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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 sort icon
Detroit City School DistrictSchool District$30,000,000
East China School DistrictSchool District$21,337,839
City of DetroitMunicipality$20,589,824
Wayne CountyCounty$18,500,000
North Muskegon School DistrictSchool District$11,360,207
Grand Rapids School DistrictSchool District$5,004,551
Pontiac School DistrictSchool District$4,760,119
City of WarrenMunicipality$3,295,502
City of Grand RapidsMunicipality$2,766,607
Oakland CountyCounty$2,187,884
Livonia School DistrictSchool District$1,992,000
Kent CountyCounty$1,868,590
Dearborn School DistrictSchool District$1,778,652
Battle Creek School DistrictSchool District$1,451,156
Portage School DistrictSchool District$1,425,792
Utica Community School DistrictSchool District$1,243,000
Coldwater Community School DistrictSchool District$1,233,569
Warren Consolidated School DistrictSchool District$1,232,000
Lansing School DistrictSchool District$1,193,141
Hemlock Public School DistrictSchool District$1,126,932
Kenowa Hills School DistrictSchool District$1,074,413
Midland School DistrictSchool District$885,437
Grand Ledge School DistrictSchool District$862,898
Macomb CountyCounty$851,173
Bay City School DistrictSchool District$843,420
Riverview Community School DistrictSchool District$832,829
Trenton School DistrictSchool District$832,829
Holland School DistrictSchool District$820,623
City of Sterling HeightsMunicipality$813,377
Traverse City Area School DistrictSchool District$776,644
Coopersville Area School DistrictSchool District$752,504
Moran Township School DistrictSchool District$736,203
West Ottawa School DistrictSchool District$718,778
Comstock School DistrictSchool District$694,776
East Lansing School DistrictSchool District$689,678
Genesee CountyCounty$667,766
Mason School DistrictSchool District$654,000
Sturgis Public School DistrictSchool District$629,000
Romulus Community School DistrictSchool District$600,000
Wyoming School DistrictSchool District$593,441
Plymouth-Canton Community School DistrictSchool District$591,000
City of Ann ArborMunicipality$571,152
Fowlerville Community School DistrictSchool District$541,965
Avondale School DistrictSchool District$538,054
Mt. Pleasant School DistrictSchool District$497,779
Flint City School DistrictSchool District$491,000
Homer Community School DistrictSchool District$478,737
Mattawan Consolidated SchoolSchool District$475,946
Northville School DistrictSchool District$470,523
Walled Lake Consolidated School DistrictSchool District$451,000
Monroe School DistrictSchool District$442,224
Birmingham School DistrictSchool District$420,000
St. Joseph School DistrictSchool District$418,187
Ypsilanti Community School DistrictSchool District$418,000
Milan Area School DistrictSchool District$412,000
Lake Orion Community School DistrictSchool District$401,000
Warren Woods School DistrictSchool District$376,000
Saline Area School DistrictSchool District$375,000
Lakewood School DistrictSchool District$336,033
Saginaw School DistrictSchool District$318,719
Allegan School DistrictSchool District$315,365
Plainwell Community School DistrictSchool District$308,558
Lapeer Community School District of Lapeer CountySchool District$306,000
Allendale School DistrictSchool District$295,300
Forest Hills School DistrictSchool District$294,745
Muskegon City School DistrictSchool District$270,778
Godwin Heights School DistrictSchool District$269,512
Benton Harbor Area School DistrictSchool District$256,378
Muskegon Heights School DistrictSchool District$255,151
Center Line School DistrictSchool District$248,000
Alma School DistrictSchool District$242,000
Orchard View School DistrictSchool District$240,508
Galesburg-Augusta Community School DistrictSchool District$240,000
South Redford School DistrictSchool District$232,000
Sparta Area School DistrictSchool District$222,934
Fremont School DistrictSchool District$213,000
Wyandotte School DistrictSchool District$211,684
Reed City Area School DistrictSchool District$208,300
Howell School DistrictSchool District$207,293
Byron Center School DistrictSchool District$207,246
Dowagiac Union School DistrictSchool District$205,187
Northwest Community School DistrictSchool District$198,521
Gwinn Area Community School DistrictSchool District$197,007
Western School DistrictSchool District$192,000
Chippewa Valley School DistrictSchool District$191,158
South Haven School DistrictSchool District$187,868
Kelloggsville School DistrictSchool District$187,568
Ionia School DistrictSchool District$178,044
Jackson School DistrictSchool District$176,600
L'Anse Creuse School DistrictSchool District$175,373
Kentwood School DistrictSchool District$173,743
Elkton Pigeon Bay Port Laker School DistrictSchool District$163,244
Almont Community School DistrictSchool District$161,451
Rochester Community School DistrictSchool District$158,485
Spring Lake School DistrictSchool District$157,282
Fraser School DistrictSchool District$156,979
Ann Arbor School DistrictSchool District$156,000
Owosso School DistrictSchool District$154,059
Oak Park School DistrictSchool District$153,390
Romeo Community School DistrictSchool District$152,888
Webberville Community School DistrictSchool District$151,318
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$173,129,387