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

Oklahoma City, OK vs New York, NY

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

Summary

New York spends 86.0% more per capita than Oklahoma City ($111,046/person difference). Oklahoma City, OK has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 65/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Oklahoma City, OK
Pop. 681,088
B
65/100
Budget Balance80
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency97
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
New York, NY
Pop. 8,622,467
C
64/100
Budget Balance55
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Oklahoma City
New York
Total Spending
$12.3B
$1113.3B
Spending / Capita
$18,074
$129,119
Total Revenue
$23.9B
$1271.6B
Revenue / Capita
$35,156
$147,477
Total Debt
$2.4B
$4.0B
Debt / Capita
$3,520
$462
Population
681,088
8,622,467
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Oklahoma City$0
New York$1,512
Fire Protection
Oklahoma City$513
New York$11,050
Highways & Roads
Oklahoma City$0
New York$221
Parks & Recreation
Oklahoma City$2,014
New York$868
Education
Oklahoma City$0
New York$37,892
Health
Oklahoma City$5
New York$417

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

Oklahoma CityNew York
Property Tax
$0
$5
Sales Tax
$763
$399
Income Tax
$1,037
$19
Intergovernmental
$6,852
$20,520
Charges & Fees
$3,256
$1,835
Other
$1,836
$3,593

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Oklahoma CityNew York
Police
$0
$1,512
Fire Protection
$513
$11,050
Highways & Roads
$0
$221
Education
$0
$37,892
Public Welfare
$1,525
$1,116
Health
$5
$417
Hospitals
$2,044
$6,467
Parks & Recreation
$2,014
$868
Housing
$2,857
$7,137
Sewerage
$0
$315
Utilities
$4,523
$13,371
Interest on Debt
$707
$11,706
General Admin
$0
$11,668
Other
$3,886
$25,380
B
Oklahoma City, OK
Fiscal Health Score: 65/100
Good fiscal health
C
New York, NY
Fiscal Health Score: 64/100
Average fiscal health

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