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Iowa Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$1,291,643,438

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram TypeGross Revenue Loss
2017Accelerated Career Education ProgramWorkforce development$4,059,000
2018Accelerated Career Education ProgramWorkforce development$4,187,000
2019Accelerated Career Education ProgramWorkforce development$3,964,000
2020Accelerated Career Education ProgramWorkforce development$4,409,000
2021Accelerated Career Education ProgramWorkforce development$3,905,000
2022Accelerated Career Education ProgramWorkforce development$3,497,000
2017Beginning Farmer Tax Credit ProgramAgricultural development$4,932,000
2018Beginning Farmer Tax Credit ProgramAgricultural development$5,045,000
2019Beginning Farmer Tax Credit ProgramAgricultural development$4,708,000
2020Beginning Farmer Tax Credit ProgramAgricultural development$4,067,000
2021Beginning Farmer Tax Credit ProgramAgricultural development$5,380,000
2022Beginning Farmer Tax Credit ProgramAgricultural development$4,864,000
2017Enterprise Zone (EZ) ProgramGeneral Economic Development (EZ)$14,825,000
2018Enterprise Zone (EZ) ProgramGeneral Economic Development (EZ)$12,161,000
2019Enterprise Zone (EZ) ProgramGeneral Economic Development (EZ)$9,548,000
2020Enterprise Zone (EZ) ProgramGeneral Economic Development (EZ)$5,476,000
2021Enterprise Zone (EZ) ProgramGeneral Economic Development (EZ)$4,044,000
2022Enterprise Zone (EZ) ProgramGeneral Economic Development (EZ)$4,135,000
2017High Quality Jobs Program (HQJP)Job Creation/Retention$24,875,000
2018High Quality Jobs Program (HQJP)Job Creation/Retention$39,605,000
2019High Quality Jobs Program (HQJP)Job Creation/Retention$37,940,000
2020High Quality Jobs Program (HQJP)Job Creation/Retention$27,066,000
2021High Quality Jobs Program (HQJP)Job Creation/Retention$27,458,000
2022High Quality Jobs Program (HQJP)Job Creation/Retention$23,364,000
2017Historic Preservation and Cultural and Entertainment District Tax CreditHistoric Preservation$44,540,000
2018Historic Preservation and Cultural and Entertainment District Tax CreditHistoric Preservation$58,501,000
2019Historic Preservation and Cultural and Entertainment District Tax CreditHistoric Preservation$36,236,000
2020Historic Preservation and Cultural and Entertainment District Tax CreditHistoric Preservation$48,883,000
2021Historic Preservation and Cultural and Entertainment District Tax CreditHistoric Preservation$30,588,000
2022Historic Preservation and Cultural and Entertainment District Tax CreditHistoric Preservation$34,536,000
2017Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training ProgramWorkforce development$35,595,000
2018Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training ProgramWorkforce development$34,715,000
2019Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training ProgramJob Creation/Retention$34,434,000
2020Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training ProgramJob Creation/Retention$36,868,000
2021Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training ProgramJob Creation/Retention$37,034,000
2022Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training ProgramJob Creation/Retention$27,974,000
2019Redevelopment Tax CreditBrownfield rehabilitation$7,578,000
2020Redevelopment Tax CreditBrownfield rehabilitation$3,584,000
2021Redevelopment Tax CreditBrownfield rehabilitation$6,207,000
2022Redevelopment Tax CreditBrownfield rehabilitation$2,946,000
2017Renewable Energy Tax CreditEnergy production$4,369,000
2018Renewable Energy Tax CreditEnergy production$3,574,000
2019Renewable Energy Tax CreditEnergy production$5,101,000
2020Renewable Energy Tax CreditEnergy production$6,057,000
2021Renewable Energy Tax CreditEnergy production$2,545,000
2022Renewable Energy Tax CreditEnergy production$4,151,000
2017Targeted Jobs Tax Credit from WithholdingGeneral Economic Development$4,437,000
2018Targeted Jobs Tax Credit from WithholdingGeneral Economic Development$4,549,000
2019Targeted Jobs Tax Credit from WithholdingJob Creation/Retention$4,324,000
2020Targeted Jobs Tax Credit from WithholdingJob Creation/Retention$5,577,000
2021Targeted Jobs Tax Credit from WithholdingJob Creation/Retention$4,460,000
2022Targeted Jobs Tax Credit from WithholdingJob Creation/Retention$3,096,000
2018Workforce Housing Tax Incentive ProgramAffordable Housing$8,962,000
2019Workforce Housing Tax Incentive ProgramAffordable Housing$13,930,000
2020Workforce Housing Tax Incentive ProgramAffordable Housing$20,795,000
2021Workforce Housing Tax Incentive ProgramAffordable Housing$18,003,000
2022Workforce Housing Tax Incentive ProgramAffordable Housing$11,142,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$888,805,000

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 sort icon
Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSchool district$62,375,249
Polk CountyCounty$44,426,382
City of Des MoinesMunicipality$38,525,736
