N-CSR 1 voyageurinsuredfunds_ncsr.htm CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT voyageurinsuredfunds_ncsr.htm
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM N-CSR
 
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
 
Investment Company Act file number:       811-04973
     
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:   Voyageur Insured Funds
     
Address of principal executive offices:   2005 Market Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19103
     
Name and address of agent for service:   David F. Connor, Esq.
    2005 Market Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19103
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (800) 523-1918
     
Date of fiscal year end:   August 31
     
Date of reporting period:   August 31, 2010


 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
 
Annual report
 
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund
 
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund
 
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund
 
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund
 
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund
 
August 31, 2010
 
 
Fixed income mutual funds 
This annual report is for the information of Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, and Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund shareholders, but it may be used with prospective investors when preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, and Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund.
 
The figures in the annual report for Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, and Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund represent past results, which are not a guarantee of future results. The return and principal value of an investment in the Funds will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted.
 
You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Funds carefully before investing. The Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, and Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund prospectus contains this and other important information about the Funds. Prospectuses for all open-end funds in the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds are available from your financial advisor, online at www.delawareinvestments.com, or by phone at 800 523-1918. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.
You can obtain shareholder reports and prospectuses online instead of in the mail.
Visit www.delawareinvestments.com/edelivery.


 

Experience Delaware Investments
 
Delaware Investments is committed to the pursuit of consistently superior asset management and unparalleled client service. We believe in our investment processes, which seek to deliver consistent results, and in convenient services that help add value for our clients.
 
If you are interested in learning more about creating an investment plan, contact your financial advisor.
 
You can learn more about Delaware Investments or obtain a prospectus for Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, and Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund at www.delawareinvestments.com.
 
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Delaware Management Holdings, Inc., and its subsidiaries (collectively known by the marketing name of Delaware Investments) are wholly owned subsidiaries of Macquarie Group Limited, a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services.
 
Investments in Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, and Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund are not and will not be deposits with or liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 and its holding companies, including their subsidiaries or related companies (Macquarie Group), and are subject to investment risk, including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and capital invested. No Macquarie Group company guarantees or will guarantee the performance of the Funds, the repayment of capital from the Funds, or any particular rate of return.
 
Table of contents  
Portfolio management review 1
Performance summaries 8
Disclosure of Fund expenses 23
Sector allocations 27
Statements of net assets 32
Statements of operations 72
Statements of changes in net assets 74
Financial highlights 84
Notes to financial statements 114
Report of independent registered  
public accounting firm 128
Other Fund information 129
Board of trustees/directors and  
officers addendum 130
About the organization 140

Unless otherwise noted, views expressed herein are current as of Aug. 31, 2010, and are subject to change.
 
Funds are not FDIC insured and are not guaranteed. It is possible to lose the principal amount invested.
 
Mutual fund advisory services provided by Delaware Management Company, a series of Delaware Management Business Trust, which is a registered investment advisor. Delaware Investments, a member of Macquarie Group, refers to Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including the Funds’ distributor, Delaware Distributors, L.P. Macquarie Group refers to Macquarie Group Limited and its subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide.
 
© 2010 Delaware Management Holdings, Inc.
 
All third-party trademarks cited are the property of their respective owners.
 

 

Portfolio management review    
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Performance preview (for the year ended August 31, 2010)     
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund (Class A shares) 1-year return   +10.27%
Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index (benchmark) 1-year return   +9.78%
Lipper Arizona Municipal Debt Funds Average 1-year return   +11.53%
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
For complete, annualized performance for Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, please see the table on page 8.
The performance of Class A shares excludes the applicable sales charge and reflects the reinvestment of all distributions.
Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.
The Lipper Arizona Municipal Debt Funds Average compares funds that limit assets to those securities that are exempt from taxation in Arizona (double tax-exempt) or a city in Arizona (triple tax-exempt).

Delaware Tax-Free California Fund (Class A shares) 1-year return    +13.92%
Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index (benchmark) 1-year return   +9.78%
Lipper California Municipal Debt Funds Average 1-year return   +11.99%
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
For complete, annualized performance for Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, please see the table on page 11.
The performance of Class A shares excludes the applicable sales charge and reflects the reinvestment of all distributions.
Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.
The Lipper California Municipal Debt Funds Average compares funds that limit assets to those securities that are exempt from taxation in California (double tax-exempt) or a city in California (triple tax-exempt).

Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund (Class A shares) 1-year return    +10.74%
Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index (benchmark) 1-year return   +9.78%
Lipper Colorado Municipal Debt Funds Average 1-year return   +10.15%
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
For complete, annualized performance for Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund, please see the table on page 14.
The performance of Class A shares excludes the applicable sales charge and reflects the reinvestment of all distributions.
Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.
The Lipper Colorado Municipal Debt Funds Average compares funds that limit assets to those securities that are exempt from taxation in Colorado (double tax-exempt) or a city in Colorado (triple tax-exempt).

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Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund (Class A shares) 1-year return    +9.44%
Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index (benchmark) 1-year return   +9.78%
Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds Average 1-year return   +9.29%
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
For complete, annualized performance for Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, please see the table on page 17.
The performance of Class A shares excludes the applicable sales charge and reflects the reinvestment of all distributions.
Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.
The Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds Average compares funds that limit assets to those securities that are exempt from taxation on a specified city or state basis. 

Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund (Class A shares) 1-year return    +11.02%
Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index (benchmark) 1-year return   +9.78%
Lipper New York Municipal Debt Funds Average 1-year return   +10.67%
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
For complete, annualized performance for Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund, please see the table on page 20.
The performance of Class A shares excludes the applicable sales charge and reflects the reinvestment of all distributions.
Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.
The Lipper New York Municipal Debt Funds Average compares funds that limit assets to those securities that are exempt from taxation in New York (double tax-exempt) or a city in New York (triple tax-exempt). 

Economic environment
 
The Funds’ fiscal year, which ended Aug. 31, 2010, was one of continued economic challenges. When the period began, however, financial markets were bolstered by a broad-based sense of optimism about the economy:
  • During the third quarter of 2009, the U.S. economy, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), rose by an annualized 1.6%, marking the economy’s first quarterly expansion in more than a year.
  • Growth in the fourth quarter of 2009 was even stronger. Annualized GDP expansion of 5.0% during those three months represented the fastest quarterly growth for the U.S. economy since early 2006.
    Source: U.S. Commerce Department.
As the reporting period progressed, however, indications began to mount that the U.S. economic environment was slowing once again. For example:
  • Unemployment in the United States remained stubbornly high. The jobless rate peaked at 10.1% in October 2009 and finished the Funds’ fiscal period at a still-elevated 9.6%.
    (Source: U.S. Labor Department.)
  • The rate of expansion in GDP decreased to 3.7% in the first three months of 2010, followed by a sluggish 1.6% in the year’s second quarter. This trend led some economists to worry about the potential for a “double-dip” recession. (Source: U.S. Commerce Department.)
  • Investors focused their attention on the high levels of sovereign debt across the developed world (and particularly
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in Greece), fearing that reductions in government spending could exacerbate declining economic growth.
  • The U.S. housing market, weighed down by significant foreclosure activity and declining sales, continued to struggle.
Encouragingly, inflation remained low throughout the reporting period, with the Consumer Price Index rising by just 1.2% for the 12 months ending July 31, 2010 (the most recent data available as this report was being prepared). With inflation well under control, the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) kept its benchmark short-term interest rate under 1%, where it has stood since the depths of the financial crisis in late 2008. The low rates were part of the Fed’s ongoing effort to stimulate economic growth — an effort that included a program announced late in the period to buy significant quantities of U.S. government debt.
 
Economic environment by state
 
We believe the effect of Arizona’s housing downturn has been significant, leading to a recovery period that may be longer than that of most other states. The unemployment rate in July 2010 was 9.6%, slightly above the national rate of 9.5%, while Arizona’s personal income per capita is below the national level. In addition, revenues have declined here more than in most other states, and preliminary fiscal 2010 revenues are approximately 1% below estimates. Amid falling revenue, Arizona has turned to borrowing to cover its operating costs.
 
The state’s fiscal 2011 budget faces a gap of $3 billion. Measures intended to close the gap include expenditure cuts, deficit bonds, payment delays, fund shifts, and a one-cent per-dollar increase in the sales tax for three years. (Sources: www.bls.gov, Moody’s Investors Service.)
 
