Cities with the highest spending per capita on parks and recreation in the U.S. 2022

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 14, 2023

This statistic shows the cities with the highest spending per capita on parks and recreation in the United States in 2022. San Francisco, California, accounted for the highest spending on parks and recreation, at 511.16 U.S. dollars per resident.

Cities with the highest spending per resident on parks and recreation in the United States in 2022 (in U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Spending per capita in U.S. dollars
San Francisco, CA	511.16
Irvine, CA	448.93
Seattle, WA	368.18
Arlington, VA	296.77
Minneapolis, MN	289.43
New Orleans, LA	262.64
Washington, DC	232.19
Santa Clarita, CA	221.21
Portland, OR	213.62
Denver, CO	212.49
St. Paul, MN	208.88
Atlanta, GA	202.33
Memphis, TN	202.26
New York, NY	200.03
Fremont, CA	194.04

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June 2023

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United States

Survey time period

2022

Supplementary notes

Total spending includes both operating and capital spending by all park agencies in the city, but excludes professional sports stadiums, zoos, museums, aquariums, and cemeteries.
Release date is date of access.

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