San Diego, CA vs Minneapolis, MN
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
San Diego spends 97.7% more per capita than Minneapolis ($21,397/person difference). Minneapolis, MN has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 65/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
53/100
Budget Balance14
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity96
Trend Direction50
B
65/100
Budget Balance17
Debt Burden91
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency80
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
San Diego
Minneapolis
Total Spending
$59.9B
$9.4B
Spending / Capita
$43,306
$21,910
Total Revenue
$13.4B
$8.2B
Revenue / Capita
$9,662
$19,159
Total Debt
$0
$274.8M
Debt / Capita
$0
$644
Population
1,383,987
426,877
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
San Diego$3,335
Minneapolis$0
Fire Protection
San Diego$1,278
Minneapolis$683
Highways & Roads
San Diego$1,408
Minneapolis$221
Parks & Recreation
San Diego$436
Minneapolis$3,486
Education
San Diego$2,005
Minneapolis$0
Health
San Diego$411
Minneapolis$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
San DiegoMinneapolis
| Property Tax | $124 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $63 | $1,989 |
| Income Tax | $194 | $994 |
| Intergovernmental | $57 | $2,929 |
| Charges & Fees | $14 | $2,040 |
| Other | $3,801 | $3,254 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
San DiegoMinneapolis
| Police | $3,335 | $0 |
| Fire Protection | $1,278 | $683 |
| Highways & Roads | $1,408 | $221 |
| Education | $2,005 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $700 | $1,500 |
| Health | $411 | $0 |
| Parks & Recreation | $436 | $3,486 |
| Housing | $4,476 | $4,133 |
| Sewerage | $43 | $570 |
| Utilities | $11,704 | $2,398 |
| Other | $17,509 | $8,919 |
C
San Diego, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health
B
Minneapolis, MN
Fiscal Health Score: 65/100
Good fiscal health