California’s unemployment rate as of July 2010 was 12.3%, well above the national rate of 9.5%. California enjoys a large, diverse, and wealthy economy that mirrors that of the nation. However, its progressive tax structure makes the state tax-revenue system vulnerable to small shifts in income levels at the high end. The state has been hard hit by the national housing slowdown, and while most housing indicators remain negative, there has been some improvement. (Sources: www.bls.gov, Controller Monthly Reports, Legislative Analyst’s Office.)
 
Colorado’s economy is arguably quite diverse, with below-average employment concentration in manufacturing and strength in a variety of service sectors. Its economic outlook is favorable, reflecting a growing population and workforce, relatively low costs of living and doing business, and a mix of technology and service industries. While nonfarm employment lagged the rest of the nation, the unemployment rate in July 2010 was 8.0%, well below the national rate of 9.5%. (Sources: www.bls.gov, Colorado Office of State Planning and Budgeting, Moody’s Investors Service.)
 
In Idaho, the unemployment rate as of July 2010 was 8.8%, below the national rate. Idaho’s economy has expanded and diversified in recent years. However, the state continues to have an above-average dependence on the natural resource sector. Idaho ended fiscal 2010 approximately $8 million short. However, this figure represented a marked improvement over estimates earlier this year, when the deficit appeared on track to exceed $50 million. The State Board of Examiners decided to handle the shortfall in a way that we believe should have little effect on most government agencies, by pulling
 
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money from the permanent building fund. (Sources: U.S. Labor Department, Idaho Division of Management, State of Idaho, Office of the State Controller.)
 
In New York, the unemployment rate in July 2010 was 8.2%. Job losses in the state have not been as severe as in the nation as a whole. However, employment figures themselves are not as meaningful here as they are in other states, due to New York’s high reliance on taxes paid by individuals in the financial services industry. The state has lost roughly 55,000 finance jobs in the recent economic downturn. Fiscal 2010 general fund receipts totaled $37.1 billion, representing a 2.3% decline from fiscal 2009. (Sources: U.S. Labor Department, New York Division of Budget, Moody’s Investors Service.)
 
Municipal bond market environment
 
While the sluggish economic backdrop hampered the U.S. equity market, the effect on the municipal market was relatively muted because of a favorable balance between supply and demand. Despite concerns about state and local government finances, tax-exempt bonds of all maturity lengths and credit-quality ratings gained ground throughout most of the reporting period.
 
Overall, investor demand for tax-exempt securities remained generally strong, driven in part by a growing expectation of higher income-tax rates in the future, while at the same time supply of municipal bonds became increasingly limited. A major factor behind this shift between supply and demand can be attributed to the introduction of the Build America Bond program, a feature of the February 2009 federal economic stimulus package. As a result of this program, many bond issues that traditionally would have come to market as tax-exempt municipal bonds were instead issued as taxable debt. This left far fewer new issues in the traditional tax-exempt municipal bond market, providing a very positive backdrop for the municipal bond asset class and driving the Funds’ returns throughout the fiscal period. (Source: Barclays Capital.)
 
Although all types of municipal bonds earned positive returns during the reporting period, those with longer maturity dates and lower credit ratings generally outperformed their shorter-maturity and higher-rated counterparts by a wide margin, as investors tended to favor longer-dated securities — despite their higher interest rate risk — for the potential to earn more income.
 
A similar situation occurred with regard to credit quality. Many investors increasingly exhibited a willingness to buy higher-yielding bonds, even if it meant taking on more credit risk.
 
Commitment to our longtime approach
 
In all five Funds profiled in this report, we continued to follow our basic investment philosophy and approach. We believe successful bond investing requires rigorous credit analysis. In our opinion, there is no substitute for thorough credit research. On a bond-by-bond basis, we scrutinize each security that the Funds hold — or consider holding. It is important to us to ensure our comfort level with a bond issue’s financial outlook and to feel confident that any risks are likely offset by the potential income the security provides. Through this strategy, we believe we can find opportunities that other investors with less experience and research diligence might overlook.
 
Our investment approach often leads us to an increased focus on bonds with credit ratings of BBB and A — which represent the lower
 
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tier of the investment grade bond universe — and a relative de-emphasis of higher-rated bonds, such as those rated AAA and AA. We generally feel that there tends to be an opportunity for us to obtain the most value for shareholders from the lower-rated types of investment grade municipal bonds.
 
As the Funds’ fiscal year progressed, our tactics for managing the Funds became more selective as credit spreads narrowed — meaning that the premium paid to investors for buying riskier, lower-rated bonds declined — and bond prices rose. As these trends continued and interest rates on municipal bonds fell during the period, many of the bonds the Funds already held offered considerably higher levels of income than bonds that became available during the reporting period. For example, the Funds had purchased a number of bonds at the peak of the financial crisis, when tax-exempt municipal bond yields were extremely high because of investors’ concerns about the solvency of bond issuers. Careful research allowed us to eventually get comfortable with the credit quality of these issues. As a result, we were able to add some highly rated municipal bonds paying yields that, at the end of the Funds’ fiscal year, were comparable to what lower-rated A and even some BBB securities were offering.
 
Because bonds in the marketplace were paying the lower prevailing yields, we felt it was important to look at potential new purchases with an even more discerning eye. It often made little sense to us to sell higher-yielding bonds already in the Funds’ portfolio holdings in favor of new bonds reflecting the lower-interest-rate environment. We often said throughout 2010 that new bonds had to “fight their way into the portfolio.” In other words, we had to feel confident that new bonds offered sufficient value opportunities relative to their potential risks.
 
When we did add new securities to the Funds’ portfolio holdings as a result of Fund inflows (to accommodate cash generated by maturing bonds, for instance) we continued to follow our “bottom-up” investment strategy, carefully evaluating each issuer to become familiar with its financial position and to assess whether the bond’s return potential was commensurate with the risks involved with holding the securities.
 
Market conditions in California periodically offered attractive but temporary buying opportunities. California was a prolific issuer of debt during the Fund’s fiscal year, as the state sought to manage its serious budget challenges. This gave us the opportunity to buy existing bonds at what we considered attractive prices. We took advantage of this situation twice during the fiscal year, and in both cases our willingness to invest against the grain was rewarded: we generated additional income within Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, and the bonds the team selected for purchase subsequently rose off of their depressed levels.
 
Notable sectors and securities
 
As we mentioned above, lower-rated bonds generally outperformed higher-rated issues throughout the majority of the Funds’ fiscal year. As a result, many of the individual bonds that made the strongest performance contributions across all five Funds were lower-rated issues. The best-performing sectors were often those with a significant amount of lower-rated bond issuance. In
 
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a favorable market environment for tax-exempt debt, even the worst performers tended to earn modestly positive returns. Generally speaking, the bonds that lagged the overall municipal market were those with higher credit ratings (meaning less credit risk) and shorter maturities (meaning less interest rate risk). With interest rates declining, municipal bond investors looked for ways to capture additional levels of income, leading them toward lower-rated, longer-dated bonds.
 
Within Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund and Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, the best-performing group overall was industrial development revenue bonds, a sector that featured a number of securities benefiting from their lower credit ratings and relatively higher yields. The top contributors overall within Delaware Tax-Free California Fund included special-tax bonds, which are projects funded by a dedicated tax stream. The lease sector made the strongest performance contribution to total return within Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund, while utility bonds did the best as a group within Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund.
 
Across all five Funds, nearly all of the most notable individual performers were lower-rated bonds. Within Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, for example, a Pima County Industrial Development Authority revenue bond for a charter school in Tucson was among the strongest performers. The bond, rated BBB- by S&P, benefited from its lower credit rating in an environment of increased risk tolerance.
 
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund and Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund were supported by a Puerto Rico sales-tax bond. Bonds issued by U.S. territories are generally fully tax-exempt for residents of all 50 states. Territorial bonds can help provide valuable portfolio diversification, especially in Funds for smaller states such as Idaho, where it can be difficult to obtain a wide variety of securities. We were attracted to the relatively high yields offered by this bond, and felt confident about the territory’s financial situation. Of course, diversification may not protect against market risk.
 
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund also benefited from BB-rated (by S&P) Idaho Housing and Finance Association charter school bonds. Despite these securities’ below-investment-grade credit rating, we were very comfortable with their credit quality and felt they offered favorable performance potential relative to their risk.
 
