Cities with 100,000 or More Population in 2000 ranked by City Government Taxes Per Capita /1, 1996-1997 in Rank Order
[When cities share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. CDP = census designated place, only used in HI which has no incorporated places]
City in rank order
Dollars
Rank
Washington city, DC
4,988
1
New York city, NY
2,623
2
Stamford city, CT
2,199
3
Alexandria city, VA
1,904
4
Cambridge city, MA
1,733
5
San Francisco city, CA
1,457
6
Richmond city, VA
1,447
7
Boston city, MA
1,443
8
Hartford city, CT
1,428
9
Nashville-Davidson (balance), TN
1,349
10
Yonkers city, NY
1,273
11
Baton Rouge city, LA
1,246
12
New Haven city, CT
1,197
13
Providence city, RI
1,190
14
Bridgeport city, CT
1,189
15
Philadelphia city, PA
1,182
16
Manchester city, NH
1,180
17
Chesapeake city, VA
1,130
18
Waterbury city, CT
1,102
19
St. Louis city, MO
1,084
20
Baltimore city, MD
1,062
21
Norfolk city, VA
1,042
22
Virginia Beach city, VA
1,015
23
Denver city, CO
1,004
24
Newport News city, VA
978
25
Kansas City city, MO
947
26
Anchorage city, AK
934
27
Hampton city, VA
902
28
Seattle city, WA
888
29
Bellevue city, WA
883
30
Portsmouth city, VA
857
31
Cincinnati city, OH
841
32
Birmingham city, AL
839
33
Worcester city, MA
773
34
Mobile city, AL
721
35
Burbank city, CA
717
36
Pittsburgh city, PA
717
36
Pasadena city, CA
711
38
Santa Clara city, CA
710
39
New Orleans city, LA
709
40
Salt Lake City city, UT
705
41
Dayton city, OH
701
42
Indianapolis city (balance), IN
700
43
Scottsdale city, AZ
699
44
Rochester city, NY
698
45
Columbus city (balance), GA
689
46
Springfield city, MA
682
47
Cleveland city, OH
676
48
Berkeley city, CA
674
49
Akron city, OH
668
50
Torrance city, CA
663
51
Louisville city, KY
659
52
Oakland city, CA
656
53
Detroit city, MI
652
54
Shreveport city, LA
649
55
Huntsville city, AL
641
56
Portland city, OR
638
57
Minneapolis city, MN
633
58
Chicago city, IL
620
59
Lowell city, MA
617
60
Fort Lauderdale city, FL
616
61
Oklahoma City city, OK
615
62
Honolulu CDP, HI
603
63
Fort Collins city, CO
601
64
Atlanta city, GA
601
64
Athens-Clarke County (balance), GA
599
66
Joliet city, IL
593
67
Knoxville city, TN
583
68
Orlando city, FL
582
69
Beaumont city, TX
576
70
Columbus city, OH
574
71
Newark city, NJ
569
72
Los Angeles city, CA
558
73
Augusta-Richmond County (balance), GA
556
74
Tacoma city, WA
552
75
Jacksonville city, FL
551
76
Sioux Falls city, SD
549
77
Dallas city, TX
543
78
Tulsa city, OK
538
79
Tempe city, AZ
529
80
Westminster city, CO
524
81
Des Moines city, IA
523
82
Miami city, FL
520
83
Toledo city, OH
520
83
Clearwater city, FL
517
85
Montgomery city, AL
513
86
Topeka city, KS
512
87
Aurora city, CO
505
88
Lexington-Fayette, KY
505
88
Carrollton city, TX
503
90
Irving city, TX
502
91
San Jose city, CA
499
92
Fort Worth city, TX
494
93
Houston city, TX
493
94
Tampa city, FL
492
95
Eugene city, OR
486
96
Anaheim city, CA
473
97
Ontario city, CA
472
98
Sunnyvale city, CA
472
98
Lafayette city, LA
472
98
Plano city, TX
466
101
Fontana city, CA
464
102
Irvine city, CA
464
102
Omaha city, NE
461
104
Rancho Cucamonga city, CA
460
105
Ann Arbor city, MI
457
106
Kansas City city, KS
456
107
Lansing city, MI
456
107
Sacramento city, CA
454
109
Costa Mesa city, CA
453
110
Paterson city, NJ
453
110
Greensboro city, NC
448
112
Austin city, TX
448
112
Elizabeth city, NJ
446
114
Madison city, WI
441
115
Pomona city, CA
440
116
Hollywood city, FL
432
117
Waco city, TX
431
118
