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Pennsylvania Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$4,800,645,061

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram Type sort iconGross Revenue Loss
2018Resource Enhancement & Protection Tax Credit (REAP)Agricultural development$5,400,000
2019Resource Enhancement & Protection Tax Credit (REAP)Agricultural development$5,400,000
2020Resource Enhancement & Protection Tax Credit (REAP)Agricultural development$5,600,000
2021Resource Enhancement & Protection Tax Credit (REAP)Agricultural development$11,200,000
2022Resource Enhancement & Protection Tax Credit (REAP)Agricultural development$11,900,000
2018Neighborhood Assistance ProgramsCapital investment$18,000,000
2017Neighborhood Assistance ProgramsCharity/nonprofit/government assistance$18,000,000
2019Neighborhood Assistance ProgramsCommunity development$18,000,000
2020Neighborhood Assistance ProgramsCommunity development$18,000,000
2021Neighborhood Assistance ProgramsCommunity development$33,600,000
2022Neighborhood Assistance ProgramsCommunity development$35,900,000
2017Resource Enhancement & Protection Tax Credit (REAP)Conservation of farmland, forest, open space, or water$5,400,000
2019Coal Refuse Energy and Reclamation Tax Credit ProgramConservation of farmland, forest, open space, or water$9,800,000
2018Neighborhood Improvement Zone Program (NIZ)Construction/rehabilitation$45,600,000
2017Educational Tax CreditEducational development$116,800,000
2017Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC)Educational development$32,600,000
2018Educational Tax CreditEducational development$129,400,000
2018Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC)Educational development$32,600,000
2019Educational Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (EOSTC)Educational development$32,600,000
2019Educational Tax CreditEducational development$150,900,000
2020Educational Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (EOSTC)Educational development$32,600,000
2020Educational Tax CreditEducational development$174,800,000
2021Educational Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (EOSTC)Educational development$53,600,000
2021Educational Tax CreditEducational development$179,500,000
2022Educational Tax CreditEducational development$209,700,000
2022Educational Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (EOSTC)Educational development$54,000,000
2018Coal Refuse Energy and Reclamation Tax Credit ProgramEnergy production$1,400,000
2018Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ)Entrepreneurship/innovation$16,000,000
2019Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ)Entrepreneurship/innovation$15,300,000
2018Film Production Tax CreditFilm, TV, and/or media$60,400,000
2019Film Production Tax CreditFilm, TV, and/or media$60,900,000
2020Film Production Tax CreditFilm, TV, and/or media$63,000,000
2021Film Production Tax CreditFilm, TV, and/or media$65,100,000
2022Film Production Tax CreditFilm, TV, and/or media$66,900,000
2017Film Production Tax CreditGeneral Economic Development$60,000,000
2017Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ)General Economic Development$21,100,000
2017Keystone Opportunity Zone Program (KOZ)General Economic Development$78,000,000
2020Keystone Opportunity Zone Program (KOZ)General Economic Development$84,300,000
2020Neighborhood Improvement Zone Program (NIZ)General Economic Development$61,200,000
2021Keystone Opportunity Zone Program (KOZ)General Economic Development$85,800,000
2021Military Installation Remediation Program (MIRP)General Economic Development$15,400,000
2021Neighborhood Improvement Zone Program (NIZ)General Economic Development$46,600,000
2022Keystone Opportunity Zone Program (KOZ)General Economic Development$110,000,000
2022Neighborhood Improvement Zone Program (NIZ)General Economic Development$69,300,000
2022Military Installation Remediation Program (MIRP)General Economic Development$15,800,000
2018Keystone Opportunity Zone Program (KOZ)General Economic Development (OZ)$92,100,000
2019Keystone Opportunity Zone Program (KOZ)General Economic Development (OZ)$95,100,000
2019Neighborhood Improvement Zone Program (NIZ)General Economic Development (TIF)$40,500,000
2017Tax Credit for New JobsJob Creation/Retention$10,100,000
2018Tax Credit for New JobsJob Creation/Retention$10,100,000
2019Tax Credit for New JobsJob Creation/Retention$10,100,000
2020Tax Credit for New JobsJob Creation/Retention$3,000,000
2020Coal Refuse Energy and Reclamation Tax Credit ProgramPower generation$17,100,000
2021Coal Refuse Energy and Reclamation Tax Credit ProgramPower generation$10,800,000
2022Coal Refuse Energy and Reclamation Tax Credit ProgramPower generation$15,200,000
2020Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ)Small business development$15,100,000
2021Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ)Small business development$15,000,000
