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Los Angeles City Budget & Government Spending

FY2024 actual expenditures

City Actual Outlays$40.4B
Impact Score
87/ 100
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Los Angeles City Enacted Budget

Explore the Los Angeles City budget and government spending using the public fiscal records shown here. The enacted budget shown totals $20.0B for FY2024, while the actual spending shown is from FY2024. Explore separate summaries of budget allocations by department, funding or fund summaries, federal awards, and economic indicators.

Enacted Budget Shown
FY2024
FY2024 Adopted Budget & LA Controller APIs
Actual Spending Shown
FY2024
LA Controller City Budget and Expenditures API
Federal Awards
FY2024
USASpending FY place-of-performance APIs

Los Angeles Government Spending by Department

City Actual Outlays Ledger

FY2024 DATA

Budget Ledger: Shows a categorized breakdown of funding allocations, actual obligations, and related administrative insights.

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

#1 Spend
Enterprise
City Actual Outlays
$15.1B
Warning

All Other Actual Spending

Other
City Actual Outlays
$4.8B
Stable

Non-Departmental - General

Citywide
City Actual Outlays
$4.6B
Stable

Los Angeles World Airports

Enterprise
City Actual Outlays
$3.5B
Stable

Non-Departmental - Appropriations To Special Purpose Fund

Citywide
City Actual Outlays
$2.7B
Stable

Los Angeles Police Department

Safety
City Actual Outlays
$2.0B
Stable

City Administrative Officer

Services
City Actual Outlays
$1.8B
Stable

City Employees Retirement System

Finance
City Actual Outlays
$1.5B
Stable

Non-Departmental - Human Resources Benefits

Citywide
City Actual Outlays
$1.3B
Stable

Los Angeles Fire Department

Safety
City Actual Outlays
$1.0B
Stable

Los Angeles Housing

Housing
City Actual Outlays
$0.7B
Stable

Los Angeles Department of Transportation

Infrastructure
City Actual Outlays
$0.7B
Stable

Port of Los Angeles

Enterprise
City Actual Outlays
$0.5B
Stable
DATA INTEGRITY STATEMENT

Source Data: LA actuals use controllerdata.lacity.org/resource/uyzw-yi8n.json and hfus-a659.json for FY2024.

Scope: Controller ledger actual expenditures and collected revenue across reported city funds.

About Los Angeles City Budget & Spending Data

This page is built from three separate datasets: the Enacted Budget, by department; Actual Spending, reported afterwards; and Federal Awards recorded in Los Angeles. The Money Map displays source, allocation, and recipient summaries where available; it does not trace individual dollars between them.

An Enacted Budget by department, with the general fund broken out against restricted funds. Every figure is taken from the published record — ImpactLine adds no estimates and fills no gaps a government has left. See the methodology and sources.

Enacted Budget Shown: FY2024 · Actual Spending Shown: FY2024 · Federal Awards: FY2024

Los Angeles City Budget & Spending Quick Answers

How much is the Los Angeles City budget?

The Los Angeles City Enacted Budget shown totals $20.0B for FY2024. Source: FY2024 Adopted Budget & LA Controller APIs.

What is the difference between Los Angeles's Enacted Budget and Actual Spending?

The Enacted Budget (FY2024) is the spending authorised before the year begins. Actual Spending (FY2024) is what was reported afterwards, on its own release cycle, so the two can cover different fiscal years and are kept separate here.

What is the value of federal award obligations recorded in Los Angeles?

Federal award obligations in FY2024 totalled $4.4B, from USASpending FY place-of-performance APIs. They are tracked separately from the Enacted Budget; they do not measure cash received by the city or state.

Where does Los Angeles spend its money?

Actual Spending in FY2024 totalled $40.4B, as published in LA Controller City Budget and Expenditures API. The largest areas were:

  • Los Angeles Department of Water and Power$15.1B
  • All Other Actual Spending$4.8B
  • Non-Departmental - General$4.6B
  • Los Angeles World Airports$3.5B

What revenue sources does Los Angeles report?

These city-reported revenue lines use the revenue dataset as their percentage base, not the enacted appropriations total:

  • All Other Adopted Revenue$2.1B (30.5%)
  • Property Tax-Current-Secured$1.8B (26.7%)
  • Business Tax$847M (12.3%)
  • Sales & Use Tax$724M (10.5%)