Transit Agencies Operating 100 or More Buses Ranked by Fares as a Percentage of Bus and Rail Operating Costs: 1996
Rank	Transit Agency	Fare Ratio
1	NY-MTA-NYCTA	73.4%
2	San Diego-MTDB	51.8%
3	LA-Santa Monica	51.1%
4	New Jersey Transit	50.5%
5	Washington-WMATA	50.1%
6	Chicago-RTA-CTA	47.0%
7	LA-Foothill Transit	46.7%
8	Richmond-GRTC	46.1%
9	NY-MTA-Long Island Bus	44.8%
10	Atlanta-MARTA	41.7%
11	Philadelphia-SEPTA	41.2%
12	Nashville-MTA	40.6%
13	Boston-MBTA	40.4%
14	New Orleans-RTA	40.2%
15	Milwaukee-County	40.0%
16	Orlando-LYNX	39.6%
17	Miami-MDTA	39.6%
18	Newport News-Pentran	39.2%
19	Rochester-RTS	38.9%
20	Minneapolis-St. Paul-MCTO	38.6%
21	Norfolk-TRT	38.1%
22	Hartford-CT Transit	37.9%
23	Flint-MTA	37.7%
24	Memphis-MATA	36.9%
25	Albany-CDTA	35.8%
26	San Francisco-Muni	35.7%
27	Phoenix PTD	35.6%
28	Baltimore-Maryland-MTA	35.6%
29	Syracuse-RTA-Centro	34.9%
30	LA-Long Beach Transit	34.0%
31	San Diego-NCTD	33.5%
32	Buffalo-NFTA	33.3%
33	Cincinnati-SORTA	31.9%
34	SF-Golden Gate	31.5%
35	Chicago-RTA-Pace	30.6%
36	LA-LACMTA-Metro	30.2%
37	Omaha-TA	29.9%
38	Indianapolis-Metro	29.7%
39	Honolulu-DTS	29.3%
40	Sacramento-RT	28.2%
41	Charlotte-CTS	28.0%
42	Pittsburgh-PAT	28.0%
43	Toledo-TARTA	27.8%
44	El Paso-Sun Metro	27.6%
45	NY-Hauppage-Suffolk Trans	27.0%
46	Madison-MMT	27.0%
47	Columbus-COTA	26.9%
48	Portland-Tri-Met	26.9%
49	Ft. Lauderdale-Bct	26.3%
50	Oakland-AC Transit	25.8%
51	LA-OCTA	25.8%
52	SF-SamTrans	25.6%
53	Providence-RIPTA	25.3%
54	Seattle-Metro	24.8%
55	Cleveland-RTA	24.5%
56	St. Louis-Bi-State	23.7%
57	St. Petersburg-PSTA	23.5%
58	Houston-Metro	23.0%
59	San Antonio-VIA	22.9%
60	Detroit-D-DOT	22.0%
61	San Bernardino-OMNITRANS	21.7%
62	Denver-RTD	21.6%
63	Maryland-Ride-On	21.5%
64	Springfield-PVTA	21.4%
65	Tucson-Sun Tran	21.3%
66	Jacksonville-JTA	20.8%
67	Kansas City-KCATA	20.6%
68	Louisville-TARC	20.6%
69	Salt Lake City-UTA	20.2%
70	Detroit-SMART	20.1%
71	Fort Worth-The T	19.4%
72	Seattle-Snohomish-Commun.	19.3%
73	Tacoma-Pierce Transit	18.5%
74	City of Los Angeles	18.5%
75	Tampa-Hartline	17.5%
76	Dayton-RTA	17.3%
77	Akron-Metro	17.2%
78	Spokane-STA	15.0%
79	Albuquerque-Sun Tran	14.9%
80	San Jose-SCCTD	14.6%
81	Dallas-DART	12.5%
82	West Palm-CoTran	11.3%
83	Austin-Capital Metro	11.1%
Average		30.1%
Includes bus & rail services Calculated from National Transit Database Excludes capital expenditures.

