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Revenue, spending and debt for 24,470 local governments.
Counties, cities, townships, special districts and school districts from the Census Bureau's survey of local government finances for fiscal 2024: taxes by kind, charges, aid from federal, state and other local governments, utility revenue, spending in total and on schools, police, fire, roads, health, welfare, parks, libraries and utilities, and debt.
- Rows
- 24,470
- Columns
- 43
- Formats
- CSV, JSON, XML
As of: Census Bureau Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, fiscal year 2024, published August 2026. The Census Bureau publishes each fiscal year about two years after it ends.
Preview
A few real rows
| Name | GovernmentType | StateCode | TotalRevenue | TotalSpending | LongTermDebt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW YORK CITY | Municipality | NY | 127850071000 | 154091871000 | 137250931000 |
| LOS ANGELES COUNTY | County | CA | 42091817000 | 37028546000 | 6621883000 |
| LOS ANGELES CITY | Municipality | CA | 22199391000 | 22622596000 | 39356866000 |
| WASHINGTON DC CITY | Municipality | DC | 21546188000 | 22081528000 | 19085457000 |
| SAN FRANCISCO CITY AND COUNTY | Municipality | CA | 18190878000 | 22060432000 | 25815510000 |
| CHICAGO CITY | Municipality | IL | 14391477000 | 15522760000 | 27514719000 |
| PHILADELPHIA CITY | Municipality | PA | 11297236000 | 13239316000 | 6877145000 |
| SANTA CLARA COUNTY | County | CA | 12666011000 | 12345834000 | 3704624000 |
Field guide
What's in each row
The government
Census government ID, name, type, a special district's function, state, county, Census place, population (or a school district's enrollment), fiscal year end, and whether its figures were reported or estimated.
GovernmentID Name GovernmentType SpecialDistrictFunction StateCode CountyFIPS County PlaceGEOID Population Enrollment FiscalYearEnd ResponseStatus
Revenue
Total revenue; taxes in total and by kind; charges for services; aid from federal, state and local governments; miscellaneous, utility and insurance trust revenue.
TotalRevenue Taxes PropertyTax SalesTaxes IncomeTaxes OtherTaxes Charges FederalAid StateAid LocalAid MiscellaneousRevenue UtilityRevenue InsuranceTrustRevenue
Spending
Total spending, spending by function, utilities, interest on debt, and construction.
TotalSpending Education Police FireProtection Highways HealthAndHospitals PublicWelfare ParksAndRecreation Libraries SewerageAndSolidWaste UtilitySpending InterestOnDebt CapitalConstruction
Debt
Long-term debt at year end, long-term debt issued and retired during the year, and short-term debt at year end.
LongTermDebt LongTermDebtIssued LongTermDebtRetired ShortTermDebt
Good to know
Before you use it
- This is a sample survey, not every government: it covers 24,470 of the roughly 90,000 U.S. local governments, including all the large ones. A government that isn't listed wasn't in the sample; it doesn't mean zero.
- ResponseStatus says whether the government reported its figures, or the Census Bureau estimated some or all of them because it didn't respond. FiscalYearEnd shows when each government's fiscal 2024 ended.
- Amounts are in dollars and follow the Census Bureau's standard definitions, which can differ from a government's own budget. TotalSpending includes utilities, interest and aid paid to other governments. Each function column (Education, Police and so on) includes operations, construction and aid for that purpose.
- Municipality covers cities, towns and villages. Special districts serve one purpose, such as water or fire protection (SpecialDistrictFunction). PlaceGEOID matches GEOID in the U.S. cities collection and CountyFIPS the county collections. Names are in capitals, as the Census Bureau publishes them.
- In every format, dates are written as yyyy-MM-dd, and yes/no values as true or false. An empty value means nothing was recorded.
Source
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances
Public domain
Where it comes in handy
What you can build with it
- Civic data. Compare what cities and counties collect and spend.
- Journalism. Report on local taxes, spending and debt.
- Public-sector sales. Size government markets by budget.
- Research. Study local public finance with consistent definitions.
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