2022Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ)Small business development$15,000,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$2,786,600,000

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
Wilson Area School DistrictSchool district$0
Juniata County School DistrictSchool district$932
Wayne CountyCounty$1,624
Iroquois School DistrictSchool district$2,309
Northwestern School DistrictSchool district$3,883
Port Allegany School DistrictSchool district$5,479
Columbia Burough School DistrictSchool district$5,545
Philipsburg-Osceola Area School DistrictSchool district$7,150
Cumberland CountyCounty$8,567
Western Wayne School DistrictSchool district$14,677
City of AbingtonMunicipality$14,905
Hanover Public School DistrictSchool district$17,313
Waynesboro Area School DistrictSchool district$19,856
Wellsboro Area School DistrictSchool district$24,047
Wyoming Area School DistrictSchool district$28,754
Wyalusing Area School DistrictSchool district$29,200
Venango CountyCounty$29,267
Lebanon CountyCounty$30,508
Millcreek Township School DistrictSchool district$31,061
Butler Area School DistrictSchool District$42,241
Mechanicsburg Area School DistrictSchool district$42,701
Armstrong County SchoolsSchool District$46,880
Jefferson CountyCounty$48,521
Girard School DistrictSchool district$56,949
Kane Area School DistrictSchool district$59,662
Lebanon School DistrictSchool district$60,777
Punxsutawney Area School DistrictSchool district$60,881
South Western School DistrictSchool district$74,514
Armstrong CountyCounty$75,315
Carlisle Area School DistrictSchool District$83,652
Muncy School DistrictSchool district$84,171
City og Wilkes-BarreMunicipality$90,282
Mahanoy Area School DistrictSchool district$103,229
South Williamsport Area School DistrictSchool district$107,000
Burrell School DistrictSchool District$112,209
York Suburban School DistrictSchool district$134,054
Wyomissing Area School DistrictSchool district$134,256
Crawford CountyCounty$137,091
Souderton Area School DistrictSchool district$141,385
City of WilliamsportMunicipality$142,743
St. Marys Area School DistrictSchool district$143,948
Mercer CountyCounty$159,756
City of LancasterMunicipality$165,517
Fayette CountyCounty$166,050
North East School DistrictSchool district$176,000
Beaver CountyCounty$181,319
Franklin CountyCounty$223,809
Fairview School DistrictSchool district$256,331
Penns Manor Area School DistrictSchool district$257,100
Blair CountyCounty$269,835
Big Spring School DistrictSchool District$271,023
Pequea Valley School DistrictSchool district$282,000
Millville Area School DistrictSchool district$285,000
Schuylkill Valley School DistrictSchool district$300,469
Schuykill CountyCounty$305,739
Montgomery Area School DistrictSchool district$319,000
Clinton CountyCounty$379,388
Westmoreland CountyCounty$426,442
North Hills School DistrictSchool district$447,211
Chambersburg Area School DistrictSchool District$449,818
Sharpsville Area School DistrictSchool district$451,173
Minersville Area School DistrictSchool district$476,816
Spring Grove Area School DistrictSchool district$586,096
South Eastern School DistrictSchool district$594,597
General McLane School DistrictSchool district$611,422
Milton Area School DistrictSchool district$615,000
Carbondale Area School DistrictSchool District$615,850
Wilkes Barre Area School DistrictSchool district$647,962
Dallastown Area School DistrictSchool district$744,601
Bradford Area School DistrictSchool District$791,000
Erie CountyCounty$895,810
Berks CountyCounty$972,423
McKean CountyCounty$998,758
Union CountyCounty$1,025,000
East Lycoming School DistrictSchool district$1,066,000
Butler CountyCounty$1,068,654
Greenville Area School DistrictSchool district$1,076,168
Lycoming CountyCounty$1,169,163
Fairfield Area School DistrictSchool district$1,272,424
Williamsport Area School DistrictSchool district$1,307,734
Central York School DistrictSchool District$1,311,092
Valley View School DistrictSchool district$1,371,541
Jersey Shore Area School DistrictSchool district$1,452,000
City of BethlehemMunicipality$1,460,000
Wilkinsburg Borough School DistrictSchool district$1,697,136
Hamburg Area School DistrictSchool district$1,743,670
Lancaster CountyCounty$1,794,993
Elizabethtown Area School DistrictSchool district$1,831,000
Shippensburg Area School DistrictSchool district$1,841,075
City of ReadingMunicipality$1,849,000
Fort Leboeuf School DistrictSchool district$1,917,418
Crestwood School DistrictSchool district$1,969,000
Pittston Area School DistrictSchool district$2,446,679
Tulpehocken Area School DistrictSchool district$2,816,431
Cornwall Lebanon School DistrictSchool district$3,228,095
Lehigh CountyCounty$3,385,419
Allentown School DistrictSchool District$3,551,066
Seneca Valley School DistrictSchool district$3,918,347
Northampton CountyCounty$3,941,601
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$2,014,045,061