Tohoku Town finances

青森県東北町の財政

Town Aomori Prefecture, Japan Population 16,005 Area 326.50 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥12.9B
Per resident ¥805,234
Local bonds outstanding
¥10.1B
Per resident ¥628,263
Reserve funds
¥3.2B
Per resident ¥197,474
Fiscal strength index
0.31
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

Fiscal health rank among 1,741 municipalities and within Aomori Prefecture

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.31
#1159 of 1718 in Japan · #16 of 40 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.38
0.51.0
What this means

How much of the standard cost of public services a municipality can cover with its own tax revenue. Above 1.0, it receives no ordinary local allocation tax from the national government.

Current balance ratio
91.7%
#894 of 1741 in Japan · #19 of 40 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 90.0%
708090100
What this means

Recurring costs that must be paid every year (personnel, social assistance, debt service) as a share of recurring general revenue. The higher it is, the less room for new spending; above 90% is considered rigid.

Local bonds outstanding per residentWorse than peers
¥628,263
#1041 of 1741 in Japan · #17 of 40 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥554,217
What this means

Outstanding local government bonds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Reserve funds per residentWorse than peers
¥197,474
#1037 of 1741 in Japan · #31 of 40 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥293,873
What this means

Fiscal adjustment, debt reduction and special-purpose funds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Own-source revenue ratioWorse than peers
30.7%
#1216 of 1741 in Japan · #9 of 40 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 35.3%
What this means

The share of revenue the municipality raises itself: taxes, fees, charges and similar.

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioWorse than peers
24.4%
#874 of 1718 in Japan · #23 of 40 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 30.4%
What this means

The freely usable reserve (fiscal adjustment fund) as a percentage of standard annual revenue. Around 10–20% is considered comfortable.

Revenue ¥13.4B · per resident ¥840,083

Local taxes 13.6%Shared taxes and grants 5.9%Local allocation tax 35.5%National subsidies 15.7%Prefectural subsidies 7.1%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.1%Donations 0.4%Other 16.7%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥1.8B¥114,55713.6%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥792M¥49,4645.9%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥4.8B¥298,20435.5%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥2.1B¥132,29115.7%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥949M¥59,3237.1%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥689M¥43,0245.1%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥50M¥3,0990.4%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥2.2B¥140,12116.7%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥34M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 10,000–20,000 people (245)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥3.4B¥215,188¥196,56226.7%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥2.4B¥151,664¥132,74418.8%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥2.2B¥135,459¥64,17416.8%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.3B¥81,961¥74,09010.2%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥1.2B¥74,738¥57,4429.3%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.1B¥66,000¥56,4938.2%
Fire & emergency¥501M¥31,317¥27,8483.9%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥484M¥30,226¥30,7253.8%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥184M¥11,477¥16,8591.4%
Assembly¥113M¥7,078¥6,6360.9%
Labor¥2M¥126¥930.0%
Disaster recovery¥13,000¥1¥5310.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥1.4B
Per resident ¥90,083 (median ¥68,686)
Elderly
¥833M
Per resident ¥52,053 (median ¥47,975)
Social welfare
¥1.2B
Per resident ¥73,052 (median ¥75,979)
Public assistance
¥0
Per resident ¥0 (median ¥0)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 36.0% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥250K¥500K¥750K¥1.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.250.300.350.402015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

82%85%88%90%92%95%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

16K17K18K19K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202416,005¥12.9B¥10.1B¥3.2B0.3191.7%—
FY202316,354¥12.6B¥10.5B¥3.3B0.3192.7%—
FY202216,625¥12.7B¥10.9B¥3.4B0.3189.6%—
FY202116,934¥12.7B¥11.6B¥3.3B0.3085.9%—
FY202017,154¥14.4B¥12.1B¥2.7B0.3189.5%—
FY201917,431¥11.8B¥12.5B¥2.8B0.3088.3%—
FY201817,704¥13.6B¥12.9B¥3.3B0.3089.9%—
FY201717,932¥12.0B¥12.4B¥3.3B0.2989.9%—
FY201618,249¥12.7B¥12.7B¥3.6B0.2887.5%—
FY201518,550¥12.7B¥13.0B¥3.6B0.2885.1%—

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Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, "Settlement of accounts by municipality" (ordinary accounts), processed by Zaisei Zukan. Per-resident amounts use that year's basic resident register population. Fiscal years run from April to March (FY2024 = April 2024 to March 2025). 日本語のページ(AIの要約・首長と選挙)