In 2023, New York City had the highest public park and recreation spending of any city in the United States at approximately 1.49 billion U.S. dollars. Second in the ranking was Chicago, Illinois, which spent around 573 million U.S. dollars on parks and rec.
Cities with the highest public spending on parks and recreation in the United States in 2023
(in millions U.S. dollars)
Total spending includes both operating and capital spending by all park agencies in the city, but excludes professional sports stadiums, zoos, museums, aquariums, and cemeteries.
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The Trust for Public Land. (June 24, 2024). Cities with the highest public spending on parks and recreation in the United States in 2023 (in millions U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/189798/total-spending-on-parks-and-recreation-by-us-cities/
The Trust for Public Land. "Cities with the highest public spending on parks and recreation in the United States in 2023 (in millions U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189798/total-spending-on-parks-and-recreation-by-us-cities/
The Trust for Public Land. (2024). Cities with the highest public spending on parks and recreation in the United States in 2023 (in millions U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189798/total-spending-on-parks-and-recreation-by-us-cities/
The Trust for Public Land. "Cities with The Highest Public Spending on Parks and Recreation in The United States in 2023 (in Millions U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189798/total-spending-on-parks-and-recreation-by-us-cities/
The Trust for Public Land, Cities with the highest public spending on parks and recreation in the United States in 2023 (in millions U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189798/total-spending-on-parks-and-recreation-by-us-cities/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Cities with the highest public spending on parks and recreation in the United States in 2023 (in millions U.S. dollars) [Graph], The Trust for Public Land, June 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/189798/total-spending-on-parks-and-recreation-by-us-cities/
