DEFENSE 

SPENDING 

BY STATE

U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation

FISCAL YEAR 2021

SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT

AMERICAN SAMOA 

GUAM

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 

PUERTO RICO 

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

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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, Nathaniel Reynolds, 

and Alan Stone. Liz Chimienti 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-fy2021. 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

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

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

Summary Table ..................................................................................... 4

American Samoa Profile ........................................................................ 5

Guam Profile ......................................................................................... 6

Northern Mariana Islands Profile .......................................................... 7

Puerto Rico Profile ................................................................................ 8

U.S. Virgin Islands Profile ...................................................................... 9
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INTRODUCTION

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

and personnel spending during fiscal year (FY) 2021. 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 2022, the analysis primarily entailed an examination of DoD-funded primeand sub-award contract data and defense personnel and payroll figures. 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 2021 Overview

The DoD’s budget authority decreased from $738.8 billion in FY 2020 to $713.9 billion in FY 

2021.1 DoD contract obligations and payroll spending in all 50 states and the District of 

Columbia totaled $559.0 billion. Contract 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 $2.5 billion in those five territories, while DoD personnel payroll 

accounted for $1.3 billion.

Most contract funds went to construction (55 percent) and services (32 percent), with 

supplies and equipment (such as aircraft, ships, weapons, and parts; 13 percent) and research 

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

pay was for active-duty military (40 percent), followed by the National Guard (25 percent), 

civilians (24 percent), and the Reserves (10 percent).

Total defense spending (contracts plus payroll) ranged from $5.5 million in American Samoa 

to $2.9 billion in Guam. This comprised 46.6 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 2.3 percent in FY 2021 and was highest in Virginia, at 

10.2 percent.

Since 2020, there have been significant lags 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 2021 Defense Spending by State report for information about this 

report’s methodology and how to read this report.

1

 All numbers presented in current U.S. dollars. Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), National Defense Budget Estimates for FY 2022

(Washington, DC: August 2021): 6, https://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/Documents/defbudget/FY2022/FY22_Green_Book.pdf.
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DEFENSE SPENDING 

AS A SHARE OF GDP 

(%)*

SHARE OF TOTAL 

TERRITORY 

DEFENSE SPENDING 

(%)

DEFENSE SPENDING 

PER RESIDENT 

($)

TOTAL CONTRACT AND 

PAYROLL SPENDING 

($ M = millions,

B = billions)

TOTAL CONTRACT

SPENDING

($ K = thousands, 

M = millions, 

B = billions)

TOTAL 

PAYROLL

($ M = millions, 

B = billions)

American Samoa 0.8 0.1 110 5.5 M 792.7 K 4.7 M

Guam 46.6 75.0 18,550 2.9 B 2.1 B 781.5 M

Northern Mariana 

Islands 1.3 0.4 318 15.1 M 12.5 M 2.5 M

Puerto Rico 0.9 23.6 276 899.4 M 449.9 M 449.5 M

U.S. Virgin Islands 0.8 0.8 369 32.2 M -9.1 M 41.3 M

Territory Average/

Total 3.2 100.0 1,057 3.8 B 2.5 B 1.3 B

States and DC 

Average/Total 2.3 100.0 1,684 559.0 B 398.7 B 160.3 B

1 2 3 4 5 6

CIVILIAN PAY

($ K = thousands, 

M = millions, 

B = billions)

MILITARY ACTIVE

DUTY PAY

($ K = thousands, 

M = millions,

 B = billions)

NATIONAL GUARD

PAY

($ M = millions,

 B = billions)

RESERVE PAY

($ K = thousands, 

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 672.4 K 232.4 K 0 3.8 M 4 5

Guam 194.5 M 496.8 M 69.8 M 20.3 M 1 1

Northern Mariana 

Islands 432.0 K 764.3 K 0 1.3 M 2 4

Puerto Rico 108.8 M 15.7 M 222.4 M 102.7 M 3 2

U.S. Virgin Islands 6.9 M 1.3 M 32.6 M 486.6 K 5 3

Territory Total 311.3 M 514.8 M 324.8 M 128.6 M N/A N/A

States and DC Total 64.0 B 72.7 B 14.4 B 9.2 B N/A N/A

7 8 9 10 11 12

SUMMARY TABLE

Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.

