Parks and recreation spending per resident
Parks and recreation spending per resident among local governments with at least 25,000 residents that reported any, fiscal year 2022. Cities and counties are listed separately because they often provide different services.
Cities and townships
| Government | State | Residents | Parks and recreation per resident (our calculation) | FY2022 spending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling | WV | 26,283 | $1,777 | $46.7 million |
| Miami Beach | FL | 87,726 | $1,490 | $130.7 million |
| Myrtle Beach | SC | 35,555 | $1,479 | $52.6 million |
| Burlingame | CA | 29,557 | $1,161 | $34.3 million |
| Beverly Hills | CA | 33,001 | $885 | $29.2 million |
| Mountain View | CA | 80,030 | $835 | $66.8 million |
| Dunedin | FL | 36,464 | $716 | $26.1 million |
| Maryland Heights | MO | 26,895 | $702 | $18.9 million |
| Galveston | TX | 50,085 | $683 | $34.2 million |
| Hilton Head Island Town | SC | 39,619 | $679 | $26.9 million |
| Southampton Town | NY | 58,549 | $649 | $38.0 million |
| Palo Alto | CA | 67,008 | $604 | $40.5 million |
| Morristown | TN | 30,275 | $594 | $18.0 million |
| Wentzville | MO | 43,109 | $591 | $25.5 million |
| Lawrenceville | GA | 30,842 | $590 | $18.2 million |
| Santa Monica | CA | 90,024 | $588 | $53.0 million |
| Washington Dc | DC | 712,816 | $562 | $401.0 million |
| Waukee | IA | 26,166 | $541 | $14.1 million |
| El Centro | CA | 43,601 | $528 | $23.0 million |
| Farmington | NM | 44,156 | $521 | $23.0 million |
| Newport Beach | CA | 86,834 | $519 | $45.1 million |
| Little Rock | AR | 197,866 | $519 | $102.6 million |
| Boca Raton | FL | 99,893 | $507 | $50.6 million |
| Lake Oswego | OR | 39,821 | $492 | $19.6 million |
| Santa Clara | CA | 131,055 | $480 | $62.9 million |
| Erie Town | CO | 30,318 | $477 | $14.5 million |
| Washington | UT | 31,939 | $477 | $15.2 million |
| Denver City and County | CO | 735,538 | $462 | $340.0 million |
| Juneau City and Borough | AK | 31,849 | $461 | $14.7 million |
| Charleston | WV | 45,879 | $429 | $19.7 million |
| Whittier | CA | 83,194 | $428 | $35.6 million |
| Salem | VA | 25,340 | $426 | $10.8 million |
| Midlothian | TX | 35,146 | $423 | $14.9 million |
| Warminster Township | PA | 32,257 | $422 | $13.6 million |
| Seattle | WA | 769,714 | $421 | $324.1 million |
| Shoreview | MN | 27,092 | $418 | $11.3 million |
| Twentynine Palms | CA | 27,433 | $415 | $11.4 million |
| Pleasanton | CA | 80,247 | $411 | $33.0 million |
| Sandy | UT | 94,871 | $409 | $38.8 million |
| Leawood | KS | 34,669 | $409 | $14.2 million |
| Hampton | VA | 135,464 | $406 | $55.0 million |
| San Francisco City and County | CA | 866,606 | $404 | $350.5 million |
| Asheboro | NC | 26,023 | $403 | $10.5 million |
| Dublin | CA | 66,936 | $399 | $26.7 million |
| Clearwater | FL | 116,552 | $398 | $46.4 million |
| Windsor Town | CO | 27,659 | $398 | $11.0 million |
| Kearney | NE | 34,235 | $395 | $13.5 million |
| Doral | FL | 67,792 | $394 | $26.7 million |
| Orlando | FL | 289,457 | $394 | $113.9 million |
| Elk River | MN | 25,601 | $393 | $10.1 million |
Counties
| Government | State | Residents | Parks and recreation per resident (our calculation) | FY2022 spending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit County | UT | 42,499 | $732 | $31.1 million |
| Montgomery County | MD | 1,051,816 | $563 | $592.0 million |
