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

Long Beach, CA vs Minneapolis, MN

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

Summary

Long Beach spends 56.3% more per capita than Minneapolis ($12,340/person difference). Long Beach, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 67/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Long Beach, CA
Pop. 462,293
B
67/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency23
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Minneapolis, MN
Pop. 426,877
B
65/100
Budget Balance17
Debt Burden91
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency80
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Long Beach
Minneapolis
Total Spending
$15.8B
$9.4B
Spending / Capita
$34,250
$21,910
Total Revenue
$34.9B
$8.2B
Revenue / Capita
$75,389
$19,159
Total Debt
$0
$274.8M
Debt / Capita
$0
$644
Population
462,293
426,877
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
Long Beach$0
Minneapolis$683
Highways & Roads
Long Beach$0
Minneapolis$221
Parks & Recreation
Long Beach$698
Minneapolis$3,486
Health
Long Beach$477
Minneapolis$0

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

Long BeachMinneapolis
Sales Tax
$36
$1,989
Income Tax
$1,760
$994
Intergovernmental
$1,688
$2,929
Charges & Fees
$2,424
$2,040
Other
$8,836
$3,254

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Long BeachMinneapolis
Fire Protection
$0
$683
Highways & Roads
$0
$221
Public Welfare
$1,317
$1,500
Health
$477
$0
Hospitals
$2,751
$0
Parks & Recreation
$698
$3,486
Housing
$5,782
$4,133
Sewerage
$86
$570
Utilities
$3,889
$2,398
Interest on Debt
$2,718
$0
Other
$16,533
$8,919
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health
B
Minneapolis, MN
Fiscal Health Score: 65/100
Good fiscal health

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