* This analysis uses 2019 GDP data for the Northern Mariana Islands, 2020 GDP data for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 2021 GDP data for 

American Samoa and Guam. 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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, DEFENSE CONTRACTS

DEFENSE PERSONNEL

By Type

By Service

Top Defense Contractors (K = thousands) 

Contract Awards Performed (by Fiscal Year, millions)

AMERICAN SAMOA

#5 #4 0.1% $110 #4 #4 #4

$5.5 M SPENT IN 

TERRITORY

0.8% OF TERRITORY 

GDP

OF DEFENSE 

SPENDING IN FIVE 

TERRITORIES

PER RESIDENT $792.7 K CONTRACT 

SPENDING

275 NUMBER OF 

PERSONNEL

$4.7 M PERSONNEL 

SPENDING

Allocations, By Service Allocations, By Type

Construction: 4%

Research and

Development: 0%

Service: 94%

Supplies and Equipment: 2%

Army

Navy/Marines

Air Force

Other Defense

98%

0%

0%

2%

Army

Navy/Marines

Air Force

Other Defense

99%

1%

0%

0%

$21.0

-$0.4

$4.9

$1.8 $0.6 $2.8 $2.2 $0.8

FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21

American Samoa Power Authority $498.9 K

China Navigation Company $126.4 K

American Samoa Telecommunications Authority $97.5 K

Na Ali’i $35.7 K

Island Energy Ventures $31.6 K

Mega Bugs Pest Control $24.0 K

Trident Engineering and Procurement $19.0 K

(K = thousands, M = millions) 

NOTE: The negative spending value for FY15 is attributed to 

a contract closeout.

Type Personnel Spending

Active Duty 3 $232.4 K

Civilian 17 $672.4 K

National Guard 0 $0

Reserve 255 $3.8 M

Total 275 $4.7 M
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, DEFENSE CONTRACTS

DEFENSE PERSONNEL

By Type

By Service

Top Defense Contractors (M = millions) 

Contract Awards Performed (by Fiscal Year, millions)

GUAM

#1 #1 75.0% $18,550 #1 #2 #1

$2.9 B SPENT IN 

TERRITORY

46.6% OF 

TERRITORY GDP

OF DEFENSE 

SPENDING IN FIVE 

TERRITORIES

 PER RESIDENT $2.1 B CONTRACT 

SPENDING

11,354 NUMBER 

OF PERSONNEL

$781.5 M PERSONNEL 

SPENDING

Allocations, By Service Allocations, By Type

Construction: 63%

Research and Development: 0%

Service: 33%

Supplies and Equipment: 4%

Army

Navy/Marines

Air Force

Other Defense

0%

87%

5%

7%

Army

Navy/Marines

Air Force

Other Defense

18%

48%

29%

5%

$657.4

$907.0

$641.7

$1,249.0

$2,072.2

FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21

Type Personnel Spending

Active Duty 6,273 $496.8 M

Civilian 2,565 $194.5 M

National Guard 1,561 $69.8 M

Reserve 955 $20.3 M

Total 11,354 $781.5 M

Core Tech-HDCC-Kajima $730.4 M

Tutor Perini $127.4 M

PAE $100.4 M

Black Construction-Tutor Perini, JV $98.5 M

H2O Guam, JV $98.0 M

Custom Mechanical Systems $68.9 M

Granite-Obayashi, JV $68.9 M

Caddell-Nan, JV $66.6 M

Pacific Unlimited Inc. $59.4 M

Hensel Phelps $53.8 M

(M = millions) 

$792.7 $933.7 $1,004.2
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, DEFENSE CONTRACTS

DEFENSE PERSONNEL

By Type

By Service

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

Contract Awards Performed (by Fiscal Year, millions)

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

#4 #2 0.4% $318 #3 #5 #5

$15.1 M SPENT IN 

TERRITORY

1.3% OF TERRITORY 

GDP*

OF DEFENSE 

SPENDING IN FIVE 

TERRITORIES

PER RESIDENT $12.5 M CONTRACT 

SPENDING

99 NUMBER OF 

PERSONNEL

$2.5 M PERSONNEL 

SPENDING

Allocations, By Service Allocations, By Type

Construction: 14%

Research and Development: 0%

Service: 86%

Supplies and Equipment: 0% 

Army

Navy/Marines

Air Force

Other Defense

14%

85%

1%

0%

Army

Navy/Marines

Air Force

Other Defense

77%

23%

0%

0%

$2.1

$8.5 $4.9

$32.5

$24.7

$49.2

$10.4 $12.5

FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21

Amentum Services $5.8 M

USA Environmental $1.7 M

EA Engineering, Science, and Technology Inc. $1.5 M

Jacobs $829.4 K

FPA Pacific Corp. $537.1 K

Mitsubishi Group $461.2 K

Lorilynns Hotel $392.3 K

AECOM $323.0 K

Commonwealth Utilities Corp. $166.6 K

Hong Ye Construction $155.7 K

(K = thousands, M = millions) 

