Chiba Prefecture finances and its 54 municipalities (FY2024)

Fiscal health rank among the 47 prefectures

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers

0.75

#5 of 47 in Japan (highest first)

Median of similar municipalities 0.47

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 ratio

94.5%

#31 of 47 in Japan (lowest first)

Median of similar municipalities 93.8%

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.

Real debt service ratioBetter than peers

7.6%

#5 of 47 in Japan (lowest first)

Median of similar municipalities 11.0%

What this means

Debt repayments relative to revenue (3-year average). At 18% or more, new borrowing needs approval; 25% or more triggers early fiscal soundness measures.

Future burden ratioBetter than peers

101.3%

#5 of 47 in Japan (lowest first)

Median of similar municipalities 159.7%

What this means

Debts and other future liabilities as a percentage of one year's standard revenue. For municipalities, 350% or more triggers early fiscal soundness measures. Zero when reserves exceed liabilities.

Local bonds outstanding per residentBetter than peers

¥452,097

#4 of 47 in Japan (lowest first)

Median of similar municipalities ¥820,968

What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentWorse than peers

¥68,781

#26 of 47 in Japan (highest first)

Median of similar municipalities ¥72,828

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

64.7%

#5 of 47 in Japan (highest first)

Median of similar municipalities 48.8%

What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers

8.8%

#11 of 47 in Japan (highest first)

Median of similar municipalities 6.4%

What this means

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

Revenue ¥2.13T · per resident ¥337,105

Local taxes 46.9%Shared taxes and grants 7.6%Local allocation tax 12.4%National subsidies 9.6%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.8%Donations 0.0%Other 17.8%

Source	Amount	Per resident	Share
Local taxes Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses	¥997.8B	¥158,083	46.9%
Shared taxes and grants Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities	¥162.4B	¥25,734	7.6%
Local allocation tax Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases	¥262.8B	¥41,643	12.4%
National subsidies National treasury disbursements for specific programs	¥203.3B	¥32,218	9.6%
Borrowing (local bonds) New borrowing during the year	¥122.8B	¥19,453	5.8%
Donations Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)	¥158M	¥25	0.0%
Other Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue	¥378.4B	¥59,949	17.8%

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of prefectures (47)

Education

¥70K

Welfare

¥62K

Commerce & tourism

¥40K

Debt service

¥37K

Police

¥24K

Public works

¥22K

General administration

¥19K

Health & sanitation

¥13K

Agriculture, forestry & fisheries

¥9K

Labor

¥558

Function	Amount	Per resident	Peer median	Share
Education Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities	¥442.1B	¥70,045	¥104,412	21.2%
Welfare Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance	¥388.6B	¥61,567	¥80,864	18.7%
Commerce & tourism Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism	¥253.2B	¥40,120	¥53,525	12.2%
Debt service Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds	¥230.9B	¥36,579	¥64,586	11.1%
Police Prefectures only	¥150.6B	¥23,854	¥26,383	7.2%
Public works Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing	¥141.9B	¥22,489	¥66,108	6.8%
General administration Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections	¥120.9B	¥19,152	¥33,399	5.8%
Health & sanitation Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal	¥80.7B	¥12,779	¥19,958	3.9%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries	¥57.8B	¥9,153	¥31,061	2.8%
Labor	¥3.5B	¥558	¥1,436	0.2%
Disaster recovery	¥3.0B	¥470	¥2,912	0.1%
Assembly	¥2.6B	¥417	¥873	0.1%
Fire & emergency	¥0	¥0	¥0	0.0%

Welfare spending

Children

¥104.0B

Per resident ¥16,477 (median ¥19,268)

Elderly

¥163.4B

Per resident ¥25,888 (median ¥34,452)

Social welfare

¥115.4B

Per resident ¥18,285 (median ¥23,130)

Public assistance

¥5.7B

Per resident ¥898 (median ¥1,753)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 39.0% of spending.

