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Michigan Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$820,029,387

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram TypeGross Revenue Loss
2019Brownfield Redevelopment Credit ProgramRedevelopment/revitalization$22,300,000
2019Brownfield Redevelopment Tax Increment Financing (TIF) ProgramRedevelopment/revitalization$5,600,000
2019Farmland Preservation Credit - Corporate and Non-Corporate ProgramConservation of farmland, forest, open space, or water$49,000,000
2019Historic Preservation Credit ProgramHistoric Preservation$3,200,000
2019MEGA Employment Credit ProgramJob Creation/Retention$510,400,000
2019Renaissance Zone Credit - Development ProgramGeneral Economic Development (EZ)$48,000,000
2019Renaissance Zone Property Tax Exemption ProgramGeneral Economic Development (EZ)$4,200,000
2019State Essential Services Assessment ExemptionManufacturing development$4,200,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$646,900,000

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
Genesee CountyCounty$667,766
Kent CountyCounty$1,868,590
Macomb CountyCounty$851,173
Oakland CountyCounty$2,187,884
Wayne CountyCounty$18,500,000
City of Ann ArborMunicipality$571,152
City of DetroitMunicipality$20,589,824
City of Grand RapidsMunicipality$2,766,607
City of Sterling HeightsMunicipality$813,377
City of WarrenMunicipality$3,295,502
Adrian School DistrictSchool District$14,332
Akron-Fairgrove School DistrictSchool District$6,676
Allegan School DistrictSchool District$315,365
Allendale School DistrictSchool District$295,300
Alma School DistrictSchool District$242,000
Almont Community School DistrictSchool District$161,451
Alpena School DistrictSchool District$55,344
Ann Arbor School DistrictSchool District$156,000
Ashley Community School DistrictSchool District$19,402
Avondale School DistrictSchool District$538,054
Bad Axe School DistrictSchool District$5,871
Bangor School DistrictSchool District$59,485
Bangor Township School DistrictSchool District$11,591
Battle Creek School DistrictSchool District$1,451,156
Bay City School DistrictSchool District$843,420
Belding Area School DistrictSchool District$85,557
Benton Harbor Area School DistrictSchool District$256,378
Birmingham School DistrictSchool District$420,000
Boyne City School DistrictSchool District$78,197
Boyne Falls Public School DistrictSchool District$5,536
Brandywine Community School DistrictSchool District$4,591
Breckenridge Community School DistrictSchool District$11,291
Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School DistrictSchool District$23,912
Bridgman School DistrictSchool District$2,374
Brighton Area School DistrictSchool District$126,539
Brown City Community School DistrictSchool District$1,989
Buchanan Community School DistrictSchool District$85,455
Buckley Community School DistrictSchool District$11,587
Byron Center School DistrictSchool District$207,246
Cadillac Area School DistrictSchool District$96,659
Caledonia Community School DistrictSchool District$138,419
Calumet, Laurium & Keweenaw School DistrictSchool District$30,000
Carman-Ainsworth Community School DistrictSchool District$74,792
Caro Community School DistrictSchool District$2,828
Cass City School DistrictSchool District$29,382
Cassopolis School DistrictSchool District$63,973
Cedar Springs School DistrictSchool District$106,333
Center Line School DistrictSchool District$248,000
Central Lake School DistrictSchool District$2,000
Charlevoix School DistrictSchool District$101,582
Chelsea School DistrictSchool District$32,000
Chippewa Hills School DistrictSchool District$1,049
Chippewa Valley School DistrictSchool District$191,158
Clare School DistrictSchool District$13,718
Clarkston Community School DistrictSchool District$40,420
Clintondale Community School DistrictSchool District$2,444
Coldwater Community School DistrictSchool District$1,233,569
Coloma Community School DistrictSchool District$93,184
Colon Community School DistrictSchool District$55,680
Comstock Park School DistrictSchool District$67,603
Comstock School DistrictSchool District$694,776
Constantine School DistrictSchool District$144,581
Coopersville Area School DistrictSchool District$752,504
Corunna School DistrictSchool District$15,835
Croswell-Lexington Community School DistrictSchool District$22,520
Davison Community School DistrictSchool District$95,828
Dearborn School DistrictSchool District$1,778,652
Decatur School DistrictSchool District$3,490
Detroit City School DistrictSchool District$30,000,000
Dowagiac Union School DistrictSchool District$205,187
Dundee Community School DistrictSchool District$86,000
East China School DistrictSchool District$21,337,839
East Jackson Community School DistrictSchool District$1,200
East Lansing School DistrictSchool District$689,678
Elkton Pigeon Bay Port Laker School DistrictSchool District$163,244
Ellsworth Community SchoolSchool District$2,263
Essexville-Hampton School DistrictSchool District$39,490
Fairview Area School DistrictSchool District$9,139
Farwell Area School DistrictSchool District$180
Fennville School DistrictSchool District$29,724
Fenton Area School DistrictSchool District$16,000
Fitzgerald School DistrictSchool District$131,907
Flat Rock Community School DistrictSchool District$12,419
Flint City School DistrictSchool District$491,000
Flushing Community School DistrictSchool District$56,000
Forest Hills School DistrictSchool District$294,745
Fowlerville Community School DistrictSchool District$541,965
Fraser School DistrictSchool District$156,979
Fremont School DistrictSchool District$213,000
Galesburg-Augusta Community School DistrictSchool District$240,000
Godfrey-Lee School DistrictSchool District$23,657
Godwin Heights School DistrictSchool District$269,512
Grand Blanc Community School DistrictSchool District$59,268
Grand Haven Area School DistrictSchool District$40,051
Grand Ledge School DistrictSchool District$862,898
Grand Rapids School DistrictSchool District$5,004,551
Grandville School DistrictSchool District$60,728
Grass Lake Community School DistrictSchool District$14,000
Greenville School DistrictSchool District$115,000
Gwinn Area Community School DistrictSchool District$197,007
Hamilton Community School DistrictSchool District$53,926
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$173,129,387