Table 23
PROPERTY TAX VALUATIONS, LEVIES AND AVERAGE TAX RATES
By Calendar Year Due,
1910-1998
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Statewide
Assessed Valuation ($000)1 Total Taxes Average Rate
Year Due County State Total Levied ($000) Per $1,000 2
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1910 $ 681,070 $109,946 $ 791,016 $ 24,994 $ 7.90
1915 865,995 159,466 1,025,461 36,818 8.98
1920 902,525 153,977 1,056,502 60,143 14.23
1925 999,658 148,258 1,147,916 67,004 14.59
1930 1,088,837 162,067 1,250,904 81,095 16.21
1935 852,482 112,669 965,151 48,368 12.53
1940 818,684 159,803 978,487 41,505 10.61
1945 987,810 181,507 1,169,317 46,160 9.87
1950 1,490,903 206,402 1,697,305 86,025 12.67
1955 2,118,359 230,078 2,348,437 116,833 12.44
1960 2,919,367 307,112 3,226,480 175,998 13.64
1965 3,835,198 346,916 4,182,114 267,923 16.02
1970 6,107,912 389,227 6,497,139 533,244 20.52
1975* 38,211,161 2,548,447 40,759,608 806,038 19.78
1976 42,496,185 2,710,696 47,206,880 727,430 16.09
1977 48,357,404 3,023,877 51,381,281 927,390 18.05
1978 56,089,049 3,079,209 59,168,258 1,002,340 16.94
1979 63,105,417 3,477,928 66,583,345 1,064,021 15.98
1980 73,063,044 3,728,925 76,791,969 1,006,737 13.11
1981 105,678,610 4,202,744 109,881,354 1,129,004 10.28
1982 118,395,134 4,850,053 123,245,187 1,242,771 10.10
1983 137,936,548 5,476,328 143,412,876 1,434,255 10.06
1984 134,961,347 5,803,775 140,765,122 1,508,700 10.83
1985 141,743,344 6,453,551 148,196,895 1,678,405 11.44
1986 145,734,943 6,849,528 152,584,470 1,784,467 11.79
1987 151,411,961 7,318,434 158,730,395 2,042,279 12.97
1988 154,633,726 7,603,997 162,237,723 2,354,013 13.88
1989 163,556,767 7,608,043 171,164,810 2,359,013 13.88
1990 170,351,042 7,943,678 178,294,720 2,500,087 14.11
1991 208,685,612 9,213,922 217,899,534 2,842,230 13.14
1992 227,153,758 8,783,292 235,937,050 3,100,151 13.25
1993 253,554,975 9,017,028 262,572,003 3,476,759 13.36
1994 269,290,261 9,277,422 278,567,683 3,718,653 13.44
1995 288,029,506 9,732,584 297,762,090 4,010,103 13.53
1996 303,936,044 9,645,999 313,582,042 4,293,010 13.82
1997 319,421,447 11,021,949 330,443,395 4,570,988 13.93
1998 341,035,599 10,872,297 351,907,896 n.a. n.a.
1 County assessed valuations, as equalized by the County Board
of Equalization. State assessed valuations of inter-county
utilities and private car companies, as equalized by State Board
of Equalization for county purposes.
2 Total taxes levied divided by total assessed valuation. All years
adjusted to dollars per thousand levied on 100 percent assessment level.
* Valuation basis changed from 25 percent to 50 percent in 1991 and to
100 percent in 1975.