Topping the list of performers within Delaware Tax-Free California Fund were California Statewide Community Development Authority bonds for Valley Care Hospital, an unrated bond issue with a 2031 maturity date. Land-development district bonds issued by the Fremont Community Development District aided the Fund as well.
 
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund saw strong results from its holdings in nonrated Colorado Health Facility for Christian Living Communities continuing care retirement community (CCRC) bonds. CCRCs are residential communities for seniors, ranging from independent-living to skilled-nursing-care facilities. In addition, Puerto Rico infrastructure bonds rated BBB+ by S&P with a maturity date of 2046 were among the strongest performers within the Fund.
 
The leading performers within Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund included industrial development revenue bonds issued on behalf of ARRIS, a communications
 
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technology company, and New York Industrial Authority bonds for Orange County Regional Medical Center.
 
As we mentioned, even the weakest-performing bonds across the Funds posted modestly positive results — an indication of the highly favorable market conditions enjoyed by municipal bond investors during the Funds’ fiscal year. The sector making the smallest contribution to total return across the Funds was prerefunded bonds. These bonds are short-maturity issues, and, because they are typically backed by U.S. Treasury bonds or other very high-quality securities, they are considered high in credit quality. In an environment in which investors preferred lower-quality to higher-quality bonds, and longer-dated to shorter-dated issues, prerefunded bonds were left behind.
 
Within Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, for example, the weakest contributors included prerefunded University of Arizona bonds due in June 2021. Colorado Educational and Cultural Facility bonds for the University of Denver, due in March 2012, were among the weakest contributors within Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund; University of Idaho bonds coming due in April 2031 brought up the rear within Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, while Albany Parking Authority bonds, scheduled to mature in July 2025, were among the weakest contributors within Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund.
 
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund was most hindered by California Community Development Authority multifamily housing bonds. Although these were not prerefunded bonds, these AAA-rated securities faced a near-term call date, so they lagged other bonds whose prices reflected a longer expected holding period.
 
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Performance summaries  
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund August 31, 2010

The performance data quoted represent past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Please obtain the performance data current for the most recent month end by calling 800 523-1918 or visiting our Web site at www.delawareinvestments.com/performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted.
 
Carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risk factors, charges, and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the Fund’s prospectus and, if available, its summary prospectus, which may be obtained by visiting www.delawareinvestments.com or calling 800 523-1918. Investors should read the prospectus and, if available, the summary prospectus carefully before investing.
 
Fund performance   Average annual total returns through Aug. 31, 2010
        1 year       5 years       10 years
Class A (Est. April 1, 1991)                                                
Excluding sales charge     +10.27%       +4.48%       +5.19%  
Including sales charge     +5.33%       +3.53%       +4.70%  
Class B (Est. March 10, 1995)                        
Excluding sales charge     +9.35%       +3.68%       +4.56%  
Including sales charge     +5.35%       +3.42%       +4.56%  
Class C (Est. May 26, 1994)                        
Excluding sales charge     +9.43%       +3.71%       +4.42%  
Including sales charge     +8.43%       +3.71%       +4.42%  

Returns reflect the reinvestment of all distributions and any applicable sales charges as noted in the following paragraphs.
 
Performance for Class B and C shares, excluding sales charges, assumes either that contingent deferred sales charges did not apply or that the investment was not redeemed.
 
Expense limitations were in effect for certain classes during some of the periods shown in the “Fund performance” chart and in the “Performance of a $10,000 investment” chart. The current expenses for each class are listed on the “Fund expense ratios” chart. (Note that all charts and graphs referred to in the “Performance summaries” section of this report are found on pages 8 through 10.) Performance would have been lower had the expense limitations not been in effect.
 
The Fund offers Class A, B, and C shares.
 
Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of up to 4.50%, and have an annual distribution and service fee of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets.
 
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Class B shares may be purchased only through dividend reinvestment and certain permitted exchanges as described in the prospectus. Please see the prospectus for additional information on Class B purchase and sales charges. Class B shares have a contingent deferred sales charge that declines from 4.00% to zero depending on the period of time the shares are held.
 
Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis approximately eight years after purchase. They are also subject to an annual distribution and service fee of up to 1.00% of average daily net assets.
 
Ten-year performance figures for Class B shares reflect conversion to Class A shares after approximately eight years.
 
Class C shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed during the first 12 months. They are also subject to an annual distribution and service fee of up to 1.00% of average daily net assets.
 
The “Fund performance” table and the “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
 
Fixed income securities and bond funds can lose value, and investors can lose principal, as interest rates rise. They also may be affected by economic conditions that hinder an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments on its debt.
 
The Fund may also be subject to prepayment risk, the risk that the principal of a fixed income security that is held by the Fund may be prepaid prior to maturity, potentially forcing the Fund to reinvest that money at a lower interest rate.
 
High yielding, noninvestment grade bonds (junk bonds) involve higher risk than investment grade bonds.
 
Substantially all dividend income derived from tax-free funds is exempt from federal income tax. Some income may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) that applies to certain investors. Capital gains, if any, are taxable.
 
Funds that invest primarily in one state may be more susceptible to the economic, regulatory, and other factors of that state than funds that invest more broadly.
 
The Fund’s expense ratios, as described in the most recent prospectus, are disclosed in the following “Fund expense ratios” chart.
 
Fund expense ratios Class A            Class B            Class C        
Total annual operating expenses 0.91%   1.66%   1.66%  
(without fee waivers)            
Net expenses 0.91%   1.66%   1.66%  
(including fee waivers, if any)            
Type of waiver n/a   n/a   n/a  

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Performance summaries
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund
 
Performance of a $10,000 investment
 
Average annual total returns from Aug. 31, 2000, through Aug. 31, 2010
 
 
For period beginning Aug. 31, 2000, through Aug. 31, 2010 Starting value Ending value

  Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index $10,000 $17,400

  Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund — Class A Shares   $9,550 $15,822

The chart assumes $10,000 invested in the Fund on Aug. 31, 2000, and includes the effect of a 4.50% front-end sales charge and the reinvestment of all distributions. Please note additional details on these fees in the “Performance summaries” section of this report, which includes pages 8 through 10.
 
The chart also assumes $10,000 invested in the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index as of Aug. 31, 2000.
 
The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index measures the total return performance of the long-term, investment grade tax-exempt bond market.
 
Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Performance of other Fund classes will vary due to different charges and expenses.
 
The “Fund performance” chart and the “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes shareholders would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
 
                       Nasdaq symbols            CUSIPs  
Class A   VAZIX   928916204  
Class B   DVABX   928928639  
Class C   DVACX   928916501  

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Delaware Tax-Free California Fund August 31, 2010

The performance data quoted represent past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Please obtain the performance data current for the most recent month end by calling 800 523-1918 or visiting our Web site at www.delawareinvestments.com/performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted.
 
Carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risk factors, charges, and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the Fund’s prospectus and, if available, its summary prospectus, which may be obtained by visiting www.delawareinvestments.com or calling 800 523-1918. Investors should read the prospectus and, if available, the summary prospectus carefully before investing.
 
Fund performance Average annual total returns through Aug. 31, 2010
        1 year                   5 years                   10 years      
Class A (Est. March 2, 1995)          
Excluding sales charge   +13.92%   +4.42%   +5.66%  
Including sales charge   +8.80%   +3.46%   +5.18%  
Class B (Est. Aug. 23, 1995)          
Excluding sales charge   +12.93%   +3.63%   +5.01%  
Including sales charge   +8.93%   +3.37%   +5.01%  
Class C (Est. April 9, 1996)          
Excluding sales charge   +13.06%   +3.65%   +4.87%  
Including sales charge   +12.06%   +3.65%   +4.87%  

Returns reflect the reinvestment of all distributions and any applicable sales charges as noted in the following paragraphs.
 
Performance for Class B and C shares, excluding sales charges, assumes either that contingent deferred sales charges did not apply or that the investment was not redeemed.
 
Expense limitations were in effect during the periods shown in the “Fund performance” chart and in the “Performance of a $10,000 investment” chart. The current expenses for each class are listed on the “Fund expense ratios” chart. (Note that all charts and graphs referred to in the “Performance summaries” section of this report are found on pages 11 through 13.) Performance would have been lower had the expense limitations not been in effect.
 
The Fund offers Class A, B, and C shares.
 
Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of up to 4.50%, and have an annual distribution and service fee of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets.
 
Class B shares may be purchased only through dividend reinvestment and certain permitted exchanges as described in the prospectus.
 
