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San Francisco City Budget & Government Spending

FY2024 actual spending and revenue

OpenBook Actuals$42.6B
Impact Score
89/ 100
DATASF Controller OpenBook API

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San Francisco City Enacted Budget

Explore the San Francisco City budget and government spending using the public fiscal records shown here. The enacted budget shown totals $14.6B 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 Budget & SF Controller APIs
Actual Spending Shown
FY2024
SF Controller OpenBook API
Federal Awards
FY2024
USASpending FY place-of-performance APIs

San Francisco Government Spending by Department

OpenBook Actuals Ledger

FY2024 DATA

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

Public Works, Transportation & Commerce

#1 Spend
Services
OpenBook Actuals
$13.9B
Warning

San Francisco General City - Unallocated

Services
OpenBook Actuals
$8.0B
Stable

Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development

Services
OpenBook Actuals
$6.1B
Stable

Community Health

Services
OpenBook Actuals
$5.7B
Stable

San Francisco General City - Unallocated

Services
OpenBook Actuals
$5.4B
Stable

Public Protection

Services
OpenBook Actuals
$2.5B
Stable

Culture & Recreation

Services
OpenBook Actuals
$0.9B
Stable
DATA INTEGRITY STATEMENT

Source Data: San Francisco actuals use data.sfgov.org/resource/bpnb-jwfb.json and n9pm-xkyq.json for FY2024.

Scope: San Francisco Controller OpenBook actual spending and revenue.

About San Francisco 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 San Francisco. The Money Map displays source, allocation, and recipient summaries where available; it does not trace individual dollars between them.

A consolidated city and county Enacted Budget, by department, and the funds behind it. 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

San Francisco City Budget & Spending Quick Answers

How much is the San Francisco City budget?

The San Francisco City Enacted Budget shown totals $14.6B for FY2024. Source: FY2024 Budget & SF Controller APIs.

What is the difference between San Francisco'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 San Francisco?

Federal award obligations in FY2024 totalled $2.8B, 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 San Francisco spend its money?

Actual Spending in FY2024 totalled $42.6B, as published in SF Controller OpenBook API. The largest areas were:

  • Public Works, Transportation & Commerce$13.9B
  • San Francisco General City - Unallocated$8.0B
  • Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development$6.1B
  • Community Health$5.7B

What revenue sources does San Francisco report?

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

  • Charges for Services$4.3B (29.2%)
  • Property Taxes$3.2B (21.8%)
  • Intergovernmental: State$1.5B (10.3%)
  • IntraFund Transfers In$1.5B (10.1%)