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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

Dallas, TX vs Oklahoma City, OK

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

Dallas spends 92.8% more per capita than Oklahoma City ($16,776/person difference). Oklahoma City, OK has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 65/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Dallas, TX
Pop. 1,300,642
C
57/100
Budget Balance16
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency21
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Oklahoma City, OK
Pop. 681,088
B
65/100
Budget Balance80
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency97
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Dallas
Oklahoma City
Total Spending
$45.3B
$12.3B
Spending / Capita
$34,849
$18,074
Total Revenue
$7.1B
$23.9B
Revenue / Capita
$5,474
$35,156
Total Debt
$0
$2.4B
Debt / Capita
$0
$3,520
Population
1,300,642
681,088
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Dallas$1,519
Oklahoma City$0
Fire Protection
Dallas$305
Oklahoma City$513
Highways & Roads
Dallas$201
Oklahoma City$0
Parks & Recreation
Dallas$0
Oklahoma City$2,014
Education
Dallas$62
Oklahoma City$0
Health
Dallas$0
Oklahoma City$5

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

DallasOklahoma City
Property Tax
$9
$0
Sales Tax
$25
$763
Income Tax
$0
$1,037
Intergovernmental
$1,223
$6,852
Charges & Fees
$0
$3,256
Other
$584
$1,836

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

DallasOklahoma City
Police
$1,519
$0
Fire Protection
$305
$513
Highways & Roads
$201
$0
Education
$62
$0
Public Welfare
$215
$1,525
Health
$0
$5
Hospitals
$385
$2,044
Parks & Recreation
$0
$2,014
Housing
$444
$2,857
Utilities
$833
$4,523
Interest on Debt
$0
$707
General Admin
$25,827
$0
Other
$5,059
$3,886
C
Dallas, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 57/100
Average fiscal health
B
Oklahoma City, OK
Fiscal Health Score: 65/100
Good fiscal health

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