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Performance summaries
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund
 
Please see the prospectus for additional information on Class B purchase and sales charges. Class B shares have a contingent deferred sales charge that declines from 4.00% to zero depending on the period of time the shares are held.
 
Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis approximately eight years after purchase. They are also subject to an annual distribution and service fee of up to 1.00% of average daily net assets.
 
Ten-year performance figures for Class B shares reflect conversion to Class A shares after approximately eight years.
 
Class C shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed during the first 12 months. They are also subject to an annual distribution and service fee of up to 1.00% of average daily net assets.
 
The “Fund performance” table and the “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
 
Fixed income securities and bond funds can lose value, and investors can lose principal, as interest rates rise. They also may be affected by economic conditions that hinder an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments on its debt.
 
The Fund may also be subject to prepayment risk, the risk that the principal of a fixed income security that is held by the Fund may be prepaid prior to maturity, potentially forcing the Fund to reinvest that money at a lower interest rate.
 
High yielding, noninvestment grade bonds (junk bonds) involve higher risk than investment grade bonds.
 
Substantially all dividend income derived from tax-free funds is exempt from federal income tax. Some income may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) that applies to certain investors. Capital gains, if any, are taxable.
 
Funds that invest primarily in one state may be more susceptible to the economic, regulatory, and other factors of that state than funds that invest more broadly.
 
The Fund’s expense ratios, as described in the most recent prospectus, are disclosed in the following “Fund expense ratios” chart. Delaware Investments has voluntarily agreed to reimburse certain expenses and/or waive certain fees in order to prevent total fund operating expenses from exceeding 0.57% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Please see the most recent prospectus and any applicable supplement(s) for additional information on these fee waivers and/or reimbursements.
 
Fund expense ratios Class A            Class B            Class C        
Total annual operating expenses 0.97%   1.72%   1.72%  
(without fee waivers)            
Net expenses 0.82%   1.57%   1.57%  
(including fee waivers, if any)            
Type of waiver Voluntary   Voluntary   Voluntary  
 
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Performance of a $10,000 investment
Average annual total returns from Aug. 31, 2000, through Aug. 31, 2010
 
 
 
For period beginning Aug. 31, 2000, through Aug. 31, 2010 Starting value Ending value

  Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index $10,000 $17,400

  Delaware Tax-Free California Fund — Class A Shares   $9,550 $16,543

The chart assumes $10,000 invested in the Fund on Aug. 31, 2000, and includes the effect of a 4.50% front-end sales charge and the reinvestment of all distributions. Please note additional details on these fees in the “Performance summaries” section of this report, which includes pages 11 through 13.
 
The chart also assumes $10,000 invested in the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index as of Aug. 31, 2000.
 
The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index measures the total return performance of the long-term, investment grade tax-exempt bond market.
 
Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Performance of other Fund classes will vary due to different charges and expenses.
 
The “Fund performance” chart and the “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes shareholders would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
 
            Nasdaq symbols           CUSIPs  
Class A   DVTAX   928928829  
Class B   DVTFX   928928811  
Class C   DVFTX   928928795  

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Performance summaries  
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund August 31, 2010

The performance data quoted represent past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Please obtain the performance data current for the most recent month end by calling 800 523-1918 or visiting our Web site at www.delawareinvestments.com/performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted.
 
Carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risk factors, charges, and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the Fund’s prospectus and, if available, its summary prospectus, which may be obtained by visiting www.delawareinvestments.com or calling 800 523-1918. Investors should read the prospectus and, if available, the summary prospectus carefully before investing.
 
Fund performance Average annual total returns through Aug. 31, 2010
              1 year             5 years             10 years      
Class A (Est. April 23, 1987)                
Excluding sales charge   +10.74%     +4.48%   +5.22%  
Including sales charge   +5.75%     +3.52%   +4.74%  
Class B (Est. March 22, 1995)                
Excluding sales charge   +9.91%     +3.72%   +4.59%  
Including sales charge   +5.91%     +3.46%   +4.59%  
Class C (Est. May 6, 1994)                
Excluding sales charge   +9.90%     +3.71%   +4.45%  
Including sales charge   +8.90%     +3.71%   +4.45%  

Returns reflect the reinvestment of all distributions and any applicable sales charges as noted in the following paragraphs.
 
Performance for Class B and C shares, excluding sales charges, assumes either that contingent deferred sales charges did not apply or that the investment was not redeemed.
 
Expense limitations were in effect for certain classes during some of the periods shown in the “Fund performance” chart and in the “Performance of a $10,000 investment” chart. The current expenses for each class are listed on the “Fund expense ratios” chart. (Note that all charts and graphs referred to in the “Performance summaries” section of this report are found on pages 14 through 16.) Performance would have been lower had the expense limitations not been in effect.
 
The Fund offers Class A, B, and C shares.
 
Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of up to 4.50%, and have an annual distribution and service fee of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets.
 
Class B shares may be purchased only through dividend reinvestment and certain permitted exchanges as described in the prospectus. Please see the prospectus for additional information on Class B purchase and sales charges. Class B shares have a contingent deferred sales charge that declines from 4.00%
 
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to zero depending on the period of time the shares are held.
 
Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis approximately eight years after purchase. They are also subject to an annual distribution and service fee of up to 1.00% of average daily net assets.
 
Ten-year performance figures for Class B shares reflect conversion to Class A shares after approximately eight years.
 
Class C shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed during the first 12 months. They are also subject to an annual distribution and service fee of up to 1.00% of average daily net assets.
 
The “Fund performance” table and the “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
 
Fixed income securities and bond funds can lose value, and investors can lose principal, as interest rates rise. They also may be affected by economic conditions that hinder an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments on its debt.
 
The Fund may also be subject to prepayment risk, the risk that the principal of a fixed income security that is held by the Fund may be prepaid prior to maturity, potentially forcing the Fund to reinvest that money at a lower interest rate.
 
High yielding, noninvestment grade bonds (junk bonds) involve higher risk than investment grade bonds.
 
The Fund may invest in derivatives, which may involve additional expenses and are subject to risk, including the risk that an underlying security or securities index moves in the opposite direction from what the portfolio manager anticipated. A derivative transaction depends upon the counterparties’ ability to fulfill their contractual obligations.
 
Substantially all dividend income derived from tax-free funds is exempt from federal income tax. Some income may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) that applies to certain investors. Capital gains, if any, are taxable.
 
Funds that invest primarily in one state may be more susceptible to the economic, regulatory, and other factors of that state than funds that invest more broadly.
 
The Fund’s expense ratios, as described in the most recent prospectus, are disclosed in the following “Fund expense ratios” chart.
 
Fund expense ratios Class A           Class B           Class C      
Total annual operating expenses 0.95 %   1.70 %   1.70 %  
(without fee waivers)                  
Net expenses 0.95 %   1.70 %   1.70 %  
(including fee waivers, if any)                  
Type of waiver n/a     n/a     n/a    

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Performance summaries
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund
 
Performance of a $10,000 investment
Average annual total returns from Aug. 31, 2000, through Aug. 31, 2010
 
 
For period beginning Aug. 31, 2000, through Aug. 31, 2010 Starting value Ending value

  Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index $10,000 $17,400

  Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund — Class A Shares   $9,550 $15,870

The chart assumes $10,000 invested in the Fund on Aug. 31, 2000, and includes the effect of a 4.50% front-end sales charge and the reinvestment of all distributions. Please note additional details on these fees in the “Performance summaries” section of this report, which includes pages 14 through 16.
 
The chart also assumes $10,000 invested in the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index as of Aug. 31, 2000.
 
The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index measures the total return performance of the long-term, investment grade tax-exempt bond market.
 
Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Performance of other Fund classes will vary due to different charges and expenses.
 
The “Fund performance” chart and the “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes shareholders would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
 
              Nasdaq symbols             CUSIPs  
Class A   VCTFX   928920107  
Class B   DVBTX   928928787  
Class C   DVCTX   92907R101  

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Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund August 31, 2010

The performance data quoted represent past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Please obtain the performance data current for the most recent month end by calling 800 523-1918 or visiting our Web site at www.delawareinvestments.com/performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted.
 
Carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risk factors, charges, and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the Fund’s prospectus and, if available, its summary prospectus, which may be obtained by visiting www.delawareinvestments.com or calling 800 523-1918. Investors should read the prospectus and, if available, the summary prospectus carefully before investing.
 
