Where to find the adopted budget for every US city over 100,000 and the 100 largest counties.

Every US city and county adopts a budget once a year, and the large ones publish it online with a budget message, departmental detail and a capital plan. Finding it is the hard part: the page lives under finance in one city, the city manager in another and a separate budget portal in a third. We did the hunting for 448 local governments and put the links in two tables you can search by name or state.

Budget pages for every city over 100,000 population

All 348 US cities with a population of 100,000 or more, ranked by Census Bureau population estimates for July 1, 2025. Each link opens the city's own budget page in a new tab.

Budget pages for the 100 largest counties

Counties ranked by Census Bureau population estimates for July 1, 2025. New York City's five boroughs point to the city's Office of Management and Budget, and consolidated city-counties such as Philadelphia, San Francisco, Denver, Nashville-Davidson, Indianapolis-Marion, Louisville-Jefferson and Honolulu point to the combined government's budget office.

How to read a local government budget

Most adopted budgets follow the same outline, which makes them quick to scan once you know where to look.

• Budget message or transmittal letter. The mayor, manager or executive explains priorities, new initiatives and cuts in a few pages. Read this first.
• Departmental detail. Each department gets a section with its mission, staffing table, performance measures and line items. New positions and new line items are the clearest signs of a funded need.
• Capital improvement plan (CIP). A five- or six-year schedule of buildings, roads, fleet, water and technology projects with the year each is funded. Multi-year projects give you a long runway to get in front of the buyer.
• Fund summaries. General fund, enterprise funds (water, airport, transit) and special revenue funds (grants, dedicated taxes). Enterprise funds often buy on their own schedule.
• Fiscal year. Most cities and counties start their year July 1 or October 1, and a few use the calendar year. Proposed budgets usually appear two to four months before that, which is when departments are making their case and vendors can still shape requirements.

What budgets tell government sales teams

A budget is a public statement of what a government intends to buy. Used with council agendas and procurement portals, it turns cold outreach into a conversation about a project the buyer already owns.

• Match your category to a line item. Search the PDF for terms your buyers use (not your product name) and note the department, the amount and whether it's ongoing or one-time.
• Track new positions. A new analyst, program manager or inspector usually comes with software, equipment and training spend in the same or following year.
• Follow grant-funded programs. Federal and state grants show up as special revenue funds with spend-by deadlines. See our guide to federal grants for local government purchases.
• Watch the calendar. Budget workshops and hearings are listed on the council or board agenda. Our guide to government buying signals covers where else to look.
• Know who decides. Department heads define the need, the budget office scores it and the council or board approves it. Our breakdown of government buyer roles explains who to contact at each step.

About this directory

Population figures come from the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 population estimates, the same rankings used on our largest cities and largest counties pages. Budget links were collected in November 2026 by searching each government's own website for its adopted budget.

• Verified means the budget landing page appeared in the government's own site results and matched the department that publishes the budget.
• Verify link means we found the responsible office but couldn't confirm the exact page. The link should land on or near the budget section; if it doesn't, use the site's search for "adopted budget."
• No county budget marks the Massachusetts counties and the Connecticut planning region, where county government has been abolished and there is no county budget to link.
• Governments redesign their websites often. We re-check every link quarterly and welcome corrections at sales@kensingtonsalesgroup.com.

What's next

Phase three, published November 7, 2026, added cities ranked 201 to 348, completing coverage of every US city over 100,000 population. Like our crime statistics directory, we're expanding it in phases: all counties over 75,000 (about 700) will be added next in scheduled batches, state by state, with the same verification notes.

How KSG helps vendors use budget data

Kensington Sales Group runs outbound government sales programs for companies that sell to cities, counties, schools and public safety agencies. Our embedded teams read budgets and agendas so our clients' first call is about a funded project. See how we work or explore our state and local government practice.

Sources

• US Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates (cities and counties), via our largest cities and largest counties pages.
• Each city's and county's official website, budget office or finance department, linked in the tables above.