Kansas City, MO vs Fort Worth, TX
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Kansas City spends 43.2% 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
52/100
Budget Balance1
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency76
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
C
63/100
Budget Balance73
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Kansas City
Fort Worth
Total Spending
$11.5B
$14.7B
Spending / Capita
$22,820
$15,939
Total Revenue
$675.4M
$24.7B
Revenue / Capita
$1,335
$26,694
Total Debt
$0
$1.8B
Debt / Capita
$0
$1,921
Population
505,958
924,663
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Kansas City$119
Fort Worth$156
Highways & Roads
Kansas City$0
Fort Worth$317
Parks & Recreation
Kansas City$1,309
Fort Worth$708
Health
Kansas City$0
Fort Worth$235
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Kansas CityFort Worth
| Sales Tax | $623 | $198 |
| Income Tax | $0 | $851 |
| Intergovernmental | $7 | $4,002 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,794 | $3,594 |
| Other | $11,150 | $3,439 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Kansas CityFort Worth
| Fire Protection | $119 | $156 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $317 |
| Public Welfare | $3,018 | $869 |
| Health | $0 | $235 |
| Hospitals | $1,849 | $1,680 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,309 | $708 |
| Housing | $4,681 | $4,217 |
| Sewerage | $0 | $267 |
| Utilities | $3,123 | $2,674 |
| Other | $8,721 | $4,817 |
C
Kansas City, MO
Fiscal Health Score: 52/100
Average fiscal health
C
Fort Worth, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health