Saitama Prefecture finances and its 63 municipalities (FY2024)

Fiscal health rank among the 47 prefectures

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers

0.74

#6 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

94.7%

#32 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 ratio

11.0%

#24 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

146.9%

#18 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

¥495,870

#5 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

¥40,573

#42 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

59.9%

#8 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

9.1%

#10 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 ¥2.17T · per resident ¥293,979

Local taxes 50.0%Shared taxes and grants 8.7%Local allocation tax 14.0%National subsidies 9.2%Borrowing (local bonds) 8.2%Donations 0.0%Other 9.9%

Source	Amount	Per resident	Share
Local taxes Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses	¥1.08T	¥147,105	50.0%
Shared taxes and grants Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities	¥189.6B	¥25,715	8.7%
Local allocation tax Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases	¥302.8B	¥41,066	14.0%
National subsidies National treasury disbursements for specific programs	¥199.5B	¥27,060	9.2%
Borrowing (local bonds) New borrowing during the year	¥177.1B	¥24,016	8.2%
Donations Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)	¥199M	¥27	0.0%
Other Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue	¥213.8B	¥28,991	9.9%

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of prefectures (47)

Education

¥68K

Welfare

¥61K

Debt service

¥40K

Public works

¥24K

General administration

¥23K

Police

¥21K

Health & sanitation

¥10K

Commerce & tourism

¥4K

Agriculture, forestry & fisheries

¥3K

Labor

¥608

Function	Amount	Per resident	Peer median	Share
Education Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities	¥500.5B	¥67,877	¥104,412	23.7%
Welfare Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance	¥451.6B	¥61,246	¥80,864	21.3%
Debt service Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds	¥297.7B	¥40,368	¥64,586	14.1%
Public works Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing	¥173.7B	¥23,558	¥66,108	8.2%
General administration Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections	¥168.0B	¥22,785	¥33,399	7.9%
Police Prefectures only	¥157.5B	¥21,356	¥26,383	7.4%
Health & sanitation Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal	¥76.9B	¥10,425	¥19,958	3.6%
Commerce & tourism Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism	¥27.3B	¥3,702	¥53,525	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries	¥24.1B	¥3,266	¥31,061	1.1%
Labor	¥4.5B	¥608	¥1,436	0.2%
Assembly	¥3.1B	¥423	¥873	0.1%
Disaster recovery	¥878M	¥119	¥2,912	0.0%
Fire & emergency	¥0	¥0	¥0	0.0%

Welfare spending

Children

¥119.4B

Per resident ¥16,194 (median ¥19,268)

Elderly

¥188.0B

Per resident ¥25,491 (median ¥34,452)

Social welfare

¥131.4B

Per resident ¥17,824 (median ¥23,130)

Public assistance

¥12.6B

Per resident ¥1,715 (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 44.0% of spending.

Personnel

¥78K

Social assistance

¥8K

Debt service

¥40K

Goods & services

¥12K

Subsidies

¥100K

Construction

¥27K

Transfers to other accounts

¥6K

Reserves

¥12K

Maintenance

¥2K

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	7,374,294	¥2.12T	¥3.66T	¥299.2B	0.74	94.7%	11.0%
FY2023	7,378,639	¥2.06T	¥3.75T	¥284.9B	0.73	95.8%	10.8%
FY2022	7,381,035	¥2.24T	¥3.81T	¥261.2B	0.74	96.2%	10.7%
FY2021	7,385,848	¥2.50T	¥3.86T	¥232.7B	0.74	90.1%	10.7%
FY2020	7,393,849	¥2.09T	¥3.86T	¥155.4B	0.77	94.7%	10.9%
FY2019	7,390,054	¥1.75T	¥3.84T	¥133.2B	0.77	97.7%	11.1%
FY2018	7,377,288	¥1.72T	¥3.84T	¥153.6B	0.77	96.5%	11.4%
FY2017	7,363,011	¥1.74T	¥3.84T	¥169.2B	0.77	96.8%	11.7%
FY2016	7,343,807	¥1.71T	¥3.82T	¥165.3B	0.77	96.9%	11.8%
FY2015	7,323,413	¥1.71T	¥3.81T	¥174.2B	0.77	94.9%	12.0%