Type Personnel Spending

Active Duty 22 $764.3 K

Civilian 7 $432.0 K

National Guard 0 $0

Reserve 70 $1.3 M

Total 99 $2.5 M

* This analysis uses 2019 rather than 2021 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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, DEFENSE CONTRACTS

DEFENSE PERSONNEL

By Type

By Service

Top Defense Contractors (M = millions) 

Contract Awards Performed (by Fiscal Year, millions)

PUERTO RICO

#2 #3 23.6% $276 #2 #1 #2

$899.4 M SPENT IN 

TERRITORY

0.9% OF TERRITORY 

GDP*

OF DEFENSE 

SPENDING IN FIVE 

TERRITORIES

 PER RESIDENT $449.9 M CONTRACT 

SPENDING

14,044 NUMBER OF 

PERSONNEL

$449.5 M PERSONNEL 

SPENDING

Allocations, By Service Allocations, By Type

Construction: 16%

Research and Development: 0%

Service: 28%

Supplies and 

Equipment: 55%

Army

Navy/Marines

Air Force

Other Defense

18%

12%

12%

58%

Army

Navy/Marines

Air Force

Other Defense

83%

2%

10%

4%

FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21

Aurora Industries $37.1 M

QB Group $33.8 M

Puerto Rico Apparel Manufacturing Corp. $29.4 M

M&M Manufacturing $27.6 M

Sitnasuak Native Corp. $26.5 M

Pentaq Manufacturing Corp. $25.4 M

Pharmaceutics International Inc. $24.9 M

Design Build $24.1 M

Bluewater Defense $15.9 M

Kandor Manufacturing Inc. $15.6 M

(M = millions) 

Type Personnel Spending

Active Duty 161 $15.7 M

Civilian 2,135 $108.8 M

National Guard 7,218 $222.4 M

Reserve 4,530 $102.7 M

Total 14,044 $449.5 M

$3,247.4

$349.1 $325.7 $316.0 $418.5 $606.4 $493.9 $449.9

* This analysis uses 2020 rather than 2021 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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, DEFENSE CONTRACTS

DEFENSE PERSONNEL

By Type

By Service

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

Contract Awards Performed (By Fiscal Year, millions)

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

#3 #5 0.8% $369 #5 #3 #3

$32.2 M SPENT IN 

TERRITORY

0.8% OF TERRITORY 

GDP*

OF DEFENSE 

SPENDING IN FIVE 

TERRITORIES

PER RESIDENT -$9,1 M CONTRACT 

SPENDING

803 NUMBER OF 

PERSONNEL

$41.3 M PERSONNEL 

SPENDING

Allocations, By Service Allocations, By Type

Construction: 0%

Research and Development: 0%

Service: 0% Supplies and 

Equipment: 100%

Army

Navy/Marines

Air Force

Other Defense

0%

44%

56%

0%

Army

Navy/Marines

Air Force

Other Defense

92%

1%

8%

0%

$4.6 $7.1 $8.6

$31.7

$127.7

$12.2 $4.7 -$9.1

FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21

Unique Technical Solutions $1.1 M

United Electronic Industries $939.4 K

Action Technologies Defense Group $264.8 K

SEBA Professional Services $138.2 K

United Airlines $95.0 K

AT&T $85.4 K

Delta Air Lines $60.5 K

Flemings' Transport Co. $43.1 K

Ocean Systems Laboratory $42.0 K

TripTych Planning $38.0 K

(K = thousands, M = millions) 

Type Personnel Spending

Active Duty 12 $1.3 M

Civilian 127 $6.9 M

National Guard 637 $32.6 M

Reserve 27 $486.6 K

Total 803 $41.3 M

* This analysis uses 2020 rather than 2021 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.

NOTE: The total negative spending value for FY21 is attributed to 

contract closeouts. The negative percentages for the charts for 

Defense Contracts by Type and by Service have been zeroed out

(Supplies and Equipment, Navy/Marines, and Air Force were the 

only categories with positive spending).

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