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American Samoa
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DRAFT · Dated statistical and subject baseline. Figures retain their individual reference years.
Introduction
Background ⓘ
American Samoa is a United States territory whose islands include volcanic high islands and coral atolls in the South Pacific.
Geography
Total area ⓘ
581 square miles (1,505 square kilometres) (2010)
Land area ⓘ
76 square miles (197 square kilometres) (2010)
Water area ⓘ
505 square miles (1,308 square kilometres) (2010)
Islands ⓘ
Tutuila, Aunuʻu, Ofu, Olosega and Taʻu are volcanic islands; Rose and Swains are coral atolls. The islands lie south of the equator, between Hawaii and New Zealand.
People
Government
National Park Service places
Places associated with this state or territory in the NPS directory.
Further reading
Source records
- Background
NOAA, National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa ↗
Reference period: Not supplied by source.
Retrieved: 2026-10-31.
- Total area
U.S. Census Bureau, State Area Measurements (2010) ↗
Reference period: 2010. 2010 Census geography; rounded to whole square miles. Water includes perennial water only; intermittent water, glacier, marsh and swamp are included in land. Do not interpret as a current boundary survey.
Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:09:33.8431839Z.
Original source value: 581 square miles.
- Land area
U.S. Census Bureau, State Area Measurements (2010) ↗
Reference period: 2010. 2010 Census geography; rounded to whole square miles. Water includes perennial water only; intermittent water, glacier, marsh and swamp are included in land. Do not interpret as a current boundary survey.
Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:09:33.8431839Z.
Original source value: 76 square miles.
- Water area
U.S. Census Bureau, State Area Measurements (2010) ↗
Reference period: 2010. 2010 Census geography; rounded to whole square miles. Water includes perennial water only; intermittent water, glacier, marsh and swamp are included in land. Do not interpret as a current boundary survey.
Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:09:33.8431839Z.
Original source value: 505 square miles.
- Islands
NOAA, National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa ↗
Reference period: Not supplied by source.
Retrieved: 2026-10-31.
- Census population
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Island Areas Censuses ↗
Reference period: 2020-04-01. April 1, 2020 enumerated population, 2020 Island Areas Censuses. Not an annual estimate; ACS is not conducted in these four territories.
Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:16:16.9406882Z.
Original source value: 49,710 people.
- Capital
NOAA, National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa ↗
Reference period: Not supplied by source.
Retrieved: 2026-10-31.
- Political status
National Archives, American Samoa census records ↗
Reference period: Not supplied by source.
Retrieved: 2026-10-31.