AB Municipal Revenue Resilience Rankings

Grant dependency percentage measures how reliant a municipality is on transfers from other levels of government.

314 municipalities ranked Lower is better

Lowest — Best Performing

1. Athabasca (1,500-5,000) 1.3% 2. I.d. No. 09 (Banff) (Under 1,500) 1.6% 3. Birchcliff (Under 1,500) 2.4% 4. Ma-Me-O Beach (Under 1,500) 2.5% 5. Sedgewick (Under 1,500) 2.9%

Highest — Needs Attention

310. Legal (Under 1,500) 73.2% 311. Point Alison (Under 1,500) 79.3% 312. Castle Island (Under 1,500) 79.9% 313. Elnora (Under 1,500) 81.4% 314. I.d. No. 24 (Wood Buffalo) (Under 1,500) 87.8%

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About this Metric

Low value means

The municipality funds most of its operations through own-source revenues, giving council predictability and independence from external funding decisions.

High value means

A large share of revenue comes from senior-government grants — the budget is exposed to policy shifts, funding cycles, and decisions made far from city hall.

For Councillors

Grants from the province or Ottawa can be transformative for small municipalities, but over-reliance creates a structural vulnerability. When funding priorities change — as they inevitably do between governments — councils that depend heavily on transfers face sudden budget holes with few options: steep tax increases, rapid service cuts, or both. Resilient revenue means more local control.

For Residents

If your municipality depends heavily on grants, those grants come with strings attached and can disappear without warning. A senior government's budget decisions thousands of kilometres away can directly affect your local swimming pool hours, pothole repairs, or transit service. Low grant dependency means your community's finances are more predictable and locally controlled.

