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

Las Vegas, NV vs Tulsa, OK

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

Summary

Las Vegas spends 73.0% more per capita than Tulsa ($3,835/person difference). Las Vegas, NV has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 82/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Las Vegas, NV
Pop. 644,835
A
82/100
Budget Balance66
Debt Burden100
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
Las Vegas
Tulsa
Total Spending
$5.9B
$2.2B
Spending / Capita
$9,085
$5,250
Total Revenue
$5.3B
$0
Revenue / Capita
$8,251
$0
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
644,835
411,938
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Las Vegas$945
Tulsa$628
Fire Protection
Las Vegas$280
Tulsa$196
Highways & Roads
Las Vegas$45
Tulsa$257
Parks & Recreation
Las Vegas$1,028
Tulsa$154
Health
Las Vegas$0
Tulsa$762

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

Las VegasTulsa
Property Tax
$50
$0
Sales Tax
$386
$97
Intergovernmental
$1,137
$0
Other
$2,806
$53

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Las VegasTulsa
Police
$945
$628
Fire Protection
$280
$196
Highways & Roads
$45
$257
Public Welfare
$705
$86
Health
$0
$762
Hospitals
$356
$0
Parks & Recreation
$1,028
$154
Housing
$23
$350
Sewerage
$332
$27
Utilities
$129
$41
Other
$5,243
$2,748
A
Las Vegas, NV
Fiscal Health Score: 82/100
Excellent fiscal health
C
Tulsa, OK
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health

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