CoralvilleMunicipality$20,784,389
City of DavenportMunicipality$20,780,119
City of Cedar RapidsMunicipality$15,121,725
City of DubuqueMunicipality$14,396,430
WaterlooMunicipality$11,194,608
Linn CountyCounty$10,157,681
Scott CountyCounty$9,997,037
Cedar Rapids Community School DistrictSchool district$8,926,272
UrbandaleMunicipality$8,371,222
Iowa City Community School DistrictSchool district$7,597,791
City of Sioux CityMunicipality$7,388,262
Dubuque Community School DistrictSchool district$7,336,049
DubuqueMunicipality$6,030,699
City of WaterlooMunicipality$6,023,031
Council BluffsMunicipality$5,781,841
North LibertyMunicipality$4,747,707
Davenport Community School DistrictSchool district$4,538,628
Johnson CountyCounty$4,164,340
Bondurant-Farrar Community School DistrictSchool district$4,152,516
Black Hawk CountyCounty$2,994,459
GrinnellMunicipality$2,830,510
BurlingtonMunicipality$2,720,104
ClintonMunicipality$2,552,298
Johnston Community School DistrictSchool district$2,377,309
City of AnkenyMunicipality$2,218,779
Fort DodgeMunicipality$2,181,069
Council Bluffs Community School DistrictSchool district$2,174,555
Linn-Mar Community School DistrictSchool district$1,777,114
WaverlyMunicipality$1,712,047
BettendorfMunicipality$1,708,517
Mason CityMunicipality$1,636,208
Howard CountyCounty$1,634,280
Keokuk Community School DistrictSchool district$1,559,551
Council BluffMunicipality$1,449,678
Pleasant Valley Community School DistrictSchool district$1,430,504
Waterloo Community School DistrictSchool district$1,350,800
Sioux City Community School DistrictSchool district$1,312,571
Waukee Community School DistrictSchool district$1,296,633
Dallas CountyCounty$1,231,172
West Des MoinesMunicipality$1,222,212
Mason City Community School DistrictSchool district$1,213,225
Bettendorf Community School DistrictSchool district$1,120,011
Clinton Community School DistrictSchool district$1,092,384
Clear Creek Amana Community School DistrictSchool district$1,035,814
Norwalk Community School DistrictSchool district$1,003,962
PeliaMunicipality$979,879
Charles CityMunicipality$978,494
Hampton-Dumont Community School DistrictSchool district$969,729
Ankeny Community School DistrictSchool district$951,883
Western Dubuque County Community School DistrictSchool district$897,803
Marion Independent School DistrictSchool district$870,891
Ames Community School DistrictSchool district$833,151
Burlington Community School DistrictSchool district$812,996
OttumwaMunicipality$808,847
Dubuque CountyCounty$804,553
College Community School DistrictSchool district$791,605
Southeast Polk Community School DistrictSchool district$789,276
CrestonMunicipality$772,000
Muscatine Community School DistrictSchool district$749,697
Fort Madison Community School DistrictSchool district$737,341
Winterset Community School DistrictSchool district$717,225
Iowa CityMunicipality$706,305
Dallas Center-Grimes Community School DistrictSchool district$689,505
West Des Moines Community School DistrictSchool district$683,136
North Scott Community School DistrictSchool district$659,712
Grinnell-Newburg Community School DistrictSchool district$580,682
Riceville Community School DistrictSchool district$545,475
AmesMunicipality$491,771
Iowa Falls Community School DistrictSchool district$472,600
Glenwood Community School DistrictSchool district$457,589
Cedar FallsMunicipality$447,065
Lewis Central Community School DistrictSchool district$445,383
MarshalltownMunicipality$435,098
Fort Dodge Community School DistrictSchool district$403,428
Charles City Community School DistrictSchool district$395,854
Spencer Community School DistrictSchool district$379,589
Rock RapidsMunicipality$350,968
Story CountyCounty$346,324
ShenandoahMunicipality$326,443
Knoxville Community School DistrictSchool district$322,717
Forest City Community School DistrictSchool district$318,321
Boyden-Hull Community School DistrictSchool district$318,148
Saydel Community School DistrictSchool district$295,823
Cerro Gordo CountyCounty$293,627
Ballard Community School DistrictSchool district$284,384
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School DistrictSchool district$277,112
Waverly-Shell Rock Community School DistrictSchool district$273,771
Cedar Falls Community School DistrictSchool district$272,393
Manson Northwest Webster Community School DistrictSchool district$266,760
Oelwein Community School DistrictSchool district$235,821
Urbandale Community School DistrictSchool district$233,620
Storm Lake Community School DistrictSchool district$231,043
Woodbury CountyCounty$230,485
Central Lyon Community School DistrictSchool district$229,970
Ogden Community School DistrictSchool district$228,735
Boone Community School DistrictSchool district$220,297
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School DistrictSchool district$204,604
North Polk Community School DistrictSchool district$203,638
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$402,838,438