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

California City Spending Rankings

187 cities with 50,000+ residents · Average Fiscal Health Score: 56/100

Cities
187
Total Population
28.0M
Avg Fiscal Score
56/100
Total Police Spending
$52.3B

Healthiest Fiscal Cities

San Jose1.0M
A
Irvine305K
A
Chula Vista276K
A
Elk Grove176K
A
Hawthorne87K
A

Most Fiscally Stressed

Palo Alto68K
D
Yuba City70K
D
San Bernardino221K
D
Napa79K
D
Merced88K
D

All 187 Cities in California

Los Angeles, CA

Pop. 3.9M

D
Total Spending
$331.6B
Per Capita
$85,432

San Diego, CA

Pop. 1.4M

C
Total Spending
$59.9B
Per Capita
$43,306

San Jose, CA

Pop. 1.0M

A
Total Spending
$18.0B
Per Capita
$17,934

San Francisco, CA

Pop. 851K

D
Total Spending
$156.7B
Per Capita
$184,131

Fresno, CA

Pop. 542K

C
Total Spending
$23.5B
Per Capita
$43,387

Sacramento, CA

Pop. 524K

C
Total Spending
$37.2B
Per Capita
$71,020

Long Beach, CA

Pop. 462K

B
Total Spending
$15.8B
Per Capita
$34,250

Oakland, CA

Pop. 438K

B
Total Spending
$13.2B
Per Capita
$30,055

Bakersfield, CA

Pop. 404K

C
Total Spending
$4.7B
Per Capita
$11,576

Anaheim, CA

Pop. 347K

B
Total Spending
$8.2B
Per Capita
$23,533

Stockton, CA

Pop. 320K

A
Total Spending
$4.0B
Per Capita
$12,349

Riverside, CA

Pop. 316K

C
Total Spending
$59.4B
Per Capita
$188,026

Santa Ana, CA

Pop. 311K

C
Total Spending
$6.9B
Per Capita
$22,117

Irvine, CA

Pop. 305K

A
Total Spending
$3.8B
Per Capita
$12,561

Chula Vista, CA

Pop. 276K

A
Total Spending
$2.8B
Per Capita
$10,149

Fremont, CA

Pop. 229K

B
Total Spending
$3.8B
Per Capita
$16,439

Santa Clarita, CA

Pop. 226K

A
Total Spending
$2.0B
Per Capita
$8,679

San Bernardino, CA

Pop. 221K

D
Total Spending
$52.7B
Per Capita
$238,232

Modesto, CA

Pop. 218K

B
Total Spending
$2.9B
Per Capita
$13,306

Moreno Valley, CA

Pop. 210K

B
Total Spending
$2.4B
Per Capita
$11,287

Fontana, CA

Pop. 209K

A
Total Spending
$2.6B
Per Capita
$12,317

Oxnard, CA

Pop. 202K

B
Total Spending
$4.1B
Per Capita
$20,458

Huntington Beach, CA

Pop. 197K

B
Total Spending
$3.6B
Per Capita
$18,134

Glendale, CA

Pop. 195K

D
Total Spending
$5.5B
Per Capita
$28,345

Santa Rosa, CA

Pop. 178K

B
Total Spending
$3.0B
Per Capita
$16,749

Ontario, CA

Pop. 176K

C
Total Spending
$10.8B
Per Capita
$61,412

Elk Grove, CA

Pop. 176K

A
Total Spending
$1.5B
Per Capita
$8,768

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Pop. 175K

C
Total Spending
$2.3B
Per Capita
$12,967

Oceanside, CA

Pop. 174K

C
Total Spending
$3.5B
Per Capita
$20,274

Garden Grove, CA

Pop. 172K

C

Lancaster, CA

Pop. 171K

C

Palmdale, CA

Pop. 167K

C

Salinas, CA

Pop. 163K

C

Hayward, CA

Pop. 161K

C
Total Spending
$2.8B
Per Capita
$17,294

Corona, CA

Pop. 158K

A
Total Spending
$2.8B
Per Capita
$17,606

Sunnyvale, CA

Pop. 155K

C
Total Spending
$3.8B
Per Capita
$24,354

Escondido, CA

Pop. 151K

C

Pomona, CA

Pop. 150K

B
Total Spending
$2.7B
Per Capita
$17,754

Roseville, CA

Pop. 149K

B
Total Spending
$3.3B
Per Capita
$21,878

Torrance, CA

Pop. 145K

C
Total Spending
$3.7B
Per Capita
$25,702

Fullerton, CA

Pop. 142K

C
Total Spending
$1.9B
Per Capita
$13,554