Personnel

¥85K

Social assistance

¥7K

Debt service

¥36K

Goods & services

¥13K

Subsidies

¥104K

Construction

¥30K

Transfers to other accounts

¥5K

Reserves

¥10K

Maintenance

¥988

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds

Spending per resident

Fiscal strength index

Current balance ratio

Population

See the numbers by year

Fiscal year	Population	Spending	Local bonds	Reserves	Fiscal strength	Current balance	Debt service
FY2024	6,311,579	¥2.08T	¥2.85T	¥434.1B	0.75	94.5%	7.6%
FY2023	6,310,158	¥2.01T	¥2.94T	¥404.9B	0.74	96.7%	7.5%
FY2022	6,310,075	¥2.20T	¥3.02T	¥387.6B	0.74	95.1%	7.8%
FY2021	6,310,875	¥2.52T	¥3.08T	¥352.0B	0.75	84.8%	8.1%
FY2020	6,322,897	¥2.16T	¥3.09T	¥244.1B	0.78	98.2%	8.6%
FY2019	6,319,772	¥1.66T	¥3.08T	¥248.6B	0.78	97.0%	8.9%
FY2018	6,311,190	¥1.70T	¥3.08T	¥261.5B	0.78	95.8%	9.3%
FY2017	6,298,992	¥1.67T	¥3.09T	¥212.6B	0.78	96.3%	9.8%
FY2016	6,283,602	¥1.63T	¥3.08T	¥202.2B	0.78	97.1%	10.4%
FY2015	6,265,899	¥1.69T	¥3.08T	¥208.8B	0.78	96.3%	10.9%

Municipalities in Chiba Prefecture FY2024 · click a column to sort

Amounts per resident. See also the fiscal strength ranking and debt per resident ranking in Chiba Prefecture.

