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Iowa Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost: $257,856,305

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram TypeGross Revenue Loss
2017Accelerated Career Education ProgramWorkforce development$4,059,000
2017Beginning Farmer Tax Credit ProgramAgricultural development$4,932,000
2017Enterprise Zone (EZ) ProgramGeneral Economic Development (EZ)$14,825,000
2017High Quality Jobs Program (HQJP)Job Creation/Retention$24,875,000
2017Historic Preservation and Cultural and Entertainment District Tax CreditHistoric Preservation$44,540,000
2017Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training ProgramWorkforce development$35,595,000
2017Renewable Energy Tax CreditEnergy production$4,369,000
2017Targeted Jobs Tax Credit from WithholdingGeneral Economic Development$4,437,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$137,632,000

Tabulated localities and districts

Click on the name of jurisdiction for a list of tax abatement programs that reduced its tax revenue.

Data includes abatement information for the five most populous cities, counties, and school districts in each state (where available). If no data is shown for these top five jurisdictions, it is because they did not disclose GASB 77 tax abatement information in the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), the amount reported was $0, or the ACFR has not been published yet. Some states include data for additional years and jurisdictions.

Reporting JurisdictionJurisdiction TypeGross Revenue Loss
Allamakee CountyCounty$19,287
Black Hawk CountyCounty$331,965
Cerro Gordo CountyCounty$293,627
Dallas CountyCounty$1,231,172
Dickinson CountyCounty$43,235
Dubuque CountyCounty$804,553
Fayette CountyCounty$170,540
Floyd CountyCounty$137,301
Grundy CountyCounty$89,595
Howard CountyCounty$1,634,280
Jasper CountyCounty$45,510
Johnson CountyCounty$490,094
Linn CountyCounty$1,064,809
O'Brien CountyCounty$35,134
Polk CountyCounty$3,691,970
Scott CountyCounty$1,664,348
Story CountyCounty$346,324
Taylor CountyCounty$10,560
Woodbury CountyCounty$230,485
AmesMunicipality$195,468
BettendorfMunicipality$1,708,517
BurlingtonMunicipality$2,720,104
Cass CountyMunicipality$4,466
Cedar FallsMunicipality$447,065
CharitonMunicipality$23,646
Charles CityMunicipality$978,494
CherokeeMunicipality$22,544
City of AnkenyMunicipality$213,730
City of Cedar RapidsMunicipality$2,395,726
City of DavenportMunicipality$1,915,000
City of Des MoinesMunicipality$10,493,332
City of Sioux CityMunicipality$613,361
ClintonMunicipality$2,552,298
CoralvilleMunicipality$20,784,389
Council BluffsMunicipality$5,101,841
CrestonMunicipality$772,000
DubuqueMunicipality$3,576,245
Fort DodgeMunicipality$2,181,069
GrinnellMunicipality$2,830,510
MarshalltownMunicipality$435,098
Mason CityMunicipality$1,636,208
North LibertyMunicipality$4,747,707
OttumwaMunicipality$808,847
PeliaMunicipality$979,879
PerryMunicipality$114,895
Rock RapidsMunicipality$350,968
ShenandoahMunicipality$326,443
UrbandaleMunicipality$8,371,222
WaterlooMunicipality$8,439,234
WaverlyMunicipality$1,712,047
Webster CityMunicipality$94,092
Ames Community School DistrictSchool district$481,079
Ankeny Community School DistrictSchool district$368,710
Atlantic Community School DistrictSchool district$82,445
Bettendorf Community School DistrictSchool district$548,296
Boone Community School DistrictSchool district$107,540
Burlington Community School DistrictSchool district$214,717
Carlisle Community School DistrictSchool district$10,869
Carroll Community School DistrictSchool district$13,964
Cedar Falls Community School DistrictSchool district$155,168
Cedar Rapids Community School DistrictSchool district$853,809
Chariton Community School DistrictSchool district$85,886
Charles City Community School DistrictSchool district$249,794
Clarke Community School DistrictSchool district$43,264
Clear Creek Amana Community School DistrictSchool district$587,438
Clinton Community School DistrictSchool district$363,219
Council Bluffs Community School DistrictSchool district$903,825
Dallas Center-Grimes Community School DistrictSchool district$522,195
Davenport Community School DistrictSchool district$173,379
Davis County Community School DistrictSchool district$5,139
Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSchool district$4,061,298
Estherville Lincoln Central Community School DistrictSchool district$36,848
Fairfield Community School DistrictSchool district$23,007
Fort Dodge Community School DistrictSchool district$323,613
Fort Madison Community School DistrictSchool district$166,228
Glenwood Community School DistrictSchool district$180,769
Grinnell-Newburg Community School DistrictSchool district$480,234
Hampton-Dumont Community School DistrictSchool district$516,849
Howard-Winneshiek Community School DistrictSchool district$64,851
Iowa City Community School DistrictSchool district$562,363
Johnston Community School DistrictSchool district$1,283,612
Keokuk Community School DistrictSchool district$283,222
Knoxville Community School DistrictSchool district$149,245
Le Mars Community School DistrictSchool district$34,770
Lewis Central Community School DistrictSchool district$138,623
Linn-Mar Community School DistrictSchool district$970,195
Maquoketa Community School DistrictSchool district$48,878
Marion Independent School DistrictSchool district$280,200
Marshalltown Community School DistrictSchool district$12,768
Mason City Community School DistrictSchool district$514,860
Mid-Prairie Community School DistrictSchool district$24,334
Mount Pleasant Community School DistrictSchool district$1,720
Muscatine Community School DistrictSchool district$227,699
Newton Community School DistrictSchool district$68,866
North Scott Community School DistrictSchool district$399,267
Norwalk Community School DistrictSchool district$595,850
Oelwein Community School DistrictSchool district$87,493
Oskaloosa Community School DistrictSchool district$56,031
Ottumwa Community School DistrictSchool district$8,358
Perry Community School DistrictSchool district$42,057
Red Oak Community School DistrictSchool district$40,134
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$120,224,305