Inglewood city, CA
429
119
Cedar Rapids city, IA
425
120
Salem city, OR
425
120
Long Beach city, CA
422
122
Fremont city, CA
418
123
St. Paul city, MN
418
123
Charlotte city, NC
418
123
Grand Prairie city, TX
416
126
Spokane city, WA
416
126
Savannah city, GA
414
128
Flint city, MI
410
129
Thousand Oaks city, CA
405
130
Overland Park city, KS
405
130
Warren city, MI
403
132
Springfield city, MO
403
132
Mesquite city, TX
403
132
Arvada city, CO
402
135
Pueblo city, CO
400
136
Albuquerque city, NM
400
136
St. Petersburg city, FL
399
138
Winston-Salem city, NC
399
138
Concord city, CA
396
140
Tucson city, AZ
395
141
Hayward city, CA
394
142
Phoenix city, AZ
390
143
San Bernardino city, CA
389
144
Buffalo city, NY
386
145
Glendale city, CA
384
146
Reno city, NV
384
146
Columbia city, SC
384
146
Corona city, CA
382
149
Abilene city, TX
382
149
Raleigh city, NC
381
151
Santa Rosa city, CA
380
152
Grand Rapids city, MI
379
153
Huntington Beach city, CA
375
154
Peoria city, IL
374
155
Memphis city, TN
373
156
San Diego city, CA
370
157
Hialeah city, FL
369
158
McAllen city, TX
369
158
Peoria city, AZ
368
160
Orange city, CA
368
160
Lincoln city, NE
366
162
Palmdale city, CA
360
163
Santa Ana city, CA
357
164
Pasadena city, TX
357
164
Lancaster city, CA
354
166
San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA
352
167
Cape Coral city, FL
352
167
Pembroke Pines city, FL
351
169
Tallahassee city, FL
350
170
Arlington city, TX
345
171
West Covina city, CA
342
172
Gilbert town, AZ
341
173
Wichita Falls city, TX
340
174
Coral Springs city, FL
327
175
Chula Vista city, CA
325
176
Naperville city, IL
325
176
Green Bay city, WI
325
176
Salinas city, CA
321
179
Corpus Christi city, TX
321
179
Allentown city, PA
320
181
Durham city, NC
319
182
Fullerton city, CA
314
183
Sterling Heights city, MI
314
183
Escondido city, CA
313
185
Colorado Springs city, CO
310
186
Glendale city, AZ
309
187
Evansville city, IN
309
187
Stockton city, CA
308
189
Chandler city, AZ
306
190
Garland city, TX
305
191
Boise City city, ID
302
192
El Paso city, TX
302
192
Vancouver city, WA
300
194
Riverside city, CA
299
195
Bakersfield city, CA
295
196
Erie city, PA
292
197
Amarillo city, TX
292
197
Downey city, CA
288
199
Simi Valley city, CA
288
199
El Monte city, CA
287
201
Rockford city, IL
283
202
Jackson city, MS
283
202
San Antonio city, TX
283
202
Milwaukee city, WI
282
205
Modesto city, CA
280
206
Fresno city, CA
278
207
Oxnard city, CA
278
207
West Valley City city, UT
270
209
Lubbock city, TX
266
210
Vallejo city, CA
262
211
Las Vegas city, NV
261
212
Santa Clarita city, CA
254
213
Fayetteville city, NC
252
214
Henderson city, NV
246
215
Garden Grove city, CA
244
216
Wichita city, KS
244
216
Independence city, MO
243
218
Daly City city, CA
238
219
Springfield city, IL
234
220
North Las Vegas city, NV
233
221
Fort Wayne city, IN
226
222
Oceanside city, CA
223
223
Mesa city, AZ
222
224
Provo city, UT
221
225
Laredo city, TX
215
226
Norwalk city, CA
211
227
Syracuse city, NY
206
228
Moreno Valley city, CA
195
229
Little Rock city, AR
185
230
Brownsville city, TX
175
231
Clarksville city, TN
142
232
Lakewood city, CO
NA
NA
Aurora city, IL
NA
NA
Gary city, IN
NA
NA
South Bend city, IN
NA
NA
Livonia city, MI
NA
NA
Jersey City city, NJ
NA
NA
Chattanooga city, TN
NA
NA
NA Not available.
/1 Based on resident population estimated as of July 1, 1997.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau,
County and City Data Book: 2000, Table C-7.