Visalia, CA

Pop. 141K

B
Total Spending
$1.7B
Per Capita
$11,943

Orange, CA

Pop. 139K

D
Total Spending
$51.6B
Per Capita
$372,005

Pasadena, CA

Pop. 138K

B
Total Spending
$5.2B
Per Capita
$38,011

Victorville, CA

Pop. 134K

B
Total Spending
$1.8B
Per Capita
$13,225

Santa Clara, CA

Pop. 128K

C
Total Spending
$103.4B
Per Capita
$807,303

Thousand Oaks, CA

Pop. 127K

C

Simi Valley, CA

Pop. 126K

C
Total Spending
$1.8B
Per Capita
$13,872

Vallejo, CA

Pop. 125K

C

Concord, CA

Pop. 125K

C

Berkeley, CA

Pop. 121K

C

Clovis, CA

Pop. 121K

C
Total Spending
$1.7B
Per Capita
$14,328

Fairfield, CA

Pop. 119K

B
Total Spending
$2.1B
Per Capita
$17,739

East Los Angeles, CA

Pop. 117K

C

Richmond, CA

Pop. 116K

A
Total Spending
$2.5B
Per Capita
$21,469

Antioch, CA

Pop. 115K

C

Carlsbad, CA

Pop. 115K

D
Total Spending
$3.0B
Per Capita
$26,553

Downey, CA

Pop. 113K

C

Murrieta, CA

Pop. 112K

C

Costa Mesa, CA

Pop. 111K

C

San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA

Pop. 110K

D
Total Spending
$24.3B
Per Capita
$220,511

Temecula, CA

Pop. 110K

C

Santa Maria, CA

Pop. 110K

C

El Monte, CA

Pop. 109K

C

West Covina, CA

Pop. 108K

C

Inglewood, CA

Pop. 107K

C

Burbank, CA

Pop. 106K

D
Total Spending
$2.9B
Per Capita
$26,877

El Cajon, CA

Pop. 106K

C

Jurupa Valley, CA

Pop. 106K

C

San Mateo, CA

Pop. 104K

C
Total Spending
$19.3B
Per Capita
$185,341

Rialto, CA

Pop. 104K

C

Menifee, CA

Pop. 104K

C

Daly City, CA

Pop. 104K

C

Chico, CA

Pop. 103K

C

Norwalk, CA

Pop. 102K

C

Vacaville, CA

Pop. 102K

C
Total Spending
$2.0B
Per Capita
$19,379

Hesperia, CA

Pop. 100K

C

Vista, CA

Pop. 98K

C

Arden-Arcade, CA

Pop. 96K

C

Compton, CA

Pop. 95K

C

Carson, CA

Pop. 94K

A
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$12,719

San Marcos, CA

Pop. 94K

C

Tracy, CA

Pop. 94K

C

Redding, CA

Pop. 93K

C

Mission Viejo, CA

Pop. 93K

A
Total Spending
$857.5M
Per Capita
$9,197

South Gate, CA

Pop. 92K

C

Santa Monica, CA

Pop. 92K

D
Total Spending
$7.4B
Per Capita
$79,891

Chino, CA

Pop. 91K

C

Westminster, CA

Pop. 91K

C

San Leandro, CA

Pop. 90K

C
Total Spending
$1.7B
Per Capita
$18,791

Hemet, CA

Pop. 90K

C

Indio, CA

Pop. 90K

B
Total Spending
$1.3B
Per Capita
$14,969

Santa Barbara, CA

Pop. 89K

C
Total Spending
$12.3B
Per Capita
$139,120

Merced, CA

Pop. 88K

D
Total Spending
$6.8B
Per Capita
$77,022

Livermore, CA

Pop. 87K

C

Citrus Heights, CA

Pop. 87K

C

Hawthorne, CA

Pop. 87K

A
Total Spending
$1.1B
Per Capita
$12,805

Whittier, CA

Pop. 86K

C

San Ramon, CA

Pop. 86K

C

Lake Forest, CA

Pop. 86K

C

Newport Beach, CA

Pop. 85K

C
Total Spending
$2.9B
Per Capita
$34,359

Manteca, CA

Pop. 84K

C

Buena Park, CA

Pop. 84K

C

Redwood City, CA

Pop. 83K

C

Alhambra, CA

Pop. 82K

C

Mountain View, CA

Pop. 82K

C
Total Spending
$2.9B
Per Capita
$35,744

Lakewood, CA

Pop. 81K

C

Folsom, CA

Pop. 81K

B
Total Spending
$1.4B
Per Capita
$17,333

Tustin, CA

Pop. 80K

C

Napa, CA

Pop. 79K

D
Total Spending
$4.4B
Per Capita
$55,211

Rancho Cordova, CA

Pop. 79K

D
Total Spending
$2.3B
Per Capita
$28,628

Milpitas, CA

Pop. 79K

C