Transit Agencies Operating 100 or More Buses Ranked by Subsidies as a Percentage of Bus and Rail Operating Costs: 1996
Rank	Transit Agency	Fare Ratio
1	NY-MTA-NYCTA	25.4%
2	LA-Santa Monica	41.5%
3	SF-SamTrans	42.3%
4	New Jersey Transit	43.2%
5	San Diego-MTDB	46.4%
6	Atlanta-MARTA	47.7%
7	Washington-WMATA	47.9%
8	Chicago-RTA-CTA	51.6%
9	Richmond-GRTC	52.4%
10	LA-Foothill Transit	52.8%
11	NY-MTA-Long Island Bus	54.9%
12	Philadelphia-SEPTA	56.3%
13	New Orleans-RTA	56.8%
14	Boston-MBTA	57.6%
15	Nashville-MTA	58.3%
16	Orlando-LYNX	59.3%
17	Newport News-Pentran	59.5%
18	Milwaukee-County	59.9%
19	Minneapolis-St. Paul-MCTO	60.0%
20	Miami-MDTA	60.0%
21	Flint-MTA	60.2%
22	Norfolk-TRT	60.5%
23	Rochester-RTS	60.7%
24	Memphis-MATA	61.0%
25	Albany-CDTA	61.8%
26	Hartford-CT Transit	62.0%
27	San Diego-NCTD	62.1%
28	San Francisco-Muni	62.2%
29	Baltimore-Maryland-MTA	63.7%
30	Syracuse-RTA-Centro	63.7%
31	LA-Long Beach Transit	63.8%
32	Phoenix PTD	63.9%
33	Omaha-TA	64.5%
34	Buffalo-NFTA	65.3%
35	Cincinnati-SORTA	65.7%
36	Houston-Metro	66.8%
37	SF-Golden Gate	67.7%
38	Chicago-RTA-Pace	68.1%
39	LA-LACMTA-Metro	68.1%
40	Springfield-PVTA	68.1%
41	Charlotte-CTS	68.6%
42	El Paso-Sun Metro	69.4%
43	Columbus-COTA	69.5%
44	Indianapolis-Metro	69.8%
45	Pittsburgh-PAT	69.9%
46	Honolulu-DTS	69.9%
47	San Antonio-VIA	70.0%
48	Sacramento-RT	70.2%
49	Fort Worth-The T	70.4%
50	Portland-Tri-Met	70.6%
51	Oakland-AC Transit	71.5%
52	Maryland-Ride-On	71.6%
53	Toledo-TARTA	71.7%
54	LA-OCTA	72.3%
55	Seattle-Metro	72.4%
56	NY-Hauppage-Suffolk Trans	73.0%
57	Madison-MMT	73.0%
58	Ft. Lauderdale-Bct	73.2%
59	Denver-RTD	73.5%
60	Dayton-RTA	73.5%
61	Providence-RIPTA	73.7%
62	Cleveland-RTA	74.2%
63	St. Louis-Bi-State	74.2%
64	Salt Lake City-UTA	75.1%
65	St. Petersburg-PSTA	75.9%
66	San Bernardino-OMNITRANS	76.1%
67	Jacksonville-JTA	76.4%
68	Seattle-Snohomish-Commun.	76.9%
69	Kansas City-KCATA	77.1%
70	Louisville-TARC	77.7%
71	Detroit-D-DOT	77.8%
72	Tacoma-Pierce Transit	78.0%
73	Tucson-Sun Tran	78.1%
74	San Jose-SCCTD	78.9%
75	Detroit-SMART	79.7%
76	Tampa-Hartline	79.8%
77	City of Los Angeles	81.5%
78	Akron-Metro	82.1%
79	Spokane-STA	83.2%
80	Albuquerque-Sun Tran	83.8%
81	Dallas-DART	87.0%
82	West Palm-CoTran	88.3%
83	Austin-Capital Metro	89.5%
Average		67.0%
Calculated from National Transit Database Excludes Capital Subsidies