Misato Town finances

秋田県美郷町の財政

Town Akita Prefecture, Japan Population 17,444 Area 168.32 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥13.4B
Per resident ¥765,644
Local bonds outstanding
¥8.9B
Per resident ¥507,682
Reserve funds
¥6.6B
Per resident ¥380,330
Fiscal strength index
0.24
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.24
#1359 of 1718 in Japan · #18 of 25 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 ratioBetter than peers
82.8%
#194 of 1741 in Japan · #3 of 25 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 residentBetter than peers
¥507,682
#817 of 1741 in Japan · #6 of 25 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 residentBetter than peers
¥380,330
#606 of 1741 in Japan · #11 of 25 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
22.6%
#1582 of 1741 in Japan · #21 of 25 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
25.2%
#836 of 1718 in Japan · #14 of 25 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 ¥14.1B · per resident ¥810,074

Local taxes 10.3%Shared taxes and grants 6.3%Local allocation tax 45.0%National subsidies 9.2%Prefectural subsidies 6.2%Borrowing (local bonds) 10.8%Donations 0.8%Other 11.4%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥1.5B¥83,39910.3%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥888M¥50,8856.3%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥6.4B¥364,59845.0%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥1.3B¥74,5319.2%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥872M¥50,0176.2%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥1.5B¥87,22810.8%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥117M¥6,6800.8%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥1.6B¥92,73511.4%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥104M

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
¥3.6B¥207,349¥196,56227.1%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.8B¥100,327¥74,09013.1%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.7B¥96,665¥132,74412.6%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥1.6B¥91,964¥57,44212.0%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.5B¥84,448¥64,17411.0%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.2B¥66,183¥56,4938.6%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥946M¥54,237¥30,7257.1%
Fire & emergency¥532M¥30,474¥27,8484.0%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥478M¥27,400¥16,8593.6%
Assembly¥104M¥5,962¥6,6360.8%
Labor¥11M¥634¥930.1%
Disaster recovery¥32,000¥2¥5310.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥1.2B
Per resident ¥70,169 (median ¥68,686)
Elderly
¥1.0B
Per resident ¥57,511 (median ¥47,975)
Social welfare
¥1.4B
Per resident ¥79,658 (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 39.6% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

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

Spending per resident

¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.200.300.400.500.600.702015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

80%82%85%88%90%92%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

17K18K19K20K21K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202417,444¥13.4B¥8.9B¥6.6B0.2482.8%—
FY202317,831¥12.9B¥8.9B¥6.6B0.2481.9%—
FY202218,189¥12.8B¥8.9B¥6.7B0.2482.1%—
FY202118,549¥13.3B¥9.0B¥6.2B0.2582.6%—
FY202019,018¥14.4B¥9.0B¥5.5B0.2584.4%—
FY201919,361¥11.2B¥9.1B¥5.4B0.2581.5%—
FY201819,729¥11.5B¥9.2B¥5.6B0.2584.6%—
FY201719,983¥11.2B¥9.3B¥5.5B0.2583.9%—
FY201620,311¥11.1B¥10.2B¥5.7B0.2684.6%—
FY201520,646¥11.3B¥10.7B¥5.5B0.2684.8%—

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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)