Arts & Economic Prosperity 5 is Americans for the Arts’ fifth study of the nonprofit arts and culture industry’s impact on the economy. It documents the economic contributions of the arts in 341 diverse communities and regions across the country, representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Nationally, the nonprofit arts and culture industry generated $166.3 billion of economic activity during 2015—$63.8 billion in spending by arts and cultural organizations and an additional $102.5 billion in event-related expenditures by their audiences. This activity supported 4.6 million jobs and generated $27.5 billion in revenue to local, state, and federal governments (a yield well beyond their collective $5 billion in arts allocations).
In Arizona, four regions submitted data: City of Flagstaff; City of Mesa, City of Phoenix, and the West Valley Region.A snap shot of some of the data collected from these regions is presented below:
| Name of Study Region | TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT | ||||||
| Full-Time Equivalent Jobs Supported |
Resident Household Income Generated |
Local Government Revenue Generated |
State Government Revenue Generated |
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| City of Flagstaff | 3035 | $ 67,683,000.00 | $ 4,665,000.00 | $ 4,439,000.00 | |||
| City of Mesa | 1024 | $ 24,996,000.00 | $ 1,371,000.00 | $ 1,723,000.00 | |||
| West Valley Region | 758 | $ 18,005,000.00 | $ 1,087,000.00 | $ 1,503,000.00 | |||
| City of Phoenix | 12815 | $ 285,526,000.00 | $ 19,544,000.00 | $ 24,950,000.00 | |||
You can explore national, regional, and local data at http://www.americansforthearts.org/by-program/reports-and-data/research-studies-publications/arts-economic-prosperity-5
