What does Los Angeles County spend its money on?
- CA_COUNTIES's published data ends 2024-06-30: newer spending isn't in it yet.
Top 10 by county spending across all loaded years. Leading: Public Protection ($50.03B); Public Assistance ($47.38B); Health ($37.55B).
| Function | County spending |
|---|---|
| Public Protection | $50.03B |
| Public Assistance | $47.38B |
| Health | $37.55B |
| Enterprises (hospitals, utilities, airports) | $32.95B |
| General Government | $10.04B |
| Debt Service and Capital Outlay | $5.19B |
| Internal services | $4.30B |
| Education and Recreation and Cultural Services | $3.81B |
| Public Ways and Facilities (roads) | $2.70B |
| Sanitation | $632.53M |
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How to read this
- California counties: each county government's own annual financial report to the California State Controller, all funds. County reports are annual and arrive about 16-18 months after the fiscal year ends. Revenues include state and federal aid, so never add them to state or federal totals.
- Fiscal years end June 30 (FY2024 = July 2023 – June 2024).
- No year given: covers FY2019–FY2024.
- San Francisco (a consolidated city and county) reports as a city and isn't included.