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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 Jurisdiction sort iconJurisdiction TypeGross Revenue Loss
Woodbury CountyCounty$230,485
Western Dubuque County Community School DistrictSchool district$195,778
West Des Moines Community School DistrictSchool district$320,892
West Delaware County Community School DistrictSchool district$4,461
Webster City Community School DistrictSchool district$19,558
Webster CityMunicipality$94,092
Waverly-Shell Rock Community School DistrictSchool district$134,507
WaverlyMunicipality$1,712,047
Waukee Community School DistrictSchool district$621,904
Waterloo Community School DistrictSchool district$586,649
WaterlooMunicipality$8,439,234
Washington Community School DistrictSchool district$13,633
Urbandale Community School DistrictSchool district$185,361
UrbandaleMunicipality$8,371,222
Taylor CountyCounty$10,560
Story CountyCounty$346,324
Storm Lake Community School DistrictSchool district$52,299
Spencer Community School DistrictSchool district$77,549
Southeast Polk Community School DistrictSchool district$477,755
South Tama County Community School DistrictSchool district$42,051
Sioux City Community School DistrictSchool district$86,560
Shenandoah Community School DistrictSchool district$12,863
ShenandoahMunicipality$326,443
Scott CountyCounty$1,664,348
Saydel Community School DistrictSchool district$56,273
Rock RapidsMunicipality$350,968
Red Oak Community School DistrictSchool district$40,134
Polk CountyCounty$3,691,970
Perry Community School DistrictSchool district$42,057
PerryMunicipality$114,895
PeliaMunicipality$979,879
Ottumwa Community School DistrictSchool district$8,358
OttumwaMunicipality$808,847
Oskaloosa Community School DistrictSchool district$56,031
Oelwein Community School DistrictSchool district$87,493
O'Brien CountyCounty$35,134
Norwalk Community School DistrictSchool district$595,850
North Scott Community School DistrictSchool district$399,267
North LibertyMunicipality$4,747,707
Newton Community School DistrictSchool district$68,866
Muscatine Community School DistrictSchool district$227,699
Mount Pleasant Community School DistrictSchool district$1,720
Mid-Prairie Community School DistrictSchool district$24,334
Mason City Community School DistrictSchool district$514,860
Mason CityMunicipality$1,636,208
Marshalltown Community School DistrictSchool district$12,768
MarshalltownMunicipality$435,098
Marion Independent School DistrictSchool district$280,200
Maquoketa Community School DistrictSchool district$48,878
Linn-Mar Community School DistrictSchool district$970,195
Linn CountyCounty$1,064,809
Lewis Central Community School DistrictSchool district$138,623
Le Mars Community School DistrictSchool district$34,770
Knoxville Community School DistrictSchool district$149,245
Keokuk Community School DistrictSchool district$283,222
Johnston Community School DistrictSchool district$1,283,612
Johnson CountyCounty$490,094
Jasper CountyCounty$45,510
Iowa City Community School DistrictSchool district$562,363
Howard-Winneshiek Community School DistrictSchool district$64,851
Howard CountyCounty$1,634,280
Hampton-Dumont Community School DistrictSchool district$516,849
Grundy CountyCounty$89,595
Grinnell-Newburg Community School DistrictSchool district$480,234
GrinnellMunicipality$2,830,510
Glenwood Community School DistrictSchool district$180,769
Fort Madison Community School DistrictSchool district$166,228
Fort Dodge Community School DistrictSchool district$323,613
Fort DodgeMunicipality$2,181,069
Floyd CountyCounty$137,301
Fayette CountyCounty$170,540
Fairfield Community School DistrictSchool district$23,007
Estherville Lincoln Central Community School DistrictSchool district$36,848
Dubuque CountyCounty$804,553
DubuqueMunicipality$3,576,245
Dickinson CountyCounty$43,235
Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSchool district$4,061,298
Davis County Community School DistrictSchool district$5,139
Davenport Community School DistrictSchool district$173,379
Dallas CountyCounty$1,231,172
Dallas Center-Grimes Community School DistrictSchool district$522,195
CrestonMunicipality$772,000
Council Bluffs Community School DistrictSchool district$903,825
Council BluffsMunicipality$5,101,841
CoralvilleMunicipality$20,784,389
Clinton Community School DistrictSchool district$363,219
ClintonMunicipality$2,552,298
Clear Creek Amana Community School DistrictSchool district$587,438
Clarke Community School DistrictSchool district$43,264
City of Sioux CityMunicipality$613,361
City of Des MoinesMunicipality$10,493,332
City of DavenportMunicipality$1,915,000
City of Cedar RapidsMunicipality$2,395,726
City of AnkenyMunicipality$213,730
CherokeeMunicipality$22,544
Charles City Community School DistrictSchool district$249,794
Charles CityMunicipality$978,494
Chariton Community School DistrictSchool district$85,886
CharitonMunicipality$23,646
Cerro Gordo CountyCounty$293,627
Cedar Rapids Community School DistrictSchool district$853,809
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$120,224,305