Municipal Budgeting Confidence Level (Historical)

Percentage of city officials polled by NLC indicating they feel 'more able' to meet the next year's budget

First time since COVID, the majority of cities (55%) report being less fiscally confident

Source: City Fiscal Conditions 2025 Survey.
Figure Note: Percentages are calculated as the proportion of all total responses to the question (n=257 for CFC 2025 survey). The sample size depends on the number of cities that responded to the City Fiscal Conditions survey for each of the analyzed years.