Oakland : State Data and Comparisons : Data-Z

Oakland, CA

TIA Data

2022 Financial State of Oakland (Released 2/15/2024)

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Oakland owes more than it owns.

Oakland's Taxpayer Burden™ is -$7,300, and it received a "D" from TIA.

Oakland is a Sinkhole City without enough assets to cover its debt.

Decisions by elected officials have created a Taxpayer Burden™, which is each taxpayer's share of city bills after its available assets have been tapped.

TIA's Taxpayer Burden™ measurement incorporates all assets and liabilities, including retirement obligations.

Oakland only has $2.5 billion of assets available to pay bills totaling $3.6 billion.

Because Oakland doesn't have enough money to pay its bills, it has a -$1.1 billion financial hole. To erase this shortfall, each Oakland taxpayer would have to send -$7,300 to the city.

Oakland's reported net position is understated by $267.4 million, largely because the city defers recognizing gains resulting from decreases in retirement liabilities.

The city's financial report was released 176 days after its fiscal year end, which is considered timely according to the 180 day standard.

Prior Years' TIA Data

2021 Financial State of Oakland

2020 Financial State of Oakland

2019 Financial State of Oakland

2018 Financial State of Oakland

2017 Financial State of Oakland

2016 Financial State of Oakland

2015 Financial State of Oakland

Other Resources

Oakland Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports

Publishing Entity: Finance Department