Photo: King of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0Bryce Canyon City spent more per resident in 2022 than 96% of similar cities
Bryce Canyon City’s city government spent $749,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,359 per resident.
What stands out about how Bryce Canyon City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$3,359 per resident in 2022: more than 96% of them
Bryce Canyon City’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($3,359 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 139 Utah cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $534, and the middle half spent $326–$942. Bryce Canyon City spent more than 96% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Utah cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Bryce Canyon City itself left out).
About $3,359 per resident a year, or $9.20 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 38%.
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No trend yet
Bryce Canyon City reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Bryce Canyon City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bryce Canyon City’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on nps.gov/brca ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 223 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (223).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Garfield School District
Bryce Canyon City’s K–12 school district, shared with Antimony, Boulder, Cannonville, Escalante, Hatch and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,037 per pupil, $6,671 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Utah districts overall: 42% local, 51% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Bryce Canyon City’s votes are counted by county
Utah reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bryce Canyon City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Garfield County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.6%2,209 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat19.3%541 votesOthers: 2.1% (59 votes).
Most votes in Garfield County: Donald J Trump
Utah: Trump 59.4%, Harris 37.8%
100% of Bryce Canyon City lies in Garfield County. Every 2024 race in Garfield County is on the county’s page.
Garfield County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Bryce Canyon City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: nps.gov/brca ↗
- 2Utah HouseState representatives
- 3Utah SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Utah
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Bryce Canyon City’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Bryce Canyon City’s government
How much does Bryce Canyon City spend per resident?
About $3,359 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $3,359 was more than 96% of 139 Utah cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Bryce Canyon City’s government?
See nps.gov/brca for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bryce Canyon City yet.
How did Bryce Canyon City vote in 2024?
Utah counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bryce Canyon City alone. Garfield County, where 100% of Bryce Canyon City lies, voted Trump 78.6%, Harris 19.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bryce Canyon City?
1 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $12,317 (about $147,804 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bryce Canyon City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 27 (Derrin Owens) and State House District 69 (Logan Monson). The House district also covers 26 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →