Table 6

Current and Delinquent Property Taxes
Historical Data, 1939-1998
 
Total Taxes Collections
Due Collections Net Changes Unpaid as % of
Year January 1 Amount Percent During Year December 31 Current Roll
 
1998 $4,911,133,026 $4,677,075,134 95.2% ($9,022,259) $225,035,634 99.5%
1997 4,755,260,856 4,524,968,075 95.2 (17,432,302) 212,903,263 99.4
1996 4,459,272,526 4,246,621,335 95.2 (12,223,951) 200,426,929 1.0
1995 4,157,269,823 3,961,162,841 95.3 (9,238,706) 186,868,279 99.6
1994 3,884,824,459 3,690,317,607 95.0 (15,481,557) 179,025,296 99.8
1993 3,644,575,734 3,441,394,087 94.4 (16,657,210) 186,524,441 99.5
1992 3,267,688,869 3,077,225,424 94.2 (4,893,100) 185,570,550 99.7
1991 2,991,144,568 2,801,813,297 93.7 (9,242,977) 180,088,281 98.4
1990 2,648,688,176 2,493,868,716 94.2 6,864,181 161,634,301 105.6
1989 2,523,583,943 2,355,336,837 93.3 (7,183,128) 161,063,980 99.8
1988 2,310,889,808 2,144,869,613 92.8 (2,561,415) 163,486,063 99.8
1987 2,196,212,277 2,028,056,198 92.3 (5,381,453) 162,774,626 99.3
1986 1,920,540,729 1,765,429,709 91.9 (2,071,224) 153,039,796 98.8
1985 1,793,511,577 1,655,561,809 92.3 (3,500,147) 134,449,621 98.7
1984 1,622,783,945 1,500,415,306 92.5 (6,305,590) 116,063,049 99.3
1983 1,560,912,176 1,446,035,401 92.6 (3,363,270) 111,513,504 100.7
1982 1,371,112,372 1,245,379,869 90.8 (259,941) 125,472,562 100.0
1981 1,248,137,059 1,121,159,730 89.8 (1,072,565) 125,904,764 99.2
1980 1,109,149,521 990,849,528 89.3 (138,777) 118,161,216 98.3
1979 1,161,528,959 1,065,598,868 91.7 5,677,126 101,607,217 100.0
1978 1,085,088,931 997,652,372 91.9 8,936,536 96,373,095 99.3
1977 999,880,976 919,236,989 91.9 (62,122) 80,581,865 99.6
1976 808,107,944 728,236,989 90.1 (2,686,464) 77,284,808 100.0
1975 879,617,726 796,489,797 90.5 (3,068,774) 80,059,155 98.6
1974 781,895,637 703,829,501 90.0 (6,145,167) 71,920,969 98.2
1973 736,716,638 669,630,303 90.9 (1,728,952) 65,357,383 99.3
1972 701,809,001 632,632,511 90.1 (6,624,753) 62,551,737 97.6
1971 663,659,986 601,960,872 90.7 (8,083,080) 53,616,034 96.6
1970 563,532,655 520,820,536 92.4 (2,283,976) 40,328,143 97.6
1969 489,197,069 456,881,815 93.4 (2,095,720) 30,219,534 98.2
1968 416,821,594 391,559,710 93.9 (1,389,486) 23,872,398 98.9
1967 357,368,235 336,200,345 94.1 (279,856) 20,888,035 99.2
1966 302,703,312 284,112,727 93.9 77,785 18,668,370 99.5
1965 282,898,002 266,582,191 94.2 (147,695) 17,168,115 99.5
1964 267,349,216 250,676,688 93.8 (714,062) 15,958,467 99.1
1963 245,484,490 230,572,648 93.9 (493,379) 14,418,465 99.4
1962 227,954,893 213,988,376 93.9 (366,975) 13,599,539 99.4
1961 216,233,498 203,235,541 94.0 (368,190) 12,629,768 99.3
1960 186,162,578 174,029,865 93.5 (643,248) 11,489,465 98.9
1959 185,218,666 174,312,842 94.1 (757,708) 10,148,116 99.7
1958 168,372,339 158,033,828 93.9 11,643 10,350,154 99.5
1957 152,109,967 142,297,904 93.5 (249,133) 9,562,930 99.0
1956 136,062,935 127,819,436 * 93.5 397,828 8,641,328 99.3
1955 123,968,938 116,566,747 94.0 (28,038) 7,374,153 99.7
1954 117,939,298 110,654,119 93.8 (273,504) 7,011,675 99.5
1949 86,792,519 80,292,476 92.5 (268,863) 6,231,179 98.2
1944 49,387,405 44,224,707 89.5 (264,995) 4,897,703 101.9
1939 65,740,364 42,894,984 65.2 (2,606,378) 20,239,002 104.4

* Unconstitutional 1955 Ryder Act levies excluded.