| Delinquent Property Taxes, Historical Data, 1939-1998 | |||||||
| Delinquent | |||||||
| Rolls | Collections | Net Changes | Unpaid as of | ||||
| Year | January 1 | Amount | Percent | During Year | December 31 | ||
| 1998 | $212,851,962 | $131,018,854 | 61.6% | ($2,744,123) | $79,088,986 | ||
| 1997 | 201,185,069 | 118,203,689 | 58.8 | (6,120,238) | 76,903,928 | ||
| 1996 | 191,969,432 | 117,708,740 | 61.3 | 948,509 | 75,208,891 | ||
| 1995 | 179,258,794 | 105,213,403 | 58.7 | (4,102,002) | 69,943,391 | ||
| 1994 | 185,894,647 | 112,077,184 | 60.3 | (2,977,227) | 70,840,236 | ||
| 1993 | 185,367,208 | 107,682,443 | 58.1 | 4,096,218 | 73,588,550 | ||
| 1992 | 179,675,832 | 102,582,422 | 57.1 | 1,069,262 | 78,162,875 | ||
| 1991 | 161,125,041 | 87,848,916 | 54.5 | (1,789,588) | 71,486,524 | ||
| 1990 | 159,299,660 | 92,735,440 | 58.2 | (488,163) | 66,066,356 | ||
| 1989 | 162,942,931 | 92,752,053 | 56.9 | (5,962,644) | 64,228,236 | ||
| 1988 | 162,717,181 | 87,305,883 | 53.7 | (1,904,429) | 73,517,669 | ||
| 1987 | 152,893,594 | 82,737,991 | 54.1 | (2,008,285) | 68,147,319 | ||
| 1986 | 134,435,415 | 71,883,906 | 53.5 | (1,177,402) | 61,374,107 | ||
| 1985 | 116,881,719 | 64,623,647 | 55.3 | 517,481 | 52,775,553 | ||
| 1984 | 112,361,456 | 62,349,494 | 55.5 | (3,515,261) | 46,496,701 | ||
| 1983 | 125,461,701 | 76,770,303 | 61.2 | (1,133,106) | 47,558,286 | ||
| 1982 | 126,071,176 | 64,827,171 | 51.4 | 674,983 | 61,918,988 | ||
| 1981 | 118,044,466 | 58,701,489 | 49.7 | (1,011,895) | 58,331,082 | ||
| 1980 | 101,607,218 | 43,669,528 | 43.0 | (709,005) | 57,228,685 | ||
| 1979 | 96,337,881 | 55,709,039 | 57.8 | 5,631,834 | 46,260,676 | ||
| 1978 | 80,651,919 | 39,911,982 | 49.5 | 8,732,111 | 49,472,048 | ||
| 1977 | 77,285,723 | 35,540,130 | 46.0 | (1,258,270) | 40,487,323 | ||
| 1976 | 80,141,746 | 34,183,058 | 42.7 | (1,754,634) | 44,204,054 | ||
| 1975 | 71,920,968 | 30,026,271 | 41.7 | (1,064,299) | 40,830,398 | ||
| 1974 | 65,427,040 | 27,227,388 | 41.6 | (1,647,013) | 36,552,639 | ||
| 1973 | 62,643,342 | 28,498,186 | 45.5 | (422,354) | 33,722,802 | ||
| 1972 | 53,528,960 | 23,065,811 | 43.1 | (81,742) | 30,381,407 | ||
| 1971 | 40,557,101 | 16,760,878 | 41.3 | (481,663) | 23,314,560 | ||
| 1970 | 30,180,508 | 12,820,182 | 42.5 | (86,153) | 17,274,173 | ||
| 1969 | 23,858,047 | 10,518,646 | 44.1 | 3,864 | 3,343,265 | ||
| 1968 | 20,903,851 | 10,306,670 | 49.3 | 461,112 | 11,058,293 | ||
| 1967 | 18,582,477 | 9,756,817 | 52.5 | 908,846 | 9,734,506 | ||
| 1966 | 17,208,511 | 7,883,251 | 45.8 | (267,249) | 9,058,011 | ||
| 1965 | 15,971,601 | 7,763,864 | 48.6 | (263,363) | 7,944,379 | ||
| 1964 | 14,424,462 | 6,968,929 | 48.3 | (67,594) | 7,387,941 | ||
| 1963 | 13,599,716 | 6,617,887 | 48.7 | (96,200) | 6,885,628 | ||
| 1962 | 12,676,920 | 6,048,745 | 47.7 | (229,613) | 6,398,560 | ||
| 1961 | 11,489,473 | 5,384,142 | 46.9 | (240,330) | 5,865,000 | ||
| 1960 | 10,152,998 | 4,633,012 | 45.6 | (93,799) | 5,426,816 | ||
| 1959 | 10,350,405 | 4,897,706 | 47.3 | (632,786) | 4,819,913 | ||
| 1958 | 9,529,993 | 4,451,984 | 46.7 | (17,327) | 5,060,682 | ||
| 1957 | 8,448,378 | 3,971,266 | 47.0 | (34,792) | 4,442,320 | ||
| 1956 | 7,374,682 | 3,456,568 | * | 47.0 | (38,891) | 3,879,224 | |
| 1954 | 6,726,944 | 3,223,218 | 47.9 | (192,507) | 3,311,219 | ||
| 1949 | 5,059,819 | 2,275,265 | 45.0 | (224,693) | 2,559,860 | ||
| 1944 | 5,994,656 | 2,494,557 | 41.6 | (256,042) | 3,244,057 | ||
| 1939 | 24,656,909 | 6,204,112 | 25.2 | (2,496,055) | 15,956,742 | ||
* Unconstitutional 1955 Ryder Act levies excluded.