa to $2.5 billion in Guam. This comprised 41.3 percent of Guam’s Gross Domestic Product 

(GDP), the highest of any U.S. state or territory. Among the 50 States and DC, defense 

spending as a share of GDP averaged 2.2 percent in FY 2022 and was highest in Virginia, at 9.7 

percent. 

 All numbers presented in current U.S. dollars. Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), National Defense Budget Estimates for FY 2024

(Washington, DC: May 2023): 152-153, https://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/Documents/defbudget/FY2024/FY24_Green_Book.pdf.

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Since 2020, there have been significant delays in the release of GDP data for the five 

territories covered in this report. In order to maintain a consistent schedule for this report, 

the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation decided to use the latest information 

available from U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis. 

Please see the main FY 2022 Defense Spending by State report for information about this 

report’s methodology and how to read this report. 
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SUMMARY TABLE 

DEFENSE SPENDING 

AS A SHARE OF GDP 

(%)*

SHARE OF TOTAL 

TERRITORY 

DEFENSE SPENDING 

(%)

DEFENSE SPENDING 

PER RESIDENT 

($) 

TOTAL CONTRACT, 

GRANT, AND PAYROLL 

SPENDING 

($ M = millions,

 B = billions) 

TOTAL CONTRACT 

SPENDING 

($ K = thousands, 

M = millions, 

B = billions) 

TOTAL GRANT 

SPENDING 

($ K = thousands, 

M = millions, 

B = billions) 

American Samoa 0.6 0.1 97 4.8 M 315.2 K 21.0 K 

Guam 41.3 66.5 16,441 2.5 B 1.7 B 3.5 M 

Northern Mariana 

Islands 6.7 1.5 1.219 57.7 M 55.6 M 154.8 K 

Puerto Rico 10.5 30.7 362 1.2 B 644.7 M 52.5 M 

U.S. Virgin Islands 1.0 1.2 520 45.3 M 5.0 M 823.4 K 

1 2 3 4 5 6 

Territory Average/ 

Total 12.0 100.0 3,728 3.8 B 2.4 B 57.0 M 

States and DC 

Average/Total 2.2 100.0 1,676 558.7 B 389.5 B 9.7 B 

Territory Total 1.3 B 332.9 M 553.9 M 454.8 M N/A N/A 

States and DC Total 159.4 B 64.0 B 73.4 B 22.0 B N/A N/A 

TOTAL PAYROLL 

($ M = millions, 

B = billions) 

CIVILIAN PAY 

($ K = thousands, 

M = millions, 

B = billions) 

MILITARY ACTIVE 

DUTY PAY

 ($ K = thousands, 

M = millions,

 B = billions) 

NATIONAL GUARD 

& RESERVE PAY 

M = millions,

 B = billions) 

RANKING BY 

DEFENSE 

SPENDING AS

 A SHARE OF 

TERRITORY GDP 

RANKING BY 

TOTAL DEFENSE 

SPENDING IN 

THE FIVE 

TERRITORIES 

American Samoa 4.5 M 676.8 K 187.2 K 3.6 M 5 5 

Guam 825.7 M 209.4 M 534.8 M 81.5 M 1 1 

Northern Mariana 

Islands 1.9 M 312.7 K 499.3 K 1.1 M 3 3 

Puerto Rico 470.0 M 114.0 M 17.3 M 338.7 M 2 2 

U.S. Virgin Islands 39.5 M 8.5 M 1.2 M 29.9 M 4 4 

7 8 9 10 11 12 

Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding. 

* This analysis uses 2020 GDP data for the Northern Mariana Islands, 2021 GDP data for Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 2022 

GDP data for American Samoa. At the time of publication, this was the most recent information available from the Commerce Department’s Bureau 

of Economic Analysis.
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#5 #5 0.1% $97 #5 #5 #4 #4

$4.8 M SPENT 0.6% OF OF DEFENSE PER $315.2 K $21.0 K GRANT 254 NUMBER OF $4.5 M 

IN TERRITORY TERRITORY GDP SPENDING IN FIVE RESIDENT CONTRACT SPENDING PERSONNEL PERSONNEL 

TERRITORIES SPENDING SPENDING 

, DEFENSE CONTRACTS

Construction: 0%

Research and Development: 0%

Service: 72%

Supplies and

Equipment: 28% 

By Type 

By Service 

Top Defense Contractors (K = thousands) 

