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Pennsylvania Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$806,598,341

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram TypeGross Revenue Loss
2019Coal Refuse Energy and Reclamation Tax Credit ProgramConservation of farmland, forest, open space, or water$9,800,000
2019Educational Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (EOSTC)Educational development$32,600,000
2019Educational Tax CreditEducational development$150,900,000
2019Film Production Tax CreditFilm, TV, and/or media$60,900,000
2019Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ)Entrepreneurship/innovation$15,300,000
2019Keystone Opportunity Zone Program (KOZ)General Economic Development (OZ)$95,100,000
2019Neighborhood Assistance ProgramsCommunity development$18,000,000
2019Neighborhood Improvement Zone Program (NIZ)General Economic Development (TIF)$40,500,000
2019Resource Enhancement & Protection Tax Credit (REAP)Agricultural development$5,400,000
2019Tax Credit for New JobsJob Creation/Retention$10,100,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$438,600,000

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
Northern Lebanon School DistrictSchool district$0
Troy Area School DistrictSchool district$0
Wellsboro Area School DistrictSchool district$0
Wilson Area School DistrictSchool district$0
Wyalusing Area School DistrictSchool district$0
Iroquois School DistrictSchool district$346
Juniata County School DistrictSchool district$932
Northwestern School DistrictSchool district$3,883
Philipsburg-Osceola Area School DistrictSchool district$7,150
Western Wayne School DistrictSchool district$7,366
Millcreek Township School DistrictSchool district$8,752
Waynesboro Area School DistrictSchool district$19,856
Lebanon School DistrictSchool district$20,112
Carlisle Area School DistrictSchool District$24,334
Girard School DistrictSchool district$29,480
Kane Area School DistrictSchool district$30,036
South Western School DistrictSchool district$33,532
Wyomissing Area School DistrictSchool district$44,752
Souderton Area School DistrictSchool district$48,034
York Suburban School DistrictSchool district$48,570
Wilkinsburg Borough School DistrictSchool district$50,175
Mahanoy Area School DistrictSchool district$52,458
Burrell School DistrictSchool District$56,855
South Williamsport Area School DistrictSchool district$58,000
Punxsutawney Area School DistrictSchool district$60,881
St. Marys Area School DistrictSchool district$68,753
General Mclane School DistrictSchool district$118,945
North East School DistrictSchool district$123,000
Pequea Valley School DistrictSchool district$138,000
Schuylkill Valley School DistrictSchool district$141,888
Spring Grove Area School DistrictSchool district$152,032
Chambersburg Area School DistrictSchool District$187,202
Carbondale Area School DistrictSchool District$214,928
Fairview School DistrictSchool district$256,331
Penns Manor Area School DistrictSchool district$257,100
Lancaster CountyCounty$259,958
Bradford Area School DistrictSchool District$261,000
Dallastown Area School DistrictSchool district$277,899
Millville Area School DistrictSchool district$285,000
Montgomery Area School DistrictSchool district$319,000
Williamsport Area School DistrictSchool district$428,021
North Hills School DistrictSchool district$447,211
Sharpsville Area School DistrictSchool district$451,173
Elizabethtown Area School DistrictSchool district$464,000
City of ReadingMunicipality$472,000
Minersville Area School DistrictSchool district$476,816
East Lycoming School DistrictSchool district$533,000
Greenville Area School DistrictSchool district$537,854
Hamburg Area School DistrictSchool district$590,920
South Eastern School DistrictSchool district$592,799
Milton Area School DistrictSchool district$615,000
Central York School DistrictSchool District$643,473
Wilkes Barre Area School DistrictSchool district$647,962
Crestwood School DistrictSchool district$665,000
Jersey Shore Area School DistrictSchool district$756,000
Valley View School DistrictSchool district$811,008
Shippensburg Area School DistrictSchool district$830,390
Allentown School DistrictSchool District$900,000
Fort Leboeuf School DistrictSchool district$940,854
Tulpehocken Area School DistrictSchool district$1,112,970
Fairfield Area School DistrictSchool district$1,272,424
Easton Area School DistrictSchool district$1,633,129
City of ErieMunicipality$1,763,435
Eastern York School DistrictSchool district$1,936,067
Seneca Valley School DistrictSchool district$1,982,778
Northern York County School DistrictSchool district$2,204,294
Southern York County School DistrictSchool district$2,452,742
City of AllentownMunicipality$3,056,900
Cornwall Lebanon School DistrictSchool district$3,228,095
Keystone Central School DistrictSchool district$3,660,456
Northeastern School DistrictSchool district$4,221,178
Allegheny CountyCounty$4,663,994
Red Lion Area School DistrictSchool district$5,039,321
Greencastle-Antrim School DistrictSchool district$8,464,100
City of PittsburghMunicipality$16,790,873
Pittsburgh Public SchoolsSchool district$22,706,446
Philadelphia Public SchoolsSchool district$121,200,000
City of PhiladelphiaMunicipality$145,139,118
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$367,998,341