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

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

City A
San Diego, CA
Pop. 1,383,987
C
53/100
Budget Balance14
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity96
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
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

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