| 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.