| Property Tax Valuations, Average Tax Rates | ||||||||
| Historical Data, 1961-1999 | ||||||||
| Total Taxes | Average | |||||||
| Year | Assessed Valuation ($000) 1 | Percent | Levied | Percent | Tax Rate | |||
| Due | County | State | Total | Change | ($000) | Change | ($/1000)2 | |
| 1999 | $367,820,645 | $10,970,068 | $378,790,713 | 7.6% | $5,082,506 | 7.6% | $13.56 | |
| 1998 | 341,035,599 | 10,872,297 | 351,907,896 | 6.5 | 4,722,586 | 3.3 | 13.52 | |
| 1997 | 319,421,447 | 11,021,949 | 330,443,395 | 5.4 | 4,570,988 | 6.5 | 13.93 | |
| 1996 | 303,936,044 | 9,645,999 | 313,582,042 | 5.3 | 4,293,010 | 7.1 | 13.82 | |
| 1995 | 288,029,507 | 9,732,584 | 297,762,091 | 7.0 | 4,010,103 | 7.8 | 13.53 | |
| 1994 | 269,290,261 | 9,007,998 | 278,298,259 | 5.9 | 3,718,653 | 7.0 | 13.44 | |
| 1993 | 253,554,975 | 9,017,028 | 262,572,003 | 11.3 | 3,476,759 | 12.1 | 13.36 | |
| 1992 | 227,153,758 | 8,783,292 | 235,937,050 | 8.3 | 3,100,151 | 9.1 | 13.25 | |
| 1991 | 208,685,612 | 9,213,922 | 217,899,534 | 22.2 | 2,842,230 | 13.7 | 13.14 | |
| 1990 | 170,351,042 | 7,943,678 | 178,294,720 | 4.2 | 2,500,087 | 6.0 | 14.10 | |
| 1989 | 163,556,766 | 7,608,043 | 171,164,810 | 5.5 | 2,359,013 | 9.9 | 13.88 | |
| 1988 | 154,633,726 | 7,603,997 | 162,237,723 | 2.2 | 2,145,568 | 5.1 | 13.35 | |
| 1987 | 151,411,961 | 7,318,434 | 158,730,395 | 4.1 | 2,042,279 | 14.4 | 12.97 | |
| 1986 | 145,596,096 | 6,849,528 | 152,445,624 | 2.9 | 1,784,467 | 6.3 | 11.79 | |
| 1985 | 141,743,344 | 6,453,551 | 148,196,895 | 5.3 | 1,678,405 | 11.2 | 11.44 | |
| 1984 | 134,963,174 | 5,804,775 | 140,766,949 | (1.8) | 1,508,700 | 5.2 | 10.83 | |
| 1983 | 137,936,548 | 5,476,328 | 143,412,876 | 16.3 | 1,434,255 | 15.4 | 10.06 | |
| 1982 | 118,395,134 | 4,905,076 | 123,300,210 | 12.2 | 1,242,771 | 10.1 | 10.10 | |
| 1981 | 105,678,609 | 4,195,271 | 109,873,880 | 43.1 | 1,129,004 | 12.1 | 10.28 | |
| 1980 | 73,063,044 | 3,728,925 | 76,791,969 | 15.3 | 1,006,737 | (5.4) | 13.11 | |
| 1979 | 63,105,433 | 3,477,912 | 66,583,345 | 12.5 | 1,064,021 | 6.2 | 15.98 | |
| 1978 | 56,089,049 | 3,079,209 | 59,168,258 | 15.2 | 1,002,340 | 8.1 | 16.94 | |
| 1977 | 48,357,404 | 3,023,877 | 51,381,281 | 13.7 | 927,390 | 27.5 | 18.05 | |
| 1976 | 42,496,185 | 2,710,696 | 45,206,880 | 10.9 | 727,430 | (9.8) | 16.09 | |
| 1975 | 38,211,161 | 2,548,447 | 40,759,608 | 5.6 | 3 | 806,038 | 12.5 | 19.78 |
| 1974 | 18,065,726 | 1,230,384 | 19,296,110 | 7.7 | 716,189 | 6.2 | 18.56 | |
| 1973 | 16,821,800 | 1,099,759 | 17,921,559 | 17.9 | 674,458 | 3.6 | 18.82 | |
| 1972 | 14,348,242 | 857,376 | 15,205,618 | 4.6 | 651,005 | 4.5 | 21.41 | |
| 1971 | 13,711,635 | 828,263 | 14,539,898 | 11.9 | 4 | 622,946 | 16.8 | 21.42 |
| 1970 | 6,107,912 | 389,227 | 6,497,139 | 9.6 | 533,244 | 14.6 | 20.52 | |
| 1969 | 5,562,045 | 365,605 | 5,927,650 | 11.6 | 465,293 | 17.5 | 19.63 | |
| 1968 | 4,966,600 | 342,965 | 5,309,565 | 8.2 | 395,951 | 17.0 | 18.64 | |
| 1967 | 4,561,872 | 346,473 | 4,908,345 | 12.0 | 338,423 | 17.0 | 17.24 | |
| 1966 | 4,040,600 | 341,824 | 4,382,424 | 4.8 | 285,456 | 6.5 | 16.29 | |
| 1965 | 3,835,198 | 346,916 | 4,182,114 | 4.5 | 267,923 | 6.1 | 16.02 | |
| 1964 | 3,655,050 | 347,009 | 4,002,059 | 5.2 | 252,611 | 9.1 | 15.78 | |
| 1963 | 3,465,939 | 339,348 | 3,805,287 | 5.2 | 231,541 | 7.7 | 15.21 | |
| 1962 | 3,290,578 | 325,635 | 3,616,213 | 4.9 | 214,979 | 5.2 | 14.86 | |
| 1961 | 3,129,225 | 317,901 | 3,447,126 | 6.8 | 204,413 | 16.1 | 14.83 | |
| 1. County assessed valuations as equalized by the county boards of equalization, and state assessed valuations of intercounty utilities and private car companies as equalized by the State Board of Equalization. | ||||||||
| 2. Weighted average of regular, special, and state rates. All years adjusted to dollars per thousand levied on 100 percent assessment level. | ||||||||
| 3. Adjusted for increase in assessed valuation from 50 to 100 percent. | ||||||||
| 4. Adjusted for increase in assessed valuation from 25 to 50 percent. | ||||||||
| 5. Excludes levies declared unconstitutional in accordance with Hoppe vs. Kinnear. | ||||||||