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Ohio Park Districts 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 44
Median expenditures $8.0M
25th–75th percentile $2.6M  –  $22.3M
Total spend $447.2M
  1. #1
    Cleveland Metropolitan Park District
    FY 2024 pop. 1,230,000
    Expenditures $170.6M
    Revenue $175.4M
  2. #2
    Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area
    FY 2023 pop. 431,279
    Expenditures $59.1M
    Revenue $57.7M
  3. #3
    Columbus Parks & Recreation
    FY 2026 pop. 1,900,000 est.
    Expenditures $50.1M
    Revenue $39.7M
  4. #4
    Great Parks of Hamilton County
    FY 2024 pop. 830,639
    Expenditures $49.6M
    Revenue $66.0M
  5. #5
    Five Rivers MetroParks
    FY 2023 pop. 538,694
    Expenditures $25.5M
    Revenue $23.9M
  6. #6
    Lake Metroparks
    FY 2024 pop. 232,603 est.
    Expenditures $22.3M
    Revenue $28.4M
  7. #7
    Anderson Township Park District
    FY 2023 pop. 44,747
    Expenditures $10.6M
    Revenue $4.0M
  8. #8
    Metroparks
    FY 2023 pop. 25,130 est.
    Expenditures $10.1M
    Revenue $14.5M
  9. #9
    Metroparks of Butler County
    FY 2024 pop. 390,357
    Expenditures $9.5M
    Revenue $10.6M
  10. #10
    Stark County Park District
    FY 2023 pop. 374,853
    Expenditures $8.5M
    Revenue $9.2M
  11. #11
    New Albany Plain Local Joint Park District
    FY 2023 pop. 12,000
    Expenditures $8.0M
    Revenue $6.7M
  12. #12
    Erie MetroParks
    FY 2024 pop. 74,266
    Expenditures $5.4M
    Revenue $3.5M
  13. #13
    Portage Park District
    FY 2025 pop. 161,791
    Expenditures $5.0M
    Revenue $5.9M
  14. #14
    Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District
    FY 2023 pop. 76,174
    Expenditures $3.6M
    Revenue $3.6M
  15. #15
    Warren County Park District
    FY 2024 pop. 242,337
    Expenditures $3.5M
    Revenue $3.3M
  16. #16
    Hancock Park District
    FY 2024 pop. 75,783
    Expenditures $2.6M
    Revenue $2.7M
  17. #17
    Crawford Park District
    FY 2023 pop. 41,494
    Expenditures $994K
    Revenue $911K
  18. #18
    Seneca County Park District
    FY 2023 pop. 55,178
    Expenditures $799K
    Revenue $926K
  19. #19
    Knox County Park District 23-22
    FY 2024 pop. 1,656
    Expenditures $662K
    Revenue $589K
  20. #20
    Knox County Park District
    FY 2023 pop. 62,322
    Expenditures $662K
    Revenue $589K
  21. #21
    Beavercreek Township Park District
    FY 2025 pop. 47,741
    Expenditures $165K
    Revenue $94K