Total Spending
$1.5B
Per Capita
$19,295

Perris, CA

Pop. 79K

C

Upland, CA

Pop. 79K

B
Total Spending
$936.1M
Per Capita
$11,873

Pleasanton, CA

Pop. 79K

C

Bellflower, CA

Pop. 78K

C

Chino Hills, CA

Pop. 78K

C

Carmichael, CA

Pop. 78K

C

Alameda, CA

Pop. 78K

C
Total Spending
$49.4B
Per Capita
$637,110

Pittsburg, CA

Pop. 76K

A
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$15,361

Apple Valley, CA

Pop. 76K

B
Total Spending
$560.0M
Per Capita
$7,407

Redlands, CA

Pop. 73K

C

Turlock, CA

Pop. 73K

C

Baldwin Park, CA

Pop. 72K

C

Rocklin, CA

Pop. 72K

C

Dublin, CA

Pop. 71K

C

Camarillo, CA

Pop. 71K

C

Redondo Beach, CA

Pop. 71K

C

Lake Elsinore, CA

Pop. 70K

C

Walnut Creek, CA

Pop. 70K

C

Eastvale, CA

Pop. 70K

C

Yuba City, CA

Pop. 70K

D
Total Spending
$2.3B
Per Capita
$33,705

Union City, CA

Pop. 70K

C

Tulare, CA

Pop. 69K

C
Total Spending
$11.9B
Per Capita
$172,207

Yorba Linda, CA

Pop. 68K

C

Palo Alto, CA

Pop. 68K

D
Total Spending
$2.7B
Per Capita
$40,221

Davis, CA

Pop. 67K

C
Total Spending
$1.5B
Per Capita
$22,606

Madera, CA

Pop. 67K

C
Total Spending
$4.0B
Per Capita
$60,288

Lodi, CA

Pop. 67K

B
Total Spending
$1.0B
Per Capita
$15,436

Lynwood, CA

Pop. 66K

A
Total Spending
$727.7M
Per Capita
$10,968

South San Francisco, CA

Pop. 66K

B
Total Spending
$2.2B
Per Capita
$33,936

Castro Valley, CA

Pop. 65K

C

Brentwood, CA

Pop. 64K

C

Laguna Niguel, CA

Pop. 64K

C
Total Spending
$670.0M
Per Capita
$10,426

San Clemente, CA

Pop. 64K

C
Total Spending
$1.1B
Per Capita
$16,853

Florence-Graham, CA

Pop. 63K

C

La Habra, CA

Pop. 63K

A
Total Spending
$976.0M
Per Capita
$15,515

Porterville, CA

Pop. 62K

C

Montebello, CA

Pop. 62K

C

Encinitas, CA

Pop. 62K

C

Pico Rivera, CA

Pop. 62K

C

Santa Cruz, CA

Pop. 61K

C
Total Spending
$8.5B
Per Capita
$138,595

Woodland, CA

Pop. 61K

C

San Rafael, CA

Pop. 61K

C

La Mesa, CA

Pop. 61K

C

Monterey Park, CA

Pop. 60K

C
Total Spending
$14.7B
Per Capita
$243,079

Gardena, CA

Pop. 60K

C

Cupertino, CA

Pop. 60K

C

Petaluma, CA

Pop. 60K

C
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$20,531

Santee, CA

Pop. 59K

C

Gilroy, CA

Pop. 59K

A
Total Spending
$735.5M
Per Capita
$12,531

Hanford, CA

Pop. 58K

C

South Whittier, CA

Pop. 57K

C

Highland, CA

Pop. 57K

C

Fountain Valley, CA

Pop. 57K

B
Total Spending
$861.3M
Per Capita
$15,176

National City, CA

Pop. 56K

C

Arcadia, CA

Pop. 56K

C

Hacienda Heights, CA

Pop. 55K

C

Huntington Park, CA

Pop. 55K

C
Total Spending
$3.6B
Per Capita
$65,653

Diamond Bar, CA

Pop. 55K

C

Yucaipa, CA

Pop. 54K

C

West Sacramento, CA

Pop. 54K

C

San Jacinto, CA

Pop. 54K

C

Colton, CA

Pop. 54K

C

Beaumont, CA

Pop. 54K

C

Paramount, CA

Pop. 53K

C

Novato, CA

Pop. 53K

B
Total Spending
$701.1M
Per Capita
$13,215

Watsonville, CA

Pop. 52K

C

Glendora, CA

Pop. 52K

C

Cathedral City, CA

Pop. 52K

A
Total Spending
$667.9M
Per Capita
$12,853

Aliso Viejo, CA

Pop. 52K

C

Placentia, CA

Pop. 52K

C

Palm Desert, CA

Pop. 51K

C

Rosemead, CA

Pop. 51K

C

Covina, CA

Pop. 51K

C

Delano, CA

Pop. 50K

C

Lincoln, CA

Pop. 50K

C