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Michigan Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$662,426,498

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram TypeGross Revenue Loss
2021Brownfield Redevelopment Credit ProgramRedevelopment/revitalization$9,400,000
2021Brownfield Redevelopment Tax Increment Financing (TIF) ProgramRedevelopment/revitalization$24,500,000
2021Farmland Preservation Credit - Corporate and Non-Corporate ProgramConservation of farmland, forest, open space, or water$56,600,000
2021MEGA Employment Credit ProgramJob Creation/Retention$413,600,000
2021Renaissance Zone Credit - Development ProgramBusiness attraction/retention/expansion$3,500,000
2021Renaissance Zone Property Tax Exemption ProgramRedevelopment/revitalization$3,900,000
2021State Essential Services Assessment ExemptionManufacturing development$7,300,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$518,800,000

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$913,194
Kent CountyCounty$3,711,099
Macomb CountyCounty$979,792
Oakland CountyCounty$2,703,582
Wayne CountyCounty$21,000,000
City of Ann ArborMunicipality$1,448,142
City of Battle CreekMunicipality$415,546
City of DetroitMunicipality$38,794,809
City of FlintMunicipality$254,000
City of Grand RapidsMunicipality$3,624,492
City of LansingMunicipality$5,014,836
City of PontiacMunicipality$2,701,825
City of SouthfieldMunicipality$2,113,798
City of Sterling HeightsMunicipality$730,955
City of WarrenMunicipality$2,519,472
Ann Arbor School DistrictSchool District$238,000
Battle Creek Public SchoolsSchool District$1,260,229
Carman-Ainsworth Community SchoolsSchool District$61,987
Dearborn School DistrictSchool District$689,443
Detroit City School DistrictSchool District$35,800,000
Grand Rapids Public SchoolsSchool District$7,939,138
Lansing School DistrictSchool District$718,097
Plymouth-Canton Community School DistrictSchool District$1,890,000
School District of the City of PontiacSchool District$6,452,981
Utica Community School DistrictSchool District$1,651,081
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$143,626,498