Fund performance Average annual total returns through Aug. 31, 2010
              1 year             5 years             10 years      
Class A (Est. Jan. 4, 1995)              
Excluding sales charge   +9.44%   +4.80%   +5.51%  
Including sales charge   +4.53%   +3.83%   +5.02%  
Class B (Est. March 16, 1995)              
Excluding sales charge   +8.64%   +4.03%   +4.87%  
Including sales charge   +4.64%   +3.77%   +4.87%  
Class C (Est. Jan. 11, 1995)              
Excluding sales charge   +8.63%   +4.00%   +4.72%  
Including sales charge   +7.63%   +4.00%   +4.72%  

Returns reflect the reinvestment of all distributions and any applicable sales charges as noted in the following paragraphs.
 
Performance for Class B and C shares, excluding sales charges, assumes either that contingent deferred sales charges did not apply or that the investment was not redeemed.
 
Expense limitations were in effect for certain classes during some of the periods shown in the “Fund performance” chart and in the “Performance of a $10,000 investment” chart. The current expenses for each class are listed on the “Fund expense ratios” chart. (Note that all charts and graphs referred to in the “Performance summaries” section of this report are found on pages 17 through 19.) Performance would have been lower had the expense limitations not been in effect.
 
The Fund offers Class A, B, and C shares.
 
Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of up to 4.50%, and have an annual distribution and service fee of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets.
 
Class B shares may be purchased only through dividend reinvestment and certain permitted exchanges as described in the prospectus.
 
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Performance summaries
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund
 
Please see the prospectus for additional information on Class B purchase and sales charges. Class B shares have a contingent deferred sales charge that declines from 4.00% to zero depending on the period of time the shares are held.
 
Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis approximately eight years after purchase. They are also subject to an annual distribution and service fee of up to 1.00% of average daily net assets.
 
Ten-year performance figures for Class B shares reflect conversion to Class A shares after approximately eight years.
 
Class C shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed during the first 12 months. They are also subject to an annual distribution and service fee of up to 1.00% of average daily net assets.
 
The “Fund performance” table and the “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
 
Fixed income securities and bond funds can lose value, and investors can lose principal, as interest rates rise. They also may be affected by economic conditions that hinder an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments on its debt.
 
The Fund may also be subject to prepayment risk, the risk that the principal of a fixed income security that is held by the Fund may be prepaid prior to maturity, potentially forcing the Fund to reinvest that money at a lower interest rate.
 
High yielding, noninvestment grade bonds (junk bonds) involve higher risk than investment grade bonds.
 
Substantially all dividend income derived from tax-free funds is exempt from federal income tax. Some income may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) that applies to certain investors. Capital gains, if any, are taxable.
 
Funds that invest primarily in one state may be more susceptible to the economic, regulatory, and other factors of that state than funds that invest more broadly.
 
The Fund’s expense ratios, as described in the most recent prospectus, are disclosed in the following “Fund expense ratios” chart.
 
Fund expense ratios Class A             Class B             Class C      
Total annual operating expenses 0.96 %   1.71 %   1.71 %  
(without fee waivers)                  
Net expenses 0.96 %   1.71 %   1.71 %  
(including fee waivers, if any)                  
Type of waiver n/a     n/a     n/a    

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Performance of a $10,000 investment
Average annual total returns from Aug. 31, 2000, through Aug. 31, 2010
 
 
For period beginning Aug. 31, 2000, through Aug. 31, 2010 Starting value Ending value

  Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index $10,000 $17,400

  Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund — Class A Shares   $9,550 $16,307

The chart assumes $10,000 invested in the Fund on Aug. 31, 2000, and includes the effect of a 4.50% front-end sales charge and the reinvestment of all distributions. Please note additional details on these fees in the “Performance summaries” section of this report, which includes pages 17 through 19.
 
The chart also assumes $10,000 invested in the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index as of Aug. 31, 2000.
 
The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index measures the total return performance of the long-term, investment grade tax-exempt bond market.
 
Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Performance of other Fund classes will vary due to different charges and expenses.
 
The “Fund performance” chart and the “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes shareholders would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
 
              Nasdaq symbols             CUSIPs  
Class A   VIDAX   928928704  
Class B   DVTIX   928928746  
Class C   DVICX   928928803  

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Performance summaries  
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund August 31, 2010

The performance data quoted represent past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Please obtain the performance data current for the most recent month end by calling 800 523-1918 or visiting our Web site at www.delawareinvestments.com/performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted.
 
Carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risk factors, charges, and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the Fund’s prospectus and, if available, its summary prospectus, which may be obtained by visiting www.delawareinvestments.com or calling 800 523-1918. Investors should read the prospectus and, if available, the summary prospectus carefully before investing.
 
Fund performance Average annual total returns through Aug. 31, 2010
              1 year             5 years             10 years      
Class A (Est. Nov. 6, 1987)                
Excluding sales charge   +11.02%     +5.02%   +5.84%  
Including sales charge   +6.05%     +4.07%   +5.36%  
Class B (Est. Nov. 14, 1994)                
Excluding sales charge   +10.21%     +4.25%   +5.20%  
Including sales charge   +6.21%     +3.99%   +5.20%  
Class C (Est. April 26, 1995)                
Excluding sales charge   +10.20%     +4.25%   +5.05%  
Including sales charge   +9.20%     +4.25%   +5.05%  

Returns reflect the reinvestment of all distributions and any applicable sales charges as noted in the following paragraphs.
 
Performance for Class B and C shares, excluding sales charges, assumes either that contingent deferred sales charges did not apply or that the investment was not redeemed.
 
Expense limitations were in effect for certain classes during the periods shown in the “Fund performance” chart and in the “Performance of a $10,000 investment” chart. The current expenses for each class are listed on the “Fund expense ratios” chart. (Note that all charts and graphs referred to in the “Performance summaries” section of this report are found on pages 20 through 22.) Performance would have been lower had the expense limitations not been in effect.
 
The Fund offers Class A, B, and C shares.
 
Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of up to 4.50%, and have an annual distribution and service fee of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets.
 
Class B shares may be purchased only through dividend reinvestment and certain permitted exchanges as described in the prospectus.
 
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Please see the prospectus for additional information on Class B purchase and sales charges. Class B shares have a contingent deferred sales charge that declines from 4.00% to zero depending on the period of time the shares are held.
 
Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis approximately eight years after purchase. They are also subject to an annual distribution and service fee of up to 1.00% of average daily net assets.
 
Ten-year performance figures for Class B shares reflect conversion to Class A shares after approximately eight years.
 
Class C shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed during the first 12 months. They are also subject to an annual distribution and service fee of up to 1.00% of average daily net assets.
 
The “Fund performance” table and the “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
 
Fixed income securities and bond funds can lose value, and investors can lose principal, as interest rates rise. They also may be affected by economic conditions that hinder an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments on its debt.
 
The Fund may also be subject to prepayment risk, the risk that the principal of a fixed income security that is held by the Fund may be prepaid prior to maturity, potentially forcing the Fund to reinvest that money at a lower interest rate.
 
High yielding, noninvestment grade bonds (junk bonds) involve higher risk than investment grade bonds.
 
Substantially all dividend income derived from tax-free funds is exempt from federal income tax. Some income may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) that applies to certain investors. Capital gains, if any, are taxable.
 
Funds that invest primarily in one state may be more susceptible to the economic, regulatory, and other factors of that state than funds that invest more broadly.
 
The Fund’s expense ratios, as described in the most recent prospectus, are disclosed in the following “Fund expense ratios” chart. Delaware Investments has voluntarily agreed to reimburse certain expenses and/or waive certain fees in order to prevent total fund operating expenses from exceeding 0.55% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Please see the most recent prospectus and any applicable supplement(s) for additional information on these fee waivers and/or reimbursements.
 
Fund expense ratios Class A             Class B             Class C      
Total annual operating expenses 1.10%   1.85%   1.85%  
(without fee waivers)            
Net expenses 0.80%   1.55%   1.55%  
(including fee waivers, if any)            
Type of waiver Voluntary   Voluntary   Voluntary  

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Performance summaries
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund
 
Performance of a $10,000 investment
Average annual total returns from Aug. 31, 2000, through Aug. 31, 2010
 
 
For period beginning Aug. 31, 2000, through Aug. 31, 2010 Starting value Ending value

  Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index $10,000 $17,400

  Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund — Class A Shares   $9,550 $16,832

The chart assumes $10,000 invested in the Fund on Aug. 31, 2000, and includes the effect of a 4.50% front-end sales charge and the reinvestment of all distributions. Please note additional details on these fees in the “Performance summaries” section of this report, which includes pages 20 through 22.
 
