Fort Worth, TX vs Kansas City, MO
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Kansas City spends 30.2% more per capita than Fort Worth ($6,880/person difference). Fort Worth, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 63/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
63/100
Budget Balance73
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
52/100
Budget Balance1
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency76
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Fort Worth
Kansas City
Total Spending
$14.7B
$11.5B
Spending / Capita
$15,939
$22,820
Total Revenue
$24.7B
$675.4M
Revenue / Capita
$26,694
$1,335
Total Debt
$1.8B
$0
Debt / Capita
$1,921
$0
Population
924,663
505,958
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Fort Worth$156
Kansas City$119
Highways & Roads
Fort Worth$317
Kansas City$0
Parks & Recreation
Fort Worth$708
Kansas City$1,309
Health
Fort Worth$235
Kansas City$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Fort WorthKansas City
| Sales Tax | $198 | $623 |
| Income Tax | $851 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $4,002 | $7 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,594 | $3,794 |
| Other | $3,439 | $11,150 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Fort WorthKansas City
| Fire Protection | $156 | $119 |
| Highways & Roads | $317 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $869 | $3,018 |
| Health | $235 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $1,680 | $1,849 |
| Parks & Recreation | $708 | $1,309 |
| Housing | $4,217 | $4,681 |
| Sewerage | $267 | $0 |
| Utilities | $2,674 | $3,123 |
| Other | $4,817 | $8,721 |
C
Fort Worth, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health
C
Kansas City, MO
Fiscal Health Score: 52/100
Average fiscal health