The 2025-26 Final Adopted Budget
September 30, 2025
Board of Supervisors Adopts $52.5 Billion 2025-26 Budget
The Supplemental Budget adopted by the Board of Supervisors on September 30, 2025 addresses the County’s many financial challenges by implementing 5.5% cuts, including eliminating a net 1,125 budgeted positions. In the face of federal and State funding cuts, growing litigation costs and the impacts of the January fires, this budget is using these savings to help fund negotiated labor agreements—an investment in the County’s workforce. More details on the budget can be found in the CEO’s presentation and documents below.
The 2025-26 Adopted Budget
June 23, 2025
Final Changes Bring LA County Budget to $48.8 Billion
This $48.8 Billion Adopted Budget includes changes to sustain vital County services in the face of unprecedented budgetary threats, set aside funds to pay cost of living increases for our County workforce, and avoid a structural deficit as we navigate future uncertainties.
The 2025-26 Recommended Budget
April 15, 2025
$47.9 Billion 2025-26 Recommended Budget: Unprecedented Challenges
Los Angeles County’s 2025-26 Recommended Budget includes spending cuts in response to extraordinary budgetary pressures—including more than $1 billion in costs related to the January wildfires and recovery, the potential loss of hundreds of millions of dollars or more in federal funding and the tentative $4 billion settlement of thousands of childhood sexual assault claims brought under AB 218—while maintaining the critical safety net services that County residents rely on.
Budget Fast Facts and Fact Sheets
2025-26 Departmental Budget Presentations
Access video recordings and presentation materials for each County department.