Sarasota County, Florida
FACT 13 OF 28
VERIFIED'Small government' — ranked 5th in Florida for what its government spends.
#5 OF 66
for General Government cost per resident
Neunder and Smith campaigned on small government — and voted for every budget that kept Sarasota at #5.
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General Government spending per capita — FL EDR FY2024
#1Pinellas
#2Monroe
#3Walton
#4Jefferson
#5SARASOTA$4,394 / resident
Ranked across the 66 Florida counties with matchable population data, on EDR's own published populations.
Source: FL EDR county fiscal data FY2024, account codes 511-519