Biswa Das, Christopher Seeger, Julie Robison, Bailey Hanson, Rakesh Shaw & Erin Mullenix
Author: Heather Sauer | Image: Heather Sauer
The IGFI Annual Fiscal Conditions Reports for Cities, FYE 2021, and the IGFI Annual Fiscal Conditions Reports for Counties, FYE 2021, are now available on the Iowa Government Finance Initiative’s website.
The customized reports for each of the 941 cities in Iowa include the latest population estimates for cities and counties and changes during 2010-20, estimated using data from 2020 U.S. Census for the year 2020. The reports capture the impacts the COVID-19 pandemic had on revenues and spending patterns at the city level. In addition, the legislative changes during 2019-2021 impacting city finances are also included to provide context while interpreting trends in the revenue and spending indicators.
The customized reports for each of Iowa’s 99 counties include the latest population estimates for counties and changes in aggregate metro and non-metro county population during 2010-20, estimated using data from the 2020 U.S. Census. The reports capture the impacts COVID-19 pandemic had on revenues and spending patterns at the county level. In addition, the legislative changes during 2019-21 impacting county finances are also included to provide context while interpreting trends in the revenue and spending indicators.
Biswa Das, associate professor of community and regional planning and extension community development specialist; Christopher Seeger, professor of landscape architecture and extension landscape architect; and Julie Robison, interim associate director of the Institute for Design Research and Outreach and extension community and economic development specialist, along with ISU Extension and Outreach GIS systems analysts Bailey Hanson and Rakesh Shaw and data analyst Erin Mullenix, who holds a joint role as the research director for the Iowa League of Cities, are co-authors of the reports.