Outrageous County Tax Collections in Florida

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Tax growth in Florida Counties 2001-2006

Florida Property Taxes Have grown out of control since 2000. While inflation has grown only about 14%, from 2001-2006, Florida Property Taxes have grown about 83%. The population has grown at only 12%. Personal income growth over that time has been at 37%, less than half the increase in property tax collections. Floridians can take no more.

Cut Taxes Now has analyzed the county by county breakdown of tax increases, compared to the increase in population and inflation from 2001-2006. Data was taken from sources avaliable in from the State of Florida, Florida Association of Counties and U.S. Census bureau.

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Below are the tax histories by all counties in alphabetical and descending order. Asterisks (*) indicate counties that have been been designated "fisally constrained" by the state and that some are advocating be exempt from meaningful property tax reform. NOTE THAT SOME OF THE WORST OFFENDERS MIGHT BE EXEMPT FROM TAX REFORM!

Tax Growth Outstripping Inflation and population growth in nearly every Florida county, arranged alphabetically.

Tax and inflation/populaton increase

Property Tax (red) and Inflation/population (blue)

Tax Growth outsrips inflation and population growth in nearly every county. Worst counties on the left. More responsible counties on the extreme right.

% Property Tax & inflation/population Increase

Prop. tax (red). Inflation+population (blue)

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County
Percent
Increase Property Tax Collections
2001-2006
Percent
Change population
Percent Change Inflation (13.8%) + Population
(Inflation at 13.8% 2001-2006)
$ Millions Collected in 2006
Change since 2001
(additional
$ millions collected
in 2006 compared to 2001)
Alachua
57
10
24.3
270
97.6
Baker*
74
8
21.4
14
5.9
Bradford*
46
8
21.6
15
4.7
Brevard
88
12
25.5
671.6
314.8
Broward
68
7
21.1
3500
1418.3
Calhoun*
31
7
20.9
5.1
1.2
Charlotte
137
9
22.6
329.5
190.5
Citrus
72
12
26.1
194.3
81.2
Clay
80
20
34.3
160.5
71.2
Collier
103
26
40.2
922.8
467.6
Columbia*
60
9
22.6
47.4
17.8
DeSoto*
84
1
15.0
29.6
13.5
Dixie*
94
11
25.0
12.8
6.2
Duval
49
11
24.4
956.5
315.5
Escambia
61
3
16.9
270.8
102.1
Flagler
199
58
71.6
168.1
112
Franklin*
163
-2
11.9
35.6
22
Gadsden*
36
6
19.6
23
6.1
Gilchrist*
97
12
26.2
12.4
6.1
Glades*
69
1
15.2
14
5.7
Gulf*
107
24
37.4
30.9
16
Hamilton*
33
7
21.2
12.9
3.2
Hardee*
57
1
15.3
27.4
10
Hendry*
63
6
19.8
53.1
20.5
Hernando
89
15
29.1
184.8
87.3
Highlands*
89
7
20.8
107
50.4
Hillsborough
69
13
27.1
1769.5
720.1
Holmes*
38
3
17.0
6.4
1.8
Indian River
72
15
28.9
271
114
Jackson*
25
0
13.7
19
3.8
Jefferson*
44
10
24.1
9.6
2.9
Lafayette*
39
14
27.3
3.95
2.1
Lake
127
25
38.7
344.9
192.7
Lee
134
25
38.4
1506.2
862.9
Leon
58
13
27.0
288.3
106.4
Levy*
108
10
24.1
40.5
21
Liberty*
71
8
21.8
4.1
1.7
Madison*
46
5
18.9
10.9
3.5
Manatee
107
15
29.1
543.2
280.3
Marion