Okuma Town finances

福島県大熊町の財政

Town Fukushima Prefecture, Japan Population 9,944 Area 78.71 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥42.5B
Per resident ¥4,271,438
Local bonds outstanding
¥0
Per resident ¥0
Reserve funds
¥104.8B
Per resident ¥10,535,379
Fiscal strength index
1.59
1.0 or more: no ordinary allocation tax

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
1.59
#5 of 1718 in Japan · #1 of 59 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.27
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
57.3%
#2 of 1741 in Japan · #1 of 59 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 89.1%
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
¥0
#1 of 1741 in Japan · #1 of 59 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥858,549
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥10,535,379
#3 of 1741 in Japan · #2 of 59 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥465,414
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
68.2%
#30 of 1741 in Japan · #1 of 59 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 30.5%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers
140.4%
#19 of 1718 in Japan · #5 of 59 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 31.1%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥49.0B · per resident ¥4,927,217

Local taxes 12.5%Shared taxes and grants 1.0%Local allocation tax 8.9%National subsidies 16.0%Prefectural subsidies 5.8%Donations 0.0%Other 55.7%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥6.1B¥616,63912.5%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥492M¥49,4821.0%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥4.4B¥439,3568.9%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥7.8B¥788,19016.0%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥2.9B¥287,7295.8%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥0¥00.0%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥12M¥1,1620.0%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥27.3B¥2,744,65955.7%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥6M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 5,000–10,000 people (210)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥19.3B¥1,939,017¥189,68245.4%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥10.8B¥1,089,149¥26,87025.5%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥7.2B¥725,432¥100,91817.0%
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥1.7B¥169,469¥224,2844.0%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.2B¥116,887¥87,5222.7%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥975M¥98,060¥62,1792.3%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥659M¥66,283¥97,8681.6%
Disaster recovery¥343M¥34,488¥1,5420.8%
Fire & emergency¥232M¥23,290¥38,6870.5%
Assembly¥93M¥9,362¥10,2150.2%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥0¥0¥94,3990.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥412M
Per resident ¥41,441 (median ¥67,708)
Elderly
¥450M
Per resident ¥45,296 (median ¥60,528)
Social welfare
¥694M
Per resident ¥69,816 (median ¥89,723)
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 5.2% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥5.0M¥10.0M¥15.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥2.0M¥4.0M¥6.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.000.501.001.502.002015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

50%60%70%80%90%100%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

9,75010K10K10K11K11K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY20249,944¥42.5B¥0¥104.8B1.5957.3%—
FY20239,955¥37.4B¥0¥99.8B1.4665.1%—
FY202210,002¥24.1B¥0¥105.0B1.4662.0%—
FY202110,160¥38.7B¥0¥107.0B1.4567.3%—
FY202010,265¥34.8B¥0¥99.8B1.5667.8%—
FY201910,313¥27.0B¥0¥85.3B1.6758.7%—
FY201810,397¥30.8B¥0¥91.5B1.6462.0%—
FY201710,533¥19.8B¥3M¥91.0B1.7056.8%—
FY201610,665¥25.4B¥8M¥95.4B1.6156.8%—
FY201510,769¥13.9B¥16M¥85.2B1.5853.5%—

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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)