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

Total Revenue Per Capita

Total city revenue collected per resident. Higher is better. Ranking 675 cities.

#CityGradeTotal Revenue Per Capita
1Santa Clara, CAC$324,667
2Alameda, CAC$283,925
3Washington, DCD$277,701
4San Francisco, CAD$272,907
5Urban Honolulu, HID$209,394
6Hamilton, OHB$204,195
7Salt Lake City, UTC$182,082
8Atlanta, GAA$156,803
9Gainesville, FLB$151,126
10New York, NYC$147,477
11Miami Beach, FLC$144,562
12Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TND$138,595
13Waco, TXB$133,149
14San Mateo, CAC$127,126
15Sarasota, FLC$122,606
16Denver, COC$122,063
17Springfield, ILB$112,589
18Anaheim, CAB$101,055
19Riverside, CAC$97,452
20Frederick, MDC$97,078
21Lansing, MIC$95,909
22Orange, CAD$91,528
23Carmel, INC$90,764
24Huntington Park, CAC$87,954
25Tacoma, WAC$86,417
26San Antonio, TXB$85,853
27Baton Rouge, LAB$85,687
28Chicago, ILC$85,083
29Oshkosh, WIA$84,665
30Quincy, MAD$84,485
31Owensboro, KYA$82,731
32Cleveland, OHB$79,979
33Birmingham, ALC$79,635
34Austin, TXB$77,600
35Richmond, VAD$77,122
36Seattle, WAC$76,958
37Arlington, VAC$76,540
38Long Beach, CAB$75,389
39Indianapolis city (balance), INB$74,799
40Brookline, MAD$74,745
41Bossier City, LAB$73,677
42Norfolk, VAD$73,324
43Richmond, CAA$72,573
44Fargo, NDC$71,744
45Suffolk, VAB$71,694
46Portland, MEB$71,637
47West Hartford, CTB$71,274
48Baltimore, MDB$70,679
49New Brunswick, NJD$69,865
50Evansville, INB$68,209
51Monterey Park, CAC$66,783
52Bryan, TXB$66,764
53Conroe, TXB$66,298
54Pearland, TXB$66,209
55Palo Alto, CAD$66,187
56Portsmouth, VAB$66,060
57Santa Monica, CAD$65,336
58Schaumburg, ILA$65,049
59Columbia, SCB$64,353
60San Buenaventura (Ventura), CAD$64,222
61Sacramento, CAC$63,682
62Roseville, CAB$62,984
63Folsom, CAB$61,880
64Bridgeport, CTB$60,953
65Arlington, TXA$60,454
66Tempe, AZA$56,620
67Santa Cruz, CAC$56,124
68Rock Hill, SCA$55,880
69Houston, TXA$55,600
70Pasadena, CAB$55,458
71Pflugerville, TXB$54,958
72New Braunfels, TXB$54,025
73New Haven, CTC$53,739
74Evanston, ILA$53,711
75Lakeland, FLB$53,558
76Jacksonville, FLC$53,517
77Garland, TXB$53,213
78Broomfield, COD$53,042
79Corona, CAA$52,909
80Colorado Springs, COC$52,777
81Harrisonburg, VAD$52,435
82Mishawaka, INA$52,225
83Queen Creek, AZB$51,339
84Fort Lauderdale, FLC$51,266
85Santa Barbara, CAC$51,006
86Phoenix, AZB$50,709
87Ontario, CAC$50,219
88Charlotte, NCC$49,746
89Tallahassee, FLC$49,453
90Berwyn, ILB$48,762
91Knoxville, TNC$48,542
92Waukegan, ILA$48,533
93South San Francisco, CAB$48,383
94West Palm Beach, FLB$48,374
95Victorville, CAB$47,983
96Portland, ORC$47,970
97Salem, ORB$47,891
98San Marcos, TXC$47,816
99Corpus Christi, TXB$47,140
100Frisco, TXB$47,138

Showing top 100 of 675 cities

Data: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances. Per-capita figures based on American Community Survey population estimates.