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

Texas City Spending Rankings

71 cities with 50,000+ residents · Average Fiscal Health Score: 67/100

Cities
71
Total Population
15.6M
Avg Fiscal Score
67/100
Total Police Spending
$3.8B

All 71 Cities in Texas

Houston, TX

Pop. 2.3M

A
Total Spending
$33.1B
Per Capita
$14,400

San Antonio, TX

Pop. 1.4M

B
Total Spending
$24.5B
Per Capita
$16,943

Dallas, TX

Pop. 1.3M

C
Total Spending
$45.3B
Per Capita
$34,849

Austin, TX

Pop. 958K

B
Total Spending
$20.9B
Per Capita
$21,772

Fort Worth, TX

Pop. 925K

C
Total Spending
$14.7B
Per Capita
$15,939

El Paso, TX

Pop. 677K

C
Total Spending
$16.4B
Per Capita
$24,259

Arlington, TX

Pop. 393K

A
Total Spending
$4.6B
Per Capita
$11,769

Corpus Christi, TX

Pop. 318K

B
Total Spending
$4.0B
Per Capita
$12,479

Plano, TX

Pop. 285K

B
Total Spending
$4.8B
Per Capita
$16,842

Lubbock, TX

Pop. 258K

C
Total Spending
$8.5B
Per Capita
$32,743

Laredo, TX

Pop. 255K

A
Total Spending
$4.2B
Per Capita
$16,559

Irving, TX

Pop. 255K

A
Total Spending
$3.6B
Per Capita
$14,101

Garland, TX

Pop. 244K

B
Total Spending
$3.1B
Per Capita
$12,614

Frisco, TX

Pop. 202K

B
Total Spending
$2.8B
Per Capita
$13,805

Amarillo, TX

Pop. 200K

C
Total Spending
$3.4B
Per Capita
$16,883

Grand Prairie, TX

Pop. 197K

C
Total Spending
$3.6B
Per Capita
$18,279

McKinney, TX

Pop. 196K

B
Total Spending
$3.0B
Per Capita
$15,053

Brownsville, TX

Pop. 187K

A
Total Spending
$1.9B
Per Capita
$9,921

Killeen, TX

Pop. 154K

A
Total Spending
$1.4B
Per Capita
$9,074

Pasadena, TX

Pop. 151K

A
Total Spending
$1.4B
Per Capita
$8,970

Mesquite, TX

Pop. 149K

B
Total Spending
$1.9B
Per Capita
$12,966

McAllen, TX

Pop. 143K

C
Total Spending
$2.2B
Per Capita
$15,551

Denton, TX

Pop. 142K

A
Total Spending
$3.1B
Per Capita
$21,622

Waco, TX

Pop. 141K

B
Total Spending
$2.5B
Per Capita
$17,963

Midland, TX

Pop. 132K

C
Total Spending
$906.5M
Per Capita
$6,842

Carrollton, TX

Pop. 132K

B
Total Spending
$1.6B
Per Capita
$11,954

Abilene, TX

Pop. 126K

B
Total Spending
$1.9B
Per Capita
$15,124

Lewisville, TX

Pop. 125K

B
Total Spending
$1.3B
Per Capita
$10,277

Pearland, TX

Pop. 124K

B
Total Spending
$1.5B
Per Capita
$12,192

Round Rock, TX

Pop. 120K

B
Total Spending
$1.7B
Per Capita
$14,124

College Station, TX

Pop. 120K

B
Total Spending
$1.1B
Per Capita
$9,372

The Woodlands, TX

Pop. 118K

C

Richardson, TX

Pop. 118K

C
Total Spending
$1.9B
Per Capita
$15,795

Beaumont, TX

Pop. 115K

A
Total Spending
$2.4B
Per Capita
$20,572

League City, TX

Pop. 113K

B
Total Spending
$1.1B
Per Capita
$10,115

Odessa, TX

Pop. 113K

C
Total Spending
$1.7B
Per Capita
$14,635

Sugar Land, TX

Pop. 110K

C
Total Spending
$1.3B
Per Capita
$12,080

Tyler, TX

Pop. 106K

C
Total Spending
$1.3B
Per Capita
$12,276

Allen, TX

Pop. 105K

C
Total Spending
$1.9B
Per Capita
$18,340

Wichita Falls, TX

Pop. 102K

A
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$12,130

Edinburg, TX

Pop. 101K

C

San Angelo, TX

Pop. 99K

A
Total Spending
$1.3B
Per Capita
$13,075

New Braunfels, TX

Pop. 93K

B
Total Spending
$1.3B
Per Capita
$14,369

Conroe, TX

Pop. 92K

B
Total Spending
$1.5B
Per Capita
$15,799

Atascocita, TX

Pop. 89K

C

Mission, TX

Pop. 86K

C
Total Spending
$772.8M
Per Capita
$9,011

Bryan, TX

Pop. 85K

B
Total Spending
$1.1B
Per Capita
$12,857

Baytown, TX

Pop. 84K

C
Total Spending
$1.5B
Per Capita
$18,066

Temple, TX

Pop. 83K

C
Total Spending
$1.0B
Per Capita
$12,377

Longview, TX

Pop. 82K

B
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$14,023

Pharr, TX

Pop. 79K

C

Flower Mound, TX

Pop. 77K

B
Total Spending
$1.4B
Per Capita
$17,811

Cedar Park, TX

Pop. 76K

B
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$15,625

Missouri City, TX

Pop. 75K

C
Total Spending
$687.8M
Per Capita
$9,230

Mansfield, TX

Pop. 74K

B
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$16,040

Georgetown, TX

Pop. 72K

C
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$16,322

Harlingen, TX

Pop. 71K

C

North Richland Hills, TX

Pop. 70K

C
Total Spending
$1.3B
Per Capita
$18,265

San Marcos, TX

Pop. 67K

C
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$17,712

Victoria, TX

Pop. 65K

C
Total Spending
$2.4B
Per Capita
$36,823

Pflugerville, TX

Pop. 65K

B
Total Spending
$722.3M
Per Capita
$11,193

Spring, TX

Pop. 64K

B
Total Spending
$66.6M
Per Capita
$1,043

Rowlett, TX

Pop. 63K

A
Total Spending
$783.0M
Per Capita
$12,372

Leander, TX

Pop. 62K

C

Euless, TX

Pop. 60K

B
Total Spending
$790.9M
Per Capita
$13,104

Wylie, TX

Pop. 57K

A
Total Spending
$621.5M
Per Capita
$10,891

Port Arthur, TX

Pop. 56K

C
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$21,172

DeSoto, TX

Pop. 56K

A
Total Spending
$649.1M
Per Capita
$11,616

Galveston, TX

Pop. 53K

C
Total Spending
$1.8B
Per Capita
$33,344

Texas City, TX

Pop. 53K

C
Total Spending
$697.1M
Per Capita
$13,133

Grapevine, TX

Pop. 51K

C
Total Spending
$1.5B
Per Capita
$28,691