Which California counties spend the most on public protection?
- CA_COUNTIES's published data ends 2024-06-30: newer spending isn't in it yet.
Top 57 by county spending in FY2024. Leading: Los Angeles ($9.39B); San Diego ($2.16B); Riverside ($1.88B).
| County | Population | County spending | County fips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 9,824,091 | $9.39B | 06037 |
| San Diego | 3,291,101 | $2.16B | 06073 |
| Riverside | 2,442,378 | $1.88B | 06065 |
| Orange | 3,150,835 | $1.85B | 06059 |
| San Bernardino | 2,181,433 | $1.74B | 06071 |
| Santa Clara | 1,903,198 | $1.33B | 06085 |
| Sacramento | 1,578,938 | $1.26B | 06067 |
| Alameda | 1,641,869 | $1.16B | 06001 |
| Contra Costa | 1,146,626 | $1.04B | 06013 |
| Ventura | 823,863 | $869.48M | 06111 |
| Kern | 910,300 | $750.22M | 06029 |
| Fresno | 1,017,431 | $593.68M | 06019 |
| Santa Barbara | 443,623 | $519.45M | 06083 |
| San Mateo | 741,565 | $491.46M | 06081 |
| San Joaquin | 791,408 | $485.10M | 06077 |
| Sonoma | 478,152 | $417.42M | 06097 |
| Stanislaus | 548,744 | $405.92M | 06099 |
| Monterey | 437,614 | $349.46M | 06053 |
| Placer | 412,844 | $330.38M | 06061 |
| Solano | 446,426 | $329.32M | 06095 |
| Tulare | 478,918 | $318.20M | 06107 |
| Marin | 252,844 | $242.16M | 06041 |
| San Luis Obispo | 278,469 | $234.35M | 06079 |
| Santa Cruz | 262,572 | $216.10M | 06087 |
| Merced | 287,303 | $189.74M | 06047 |
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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).
- San Francisco (a consolidated city and county) reports as a city and isn't included.