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Michigan Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$736,013,732

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram TypeGross Revenue Loss
2022Brownfield Redevelopment Tax Increment Financing (TIF) ProgramRedevelopment/revitalization$13,200,000
2022Farmland Preservation Credit - Corporate and Non-Corporate ProgramConservation of farmland, forest, open space, or water$54,900,000
2022MEGA Employment Credit ProgramJob Creation/Retention$509,800,000
2022Renaissance Zone Property Tax Exemption ProgramRedevelopment/revitalization$3,700,000
2022State Essential Services Assessment ExemptionManufacturing development$9,200,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$590,800,000

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 sort icon
City of DetroitMunicipality$41,238,246
Detroit City School DistrictSchool District$31,100,000
Wayne CountyCounty$25,800,000
Grand Rapids Public SchoolsSchool District$7,939,138
School District of the City of PontiacSchool District$6,493,275
City of LansingMunicipality$4,845,350
City of Grand RapidsMunicipality$3,891,172
City of WarrenMunicipality$3,374,847
Kent CountyCounty$3,356,089
Oakland CountyCounty$2,843,510
City of PontiacMunicipality$2,599,161
City of SouthfieldMunicipality$2,484,927
Utica Community School DistrictSchool District$1,831,618
Battle Creek Public SchoolsSchool District$1,778,161
Genesee CountyCounty$1,037,147
Macomb CountyCounty$954,267
City of Sterling HeightsMunicipality$855,404
Dearborn School DistrictSchool District$852,648
City of FlintMunicipality$763,761
Lansing School DistrictSchool District$492,006
City of Battle CreekMunicipality$342,005
Ann Arbor School DistrictSchool District$341,000
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$145,213,732