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

Fort Worth, TX vs Miami, FL

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

Summary

Miami spends 43.5% more per capita than Fort Worth ($12,256/person difference). Fort Worth, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 63/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Fort Worth, TX
Pop. 924,663
C
63/100
Budget Balance73
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Miami, FL
Pop. 443,665
C
53/100
Budget Balance22
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency51
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Fort Worth
Miami
Total Spending
$14.7B
$12.5B
Spending / Capita
$15,939
$28,195
Total Revenue
$24.7B
$6.7B
Revenue / Capita
$26,694
$15,037
Total Debt
$1.8B
$0
Debt / Capita
$1,921
$0
Population
924,663
443,665
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
Fort Worth$156
Miami$7,399
Highways & Roads
Fort Worth$317
Miami$0
Parks & Recreation
Fort Worth$708
Miami$1,783
Health
Fort Worth$235
Miami$0

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

Fort WorthMiami
Property Tax
$0
$0
Sales Tax
$198
$1,647
Income Tax
$851
$0
Intergovernmental
$4,002
$15,037
Charges & Fees
$3,594
$0
Other
$3,439
$1,399

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Fort WorthMiami
Fire Protection
$156
$7,399
Highways & Roads
$317
$0
Public Welfare
$869
$109
Health
$235
$0
Hospitals
$1,680
$1,499
Parks & Recreation
$708
$1,783
Housing
$4,217
$6,840
Sewerage
$267
$699
Utilities
$2,674
$1,295
Other
$4,817
$8,572
C
Fort Worth, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health
C
Miami, FL
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health

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The side-by-side above pulls the the Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances data for both entity A and entity B. What follows is the interpretation — which specific axes carry the most weight for entity A versus entity B, and which differences are large enough to influence a real decision.

Practical use of the comparison: read the data above, then drill into the individual entity A and entity B detail pages for the underlying breakdown. A pairwise comparison answers the relative question; the per-entity pages answer the absolute question.

Source: Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, 2026.