Aug 1, 2024
How America Subsidizes Amazon
State and local governments offer Amazon tax incentives in the hundreds of millions of dollars to attract investments such as warehouses and employment. Thus, de facto bidding wars occur between cities and states looking to boost capital spend and job creation.
So, which state’s taxpayers are subsidizing Amazon the most?
Switch On Business commissioned our team to find out. We used data from non-profit watchdog Good Jobs First to rank U.S. states, based on tax subsidies given to Amazon overall and as a percentage of GDP.
Dataset
State | Total Subsidy Amount (USD) | Activity Type | ||||||||
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Distribution center | Amazon Studios | Data Center | Audible | Zappos Distribution Center | Airport Hub | Whole Foods Supermarket | Offices | Fashion Studio | ||
Kentucky | $111,789,976 | $29,565,288 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,224,688 | $75,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Florida | $43,239,475 | $43,014,475 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $225,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Oregon | $1,531,477,980 | $33,817,596 | $0 | $1,497,660,384 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Virginia | $964,291,799 | $8,795,299 | $0 | $154,496,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $801,000,000 | $0 |
Illinois | $731,973,199 | $731,973,199 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
New York | $703,749,477 | $502,537,341 | $168,130,283 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,081,853 | $25,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
Washington | $608,644,670 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $608,644,670 | $0 |
Texas | $305,959,751 | $305,950,000 | $9,751 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Mississippi | $282,925,795 | $23,925,795 | $0 | $259,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Ohio | $172,418,555 | $78,718,555 | $0 | $93,700,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Tennessee | $166,030,438 | $61,830,438 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $104,200,000 | $0 |
California | $141,696,786 | $35,881,786 | $102,815,000 | $3,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Missouri | $110,600,000 | $110,600,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Massachusetts | $86,979,275 | $56,979,275 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $30,000,000 | $0 |
Michigan | $82,352,146 | $82,352,146 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Indiana | $68,749,500 | $64,349,500 | $0 | $4,400,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Maryland | $68,425,000 | $68,425,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
South Carolina | $64,297,962 | $64,297,962 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Alabama | $56,500,000 | $56,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Wisconsin | $54,135,500 | $54,135,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Louisiana | $48,967,587 | $48,400,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $567,587 | $0 | $0 |
New Jersey | $46,422,240 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $46,422,240 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Connecticut | $32,700,000 | $32,700,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
North Carolina | $31,344,790 | $31,344,790 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Pennsylvania | $30,204,571 | $25,663,000 | $4,457,871 | $83,700 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Georgia | $30,179,952 | $30,179,952 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Iowa | $22,400,000 | $22,400,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Kansas | $21,802,522 | $21,802,522 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Colorado | $17,463,091 | $15,779,091 | $500,000 | $1,184,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Delaware | $16,693,618 | $16,472,500 | $0 | $221,118 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Oklahoma | $11,207,651 | $11,207,651 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Utah | $9,780,226 | $7,280,707 | $0 | $2,499,519 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Arizona | $5,916,671 | $5,916,671 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Minnesota | $5,700,000 | $5,700,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
New Mexico | $5,244,071 | $5,244,071 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Nevada | $3,251,324 | $3,251,324 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Nebraska | $3,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $3,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Rhode Island | $2,700,000 | $2,700,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Maine | $629,053 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $629,053 | $0 | $0 |
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