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

Oklahoma City, OK vs San Francisco, CA

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

Summary

San Francisco spends 90.2% more per capita than Oklahoma City ($166,058/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
San Francisco, CA
Pop. 851,036
D
48/100
Budget Balance70
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Oklahoma City
San Francisco
Total Spending
$12.3B
$156.7B
Spending / Capita
$18,074
$184,131
Total Revenue
$23.9B
$232.3B
Revenue / Capita
$35,156
$272,907
Total Debt
$2.4B
$1.7B
Debt / Capita
$3,520
$2,031
Population
681,088
851,036
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Oklahoma City$0
San Francisco$3,351
Fire Protection
Oklahoma City$513
San Francisco$2,281
Parks & Recreation
Oklahoma City$2,014
San Francisco$4,119
Health
Oklahoma City$5
San Francisco$1,911

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

Oklahoma CitySan Francisco
Property Tax
$0
$148
Sales Tax
$763
$3,028
Income Tax
$1,037
$269
Intergovernmental
$6,852
$19,762
Charges & Fees
$3,256
$7,961
Other
$1,836
$18,918

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Oklahoma CitySan Francisco
Police
$0
$3,351
Fire Protection
$513
$2,281
Public Welfare
$1,525
$2,203
Health
$5
$1,911
Hospitals
$2,044
$6,939
Parks & Recreation
$2,014
$4,119
Housing
$2,857
$9,315
Sewerage
$0
$1,423
Utilities
$4,523
$21,190
Interest on Debt
$707
$22,798
General Admin
$0
$14,899
Other
$3,886
$93,702
B
Oklahoma City, OK
Fiscal Health Score: 65/100
Good fiscal health
D
San Francisco, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 48/100
Below average fiscal health

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