Tax increment financing (TIF), a popular economic development tool across the United States, often falls short of its promise to revitalize struggling neighborhoods. TIF earmarks property tax revenue increases (or “increments”) in a designated area that are expected to result from new...

This short paper provides the best available evidence about the number of tax increment financing districts in US states. It provides complete sources for the data and contrasts our findings with the findings of one earlier study on this subject