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Prov. # ▲	Municipality	Type	Population	Value	Band Rank	vs Band Avg
1	Athabasca	T	2,887	1.3%	1 of 106	-94%
2	I.d. No. 09 (Banff)	D	1,004	1.6%	1 of 193	-95%
3	Birchcliff	V	301	2.4%	2 of 193	-93%
4	Ma-Me-O Beach	V	125	2.5%	3 of 193	-93%
5	Sedgewick	T	793	2.9%	4 of 193	-91%
6	Lacombe County	D	11,072	3.3%	1 of 91	-80%
7	Kneehill County	D	5,037	3.4%	2 of 91	-80%
8	Bonnyville No. 87, M.d. of	D	11,864	3.5%	3 of 91	-80%
9	Poplar Bay	V	96	3.9%	5 of 193	-88%
10	Cochrane	T	39,397	4.0%	5 of 48	-67%
11	Standard	D	384	4.1%	6 of 193	-88%
12	Beaumont	D	26,305	4.2%	6 of 48	-66%
13	Cypress County	D	7,855	4.4%	4 of 91	-74%
14	Parkland Beach	V	175	4.6%	7 of 193	-86%
15	Rocky View County	D	50,260	4.7%	7 of 22	-34%
16	Killam	T	887	5.0%	8 of 193	-85%
17	Hardisty	T	628	5.4%	9 of 193	-84%
18	Norglenwold	V	339	5.6%	10 of 193	-83%
19	Yellowstone	V	117	5.6%	11 of 193	-83%
20	Lethbridge	D	113,671	6.0%	11 of 22	-15%
21	Provost No. 52, M.d. of	D	2,071	6.1%	2 of 106	-72%
22	Strathcona County	D	107,345	6.6%	12 of 22	-6%
23	Ross Haven	V	120	6.9%	12 of 193	-79%
24	Woodlands County	D	4,778	7.1%	3 of 106	-68%
25	Banff	T	11,402	7.1%	7 of 91	-58%
26	St. Albert	D	74,730	7.4%	13 of 22	+4%
27	Fort Macleod	T	3,945	7.5%	4 of 106	-66%
28	Thorhild County	D	3,147	7.9%	5 of 106	-64%
29	Medicine Hat	D	68,714	8.3%	17 of 22	+17%
30	Crystal Springs	V	82	8.3%	13 of 193	-75%
31	Rochon Sands	V	115	8.3%	14 of 193	-75%
32	Northern Sunrise County	D	1,848	8.5%	6 of 106	-62%
33	Island Lake	V	164	8.8%	15 of 193	-73%
34	Minburn County No. 27	D	3,142	8.8%	7 of 106	-60%
35	Crossfield	T	4,075	8.8%	8 of 106	-60%
36	Andrew	D	414	8.8%	16 of 193	-73%
37	Vermilion	T	4,192	8.8%	9 of 106	-60%
38	West Baptiste	V	48	9.0%	17 of 193	-73%
39	Camrose	D	20,801	9.2%	19 of 48	-25%
40	Vermilion River County	D	8,215	9.4%	9 of 91	-44%
41	Sturgeon County	D	21,035	9.4%	20 of 48	-23%
42	Alberta Beach	D	815	9.6%	18 of 193	-71%
43	Innisfail	T	8,736	9.6%	10 of 91	-43%
44	St. Paul County No. 19	D	6,462	9.8%	11 of 91	-42%
45	Northern Lights County	D	4,115	9.9%	10 of 106	-55%
46	Beaver County	D	6,245	10.0%	12 of 91	-41%
47	Lamont County	D	3,918	10.1%	11 of 106	-54%
48	Leduc County	D	16,400	10.1%	23 of 48	-17%
49	Wood Buffalo	D	81,577	10.2%	19 of 22	+43%
50	Starland County	D	1,820	10.2%	12 of 106	-54%
51	Spruce Grove	D	44,575	10.2%	24 of 48	-16%
52	Clear Hills County	D	3,006	10.2%	13 of 106	-54%
53	Vulcan County	D	4,491	10.3%	14 of 106	-53%
54	Ponoka County	D	10,670	10.5%	15 of 91	-38%
55	Carstairs	T	5,248	10.5%	16 of 91	-38%
56	Boyle	D	859	10.6%	19 of 193	-68%
57	Wheatland County	D	10,150	10.8%	18 of 91	-36%
58	Redwater	T	2,301	10.9%	15 of 106	-50%
59	Forty Mile County No. 8	D	4,073	11.0%	16 of 106	-50%
60	Red Deer	D	115,409	11.1%	20 of 22	+56%
61	Wembley	T	1,516	11.1%	18 of 106	-50%
