Kanda Town finances

福岡県苅田町の財政

Town Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan Population 37,553 Area 49.58 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥19.4B
Per resident ¥516,279
Local bonds outstanding
¥8.4B
Per resident ¥222,361
Reserve funds
¥9.9B
Per resident ¥263,100
Fiscal strength index
1.31
1.0 or more: no ordinary allocation tax

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
1.31
#16 of 1718 in Japan · #1 of 60 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
80.1%
#117 of 1741 in Japan · #1 of 60 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 91.1%
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
¥222,361
#167 of 1741 in Japan · #7 of 60 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 residentBetter than peers
¥263,100
#847 of 1741 in Japan · #29 of 60 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
62.7%
#69 of 1741 in Japan · #1 of 60 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
36.8%
#453 of 1718 in Japan · #18 of 60 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 ¥20.7B · per resident ¥550,381

Local taxes 48.5%Shared taxes and grants 8.8%Local allocation tax 0.4%National subsidies 15.1%Prefectural subsidies 6.4%Borrowing (local bonds) 6.7%Donations 0.5%Other 13.7%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥10.0B¥267,10748.5%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.8B¥48,2628.8%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥90M¥2,3930.4%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥3.1B¥82,87115.1%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.3B¥35,0686.4%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥1.4B¥36,8496.7%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥93M¥2,4810.5%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥2.8B¥75,35013.7%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥91M

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
¥6.1B¥162,084¥168,25831.4%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥3.0B¥79,787¥56,48115.5%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥3.0B¥79,294¥66,27315.4%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥2.6B¥70,374¥40,67313.6%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.7B¥46,283¥35,8349.0%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥1.2B¥31,560¥30,1656.1%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥724M¥19,268¥5,7693.7%
Fire & emergency¥531M¥14,142¥17,4742.7%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥349M¥9,294¥7,5081.8%
Assembly¥157M¥4,185¥3,8460.8%
Disaster recovery¥309,000¥8¥00.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥2.3B
Per resident ¥61,457 (median ¥73,617)
Elderly
¥1.1B
Per resident ¥29,626 (median ¥33,074)
Social welfare
¥2.7B
Per resident ¥70,950 (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 44.4% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥100K¥200K¥300K¥400K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

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

Fiscal strength index

0.600.801.001.201.402015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

80%85%90%95%100%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

36K36K37K38K38K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202437,553¥19.4B¥8.4B¥9.9B1.3180.1%—
FY202337,824¥17.3B¥8.1B¥8.7B1.2580.5%—
FY202237,767¥16.4B¥8.1B¥8.1B1.2482.7%—
FY202137,406¥16.5B¥8.7B¥7.2B1.2485.0%—
FY202037,451¥18.7B¥9.1B¥6.5B1.2784.2%—
FY201937,455¥14.0B¥9.8B¥6.4B1.2584.1%—
FY201837,652¥13.4B¥10.8B¥5.8B1.2186.6%—
FY201737,363¥13.3B¥11.6B¥5.0B1.1686.0%—
FY201636,939¥13.6B¥12.5B¥4.3B1.1292.1%—
FY201536,307¥13.3B¥13.3B¥3.7B1.1296.0%—

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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)