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Kentucky Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$154,942,397

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram TypeGross Revenue Loss
2020Kentucky Business Investment (KBI)Business attraction/retention/expansion$26,636,000
2020Kentucky Film Industry Tax CreditFilm, TV, and/or media$5,469,000
2020Kentucky Rural Economic Development (KREDA)Manufacturing development$21,451,000
2020Kentucky Tourism Development ActTourism development$6,230,000
2020Other economic incentivesGeneral Economic Development$28,908,000
2020Programs not meeting the reporting thresholdGeneral Economic Development$10,000,000
2020Tax Increment Financing (TIF)General Economic Development (TIF)$41,456,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$140,150,000

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
Lexington-FayetteCity/County$1,566,519
Louisville/JeffersonCity/County$8,489,934
Boone CountyCounty$47,387
Kenton CountyCounty$142,542
Warren CountyCounty$189,238
City of Bowling GreenMunicipality$1,929,903
City of CovingtonMunicipality$503,340
City of GeorgetownMunicipality$1,923,534
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$14,792,397