| Douglas County | NV | 49,088 | $431 | $21.2 million |
| Kauai County | HI | 71,851 | $402 | $28.9 million |
| Arlington County | VA | 240,119 | $330 | $79.1 million |
| Calvert County | MD | 93,072 | $299 | $27.8 million |
| Hoke County | NC | 55,830 | $298 | $16.6 million |
| Loudoun County | VA | 422,784 | $276 | $116.8 million |
| Belknap County | NH | 61,551 | $232 | $14.3 million |
| Collier County | FL | 392,973 | $218 | $85.7 million |
| Campbell County | WY | 46,676 | $192 | $9.0 million |
| Jackson County | NC | 44,033 | $184 | $8.1 million |
| Howard County | MD | 328,200 | $161 | $53.0 million |
| St Marys County | MD | 114,687 | $156 | $17.9 million |
| Fairfax County | VA | 1,150,847 | $155 | $178.1 million |
| Hawaii County | HI | 203,340 | $154 | $31.4 million |
| Marin County | CA | 257,332 | $150 | $38.7 million |
| Martin County | FL | 162,088 | $149 | $24.1 million |
| Henrico County | VA | 333,766 | $146 | $48.8 million |
| Dare County | NC | 37,547 | $140 | $5.3 million |
| Boulder County | CO | 327,171 | $138 | $45.1 million |
| Summit County | CO | 30,631 | $135 | $4.1 million |
| Charlotte County | FL | 194,711 | $131 | $25.6 million |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | AK | 95,651 | $128 | $12.3 million |
| Westchester County | NY | 965,802 | $125 | $120.7 million |
| Clark County | NV | 2,315,963 | $124 | $287.2 million |
| Sonoma County | CA | 489,819 | $122 | $59.8 million |
| Somerset County | MD | 25,453 | $121 | $3.1 million |
| Miami-dade County | FL | 2,707,303 | $117 | $316.7 million |
| Sarasota County | FL | 443,465 | $117 | $51.7 million |
| Milwaukee County | WI | 945,016 | $116 | $109.9 million |
| Whitfield County | GA | 103,837 | $112 | $11.6 million |
| Walworth County | WI | 103,953 | $109 | $11.4 million |
| Anne Arundel County | MD | 582,777 | $108 | $62.9 million |
| Salt Lake County | UT | 1,165,517 | $106 | $123.5 million |
| Bulloch County | GA | 80,839 | $105 | $8.5 million |
| St Charles Parish | LA | 52,987 | $104 | $5.5 million |
| Brown County | WI | 264,610 | $102 | $27.0 million |
| Currituck County | NC | 29,052 | $100 | $2.9 million |
| Cullman County | AL | 84,515 | $100 | $8.4 million |
| Wicomico County | MD | 103,990 | $99 | $10.3 million |
| St Johns County | FL | 278,715 | $98 | $27.4 million |
| Troup County | GA | 70,214 | $96 | $6.8 million |
| Mecklenburg County | NC | 1,128,945 | $96 | $108.8 million |
| Alpena County | MI | 28,238 | $95 | $2.7 million |
| Emmet County | MI | 33,342 | $95 | $3.2 million |
| Churchill County | NV | 25,363 | $94 | $2.4 million |
| Monroe County | FL | 73,900 | $93 | $6.9 million |
| Morris County | NJ | 491,087 | $92 | $45.3 million |
| Prince William County | VA | 475,533 | $92 | $43.8 million |
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Source and coverage
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, individual unit file (revision 07/15/2026). Our per-resident figures are our own calculation; the Census Bureau has not reviewed or sanctioned them. Census has not reviewed unit data as a time series, and the data may contain non-sampling error.
Census unit file. Covers counties, cities and townships for fiscal year 2022 only, not a trend. Governments where Census estimated part of the spending are left out, so a missing place is not a zero: about 14,200 of 38,400 are absent for that reason. Pushbuild is not affiliated with any government listed.