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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
City of PhiladelphiaMunicipality$969,110,301
Philadelphia Public SchoolsSchool district$623,800,000
Pittsburgh Public SchoolsSchool district$134,515,112
City of PittsburghMunicipality$100,340,823
Allegheny CountyCounty$33,507,477
City of AllentownMunicipality$21,845,000
Red Lion Area School DistrictSchool district$10,034,111
Greencastle-Antrim School DistrictSchool district$9,885,980
City of ErieMunicipality$8,343,517
Northeastern School DistrictSchool district$8,331,775
Keystone Central School DistrictSchool district$7,183,052
Eastern York School DistrictSchool district$5,578,458
Southern York County School DistrictSchool district$4,823,997
Easton Area School DistrictSchool district$4,345,750
Northern York County School DistrictSchool district$4,308,149
Northampton CountyCounty$3,941,601
Seneca Valley School DistrictSchool district$3,918,347
Allentown School DistrictSchool District$3,551,066
Lehigh CountyCounty$3,385,419
Cornwall Lebanon School DistrictSchool district$3,228,095
Tulpehocken Area School DistrictSchool district$2,816,431
Pittston Area School DistrictSchool district$2,446,679
Crestwood School DistrictSchool district$1,969,000
Fort Leboeuf School DistrictSchool district$1,917,418
City of ReadingMunicipality$1,849,000
Shippensburg Area School DistrictSchool district$1,841,075
Elizabethtown Area School DistrictSchool district$1,831,000
Lancaster CountyCounty$1,794,993
Hamburg Area School DistrictSchool district$1,743,670
Wilkinsburg Borough School DistrictSchool district$1,697,136
City of BethlehemMunicipality$1,460,000
Jersey Shore Area School DistrictSchool district$1,452,000
Valley View School DistrictSchool district$1,371,541
Central York School DistrictSchool District$1,311,092
Williamsport Area School DistrictSchool district$1,307,734
Fairfield Area School DistrictSchool district$1,272,424
Lycoming CountyCounty$1,169,163
Greenville Area School DistrictSchool district$1,076,168
Butler CountyCounty$1,068,654
East Lycoming School DistrictSchool district$1,066,000
Union CountyCounty$1,025,000
McKean CountyCounty$998,758
Berks CountyCounty$972,423
Erie CountyCounty$895,810
Bradford Area School DistrictSchool District$791,000
Dallastown Area School DistrictSchool district$744,601
Wilkes Barre Area School DistrictSchool district$647,962
Carbondale Area School DistrictSchool District$615,850
Milton Area School DistrictSchool district$615,000
General McLane School DistrictSchool district$611,422
South Eastern School DistrictSchool district$594,597
Spring Grove Area School DistrictSchool district$586,096
Minersville Area School DistrictSchool district$476,816
Sharpsville Area School DistrictSchool district$451,173
Chambersburg Area School DistrictSchool District$449,818
North Hills School DistrictSchool district$447,211
Westmoreland CountyCounty$426,442
Clinton CountyCounty$379,388
Montgomery Area School DistrictSchool district$319,000
Schuykill CountyCounty$305,739
Schuylkill Valley School DistrictSchool district$300,469
Millville Area School DistrictSchool district$285,000
Pequea Valley School DistrictSchool district$282,000
Big Spring School DistrictSchool District$271,023
Blair CountyCounty$269,835
Penns Manor Area School DistrictSchool district$257,100
Fairview School DistrictSchool district$256,331
Franklin CountyCounty$223,809
Beaver CountyCounty$181,319
North East School DistrictSchool district$176,000
Fayette CountyCounty$166,050
City of LancasterMunicipality$165,517
Mercer CountyCounty$159,756
St. Marys Area School DistrictSchool district$143,948
City of WilliamsportMunicipality$142,743
Souderton Area School DistrictSchool district$141,385
Crawford CountyCounty$137,091
Wyomissing Area School DistrictSchool district$134,256
York Suburban School DistrictSchool district$134,054
Burrell School DistrictSchool District$112,209
South Williamsport Area School DistrictSchool district$107,000
Mahanoy Area School DistrictSchool district$103,229
City og Wilkes-BarreMunicipality$90,282
Muncy School DistrictSchool district$84,171
Carlisle Area School DistrictSchool District$83,652
Armstrong CountyCounty$75,315
South Western School DistrictSchool district$74,514
Punxsutawney Area School DistrictSchool district$60,881
Lebanon School DistrictSchool district$60,777
Kane Area School DistrictSchool district$59,662
Girard School DistrictSchool district$56,949
Jefferson CountyCounty$48,521
Armstrong County SchoolsSchool District$46,880
Mechanicsburg Area School DistrictSchool district$42,701
Butler Area School DistrictSchool District$42,241
Millcreek Township School DistrictSchool district$31,061
Lebanon CountyCounty$30,508
Venango CountyCounty$29,267
Wyalusing Area School DistrictSchool district$29,200
Wyoming Area School DistrictSchool district$28,754
Wellsboro Area School DistrictSchool district$24,047
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$2,014,045,061