Ohio's Data-Center Tax Breaks Cost Far More Than Expected

Ohio underestimated the cost of its data-center tax exemptions by more than $1.4 billion in fiscal year 2025 alone.

Grouped column chart comparing Ohio's original estimate and actual cost of data-center tax breaks, in $ millions: FY2024 $130M estimated vs $554.9M actual; FY2025 $136M estimated vs $1,569M actual.

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Values in $ millions. FY2025 actual cost was roughly 11.5× the original estimate.

Source: Ohio Department of Taxation, reported by Signal OhioGet the data