Municipalities in Saitama Prefecture FY2024 · click a column to sort

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

Municipality	Population	Fiscal strength	Current balance	Debt service	Debt per resident	Reserves per resident	Spending per resident
Saitama City さいたま市	1,350,500	0.95	98.4%	—	¥370,020	¥59,077	¥530,712
Kawagoe City 川越市	352,805	0.94	99.1%	—	¥236,340	¥29,163	¥369,630
Kumagaya City 熊谷市	190,927	0.82	89.9%	—	¥155,924	¥139,067	¥427,067
Kawaguchi City 川口市	607,447	0.94	98.5%	—	¥307,005	¥70,354	¥408,108
Giyoda City 行田市	77,854	0.66	93.1%	—	¥242,304	¥130,397	¥391,958
Chichibu City 秩父市	57,212	0.56	88.7%	—	¥438,580	¥217,539	¥559,748
Tokorozawa City 所沢市	342,520	0.94	95.5%	—	¥181,557	¥34,050	¥380,668
Hanno City 飯能市	77,963	0.70	94.0%	—	¥364,723	¥51,192	¥424,310
Kazo City 加須市	112,018	0.73	94.9%	—	¥201,086	¥96,838	¥415,399
Honjiyo City 本庄市	76,783	0.72	94.7%	—	¥282,473	¥234,257	¥432,040
Higashimatsuyama City 東松山市	91,256	0.79	94.6%	—	¥266,843	¥57,283	¥403,435
Kasukabe City 春日部市	229,656	0.71	95.8%	—	¥315,197	¥30,810	¥394,470
Sayama City 狭山市	148,221	0.84	92.7%	—	¥207,064	¥52,116	¥387,245
Haniyu City 羽生市	53,696	0.76	92.4%	—	¥287,621	¥90,436	¥419,284
Konosu City 鴻巣市	117,564	0.65	94.8%	—	¥296,362	¥82,538	¥364,045
Fukaya City 深谷市	140,809	0.71	91.5%	—	¥319,510	¥217,111	¥443,684
Ageo City 上尾市	230,066	0.85	95.0%	—	¥197,613	¥56,157	¥347,832
Soka City 草加市	251,992	0.89	100.7%	—	¥263,955	¥25,851	¥364,089
Koshigaya City 越谷市	342,327	0.86	91.8%	—	¥238,884	¥41,956	¥386,466
Warabi City 蕨市	76,342	0.81	92.4%	—	¥252,664	¥136,329	¥403,269
Toda City 戸田市	142,070	1.22	86.3%	—	¥160,362	¥115,367	¥460,068
Iruma City 入間市	143,412	0.86	95.6%	—	¥201,267	¥36,159	¥357,911
Asaka City 朝霞市	145,938	0.98	97.6%	—	¥165,958	¥27,545	¥380,148
Shiki City 志木市	76,153	0.79	94.1%	—	¥293,852	¥72,219	¥370,778
Wako City 和光市	84,890	1.08	92.0%	—	¥200,509	¥50,695	¥399,811
Niiza City 新座市	166,412	0.87	98.7%	—	¥287,411	¥57,637	¥390,477
Okegawa City 桶川市	74,172	0.73	91.5%	—	¥337,665	¥39,470	¥400,226
Kuki City 久喜市	150,976	0.80	90.4%	—	¥270,124	¥45,581	¥407,008
Kitamoto City 北本市	65,274	0.72	92.0%	—	¥274,207	¥114,519	¥407,443
Yashio City 八潮市	93,655	1.03	91.0%	—	¥256,995	¥65,419	¥419,705
