Sacramento, CA vs Denver, CO
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Sacramento spends 111.5% more per capita than Denver ($37,438/person difference). Sacramento, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 57/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
57/100
Budget Balance29
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
51/100
Budget Balance68
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency26
Revenue Diversity99
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Sacramento
Denver
Total Spending
$37.2B
$23.9B
Spending / Capita
$71,020
$33,582
Total Revenue
$33.3B
$86.8B
Revenue / Capita
$63,682
$122,063
Total Debt
$0
$3.6B
Debt / Capita
$0
$5,126
Population
523,600
710,800
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Sacramento$5,402
Denver$2,455
Fire Protection
Sacramento$2,466
Denver$1,668
Highways & Roads
Sacramento$0
Denver$475
Parks & Recreation
Sacramento$1,437
Denver$3,319
Education
Sacramento$2,684
Denver$821
Health
Sacramento$18
Denver$693
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
SacramentoDenver
| Property Tax | $1,465 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $378 | $2,070 |
| Income Tax | $3,104 | $236 |
| Intergovernmental | $3,400 | $44,661 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,239 | $5,207 |
| Other | $5,072 | $10,100 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
SacramentoDenver
| Police | $5,402 | $2,455 |
| Fire Protection | $2,466 | $1,668 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $475 |
| Education | $2,684 | $821 |
| Public Welfare | $3,470 | $764 |
| Health | $18 | $693 |
| Hospitals | $0 | $2,855 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,437 | $3,319 |
| Housing | $8,577 | $3,565 |
| Sewerage | $103 | $293 |
| Utilities | $19,920 | $4,292 |
| Interest on Debt | $162 | $7 |
| General Admin | $0 | $364 |
| Other | $26,782 | $12,011 |
C
Sacramento, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 57/100
Average fiscal health
C
Denver, CO
Fiscal Health Score: 51/100
Average fiscal health