62	Whispering Hills	V	136	11.1%	20 of 193	-66%
63	Millet	T	1,967	11.2%	19 of 106	-49%
64	Fort Saskatchewan	D	30,575	11.2%	25 of 48	-8%
65	Girouxville	D	311	11.3%	21 of 193	-66%
66	Mountain View County	D	14,776	11.4%	20 of 91	-32%
67	Sunset Beach	V	64	11.4%	22 of 193	-65%
68	Greenview No. 16, M.d. of	D	8,584	11.4%	22 of 91	-32%
69	Ponoka	T	8,212	11.5%	23 of 91	-32%
70	Argentia Beach	V	36	11.5%	23 of 193	-65%
71	Lac la Biche County	D	8,580	11.6%	26 of 91	-31%
72	Athabasca County	D	7,280	11.7%	27 of 91	-31%
73	Strathmore	T	16,416	12.0%	28 of 48	-2%
74	Coalhurst	T	3,244	12.2%	22 of 106	-45%
75	Mackenzie County	D	14,488	12.4%	29 of 91	-26%
76	Lac Ste. Anne County	D	12,639	12.5%	30 of 91	-26%
77	Bonnyville Beach	V	70	12.6%	24 of 193	-62%
78	I.d. No. 04 (Waterton)	D	550	12.6%	25 of 193	-62%
79	Morinville	T	10,763	12.7%	31 of 91	-25%
80	Westlock	T	5,363	12.7%	32 of 91	-25%
81	Smoky Lake County	D	4,043	12.7%	23 of 106	-43%
82	Gibbons	T	3,352	12.7%	24 of 106	-42%
83	Opportunity No. 17, M.d. of	D	3,382	12.7%	25 of 106	-42%
84	Taber	T	10,175	12.8%	34 of 91	-24%
85	Big Lakes County	D	5,106	12.8%	35 of 91	-24%
86	Lacombe	D	14,733	12.9%	37 of 91	-23%
87	Flagstaff County	D	3,729	12.9%	26 of 106	-41%
88	Delia	D	145	13.0%	26 of 193	-61%
89	Sundance Beach	V	44	13.0%	27 of 193	-61%
90	Vulcan	T	1,922	13.1%	27 of 106	-41%
91	Redcliff	T	5,916	13.2%	39 of 91	-21%
92	Fairview	T	2,918	13.3%	28 of 106	-40%
93	High Prairie	T	2,607	13.3%	29 of 106	-40%
94	Red Deer County	D	22,076	13.5%	31 of 48	+10%
95	Grande Prairie No. 1, County of	D	26,701	13.6%	33 of 48	+11%
96	Paintearth No. 18, County of	D	1,990	13.8%	30 of 106	-38%
97	Wetaskiwin	D	13,703	13.9%	41 of 91	-18%
98	Calmar	T	2,345	14.0%	31 of 106	-37%
99	Bighorn No. 8, M.d. of	D	1,598	14.1%	32 of 106	-36%
100	Calgary	D	1,612,834	14.2%	9 of 10	+56%
101	West Cove	V	307	14.5%	28 of 193	-56%
102	Peace No. 135, M.d. of	D	1,581	14.5%	34 of 106	-34%
103	Camrose County	D	8,951	14.6%	42 of 91	-14%
104	Seba Beach	V	244	14.6%	29 of 193	-56%
105	Onoway	T	957	14.7%	30 of 193	-56%
106	Olds	T	9,679	14.7%	43 of 91	-13%
107	Slave Lake	T	7,334	14.7%	44 of 91	-13%
108	Chestermere	D	31,671	14.9%	34 of 48	+22%
109	McLennan	T	729	15.0%	31 of 193	-55%
110	Foothills County	D	25,779	15.0%	35 of 48	+23%
111	Tofield	T	2,122	15.1%	37 of 106	-32%
112	Barnwell	D	1,073	15.1%	32 of 193	-54%
113	Rimbey	T	2,502	15.3%	38 of 106	-30%
114	Barrhead County No. 11	D	6,186	15.4%	48 of 91	-9%
115	Wainwright No. 61, M.d. of	D	4,446	15.5%	39 of 106	-30%
116	Airdrie	D	92,544	15.6%	21 of 22	+120%
117	Grande Prairie	D	71,160	15.7%	22 of 22	+122%
118	Cardston	T	3,853	15.8%	41 of 106	-28%
119	Ryley	D	486	15.8%	33 of 193	-52%
120	Yellowhead County	D	10,966	15.9%	50 of 91	-5%
121	Brooks	D	17,537	16.3%	36 of 48	+33%
122	Sexsmith	T	2,561	16.4%	43 of 106	-26%