Fujimi City 富士見市	113,404	0.78	94.7%	—	¥207,014	¥84,434	¥374,955
Misato City 三郷市	142,152	0.90	100.7%	—	¥295,425	¥38,866	¥431,514
Hasuda City 蓮田市	61,111	0.71	91.5%	—	¥214,886	¥73,027	¥402,764
Sakado City 坂戸市	99,632	0.78	94.9%	—	¥224,683	¥62,117	¥369,977
Satte City 幸手市	48,801	0.67	93.8%	—	¥237,737	¥53,793	¥394,943
Tsurugashima City 鶴ケ島市	69,836	0.79	94.0%	—	¥210,169	¥68,382	¥385,190
Hidaka City 日高市	54,192	0.80	92.7%	—	¥281,310	¥77,473	¥431,730
Yoshikawa City 吉川市	72,396	0.78	94.6%	—	¥330,741	¥53,541	¥397,201
Fujimino City ふじみ野市	114,559	0.76	99.5%	—	¥319,154	¥129,994	¥411,343
Shiraoka City 白岡市	52,404	0.76	91.1%	—	¥211,139	¥36,190	¥382,831
Ina Town 伊奈町	45,042	0.80	92.4%	—	¥242,022	¥63,645	¥356,616
Miyoshi Town 三芳町	37,377	1.09	89.6%	—	¥279,731	¥122,838	¥433,451
Moroyama Town 毛呂山町	32,043	0.58	91.1%	—	¥224,391	¥70,844	¥380,737
Ogose Town 越生町	10,757	0.46	90.5%	—	¥247,263	¥240,303	¥459,857
Namegawa Town 滑川町	19,757	0.80	91.9%	—	¥237,933	¥90,737	¥412,091
Ranzan Town 嵐山町	17,328	0.73	84.0%	—	¥312,712	¥106,472	¥448,185
Ogawa Town 小川町	27,448	0.59	88.6%	—	¥314,497	¥75,284	¥445,306
Kawajima Town 川島町	18,671	0.72	93.4%	—	¥284,739	¥79,603	¥473,526
Yoshimi Town 吉見町	17,620	0.63	84.6%	—	¥299,469	¥150,464	¥453,091
Hatoyama Town 鳩山町	12,782	0.50	92.1%	—	¥446,658	¥112,204	¥440,755
Tokigawa Town ときがわ町	10,220	0.38	95.3%	—	¥571,551	¥371,393	¥601,065
Yokoze Town 横瀬町	7,601	0.47	79.0%	—	¥564,203	¥175,945	¥586,092
Minano Town 皆野町	8,878	0.39	86.5%	—	¥290,850	¥321,467	¥519,296
Nagatoro Town 長瀞町	6,367	0.36	78.5%	—	¥370,466	¥393,562	¥582,147
Ogano Town 小鹿野町	10,061	0.30	90.4%	—	¥732,364	¥361,574	¥763,125
Higashichichibu Village 東秩父村	2,406	0.18	85.9%	—	¥420,578	¥821,749	¥1,014,880
Misato Town 美里町	10,685	0.62	81.3%	—	¥353,851	¥216,540	¥544,558
Kamikawa Town 神川町	12,759	0.49	84.5%	—	¥369,197	¥423,200	¥463,571
Kamisato Town 上里町	30,530	0.75	96.6%	—	¥226,093	¥153,870	¥369,287
Yorii Town 寄居町	31,675	0.76	82.8%	—	¥326,829	¥109,994	¥447,597
Miyashiro Town 宮代町	33,471	0.59	92.6%	—	¥207,351	¥65,756	¥393,285
Sugito Town 杉戸町	43,562	0.70	90.8%	—	¥174,060	¥50,796	¥363,877
Matsubushi Town 松伏町	27,857	0.61	84.7%	—	¥241,868	¥65,735	¥364,005