In 2024, the city with the highest spending per capita on parks and recreation in the United States was Irvine, California. The city spent around 643 U.S. dollars per resident on parks and recreation that year.
Cities with the highest spending per resident on parks and recreation in the United States in 2024
(in U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Spending per capita in U.S. dollars
Irvine, CA
643
San Francisco, CA
546
Seattle, WA
376
Washington, DC
345
Minneapolis, MN
318
Arlington, VA
303
Chicago, IL
249
St. Paul, MN
242
Portland, OR
233
St. Petersburg, FL
207
Boise, ID
203
New York, NY
202
Denver, CO
197
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The Trust for Public Land. (November 5, 2024). Cities with the highest spending per resident on parks and recreation in the United States in 2024 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/189786/total-spending-on-parks-and-recreation-per-city-resident-in-the-us/
The Trust for Public Land. "Cities with the highest spending per resident on parks and recreation in the United States in 2024 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189786/total-spending-on-parks-and-recreation-per-city-resident-in-the-us/
The Trust for Public Land. (2024). Cities with the highest spending per resident on parks and recreation in the United States in 2024 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189786/total-spending-on-parks-and-recreation-per-city-resident-in-the-us/
The Trust for Public Land. "Cities with The Highest Spending per Resident on Parks and Recreation in The United States in 2024 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189786/total-spending-on-parks-and-recreation-per-city-resident-in-the-us/
The Trust for Public Land, Cities with the highest spending per resident on parks and recreation in the United States in 2024 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189786/total-spending-on-parks-and-recreation-per-city-resident-in-the-us/ (last visited May 07, 2025)
Cities with the highest spending per resident on parks and recreation in the United States in 2024 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], The Trust for Public Land, November 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/189786/total-spending-on-parks-and-recreation-per-city-resident-in-the-us/
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