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