The chart also assumes $10,000 invested in the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index as of Aug. 31, 2000.
 
The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index measures the total return performance of the long-term, investment grade tax-exempt bond market.
 
Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Performance of other Fund classes will vary due to different charges and expenses.
 
The “Fund performance” chart and the “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes shareholders would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
 
              Nasdaq symbols             CUSIPs  
Class A   FTNYX   928928274  
Class B   DVTNX   928928266  
Class C   DVFNX   928928258  

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Disclosure of Fund expenses
For the six-month period March 1, 2010 to August 31, 2010
 
As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. These following examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
 
The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period from March 1, 2010 to August 31, 2010.
 
Actual expenses
 
The first section of the tables shown, “Actual Fund return,” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section of the table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
 
The second section of the tables shown, “Hypothetical 5% return,” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
 
Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second section of each table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. The Delaware Tax-Free California Fund and Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund’s expenses shown in the tables reflect fee waivers in effect. The expenses shown in each table assume reinvestment of all dividends and distributions.
 
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Disclosure of Fund expenses
 
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000
 
  Beginning   Ending         Expenses
  Account Value   Account Value   Annualized   Paid During Period
  3/1/10            8/31/10            Expense Ratio            3/1/10 to 8/31/10*
Actual Fund return                                        
Class A $ 1,000.00     $ 1,057.50     0.91 %        $ 4.72  
Class B   1,000.00       1,052.60     1.66 %       8.59  
Class C   1,000.00       1,053.40     1.66 %       8.59  
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)                  
Class A $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.62     0.91 %     $ 4.63  
Class B   1,000.00       1,016.84     1.66 %       8.44  
Class C   1,000.00       1,016.84     1.66 %       8.44  

Delaware Tax-Free California Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000
 
  Beginning   Ending         Expenses
  Account Value   Account Value   Annualized   Paid During Period
  3/1/10            8/31/10            Expense Ratio            3/1/10 to 8/31/10*
Actual Fund return                                        
Class A $ 1,000.00     $ 1,071.50     0.82 %        $ 4.28  
Class B   1,000.00       1,066.30     1.57 %       8.18  
Class C   1,000.00       1,067.40     1.57 %       8.18  
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)                  
Class A $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.07     0.82 %     $ 4.18  
Class B   1,000.00       1,017.29     1.57 %       7.98  
Class C   1,000.00       1,017.29     1.57 %       7.98  

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Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000
 
  Beginning   Ending         Expenses
  Account Value   Account Value   Annualized   Paid During Period
  3/1/10            8/31/10            Expense Ratio            3/1/10 to 8/31/10*
Actual Fund return                                          
Class A $ 1,000.00     $ 1,056.50     0.95 %         $ 4.92  
Class B   1,000.00       1,053.50     1.70 %       8.80  
Class C   1,000.00       1,053.40     1.70 %       8.80  
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)                  
Class A $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.42     0.95 %     $ 4.84  
Class B   1,000.00       1,016.64     1.70 %       8.64  
Class C   1,000.00       1,016.64     1.70 %       8.64  

Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000
 
  Beginning   Ending         Expenses
  Account Value   Account Value   Annualized   Paid During Period
  3/1/10            8/31/10            Expense Ratio            3/1/10 to 8/31/10*
Actual Fund return                                          
Class A $ 1,000.00     $ 1,052.30     0.95 %         $ 4.91  
Class B   1,000.00       1,048.40     1.70 %       8.78  
Class C   1,000.00       1,048.40     1.70 %       8.78  
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)                  
Class A $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.42     0.95 %     $ 4.84  
Class B   1,000.00       1,016.64     1.70 %       8.64  
Class C   1,000.00       1,016.64     1.70 %       8.64  

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Disclosure of Fund expenses
 
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000
 
  Beginning   Ending         Expenses
  Account Value   Account Value   Annualized   Paid During Period
  3/1/10            8/31/10            Expense Ratio            3/1/10 to 8/31/10*
Actual Fund return                                          
Class A $ 1,000.00     $ 1,057.50     0.80 %          $ 4.15  
Class B   1,000.00       1,053.70     1.55 %       8.02  
Class C   1,000.00       1,053.60     1.55 %       8.02  
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)                  
Class A $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.17     0.80 %     $ 4.08  
Class B   1,000.00       1,017.39     1.55 %       7.88  
Class C   1,000.00       1,017.39     1.55 %       7.88  

*“Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to a Fund’s annualized expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
 
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Sector allocations  
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund As of August 31, 2010

Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.
 
Sector      Percentage of net assets
Municipal Bonds   99.13 %
Corporate Revenue Bonds   8.27 %
Education Revenue Bonds   11.69 %
Electric Revenue Bonds   8.17 %
Healthcare Revenue Bonds   12.74 %
Housing Revenue Bond   0.01 %
Lease Revenue Bonds   10.58 %
Local General Obligation Bonds   4.55 %
Pre-Refunded Bonds   8.44 %
Special Tax Revenue Bonds   13.51 %
State & Territory General Obligation Bonds   6.38 %
Transportation Revenue Bonds   6.67 %
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds   8.12 %
Short-Term Investment   1.05 %
Total Value of Securities   100.18 %
Liabilities Net of Receivables and Other Assets   (0.18 %)
Total Net Assets   100.00 %

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Sector allocations  
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund As of August 31, 2010

Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.
 
Sector      Percentage of net assets
Municipal Bonds   97.06 %
Corporate Revenue Bonds   6.58 %
Education Revenue Bonds   9.13 %
Electric Revenue Bonds   6.65 %
Healthcare Revenue Bonds   14.59 %
Housing Revenue Bonds   6.61 %
Lease Revenue Bonds   7.35 %
Local General Obligation Bonds   5.88 %
Pre-Refunded Bonds   3.83 %
Resource Recovery Revenue Bond   1.17 %
Special Tax Revenue Bonds   20.02 %
State General Obligation Bonds   8.33 %
Transportation Revenue Bonds   4.51 %
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds   2.41 %
Short-Term Investments   1.59 %
Total Value of Securities   98.65 %
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities   1.35 %
Total Net Assets   100.00 %

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Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund As of August 31, 2010

Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.
 
Sector      Percentage of net assets
Municipal Bonds   98.63 %
Corporate Revenue Bond   1.14 %
Education Revenue Bonds   11.68 %
Electric Revenue Bonds   8.51 %
Healthcare Revenue Bonds   23.22 %
Housing Revenue Bonds   2.10 %
Lease Revenue Bonds   3.59 %
Local General Obligation Bonds   13.38 %
Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds   11.92 %
Special Tax Revenue Bonds   10.52 %
State & Territory General Obligation Bonds   5.78 %
Transportation Revenue Bonds   4.49 %
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds   2.30 %
Short-Term Investment   0.15 %
Total Value of Securities   98.78 %
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities   1.22 %
Total Net Assets   100.00 %

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Sector allocations  
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund As of August 31, 2010

Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.
 
Sector      Percentage of net assets
Municipal Bonds   98.42 %
Corporate Revenue Bonds   3.43 %
Education Revenue Bonds   10.95 %
Electric Revenue Bonds   5.85 %
Healthcare Revenue Bonds   3.62 %
Housing Revenue Bonds   5.97 %
Lease Revenue Bonds   3.12 %
Local General Obligation Bonds   20.04 %
Pre-Refunded Bonds   12.29 %
Special Tax Revenue Bonds   17.27 %
State General Obligation Bonds   6.41 %
Transportation Revenue Bonds   7.06 %
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds   2.41 %
Short-Term Investments   2.11 %
Total Value of Securities   100.53 %
Liabilities Net of Receivables and Other Assets   (0.53 %)
Total Net Assets   100.00 %

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Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund As of August 31, 2010

Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.
 