123	Okotoks	T	33,482	16.4%	37 of 48	+34%
124	Acadia No. 34, M.d. of	D	494	16.6%	34 of 193	-50%
125	Newell County	D	7,846	16.7%	54 of 91	-1%
126	Canmore	T	17,341	16.8%	39 of 48	+37%
127	Vegreville	T	6,153	16.8%	55 of 91	-0%
128	Hay Lakes	D	430	16.9%	35 of 193	-49%
129	Bashaw	T	905	16.9%	36 of 193	-49%
130	Clearwater County	D	12,326	17.0%	56 of 91	+1%
131	Lesser Slave River No. 124, M.d. of	D	2,809	17.0%	45 of 106	-23%
132	Brazeau County	D	7,685	17.0%	57 of 91	+1%
133	Stony Plain	T	19,662	17.2%	41 of 48	+40%
134	Hinton	T	10,124	17.2%	58 of 91	+2%
135	Pincher Creek No. 9, M.d. of	D	3,240	17.3%	46 of 106	-22%
136	Diamond Valley	T	5,694	17.3%	59 of 91	+3%
137	Two Hills No. 21, County of	D	3,412	17.3%	47 of 106	-21%
138	Crowsnest Pass	D	6,011	17.5%	60 of 91	+4%
139	Stettler No. 6, County of	D	5,666	17.6%	61 of 91	+4%
140	Warner No. 5, County of	D	4,290	17.6%	48 of 106	-20%
141	Elk Point	T	1,481	17.7%	39 of 193	-46%
142	Penhold	T	3,812	17.7%	49 of 106	-20%
143	Gull Lake	V	274	17.8%	40 of 193	-46%
144	Edmonton	D	1,238,295	18.1%	10 of 10	+98%
145	Saddle Hills County	D	2,449	18.1%	51 of 106	-18%
146	Beiseker	D	787	18.2%	41 of 193	-45%
147	Silver Sands	V	244	18.2%	42 of 193	-45%
148	Blackfalds	T	12,258	18.3%	63 of 91	+8%
149	Eckville	T	1,088	18.3%	43 of 193	-45%
150	Sylvan Lake	T	17,897	18.4%	42 of 48	+50%
151	Clive	D	907	18.4%	44 of 193	-44%
152	Cardston County	D	4,948	18.5%	53 of 106	-16%
153	Lamont	T	1,856	18.7%	55 of 106	-15%
154	Berwyn	D	599	18.7%	45 of 193	-43%
155	Didsbury	T	5,185	18.9%	65 of 91	+12%
156	Grimshaw	T	2,799	19.1%	56 of 106	-14%
157	Mundare	T	875	19.2%	46 of 193	-42%
158	Norris Beach	V	71	19.3%	47 of 193	-42%
159	Kitscoty	D	964	19.3%	48 of 193	-42%
160	Rockyford	D	421	19.3%	49 of 193	-42%
161	Caroline	D	513	19.4%	50 of 193	-41%
162	Bawlf	D	390	19.5%	51 of 193	-41%
163	Nobleford	T	1,694	19.6%	57 of 106	-11%
164	Devon	T	6,965	19.9%	67 of 91	+18%
165	Mannville	D	829	20.1%	53 of 193	-39%
166	Golden Days	V	257	20.2%	54 of 193	-39%
167	Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of	D	11,217	20.2%	68 of 91	+20%
168	Manning	T	1,153	20.2%	55 of 193	-39%
169	Picture Butte	T	2,380	20.2%	59 of 106	-8%
170	Lougheed	D	224	20.3%	56 of 193	-39%
171	Taber, M.d. of	D	7,447	20.3%	69 of 91	+21%
172	Nanton	T	2,522	20.3%	60 of 106	-8%
173	Peace River	T	7,220	20.4%	70 of 91	+21%
174	Sunrise Beach	V	166	20.4%	57 of 193	-38%
175	St. Paul	T	6,218	20.5%	71 of 91	+22%
176	Daysland	T	902	20.6%	58 of 193	-37%
177	Alix	D	877	20.7%	59 of 193	-37%
178	Parkland County	D	34,286	20.8%	43 of 48	+70%
179	Pincher Creek	T	3,890	21.1%	63 of 106	-4%
180	Smoky River No. 130, M.d. of	D	1,895	21.2%	64 of 106	-4%
181	Stettler	T	6,035	21.2%	72 of 91	+26%
182	Magrath	T	2,566	21.4%	65 of 106	-3%
183	Lakeview	V	26	22.0%	60 of 193	-33%
