Gulf Counties Tax Receipts: Before and After the Spill
The BP oil spill was expected to bring economic hardship to Gulf communities already dealing with the aftermath of the financial crisis. ProPublica examined tax receipts for the 24 most affected communities, from Louisiana to Florida, in the six months that followed the spill and compared year-over-year growth of those six months from 2008 to 2009 and 2009 to 2010. Each community provided different tax records to ProPublica, and each community assesses different kinds of taxes.
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| County | State | Type of Tax | 2009 Change | 2010 Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock County | Mississippi | Combined sales and lodging taxes | -11.33% | |
| Walton County | Florida | Combined sales and lodging taxes | -3.79% | -5.14% |
| Okaloosa County | Florida | Combined sales and lodging taxes | -5.14% | -3.65% |
| Baldwin County* | Alabama | Sales tax | -4.26% | -3.31% |
| Jackson County | Mississippi | Combined sales and lodging taxes | -2.98% | |
| Harrison County | Mississippi | Combined sales and lodging taxes | -2.98% | |
| Santa Rosa County | Florida | Combined sales and lodging taxes | -2.25% | -0.15% |
| Escambia County | Florida | Combined sales and lodging taxes | -5.77% | 0.98% |
| Gulf County | Florida | Combined sales and lodging taxes | 4.07% | -0.23% |
| Bay County | Florida | Combined sales and lodging taxes | -4.13% | -0.84% |
| St. Tammany Parish | Louisiana | Combined sales and lodging taxes | -8.15% | -0.58% |
| Terrebonne Parish | Louisiana | Combined sales and lodging taxes | -6.9% | 1.31% |
| Wakulla County | Florida | Combined sales and lodging taxes | -1.44% | 1.37% |
| Franklin County | Florida | Combined sales and lodging taxes | -9.72% | 1.84% |
| Jefferson Parish | Louisiana | Combined sales and lodging taxes | -7.75% | 3.66% |
| Jefferson County | Florida | Combined sales and lodging taxes | -11.32% | 3.75% |
| Iberia Parish | Louisiana | Combined sales and lodging taxes | -19.93% | 7.57% |
| Mobile County | Alabama | Sales tax | -9.53% | 7.43% |
| Vermilion Parish | Louisiana | Sales tax | -6.05% | 10.3% |
| Lafourche Parish | Louisiana | Sales tax | -14.59% | 10.43% |
| New Orleans | Louisiana | Combined sales and lodging taxes | -5.61% | 10.04% |
| St. Mary's Parish | Louisiana | Sales tax | -12.18% | 10.85% |
| Plaquemines Parish | Louisiana | Sales tax | -14.92% | 71.42% |
| St. Bernard Parish | Louisiana | Combined sales and lodging taxes | -13.07% | 94.61% |