Sector Percentage of net assets
Municipal Bonds 95.94 %
Corporate Revenue Bonds 6.47 %
Education Revenue Bonds 23.75 %
Electric Revenue Bonds 5.44 %
Healthcare Revenue Bonds 8.89 %
Housing Revenue Bonds 1.48 %
Lease Revenue Bonds 8.45 %
Local General Obligation Bonds 3.56 %
Pre-Refunded Bonds 4.44 %
Special Tax Revenue Bonds 19.77 %
State & Territory General Obligation Bonds 4.50 %
Transportation Revenue Bonds 6.69 %
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds 2.50 %
Short-Term Investments 2.31 %
Total Value of Securities 98.25 %
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities 1.75 %
Total Net Assets 100.00 %

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Statements of net assets  
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund August 31, 2010

            Principal amount      Value
Municipal Bonds – 99.13%                    
Corporate Revenue Bonds – 8.27%              
  Maricopa County Pollution Control (Palo Verde Project)              
            Series A 5.05% 5/1/29 (AMBAC)   $ 2,000,000     $ 2,000,060
          Series B 5.20% 6/1/43     1,500,000       1,562,775
Navajo County Pollution Control Revenue              
            (Arizona Public Services-Cholla)              
            Series D 5.75% 6/1/34     1,500,000       1,626,570
  Pima County Industrial Development Authority Pollution              
            Control Revenue (Tucson Electric Power-San Juan)              
            5.75% 9/1/29     750,000       776,805
            Series A 4.95% 10/1/20     1,500,000       1,592,925
  Puerto Rico Port Authority Revenue (American Airlines)              
            Series A 6.25% 6/1/26     1,115,000       956,949
  Salt Verde Financial Corporation, Senior Gas Revenue              
            5.00% 12/1/37     1,395,000       1,331,039
                9,847,123
Education Revenue Bonds – 11.69%              
  Arizona Board of Regents              
 
          University of Arizona System Revenue Series A
             
 
          5.00% 6/1/21
    1,255,000       1,457,770
 
          5.00% 6/1/39
    1,500,000       1,595,490
  Arizona Health Facilities Authority Healthcare Education              
            Revenue (Kirksville College)              
            5.125% 1/1/30     1,500,000       1,538,505
  Arizona State University Certificates of Participation              
            (Research Infrastructure Project)              
            5.00% 9/1/30 (AMBAC)     2,000,000       2,055,380
  Arizona State University Energy Management Revenue              
            (Arizona State University-Tempe Campus II Project)              
            4.50% 7/1/24     1,385,000       1,476,382
  Energy Management Services Conservation Revenue              
            (Arizona State University-Main Campus Project)              
            5.25% 7/1/17 (NATL-RE)     1,500,000       1,614,510
  Glendale Industrial Development Authority Revenue              
            (Midwestern University) 5.125% 5/15/40     1,200,000       1,228,956
  Pima County Industrial Development Authority Educational              
 
          Revenue (Tucson Country Day School Project)
             
 
          5.00% 6/1/37
    1,000,000       833,940

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            Principal amount   Value
Municipal Bonds (continued)                       
Education Revenue Bonds (continued)              
  South Campus Group Student Housing Revenue              
            (Arizona State University-South Campus Project)              
            5.625% 9/1/35 (NATL-RE)   $ 1,000,000     $ 1,016,520
  Tucson Industrial Development Authority Lease Revenue              
            (University of Arizona-Marshall Foundation)              
            Series A 5.00% 7/15/27 (AMBAC)     1,000,000       1,016,100
  University of Arizona Certificates of Participation              
            (University of Arizona Project)              
            Series A 5.125% 6/1/21 (AMBAC)     85,000       90,595
                13,924,148
Electric Revenue Bonds – 8.17%              
  Mesa Utilities System Revenue 5.00% 7/1/18 (NATL-RE) (FGIC)     2,150,000       2,563,875
  Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue              
            Series WW 5.00% 7/1/28     1,430,000       1,500,742
            Series WW 5.50% 7/1/38     600,000       635,952
            Series XX 5.25% 7/1/40     1,250,000       1,310,588
            Series ZZ 5.25% 7/1/26     1,500,000       1,653,690
  Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement &              
            Power District Electric System Revenue Series B              
            5.00% 1/1/31 (NATL-RE) (IBC)     2,000,000       2,067,240
                9,732,087
Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 12.74%              
  Arizona Health Facilities Authority Revenue              
            (Catholic Healthcare West) Series D 5.00% 7/1/28     1,500,000       1,540,860
  Glendale Industrial Development Authority Hospital              
            Revenue (John C. Lincoln Health) 5.00% 12/1/42     2,500,000       2,369,700
  Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority              
            Health Facilities Revenue              
            (Catholic Healthcare West) Series A              
            5.50% 7/1/26     1,000,000       1,040,320
            6.00% 7/1/39     2,500,000       2,713,725
  Scottsdale Industrial Development Authority              
            Hospital Revenue (Scottsdale Healthcare)              
            Series A 5.25% 9/1/30     1,250,000       1,274,275
  University Medical Center Hospital Revenue              
            5.00% 7/1/35     1,500,000       1,466,505
            6.50% 7/1/39     2,500,000       2,740,625

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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund
 
            Principal amount   Value
Municipal Bonds (continued)                       
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)              
  Yavapai County Industrial Development Authority              
            Revenue (Yavapai Regional Medical Center)              
            Series A 5.25% 8/1/21 (RADIAN)   $ 2,000,000     $ 2,036,120
                15,182,130
Housing Revenue Bond – 0.01%              
  Pima County Industrial Development Authority              
            Single Family Housing Revenue Series A-1              
            6.125% 11/1/33 (GNMA) (FNMA) (FHLMC) (AMT)     15,000       15,016
                15,016
Lease Revenue Bonds – 10.58%              
  Arizona Game & Fish Department &              
            Community Beneficial Interest Certificates              
            (Administration Building Project) 5.00% 7/1/32     1,300,000       1,330,602
  Arizona State Certificates of Participation Department              
            Administration Series A 5.25% 10/1/25 (AGM)     1,500,000       1,666,920
  Marana Municipal Property Facilities Revenue              
            5.00% 7/1/28 (AMBAC)     575,000       597,339
  Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority              
            Correctional Contract Revenue (Phoenix West Prison)              
            Series B 5.375% 7/1/22 (ACA)     1,000,000       1,006,590
  Phoenix Industrial Development Authority Lease              
            Revenue (Capitol Mall II, LLC Project)              
            5.00% 9/15/28 (AMBAC)     2,000,000       2,018,820
  Pima County Industrial Development Authority Lease              
            Revenue Metro Police Facility (Nevada Project) Series A              
            5.25% 7/1/31     1,500,000       1,595,775
            5.375% 7/1/39     1,500,000       1,582,395
  Pinal County Certificates of Participation 5.00% 12/1/29     1,300,000       1,313,780
  Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority Revenue              
            (Guaranteed Government Facilities) Series D              
            5.25% 7/1/27     470,000       475,527
  University of Arizona Certificates of Participation              
            (University of Arizona Project)              
            Series B 5.00% 6/1/31 (AMBAC)     1,000,000       1,016,090
                12,603,838

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            Principal amount   Value
Municipal Bonds (continued)                       
Local General Obligation Bonds – 4.55%              
  Coconino & Yavapai Counties Joint Unified School              
            District #9 (Sedona Oak Creek Project of 2007)              
            Series A 4.50% 7/1/18 (AGM)   $ 1,520,000     $ 1,810,000
            Series B 5.375% 7/1/28     1,350,000       1,504,994
  DC Ranch Community Facilities 5.00% 7/15/27 (AMBAC)     1,000,000       1,008,850
Gila County Unified School District #10              
            (Payson School Improvement Project of 2006) Series A              
            5.25% 7/1/27 (AMBAC)     1,000,000       1,090,890
                5,414,734
§Pre-Refunded Bonds – 8.44%              
  Phoenix Variable Purpose Series B 5.00% 7/1/27-12     2,435,000       2,518,715
  Pinal County Certificates of Participation              
            5.125% 6/1/21-11 (AMBAC)     2,000,000       2,092,420
  Puerto Rico Commonwealth Highway &              
 
