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Iowa Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$203,930,105

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram Type sort iconGross Revenue Loss
2022Workforce Housing Tax Incentive ProgramAffordable Housing$11,142,000
2022Beginning Farmer Tax Credit ProgramAgricultural development$4,864,000
2022Redevelopment Tax CreditBrownfield rehabilitation$2,946,000
2022Renewable Energy Tax CreditEnergy production$4,151,000
2022Enterprise Zone (EZ) ProgramGeneral Economic Development (EZ)$4,135,000
2022Historic Preservation and Cultural and Entertainment District Tax CreditHistoric Preservation$34,536,000
2022Targeted Jobs Tax Credit from WithholdingJob Creation/Retention$3,096,000
2022High Quality Jobs Program (HQJP)Job Creation/Retention$23,364,000
2022Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training ProgramJob Creation/Retention$27,974,000
2022Accelerated Career Education ProgramWorkforce development$3,497,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$119,705,000

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
Black Hawk CountyCounty$817,886
Johnson CountyCounty$1,029,280
Linn CountyCounty$2,213,800
Polk CountyCounty$13,011,465
Scott CountyCounty$1,939,784
City of AnkenyMunicipality$489,708
City of Cedar RapidsMunicipality$597,330
City of DavenportMunicipality$5,456,118
City of Des MoinesMunicipality$7,719,540
City of DubuqueMunicipality$11,832,504
City of Sioux CityMunicipality$1,935,111
City of WaterlooMunicipality$3,542,072
Cedar Rapids Community School DistrictSchool district$2,418,004
Davenport Community School DistrictSchool district$1,048,184
Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSchool district$22,608,912
Dubuque Community School DistrictSchool district$5,069,500
Iowa City Community School DistrictSchool district$2,181,211
Sioux City Community School DistrictSchool district$314,696
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$84,225,105