Kaminokawa Town finances

栃木県上三川町の財政

Town Tochigi Prefecture, Japan Population 30,748 Area 54.39 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥12.6B
Per resident ¥408,947
Local bonds outstanding
¥5.8B
Per resident ¥189,411
Reserve funds
¥4.1B
Per resident ¥132,827
Fiscal strength index
0.93
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.93
#109 of 1718 in Japan · #4 of 25 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.63
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
85.4%
#314 of 1741 in Japan · #4 of 25 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 91.1%
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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 residentBetter than peers
¥189,411
#113 of 1741 in Japan · #1 of 25 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥303,943
What this means

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

Reserve funds per resident
¥132,827
#1278 of 1741 in Japan · #16 of 25 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥135,471
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
58.7%
#99 of 1741 in Japan · #3 of 25 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 45.0%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers
29.9%
#652 of 1718 in Japan · #4 of 25 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 22.5%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥14.0B · per resident ¥454,295

Local taxes 45.2%Shared taxes and grants 10.3%Local allocation tax 4.6%National subsidies 15.3%Prefectural subsidies 7.2%Borrowing (local bonds) 3.9%Donations 0.4%Other 13.1%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥6.3B¥205,38445.2%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.4B¥46,64010.3%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥646M¥21,0114.6%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥2.1B¥69,49315.3%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.0B¥32,8227.2%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥538M¥17,5073.9%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥55M¥1,7790.4%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥1.8B¥59,65813.1%

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

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 20,000+ people (131)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥4.6B¥149,416¥168,25836.5%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.6B¥50,427¥66,27312.3%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.5B¥47,267¥56,48111.6%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.4B¥45,312¥40,67311.1%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.1B¥34,536¥35,8348.4%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥811M¥26,374¥30,1656.4%
Fire & emergency¥623M¥20,259¥17,4745.0%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥570M¥18,553¥7,5084.5%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥408M¥13,269¥5,7693.2%
Assembly¥109M¥3,530¥3,8460.9%
Labor¥100,000¥3¥2190.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥2.2B
Per resident ¥71,785 (median ¥73,617)
Elderly
¥782M
Per resident ¥25,445 (median ¥33,074)
Social welfare
¥1.6B
Per resident ¥52,187 (median ¥61,434)
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 46.7% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥100K¥200K¥300K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

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

Fiscal strength index

0.600.801.001.202015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

31K31K31K31K31K32K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202430,748¥12.6B¥5.8B¥4.1B0.9385.4%—
FY202331,012¥13.5B¥6.1B¥4.6B0.9385.1%—
FY202230,886¥11.6B¥6.0B¥5.0B0.9583.5%—
FY202131,177¥12.3B¥6.7B¥5.0B0.9579.9%—
FY202031,285¥14.8B¥6.4B¥4.8B1.0888.9%—
FY201931,245¥10.5B¥6.3B¥5.2B1.0780.5%—
FY201831,232¥10.2B¥6.2B¥5.1B1.1387.2%—
FY201731,441¥13.1B¥6.8B¥5.6B1.0164.9%—
FY201631,440¥10.9B¥7.0B¥3.1B1.0096.3%—
FY201531,454¥11.3B¥7.2B¥4.1B0.9170.1%—

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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)