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