184	Sandy Beach	V	291	22.1%	62 of 193	-33%
185	Mewatha Beach	V	96	22.4%	63 of 193	-32%
186	Wainwright	T	6,997	22.4%	74 of 91	+33%
187	Claresholm	T	4,248	22.5%	68 of 106	+2%
188	Milk River	T	826	22.8%	64 of 193	-31%
189	Spirit River No. 133, M.d. of	D	649	22.8%	65 of 193	-31%
190	Coutts	D	260	23.0%	66 of 193	-30%
191	Mayerthorpe	T	1,413	23.3%	67 of 193	-29%
192	Provost	T	1,875	23.4%	69 of 106	+6%
193	Willow Creek No. 26, M.d. of	D	6,081	23.7%	76 of 91	+41%
194	Westlock County	D	7,556	24.0%	77 of 91	+42%
195	Morrin	D	231	24.6%	70 of 193	-26%
196	Thorsby	T	928	24.9%	71 of 193	-25%
197	Bassano	T	1,381	25.0%	72 of 193	-24%
198	Lethbridge County	D	10,988	25.1%	78 of 91	+49%
199	Nakamun Park	V	80	25.3%	74 of 193	-23%
200	Beaverlodge	T	2,454	25.3%	74 of 106	+14%
201	Two Hills	T	1,698	25.5%	75 of 106	+16%
202	Drayton Valley	T	8,047	25.8%	80 of 91	+53%
203	Barrhead	T	4,768	26.0%	78 of 106	+18%
204	Sunbreaker Cove	V	137	26.1%	77 of 193	-21%
205	Consort	D	707	26.5%	78 of 193	-20%
206	Lloydminster	D	21,295	26.6%	44 of 48	+117%
207	Castor	T	876	26.7%	79 of 193	-19%
208	Bowden	T	1,315	26.7%	80 of 193	-19%
209	Hussar	D	192	26.8%	82 of 193	-19%
210	Bon Accord	T	1,457	27.5%	84 of 193	-17%
211	Coaldale	T	9,644	27.9%	82 of 91	+66%
212	Fairview No. 136, M.d. of	D	1,580	28.2%	82 of 106	+28%
213	Linden	D	911	28.3%	85 of 193	-14%
214	Sundre	T	2,683	28.5%	83 of 106	+29%
215	Czar	D	281	28.6%	86 of 193	-13%
216	Bittern Lake	D	224	28.6%	87 of 193	-13%
217	Cold Lake	D	17,815	28.7%	45 of 48	+135%
218	Sunset Point	V	270	28.9%	88 of 193	-12%
219	Falher	T	1,084	29.0%	89 of 193	-12%
220	Coronation	T	885	29.4%	90 of 193	-11%
221	Warner	D	400	29.4%	91 of 193	-11%
222	Marwayne	D	547	29.6%	92 of 193	-10%
223	Amisk	D	210	29.8%	93 of 193	-10%
224	Cremona	D	486	30.1%	94 of 193	-9%
225	Raymond	T	4,600	30.2%	85 of 106	+37%
226	Edson	T	8,692	30.4%	85 of 91	+80%
227	Oyen	T	961	30.4%	96 of 193	-8%
228	Spring Lake	D	772	30.6%	98 of 193	-7%
229	Jarvis Bay	V	224	30.7%	99 of 193	-7%
230	Hill Spring	D	183	31.0%	100 of 193	-6%
231	Itaska Beach	V	29	31.7%	101 of 193	-4%
232	Alliance	D	158	32.0%	102 of 193	-3%
233	Chipman	D	286	32.2%	104 of 193	-2%
234	Ranchland No. 66, M.d. of	D	110	32.3%	105 of 193	-2%
235	Leduc	D	39,966	32.4%	47 of 48	+165%
236	Waskatenau	D	324	32.6%	106 of 193	-1%
237	Hughenden	D	203	32.9%	107 of 193	-0%
238	High River	T	15,518	33.0%	48 of 48	+169%
239	Delburne	D	949	33.2%	108 of 193	+1%
240	Birch Hills County	D	1,522	33.5%	89 of 106	+52%
241	Whitecourt	T	10,711	33.7%	87 of 91	+100%
242	Clyde	D	419	33.7%	109 of 193	+2%
243	Bentley	T	1,153	34.2%	110 of 193	+4%
244	Stavely	T	577	34.3%	111 of 193	+4%
245	Longview	D	304	34.6%	112 of 193	+5%
246	Warburg	D	684	35.0%	113 of 193	+6%
247	Nampa	D	430	35.3%	114 of 193	+7%
248	Rycroft	D	629	36.0%	115 of 193	+9%
249	Foremost	D	413	36.1%	116 of 193	+10%
