2022 STX Total Operating Budget:

$1.17 Billion

Data: Government of the US Virgin Islands Open Finance the middle of the United States Virgin Islands, the middle of the Caribbean, and not too far from Florida. However, when storm events, such as hurricanes, occur ports are often closed. Since most goods and services are imported to St. Croix, this heightens the reality of isolation and the challenges of living on an island; again, proclaiming the importance of planning for the resilience of St. Croix.

Although an abundance of disaster recovery funding is available to St. Croix, the local government struggles to access these funds.

St. Croix is an isolated island, but it is not alone. The geographical context of St. Croix is such that it is situated in