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

Fort Worth, TX vs Tulsa, OK

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

Summary

Fort Worth spends 203.6% more per capita than Tulsa ($10,689/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
Tulsa, OK
Pop. 411,938
C
56/100
Budget Balance4
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Fort Worth
Tulsa
Total Spending
$14.7B
$2.2B
Spending / Capita
$15,939
$5,250
Total Revenue
$24.7B
$0
Revenue / Capita
$26,694
$0
Total Debt
$1.8B
$0
Debt / Capita
$1,921
$0
Population
924,663
411,938
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Fort Worth$0
Tulsa$628
Fire Protection
Fort Worth$156
Tulsa$196
Highways & Roads
Fort Worth$317
Tulsa$257
Parks & Recreation
Fort Worth$708
Tulsa$154
Health
Fort Worth$235
Tulsa$762

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

Fort WorthTulsa
Sales Tax
$198
$97
Income Tax
$851
$0
Intergovernmental
$4,002
$0
Charges & Fees
$3,594
$0
Other
$3,439
$53

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Fort WorthTulsa
Police
$0
$628
Fire Protection
$156
$196
Highways & Roads
$317
$257
Public Welfare
$869
$86
Health
$235
$762
Hospitals
$1,680
$0
Parks & Recreation
$708
$154
Housing
$4,217
$350
Sewerage
$267
$27
Utilities
$2,674
$41
Other
$4,817
$2,748
C
Fort Worth, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health
C
Tulsa, OK
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health

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