250	Duchess	D	1,045	36.4%	117 of 193	+10%
251	Viking	T	964	36.5%	119 of 193	+11%
252	Glenwood	D	294	36.6%	120 of 193	+11%
253	Vilna	D	269	36.8%	122 of 193	+11%
254	Bondiss	V	126	37.2%	123 of 193	+13%
255	Cowley	D	209	37.6%	124 of 193	+14%
256	Valleyview	T	1,807	38.0%	93 of 106	+72%
257	Silver Beach	V	54	38.4%	126 of 193	+16%
258	Bonnyville	T	7,366	38.5%	88 of 91	+128%
259	Edgerton	D	383	39.7%	128 of 193	+20%
260	Spirit River	T	927	39.9%	129 of 193	+21%
261	Swan Hills	T	1,430	40.5%	130 of 193	+23%
262	Bow Island	T	2,310	41.1%	97 of 106	+86%
263	Milo	D	131	42.1%	132 of 193	+27%
264	Veteran	D	230	42.6%	133 of 193	+29%
265	Rosemary	D	374	42.8%	134 of 193	+30%
266	Rocky Mountain House	T	8,144	42.9%	90 of 91	+155%
267	South View	V	74	43.1%	135 of 193	+30%
268	White Sands	V	183	43.4%	137 of 193	+32%
269	South Baptiste	V	85	43.8%	138 of 193	+33%
270	Rosalind	D	192	44.2%	139 of 193	+34%
271	Pelican Narrows	V	162	44.3%	141 of 193	+34%
272	Hines Creek	D	355	44.7%	142 of 193	+35%
273	Myrnam	D	246	44.7%	143 of 193	+35%
274	Birch Cove	V	68	45.1%	144 of 193	+37%
275	Heisler	D	129	45.3%	145 of 193	+37%
276	Carmangay	D	297	45.5%	146 of 193	+38%
277	Forestburg	D	833	46.3%	149 of 193	+40%
278	Kapasiwin	V	34	46.3%	150 of 193	+40%
279	Drumheller	T	8,439	46.7%	91 of 91	+178%
280	Halkirk	D	95	47.3%	152 of 193	+43%
281	Waiparous	V	65	47.3%	153 of 193	+43%
282	Half Moon Bay	V	68	47.7%	154 of 193	+45%
283	Paradise Valley	D	205	47.8%	155 of 193	+45%
284	Empress	D	179	48.3%	157 of 193	+46%
285	Smoky Lake	T	1,159	48.4%	158 of 193	+47%
286	Grandview	V	181	48.6%	159 of 193	+47%
287	Irma	D	482	49.8%	161 of 193	+51%
288	Burnstick Lake	V	29	50.0%	162 of 193	+52%
289	Vauxhall	T	1,451	50.1%	163 of 193	+52%
290	Val Quentin	V	169	51.4%	164 of 193	+56%
291	Fox Creek	T	2,013	51.5%	102 of 106	+133%
292	Chauvin	D	284	52.0%	165 of 193	+57%
293	Rainbow Lake	T	421	52.4%	166 of 193	+59%
294	Acme	D	651	53.2%	168 of 193	+61%
295	Stirling	D	1,350	53.5%	169 of 193	+62%
296	Ghost Lake	V	75	53.6%	170 of 193	+62%
297	Innisfree	D	205	53.6%	171 of 193	+62%
298	Betula Beach	V	25	55.0%	172 of 193	+67%
299	Hanna	T	2,665	55.1%	104 of 106	+150%
300	Holden	D	381	55.5%	173 of 193	+68%
301	Horseshoe Bay	V	82	55.6%	174 of 193	+68%
302	Bruderheim	T	1,439	56.3%	175 of 193	+70%
303	Larkspur	V	53	56.7%	176 of 193	+72%
304	Youngstown	D	179	62.3%	179 of 193	+89%
305	Edberg	D	123	62.7%	180 of 193	+90%
306	Jasper	D	4,627	65.1%	106 of 106	+195%
307	Glendon	D	532	68.7%	183 of 193	+108%
308	Barons	D	334	70.2%	184 of 193	+113%
309	Island Lake South	V	83	73.1%	187 of 193	+121%
310	Legal	T	1,253	73.2%	188 of 193	+122%
311	Point Alison	V	19	79.3%	190 of 193	+140%
312	Castle Island	V	17	79.9%	191 of 193	+142%
313	Elnora	D	307	81.4%	192 of 193	+147%
314	I.d. No. 24 (Wood Buffalo)	D	706	87.8%	193 of 193	+166%