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California Municipalities Ranked by Expenditures

Normalized from state-comptroller audits and annual financial reports. Every agency is a live report card — click through for peer percentiles, fund balance, and distress indicators.

Cohort size 8
Median expenditures $144.8M
25th–75th percentile $4.5M  –  $1.80B
Total spend $16.96B
  1. #1
    Los Angeles
    FY 2025 pop. 4,010,000 est.
    Expenditures $12.82B
    Revenue —
  2. #2
    San Diego
    FY 2026 pop. 1,404,452 est.
    Expenditures $2.17B
    Revenue $2.17B
  3. #3
    Sacramento
    FY 2024 pop. 527,979 est.
    Expenditures $560.3M
    Revenue —
  4. #4
    Garden
    FY 2026 pop. 171,000 est.
    Expenditures $192.3M
    Revenue $187.6M
  5. #5
    Dublin San Ramon Services District
    FY 2024 pop. 72,589
    Expenditures $97.2M
    Revenue $92.0M
  6. #6
    Ladera Recreation District
    FY 2024 pop. 1,557
    Expenditures $4.5M
    Revenue $1.5M
  7. #7
    Chalfant Valley Fire Department
    FY 2024 pop. 660
    Expenditures $109K
    Revenue $225K