Pure Enviro-Management, LLC $249.4 K

Mega Bugs Pest Control $24.0 K

The Kingdom of Thailand $23.0 K

Trident Engineering and Procurement $15.9 K

American Samoa Telecommunications Authority $3.0 K

Contract Awards Performed (By Fiscal Year, millions)

-$0.4

$4.0

$1.8

$0.6

$2.7

$2.1

$0.8 $0.3

FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22

Army

Navy/Marines

Air Force

Other Defense

88%

0%

0%

12%

DEFENSE PERSONNEL 

Allocations, By Service Allocations, By Type

Army

Navy/Marines

Air Force

Other Defense

100%

0%

0%

0%

(K = thousands, M = millions) 

Type Personnel Spending 

Active Duty 2 $187.2 K

Civilian 18 $676.8 K

National Guard 0 $0 

Reserve 234 $3.6 M

Total 254 $4.5 M 

NOTE: The negative spending value for FY15 is attributed 

to a contract closeout.
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#1 #1 66.5% $16,441 #1 #2 #2 #1

$2.5 B SPENT 41.3% OF OF DEFENSE PER $1.7 B CONTRACT $3.5 M GRANT 11,730 NUMBER $825.7 M 

IN TERRITORY TERRITORY GDP* SPENDING IN FIVE RESIDENT SPENDING SPENDING OF PERSONNEL PERSONNEL 

TERRITORIES SPENDING 

, DEFENSE CONTRACTS

By Type 

Construction: 58%

Service: 36%

Supplies and Equipment: 5% 

Research and Development: 0%

By Service 

Army

Navy/Marines

Air Force

Other Defense

2%

81%

9%

8%

Top Defense Contractors (M = millions) 

Black Construction-Tutor Perini JV $286.4 M

Gilbane, Inc. $214.8 M

DZSP 21 $99.0 M

Tutor Perini $90.1 M

Hensel Phelps $90.0 M

Reliable Builders, Inc. $57.3 M

Caddell-Nan JV $57.2 M

Global Pacific Design Builders, LLC $55.9 M

Pacific Unlimited, Inc. $55.2 M

Environmental Chemical Corp. $44.4 M

Contract Awards Performed (By Fiscal Year, millions)

$763.8

FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22

$612.2 $767.5 $847.5 $987.6

$1,208.7

$2,019.1

$1,700.1

DEFENSE PERSONNEL 

Allocations, By Service 

Army

Navy/Marines

Air Force

Other Defense

17%

49%

28%

6%

Allocations, By Type

Type 

Active Duty

Civilian

National Guard

Reserve

Total 

(M = millions) 

Personnel Spending 

6,665 $534.8 M

2,592 $209.4 M

1,551 $62.0 M

922 $19.5 M

11,730 $825.7 M 

* This analysis uses 2021 rather than 2022 GDP data for Guam, as at the time of publication this was the most recent information made available by 

the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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$8.3

$2.7 _ .. 

$31.8

$24.2

$48.0

$8.2 $10.5

FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 

#3 

$57.7 M SPENT 

#3 

6.7% OF 

1.5% 

OF DEFENSE 

$1,219 

PER 

#3 

$55.6 M 

#4 

$154.8 K GRANT 

#5

$1.9 M 

#5 

81 NUMBER OF 

IN TERRITORY TERRITORY GDP* SPENDING IN FIVE RESIDENT CONTRACT SPENDING PERSONNEL PERSONNEL 

TERRITORIES SPENDING SPENDING 

, DEFENSE CONTRACTS

Construction: 70%

Service: 0%

Supplies and

Equipment: 30% 

Research and Development: 0%

By Service 

Army

Navy/Marines

Air Force

Other Defense

0%

69%

0%

31%

DEFENSE PERSONNEL 

Allocations, By Service Allocations, By Type

Army

Navy/Marines

Air Force

Other Defense

83%

18%

0%

0%

(K = thousands, M = millions) 

Type Personnel Spending 

Active Duty 13 $499.3 K

Civilian 5 $312.7 K

National Guard 0 $0 

Reserve 63 $1.1 M

Total 81 $1.9 M 

By Type Top Defense Contractors (K = thousands, M = millions) 

Black Micro Corporation $40.5 M

Mobil Oil Mariana Islands, Inc. $14.2 M

SCA - Shipping Consultants Associated, Ltd. $1.4 M

Citadel Pacific, Ltd. $1.4 M

Ambyth Shipping Micronesia, Inc. $1.3 M

Jacobs $733.7 K

Drew International, LLC $221.3 K

Commonwealth Utilities Corp. $183.3 K

Saipan Crewboats, Inc. $119.1 K

Pacific Biomedical Services, Inc. $43.2 K

Contract Awards Performed (By Fiscal Year, millions)

$55.6

NOTE: The negative percentages for the Defense Contracts 

by Type chart have been zeroed out (Supplies and 

Equipment and Construction were the only categories 

with positive spending).

