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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 sort icon
CoralvilleMunicipality$20,784,389
City of Des MoinesMunicipality$10,493,332
WaterlooMunicipality$8,439,234
UrbandaleMunicipality$8,371,222
Council BluffsMunicipality$5,101,841
North LibertyMunicipality$4,747,707
Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSchool district$4,061,298
Polk CountyCounty$3,691,970
DubuqueMunicipality$3,576,245
GrinnellMunicipality$2,830,510
BurlingtonMunicipality$2,720,104
ClintonMunicipality$2,552,298
City of Cedar RapidsMunicipality$2,395,726
Fort DodgeMunicipality$2,181,069
City of DavenportMunicipality$1,915,000
WaverlyMunicipality$1,712,047
BettendorfMunicipality$1,708,517
Scott CountyCounty$1,664,348
Mason CityMunicipality$1,636,208
Howard CountyCounty$1,634,280
Johnston Community School DistrictSchool district$1,283,612
Dallas CountyCounty$1,231,172
Linn CountyCounty$1,064,809
PeliaMunicipality$979,879
Charles CityMunicipality$978,494
Linn-Mar Community School DistrictSchool district$970,195
Council Bluffs Community School DistrictSchool district$903,825
Cedar Rapids Community School DistrictSchool district$853,809
OttumwaMunicipality$808,847
Dubuque CountyCounty$804,553
CrestonMunicipality$772,000
Waukee Community School DistrictSchool district$621,904
City of Sioux CityMunicipality$613,361
Norwalk Community School DistrictSchool district$595,850
Clear Creek Amana Community School DistrictSchool district$587,438
Waterloo Community School DistrictSchool district$586,649
Iowa City Community School DistrictSchool district$562,363
Bettendorf Community School DistrictSchool district$548,296
Dallas Center-Grimes Community School DistrictSchool district$522,195
Hampton-Dumont Community School DistrictSchool district$516,849
Mason City Community School DistrictSchool district$514,860
Johnson CountyCounty$490,094
Ames Community School DistrictSchool district$481,079
Grinnell-Newburg Community School DistrictSchool district$480,234
Southeast Polk Community School DistrictSchool district$477,755
Cedar FallsMunicipality$447,065
MarshalltownMunicipality$435,098
North Scott Community School DistrictSchool district$399,267
Ankeny Community School DistrictSchool district$368,710
Clinton Community School DistrictSchool district$363,219
Rock RapidsMunicipality$350,968
Story CountyCounty$346,324
Black Hawk CountyCounty$331,965
ShenandoahMunicipality$326,443
Fort Dodge Community School DistrictSchool district$323,613
West Des Moines Community School DistrictSchool district$320,892
Cerro Gordo CountyCounty$293,627
Keokuk Community School DistrictSchool district$283,222
Marion Independent School DistrictSchool district$280,200
Charles City Community School DistrictSchool district$249,794
Woodbury CountyCounty$230,485
Muscatine Community School DistrictSchool district$227,699
Burlington Community School DistrictSchool district$214,717
City of AnkenyMunicipality$213,730
Western Dubuque County Community School DistrictSchool district$195,778
AmesMunicipality$195,468
Urbandale Community School DistrictSchool district$185,361
Glenwood Community School DistrictSchool district$180,769
Davenport Community School DistrictSchool district$173,379
Fayette CountyCounty$170,540
Fort Madison Community School DistrictSchool district$166,228
Cedar Falls Community School DistrictSchool district$155,168
Knoxville Community School DistrictSchool district$149,245
Lewis Central Community School DistrictSchool district$138,623
Floyd CountyCounty$137,301
Waverly-Shell Rock Community School DistrictSchool district$134,507
PerryMunicipality$114,895
Boone Community School DistrictSchool district$107,540
Webster CityMunicipality$94,092
Grundy CountyCounty$89,595
Oelwein Community School DistrictSchool district$87,493
Sioux City Community School DistrictSchool district$86,560
Chariton Community School DistrictSchool district$85,886
Atlantic Community School DistrictSchool district$82,445
Spencer Community School DistrictSchool district$77,549
Newton Community School DistrictSchool district$68,866
Howard-Winneshiek Community School DistrictSchool district$64,851
Saydel Community School DistrictSchool district$56,273
Oskaloosa Community School DistrictSchool district$56,031
Storm Lake Community School DistrictSchool district$52,299
Maquoketa Community School DistrictSchool district$48,878
Jasper CountyCounty$45,510
Clarke Community School DistrictSchool district$43,264
Dickinson CountyCounty$43,235
Perry Community School DistrictSchool district$42,057
South Tama County Community School DistrictSchool district$42,051
Red Oak Community School DistrictSchool district$40,134
Estherville Lincoln Central Community School DistrictSchool district$36,848
O'Brien CountyCounty$35,134
Le Mars Community School DistrictSchool district$34,770
Mid-Prairie Community School DistrictSchool district$24,334
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$120,224,305