Kesennuma City finances

宮城県気仙沼市の財政

City Miyagi Prefecture, Japan Population 56,300 Area 332.44 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥48.9B
Per resident ¥869,155
Local bonds outstanding
¥29.2B
Per resident ¥519,496
Reserve funds
¥33.7B
Per resident ¥598,777
Fiscal strength index
0.45
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.45
#820 of 1718 in Japan · #20 of 35 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.64
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 ratioWorse than peers
102.2%
#1731 of 1741 in Japan · #34 of 35 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 94.0%
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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
¥519,496
#836 of 1741 in Japan · #21 of 35 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥382,998
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥598,777
#396 of 1741 in Japan · #5 of 35 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥126,853
What this means

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

Own-source revenue ratioBetter than peers
50.8%
#264 of 1741 in Japan · #6 of 35 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 43.4%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers
41.5%
#371 of 1718 in Japan · #10 of 35 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 18.8%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥51.5B · per resident ¥914,035

Local taxes 13.9%Shared taxes and grants 4.9%Local allocation tax 21.5%National subsidies 14.5%Prefectural subsidies 3.7%Borrowing (local bonds) 4.7%Donations 23.7%Other 13.3%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥7.1B¥126,61813.9%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥2.5B¥44,5404.9%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥11.0B¥196,12721.5%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥7.4B¥132,31314.5%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.9B¥33,8723.7%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥2.4B¥42,6114.7%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥12.2B¥216,59923.7%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥6.8B¥121,35313.3%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥12.2B

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities with 50,000–100,000 people (234)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥16.4B¥291,584¥69,05333.5%
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥10.4B¥185,131¥194,51721.3%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥5.8B¥103,428¥44,17711.9%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥3.7B¥64,875¥57,0587.5%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥3.6B¥64,126¥39,9137.4%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥3.5B¥61,539¥38,6837.1%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥2.1B¥36,529¥8,6414.2%
Fire & emergency¥1.6B¥29,046¥17,6233.3%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥1.3B¥23,095¥9,0052.7%
Assembly¥260M¥4,625¥3,3390.5%
Labor¥222M¥3,934¥4580.5%
その他¥69M¥1,234¥00.1%
Disaster recovery¥488,000¥9¥810.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥3.0B
Per resident ¥53,136 (median ¥77,676)
Elderly
¥2.5B
Per resident ¥43,876 (median ¥34,812)
Social welfare
¥4.1B
Per resident ¥72,242 (median ¥63,964)
Public assistance
¥877M
Per resident ¥15,576 (median ¥17,030)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 31.7% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥500K¥1.0M¥1.5M¥2.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥1.0M¥2.0M¥3.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.400.500.600.702015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

85%90%95%100%105%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

55K60K65K70K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202456,300¥48.9B¥29.2B¥33.7B0.45102.2%—
FY202357,652¥48.3B¥30.2B¥28.0B0.44103.9%—
FY202258,926¥52.8B¥30.4B¥24.4B0.4499.4%—
FY202160,151¥69.4B¥30.9B¥21.9B0.4597.6%—
FY202061,445¥89.6B¥40.1B¥26.0B0.46101.6%—
FY201962,601¥76.7B¥38.9B¥52.7B0.45101.3%—
FY201863,867¥81.3B¥39.7B¥66.3B0.45102.1%—
FY201764,947¥104.2B¥40.1B¥82.9B0.4398.0%—
FY201665,920¥163.0B¥39.0B¥98.5B0.4198.1%—
FY201566,733¥147.7B¥33.6B¥120.4B0.4093.9%—

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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)