* This analysis uses 2020 rather than 2022 GDP data for the Northern Mariana Islands, as at the time of publication this was the most recent information 

made available by the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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#2 #2 30.7% $362 #2 #1 #1 #2

$1.2 B SPENT 10.5% OF OF DEFENSE PER $644.7 M $52.5 M GRANT 13,853 NUMBER $470.0 M 

IN TERRITORY TERRITORY GDP* SPENDING IN FIVE RESIDENT CONTRACT SPENDING OF PERSONNEL PERSONNEL 

TERRITORIES SPENDING SPENDING 

, DEFENSE CONTRACTS

By Type 

Construction: 1%

Service: 51%

Supplies and

Equipment: 48%

Research and Development: 0%

By Service 

Army

Navy/Marines

Air Force

Other Defense

43%

7%

1%

49%

Top Defense Contractors (M = millions) 

4contractor JV $194.2 M

PII, Inc. $130.0 M

Sitnasuak Native Corp. $39.0 M

M&M Manufacturing $32.4 M

Aurora Industries $20.4 M

Puerto Rico Apparel Manufacturing Corp. $18.9 M

Jacobs $17.6 M

Saltchuk Resources, Inc. $13.3 M

Pentaq Manufacturing Corp. $12.7 M

RBC Construction $12.1 M

Contract Awards Performed (By Fiscal Year, millions)

$3,243.0

$603.2 $644.7 $410.7 $490.8 $431.1 $311.4 $311.0

FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22

DEFENSE PERSONNEL 

Allocations, By Service 

Army 

Navy/Marines 

Air Force 

Other Defense 

83% 

2% 

10% 

5% 

Allocations, By Type

Type 

Active Duty

Civilian

National Guard

Reserve

Total 

(M = millions) 

Personnel Spending 

176 $17.3 M

2,099 $114.0 M

7,085 $203.0 M

4,493 $135.7 M

13,853 $470.0 M

* This analysis uses 2021 rather than 2022 GDP data for Puerto Rico, as at the time of publication this was the most recent information made available 

by the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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#4 #4 1.2% $520 #4 #3 #3 #3

$45.3 M SPENT 1.0% OF OF DEFENSE PER $5.0 M CONTRACT $823.4 K 791 NUMBER OF $39.5 M 

IN TERRITORY TERRITORY GDP* SPENDING IN FIVE RESIDENT SPENDING GRANT PERSONNEL PERSONNEL 

TERRITORIES SPENDING SPENDING 

, DEFENSE CONTRACTS

By Type 

By Service 

Construction: 72%

Service: 18%

Supplies and Equipment: 9%

Research and Development: 0%

Army 

Navy/Marines 

Air Force 

Other Defense 

87% 

8% 

5% 

0% 

Top Defense Contractors (K = thousands, M = millions) 

Advantix Engineering Corp. $3.5 M

United Electronic Industries $386.0 K

Seres-Arcadis SB JV, LLC $284.8 K

Action Technologies, LLC $216.1 K

SEBA Professional Services $138.1 K

Integrated Construction Services, LLC $132.2 K

Virgin Islands Paving, Inc. $120.9 K

AT&T $92.1 K

Mannette Musical Instruments, LLC $71.2 K

Veterans Therapeutic Support Services $63.9 K

Contract Awards Performed (By Fiscal Year, millions)

$7.0 $8.2

$31.6

$127.5

$12.1 $4.6 -$9.4 $5.0

FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22

DEFENSE PERSONNEL 

Allocations, By Service Allocations, By Type

Army 

Navy/Marines 

Air Force 

Other Defense 

92% 

0% 

8% 

0% 

(K = thousands, M = millions) 

Type Personnel Spending 

Active Duty 10 $1.2 M

Civilian 128 $8.5 M

National Guard 632 $29.6 M

Reserve 21 $266.8 K

Total 791 $39.5 M 

NOTE: The total negative spending value for FY21 is attributed 

to contract closeouts.

*This analysis uses 2021 rather than 2022 GDP data for the U.S. Virgin Islands, as at the time of publication this was the most recent information made 

available by the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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