County government · San Francisco County, CA

San Francisco City and County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), San Francisco City and County took in $18.2 billion and spent $22.1 billion.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (airport, hospital bills)36%City-county taxes34%State tax money12%Fines and other8.2%County and local tax money5.2%Federal tax money5.1%

What stands out

5.2%

of San Francisco City and County's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 0.9%.

City-county taxes34%

Property tax
18%$3.24 billion
Other taxes
13%$2.36 billion
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 5 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.58 billion
  • Other selective sales taxes$369 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$178 million
  • Public utility taxes$141 million
  • Other licenses$80.9 million
  • Amusement licenses$8.6 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$4.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.8%$510 million

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$6.48 billion
What's in fees for servicesAirport; other service charges and 11 more
  • Airport$1.51 billion
  • Other service charges$1.42 billion
  • Hospital bills$1.27 billion
  • Water$661 million
  • Electric power$494 million
  • Sewer$395 million
  • Parking$242 million
  • Housing$143 million
  • Ports and waterways$135 million
  • Transit fares$130 million
  • Parks and recreation$40.8 million
  • Garbage collection$26.2 million
  • Road charges$8.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
5.1%$932 million

State tax money12%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
12%$2.22 billion

County and local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.2%$952 million

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$1.37 billion
Fines
0.7%$122 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals23%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%All other spending18%

What stands out

23%

of San Francisco City and County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
23%$4.98 billion
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$3.50 billion
  • Hospitals$1.48 billion
Roads, transit and parking
20%$4.47 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; airports and 3 more
  • Public transit$2.46 billion
  • Airports$1.22 billion
  • Roads and highways$453 million
  • Parking$218 million
  • Ports and harbors$119 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$4.34 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.49 billion
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$640 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$194 million
  • Government buildings$9.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$2.33 billion
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.25 billion
  • Water supply$604 million
  • Electric power$469 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$2.03 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 4 more
  • Police$866 million
  • Fire protection$479 million
  • Prisons and jails$299 million
  • Courts and legal services$212 million
  • Inspections and regulation$122 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$47.1 million
Social services
7.6%$1.67 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.67 billion
Housing and community development
3.8%$849 million
Interest on debt
3.6%$795 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 2 more
  • Interest on general debt$550 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$208 million
  • Interest on public transit debt$24.1 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$13.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$609 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$440 million
  • Libraries$169 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$532 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$532 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

San Francisco City and County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of San Francisco City and County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.