Municipality	Population	Fiscal strength	Current balance	Debt service	Debt per resident	Reserves per resident	Spending per resident
Chiba City 千葉市	983,896	0.88	98.8%	—	¥719,067	¥25,585	¥539,768
Choshi City 銚子市	53,986	0.58	93.8%	—	¥402,823	¥86,237	¥548,475
Ichikawa City 市川市	494,720	1.10	92.7%	—	¥106,554	¥108,593	¥373,919
Funabashi City 船橋市	649,393	0.91	97.3%	—	¥254,219	¥64,115	¥374,694
Tateyama City 館山市	43,554	0.55	97.4%	—	¥524,173	¥111,283	¥576,430
Kisarazu City 木更津市	136,843	0.85	92.1%	—	¥198,380	¥85,649	¥385,213
Matsudo City 松戸市	500,395	0.84	96.2%	—	¥245,800	¥39,051	¥385,223
Noda City 野田市	153,538	0.79	95.3%	—	¥251,866	¥55,465	¥396,325
Mobara City 茂原市	85,861	0.73	94.0%	—	¥382,877	¥43,916	¥406,753
Narita City 成田市	133,099	1.29	93.5%	—	¥330,742	¥35,080	¥527,406
Sakura City 佐倉市	169,506	0.84	95.6%	—	¥167,382	¥83,067	¥351,321
Togane City 東金市	56,524	0.65	92.4%	—	¥320,625	¥96,326	¥411,429
Asahi City 旭市	61,986	0.49	94.7%	—	¥529,591	¥257,543	¥562,144
Narashino City 習志野市	175,105	0.89	97.5%	—	¥295,085	¥63,116	¥448,853
Kashiwa City 柏市	437,634	0.91	92.7%	—	¥181,085	¥101,355	¥382,194
Katsura City 勝浦市	15,213	0.47	99.2%	—	¥485,019	¥376,879	¥825,943
Ichihara City 市原市	266,861	1.09	88.9%	—	¥174,190	¥90,223	¥447,798
Nagareyama City 流山市	212,562	0.93	90.8%	—	¥325,716	¥43,377	¥405,768
Yachiyo City 八千代市	206,692	0.91	96.9%	—	¥181,166	¥41,450	¥357,701
Abiko City 我孫子市	131,317	0.74	95.7%	—	¥242,485	¥63,506	¥359,609
Kamogawa City 鴨川市	30,209	0.51	102.1%	—	¥533,835	¥119,704	¥584,954
Kamagaya City 鎌ケ谷市	109,757	0.72	98.2%	—	¥312,460	¥25,826	¥397,971
Kimitsu City 君津市	79,520	1.01	97.5%	—	¥245,596	¥77,633	¥471,764
Futtsu City 富津市	40,427	0.84	92.3%	—	¥406,952	¥109,060	¥550,667
Urayasu City 浦安市	171,322	1.48	74.5%	—	¥171,234	¥121,485	¥519,900
Yotsukaido City 四街道市	96,424	0.73	92.5%	—	¥230,639	¥124,269	¥404,705
Sodegaura City 袖ケ浦市	66,091	1.14	91.3%	—	¥261,251	¥74,233	¥468,130
Yachimata City 八街市	66,631	0.62	101.6%	—	¥268,748	¥26,321	¥381,418
Inzai City 印西市	111,731	1.14	84.8%	—	¥159,766	¥190,398	¥457,875
Shiroi City 白井市	62,218	0.83	89.7%	—	¥316,455	¥57,067	¥394,212
Tomisato City 富里市	49,999	0.73	94.7%	—	¥205,945	¥75,722	¥367,352
Minamiboso City 南房総市	34,066	0.31	93.7%	—	¥655,869	¥690,744	¥769,392
Sosa City 匝瑳市	33,294	0.46	99.1%	—	¥353,577	¥135,031	¥501,641
Katori City 香取市	69,575	0.50	91.2%	—	¥515,670	¥229,079	¥546,138
Sanmu City 山武市	47,745	0.47	93.6%	—	¥620,492	¥351,810	¥689,380
Isumi City いすみ市	34,705	0.41	90.3%	—	¥420,202	¥247,878	¥654,781
Oamishirasato City 大網白里市	47,660	0.58	99.9%	—	¥251,380	¥79,086	¥384,709
Shisui Town 酒々井町	20,095	0.69	90.1%	—	¥244,414	¥85,359	¥356,521
Sakae Town 栄町	19,624	0.50	97.8%	—	¥288,242	¥135,970	¥432,800
Kozaki Town 神崎町	5,634	0.38	84.4%	—	¥261,869	¥394,659	¥573,114
Tako Town 多古町	13,426	0.54	91.9%	—	¥222,039	¥246,899	¥605,166
Tonosho Town 東庄町	12,607	0.42	92.7%	—	¥398,279	¥152,808	¥538,855
Kujiyukuri Town 九十九里町	14,004	0.42	89.8%	—	¥449,927	¥304,280	¥491,485
Shibayama Town 芝山町	6,644	1.08	90.1%	—	¥309,703	¥375,844	¥997,935
Yokoshibahikari Town 横芝光町	22,095	0.45	89.5%	—	¥443,254	¥177,780	¥649,663
Ichinomiya Town 一宮町	12,294	0.54	85.7%	—	¥255,320	¥257,694	¥458,242
Mutsuzawa Town 睦沢町	6,549	0.35	84.2%	—	¥350,582	¥450,355	¥672,200
Chosei Village 長生村	13,269	0.49	88.0%	—	¥368,752	¥140,066	¥519,476
Shirako Town 白子町	10,376	0.45	81.7%	—	¥353,946	¥240,862	¥521,908
Nagara Town 長柄町	6,233	0.50	89.9%	—	¥647,725	¥338,418	¥676,340
Chonan Town 長南町	7,074	0.42	85.3%	—	¥649,161	¥241,106	¥829,432
Otaki Town 大多喜町	8,005	0.40	93.5%	—	¥505,023	¥370,829	¥855,977
Onjiyuku Town 御宿町	6,912	0.40	90.9%	—	¥375,424	¥232,117	¥595,311
Kiyonan Town 鋸南町	6,679	0.27	90.4%	—	¥745,277	¥359,229	¥720,344