Tax Policy Center

Fiscal Facts

October 30, 2023
State and local governments spent $143 per capita on parks and recreation in 2021. Spending has seen ups and downs in recent decades, and has generally grown from under $100 per capita in the 1970s and 1980s.
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State and local governments spent $143 per capita on parks and recreation in 2021. Spending has seen ups and downs in recent decades, and has generally grown from under $100 per capita in the 1970s and 1980s.
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