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6. Spending on Parks and Recreation Per Resident by City
Most Recently Reported Fiscal Year
Total Spending includes both operating and capital spending of all park agencies in the city, but excludes professional
stadiums, zoos, museums, aquariums, and cemeteries. If a city has more than one agency, expenditures are combined.
For a more detailed listing of fiscal year data by city, visit tpl.org/cityparkfacts.
City
Total
Spending
Operating Spending
per Resident
Capital Spending
per Resident
Total Spending
per Resident
Washington, D.C.*
$223,588,164 $262 $84 $346
Seattle
$194,267,589
$179
$119
$298
Arlington, Virginia
$55,985,074
$161
$88
$249
Minneapolis
$91,909,094 $177 $53 $230
San Francisco
$181,309,048
$177
$39
$217
Irvine
$50,042,839
$156
$55
$211
Cincinnati* $52,457,200
$141 $36 $176
St. Paul*
$51,564,573 $162 $13 $175
Chicago*
$472,102,995 $130 $44 $174
Long Beach
$78,648,536
$106
$61
$168
San Jose
$162,589,191
$62
$101
$163
New York
$1,364,246,406
$112
$50
$162
Virginia Beach*
$70,080,356 $132 $24 $156
Raleigh
$67,088,060 $109 $47 $155
Henderson
$40,223,416
$124
$24
$149
Tampa
$51,334,033
$103
$43
$145
Portland* $85,938,414
$121 $20 $141
Oakland*
$57,033,574 $102 $39 $140
St. Petersburg
$32,721,618
$131
$0
$131
Aurora
$45,290,904
$103
$28
$131
Las Vegas
$75,573,194
$97
$28
$125
St. Louis
$39,686,184
$98
$26
$125
Boston
$79,884,432
$88
$36
$124
Madison
$29,111,447 $93 $27 $120
Orlando
$30,162,588
$114
$4
$118
Atlanta
$51,969,024
$93
$23
$116
Kansas City
$53,680,120
$86 $29 $115
San Diego
$151,170,585
$102
$9
$111
Austin
$98,280,978
$65
$46
$111
Cleveland
$42,988,975
$88
$23
$110
Sacramento
$49,996,267
$103
$1
$104
Denver
$67,236,612
$86
$18
$104
Nashville/Davidson* $67,152,939 $52 $50 $102
Scottsdale*
$22,679,992 $100
$0 $100
San Antonio
$136,788,147 $65 $32 $97
Milwaukee
$57,137,060
$69
$27
$95
Columbus
$76,227,184
$45
$48
$93
Arlington, Texas
$35,009,867
$71 $22 $92
Plano
$24,827,990
$90
$0
$90
Lincoln
$23,975,561
$58
$31
$89
Fort Worth
$70,330,955
$75
$14
$89
Tucson*
$45,839,084 $79 $8 $87
Bakersfield*
$31,399,680 $66 $21 $86
Phoenix
$126,399,653 $71 $13 $84
Lexington/Fayette
$25,568,000
$75
$7
$83
Los Angeles*
$317,485,144 $66 $15 $82
New Orleans
$30,642,369
$66
$15
$81
Miami* $33,556,098
$74 $6 $80
Norfolk
$18,578,982
$70
$6
$75
Corpus Christi
$23,790,990
$73
$2
$75
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