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Iowa Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$220,582,905

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram TypeGross Revenue Loss
2019Accelerated Career Education ProgramWorkforce development$3,964,000
2019Beginning Farmer Tax Credit ProgramAgricultural development$4,708,000
2019Enterprise Zone (EZ) ProgramGeneral Economic Development (EZ)$9,548,000
2019High Quality Jobs Program (HQJP)Job Creation/Retention$37,940,000
2019Historic Preservation and Cultural and Entertainment District Tax CreditHistoric Preservation$36,236,000
2019Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training ProgramJob Creation/Retention$34,434,000
2019Redevelopment Tax CreditBrownfield rehabilitation$7,578,000
2019Renewable Energy Tax CreditEnergy production$5,101,000
2019Targeted Jobs Tax Credit from WithholdingJob Creation/Retention$4,324,000
2019Workforce Housing Tax Incentive ProgramAffordable Housing$13,930,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$157,763,000

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$5,486,863
City of Des MoinesMunicipality$4,681,243
Polk CountyCounty$4,667,864
Bondurant-Farrar Community School DistrictSchool district$4,152,516
City of DavenportMunicipality$3,016,000
City of Cedar RapidsMunicipality$2,507,180
Scott CountyCounty$1,564,388
Pleasant Valley Community School DistrictSchool district$1,430,504
Linn CountyCounty$1,384,013
Keokuk Community School DistrictSchool district$1,276,329
Council Bluffs Community School DistrictSchool district$1,270,730
Johnston Community School DistrictSchool district$1,093,697
City of Sioux CityMunicipality$1,061,618
Dubuque Community School DistrictSchool district$1,058,614
Iowa City Community School DistrictSchool district$1,007,160
Davenport Community School DistrictSchool district$900,294
Linn-Mar Community School DistrictSchool district$806,919
College Community School DistrictSchool district$791,605
Cedar Rapids Community School DistrictSchool district$771,518
Waterloo Community School DistrictSchool district$764,151
Clinton Community School DistrictSchool district$729,165
Winterset Community School DistrictSchool district$717,225
Western Dubuque County Community School DistrictSchool district$702,025
Mason City Community School DistrictSchool district$698,365
Waukee Community School DistrictSchool district$674,729
Burlington Community School DistrictSchool district$598,279
Marion Independent School DistrictSchool district$590,691
Ankeny Community School DistrictSchool district$583,173
Bettendorf Community School DistrictSchool district$571,715
Fort Madison Community School DistrictSchool district$571,113
Riceville Community School DistrictSchool district$545,475
Muscatine Community School DistrictSchool district$521,998
Johnson CountyCounty$493,549
Iowa Falls Community School DistrictSchool district$472,600
Hampton-Dumont Community School DistrictSchool district$452,880
Clear Creek Amana Community School DistrictSchool district$448,376
Norwalk Community School DistrictSchool district$408,112
West Des Moines Community School DistrictSchool district$362,244
City of AnkenyMunicipality$360,099
Ames Community School DistrictSchool district$352,072
Forest City Community School DistrictSchool district$318,321
Boyden-Hull Community School DistrictSchool district$318,148
Southeast Polk Community School DistrictSchool district$311,521
Lewis Central Community School DistrictSchool district$306,760
Spencer Community School DistrictSchool district$302,040
Ballard Community School DistrictSchool district$284,384
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School DistrictSchool district$277,112
Glenwood Community School DistrictSchool district$276,820
Sioux City Community School DistrictSchool district$274,876
Manson Northwest Webster Community School DistrictSchool district$266,760
North Scott Community School DistrictSchool district$260,445
Saydel Community School DistrictSchool district$239,550
Central Lyon Community School DistrictSchool district$229,970
Ogden Community School DistrictSchool district$228,735
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School DistrictSchool district$204,604
North Polk Community School DistrictSchool district$203,638
Clear Lake Community School DistrictSchool district$202,390
West Burlington Independent Community School DistrictSchool district$196,098
Williamsburg Community School DistrictSchool district$187,936
Aplington-Parkersburg Community School DistrictSchool district$184,909
Storm Lake Community School DistrictSchool district$178,744
St. Ansgar Community School DistrictSchool district$177,572
Knoxville Community School DistrictSchool district$173,472
George-Little Rock Community School DistrictSchool district$172,457
Dallas Center-Grimes Community School DistrictSchool district$167,310
Van Meter Community School DistrictSchool district$150,918
Agwsr Community School DistrictSchool district$149,892
Oelwein Community School DistrictSchool district$148,328
Charles City Community School DistrictSchool district$146,060
Galva-Holstein Community School DistrictSchool district$145,836
Waverly-Shell Rock Community School DistrictSchool district$139,264
Perry Community School DistrictSchool district$138,632
Indianola Community School DistrictSchool district$131,449
Roland-Story Community School DistrictSchool district$118,250
Cedar Falls Community School DistrictSchool district$117,225
United Community School DistrictSchool district$116,009
Boone Community School DistrictSchool district$112,757
Newton Community School DistrictSchool district$110,431
Iowa CityMunicipality$108,978
Chariton Community School DistrictSchool district$108,023
Colo-Nesco Community School DistrictSchool district$105,135
Algona Community School DistrictSchool district$104,811
Okoboji Community School DistrictSchool district$101,985
Grinnell-Newburg Community School DistrictSchool district$100,448
Marshalltown Community School DistrictSchool district$98,808
Rock Valley Community School DistrictSchool district$97,174
Moc-Floyd Community School DistrictSchool district$96,153
Black Hawk CountyCounty$94,638
Iowa Valley Community School DistrictSchool district$90,991
Dike-New Hartford Community School DistrictSchool district$90,431
Ikm-Manning Community School DistrictSchool district$89,056
Red Oak Community School DistrictSchool district$87,780
Prairie Valley Community School DistrictSchool district$86,857
Estherville Lincoln Central Community School DistrictSchool district$82,668
Fort Dodge Community School DistrictSchool district$79,815
Central Dewitt Community School DistrictSchool district$78,704
Nevada Community School DistrictSchool district$78,616
Mfl Marmac Community School DistrictSchool district$74,663
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Community School DistrictSchool district$74,425
South Tama County Community School DistrictSchool district$74,165
Bellevue Community School DistrictSchool district$70,309
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$62,819,905