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Cities with the highest spending on parks and recreation in the U.S. 2018
Cities with the highest spending on parks and recreation in the U.S. 2018
Cities with the highest spending per resident on parks and recreation in the United States in 2018 (in U.S. dollars)*
by S. Lock,
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Aug 1, 2019
This statistic shows the cities with the highest spending per resident on parks and recreation in the United States in 2018. Seattle, Washington, spent around 268.42 U.S. dollars per resident on parks and recreation in 2018.
Cities with the highest spending per resident on parks and recreation in the United States in 2018 (in U.S. dollars)*
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| Spending per resident U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| Minneapolis | 346.97 |
| Seattle | 268.42 |
| San Francisco | 259.59 |
| Portland | 233.99 |
| Arlington | 232.59 |
| Irvine | 206.12 |
| Washington, D.C. | 203.21 |
| St. Paul | 201.96 |
| Plano | 201.02 |
| Boise | 182.04 |
| New York | 176 |
| Long Beach | 171.14 |
| Chicago | 162.87 |
| Cincinnati | 153.37 |
| Aurora | 146.33 |
| Spending per resident U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| Minneapolis | 346.97 |
| Seattle | 268.42 |
| San Francisco | 259.59 |
| Portland | 233.99 |
| Arlington | 232.59 |
| Irvine | 206.12 |
| Washington, D.C. | 203.21 |
| St. Paul | 201.96 |
| Plano | 201.02 |
| Boise | 182.04 |
| New York | 176 |
| Long Beach | 171.14 |
| Chicago | 162.87 |
| Cincinnati | 153.37 |
| Aurora | 146.33 |
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by S. Lock,
last edited
Aug 1, 2019
This statistic shows the cities with the highest spending per resident on parks and recreation in the United States in 2018. Seattle, Washington, spent around 268.42 U.S. dollars per resident on parks and recreation in 2018.
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*Total expenditure includes both operating and capital expenditure, but excludes stadiums, zoos, museums, aquariums and cemeteries. If a city had more than one agency, their expenditures were combined.
Cities taken into consideration were the 100 most populous cities in the U.S.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2018
- Supplementary notes
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*Total expenditure includes both operating and capital expenditure, but excludes stadiums, zoos, museums, aquariums and cemeteries. If a city had more than one agency, their expenditures were combined.
Cities taken into consideration were the 100 most populous cities in the U.S.
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