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

Fresno, CA vs Sacramento, CA

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

Summary

Sacramento spends 38.9% more per capita than Fresno ($27,633/person difference). Sacramento, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 57/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Fresno, CA
Pop. 541,528
C
50/100
Budget Balance0
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Sacramento, CA
Pop. 523,600
C
57/100
Budget Balance29
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Fresno
Sacramento
Total Spending
$23.5B
$37.2B
Spending / Capita
$43,387
$71,020
Total Revenue
$6.0B
$33.3B
Revenue / Capita
$10,998
$63,682
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
541,528
523,600
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Fresno$3,261
Sacramento$5,402
Fire Protection
Fresno$568
Sacramento$2,466
Parks & Recreation
Fresno$76
Sacramento$1,437
Education
Fresno$3,942
Sacramento$2,684
Health
Fresno$599
Sacramento$18

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

FresnoSacramento
Property Tax
$337
$1,465
Sales Tax
$19
$378
Income Tax
$501
$3,104
Intergovernmental
-$4,470
$3,400
Charges & Fees
$11
$3,239
Other
$2,070
$5,072

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

FresnoSacramento
Police
$3,261
$5,402
Fire Protection
$568
$2,466
Education
$3,942
$2,684
Public Welfare
$1,946
$3,470
Health
$599
$18
Parks & Recreation
$76
$1,437
Housing
$2,856
$8,577
Sewerage
$0
$103
Utilities
$15,340
$19,920
Interest on Debt
$255
$162
Other
$14,545
$26,782
C
Fresno, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 50/100
Average fiscal health
C
Sacramento, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 57/100
Average fiscal health

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