          Transportation Authority Revenue Series K
             
 
          5.00% 7/1/35-15
    750,000       893,348
  Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority Revenue              
            (Guaranteed Government Facilities) Series I              
            5.25% 7/1/33-14     5,000       5,839
  Southern Arizona Capital Facilities Finance Revenue              
            (University of Arizona Project)              
            5.10% 9/1/33-12 (NATL-RE)     3,250,000       3,557,255
  University of Arizona Certificates of Participation              
            (University of Arizona Project) Series A              
            5.125% 6/1/21-12 (AMBAC)     915,000       989,170
                10,056,747
Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 13.51%              
  Arizona Tourism & Sports Authority Tax Revenue              
            (Multipurpose Stadium Facilities) Series A              
            5.00% 7/1/28 (NATL-RE)     1,345,000       1,364,234
  Flagstaff Aspen Place Sawmill Improvement District              
            Revenue 5.00% 1/1/32     1,350,000       1,350,864
  Gilbert Public Facilities Municipal Property              
            Revenue 5.00% 7/1/25     1,250,000       1,385,338
  Marana Tangerine Farm Road Improvement District              
            Revenue 4.60% 1/1/26     924,000       915,924
  Mesa Street & Highway Revenue 5.00% 7/1/20 (AGM)     1,000,000       1,181,800

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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund
 
            Principal amount      Value
Municipal Bonds (continued)                    
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued)              
  Peoria Municipal Development Authority Transition              
            Sales Tax, Excise Tax & State Shared Revenue              
            (Senior Lien & Subordinated Lien) 4.50% 1/1/16   $ 1,000,000     $ 1,138,610
  Phoenix Civic Improvement Transition Excise Tax Revenue              
            (Light Rail Project) 5.00% 7/1/20 (AMBAC)     1,570,000       1,744,458
  Puerto Rico Commonwealth Infrastructure Financing              
            Authority Special Tax Revenue              
            Series C 5.50% 7/1/25 (AMBAC)     1,955,000       2,185,084
  Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation              
 
          Revenue First Subordinate
             
 
      ΩCapital Appreciation Series A 6.75% 8/1/32
    3,045,000       2,631,367
 
          Series A 5.75% 8/1/37
    1,190,000       1,275,632
 
          Series C 6.00% 8/1/39
    835,000       924,403
                16,097,714
State & Territory General Obligation Bonds – 6.38%              
  Guam Government Series A              
            6.75% 11/15/29     115,000       126,747
            7.00% 11/15/39     1,250,000       1,399,900
  Puerto Rico Commonwealth Public Improvement              
            Series A 5.50% 7/1/19     1,300,000       1,473,316
            Series C 6.00% 7/1/39     1,010,000       1,096,345
            Un-Refunded Balance Series A              
            5.125% 7/1/30 (AGM)     480,000       483,216
            5.125% 7/1/31     2,000,000       2,009,180
Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority Revenue              
  (Gross Receipts Taxes Loan Note) 5.00% 10/1/31 (ACA)     1,000,000       1,012,840
                7,601,544
Transportation Revenue Bonds – 6.67%              
  Arizona State Transportation Board Grant Anticipation              
            Notes Series A 5.00% 7/1/14     1,250,000       1,447,538
  Arizona State Transportation Board Highway              
            Revenue Subordinated Series A 5.00% 7/1/23     1,000,000       1,120,760
  Phoenix Civic Improvement Airport Revenue              
            (Junior Lien) Series A 5.25% 7/1/33     1,250,000       1,340,188
            (Senior Lien) Series B              
            5.25% 7/1/27 (NATL-RE) (FGIC) (AMT)     1,000,000       1,015,370
            5.25% 7/1/32 (NATL-RE) (FGIC) (AMT)     3,000,000       3,025,559
                7,949,415

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            Principal amount   Value  
Municipal Bonds (continued)                         
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 8.12%                
  Phoenix Civic Improvement Corporation                
            Waste System Revenue (Junior Lien)                
            5.00% 7/1/26 (NATL-RE) (FGIC)   $ 3,750,000     $ 3,933,750  
  Phoenix Civic Improvement Wastewater Corporation                
            Systems Revenue (Junior Lien)                
            5.00% 7/1/19 (NATL-RE)     2,750,000       3,217,885  
            Refunding 5.00% 7/1/24 (NATL-RE) (FGIC)     1,000,000       1,030,800  
  Scottsdale Water & Sewer Revenue 5.25% 7/1/22     1,150,000       1,488,595  
                9,671,030  
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $110,512,406)             118,095,526  
   
    Number of shares        
Short-Term Investment – 1.05%                
Money Market Instrument – 1.05%                
  Federated Arizona Municipal Cash Trust     1,245,703       1,245,703  
Total Short-Term Investment (cost $1,245,703)             1,245,703  
   
Total Value of Securities – 100.18%                
  (cost $111,758,109)             119,341,229  
Liabilities Net of Receivables and                
  Other Assets – (0.18%)             (214,757 )
Net Assets Applicable to 10,131,602                
  Shares Outstanding – 100.00%           $ 119,126,472  
   
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund                
  Class A ($108,213,691 / 9,205,300 Shares)             $11.76  
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund                
  Class B ($2,917,187 / 247,972 Shares)             $11.76  
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund                
  Class C ($7,995,594 / 678,330 Shares)             $11.79  
   
Components of Net Assets at August 31, 2010:                
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization – no par)           $ 111,486,795  
Undistributed net investment income             26,196  
Accumulated net realized gain on investments             30,361  
Net unrealized appreciation of investments             7,583,120  
Total net assets           $ 119,126,472  

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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund
 
 
Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate as of August 31, 2010. Interest rates reset periodically.
§ Pre-Refunded bonds. Municipals that are generally backed or secured by U.S. Treasury bonds. For Pre-Refunded Bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond is pre-refunded. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”
Ω
Step coupon bond. Indicates security that has a zero coupon that remains in effect until a predetermined date at which time the stated interest rate becomes effective.
 
Summary of abbreviations:
ACA — Insured by American Capital Access
AGM — Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
AMBAC — Insured by the AMBAC Assurance Corporation
AMT — Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax
FGIC — Insured by the Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
FHLMC — Insured by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA — Federal National Mortgage Association collateral
GNMA — Government National Mortgage Association collateral
IBC — Insured by Integrity Building Corporation
NATL-RE — Insured by the National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
RADIAN — Insured by Radian Asset Assurance
 
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share –      
       Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund         
Net asset value Class A (A)   $ 11.76
Sales charge (4.50% of offering price) (B)     0.55
Offering price   $ 12.31

(A)   Net asset value per share, as illustrated, is the amount which would be paid upon redemption or repurchase of shares.
(B)   See the current prospectus for purchases of $100,000 or more.
 
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Delaware Tax-Free California Fund August 31, 2010

            Principal amount   Value
Municipal Bonds – 97.06%                       
Corporate Revenue Bonds – 6.58%              
  California Pollution Control Financing Authority              
            Environmental I Municipal Revenue              
          (BP West Coast Products, LLC) 2.60% 12/1/46   $ 500,000     $ 489,495
# California Pollution Control Financing Authority Water              
            Facilities Revenue (American Water Capital Project)              
            144A 5.25% 8/1/40     1,000,000       1,019,320
  Chula Vista Industrial Development Revenue              
            (San Diego Gas & Electric) Series D 5.875% 1/1/34     1,000,000       1,131,690
  Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporate              
            Settlement Revenue (Asset-Backed Senior Notes)              
            Series A-1 5.75% 6/1/47     2,000,000       1,498,140
  M-S-R Energy Authority Gas Revenue Series A 6.50% 11/1/39     1,000,000       1,165,470
  Puerto Rico Ports Authority Special Facilities Revenue              
            (American Airlines) Series A 6.30% 6/1/23 (AMT)     825,000       724,218
                6,028,333
Education Revenue Bonds – 9.13%              
  California Educational Facilities Authority Revenue              
            (University of the Pacific) 5.50% 11/1/39     1,000,000       1,041,560
            (Woodbury University) 5.00% 1/1/36     1,000,000       935,900
  California Municipal Finance Authority Educational              
            Revenue (American Heritage Foundation Project)              
            Series A 5.25% 6/1/36     1,000,000       923,070
  California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue              
            (California Baptist University Project) Series A 5.50% 11/1/38     1,000,000       870,290
            (Viewpoint School Project) 5.75% 10/1/33 (ACA)     1,000,000       991,110
  California Statewide Communities Development Authority              
            School Facility Revenue (Aspire Public Schools Project)              
            6.00% 7/1/40     1,000,000       1,022,920
  California Statewide Communities Development Authority              
            Student Housing Revenue (East Campus Apartments, LLC)              
            Series A 5.625% 8/1/34 (ACA)     1,000,000       1,001,110
  San Diego County Certificates of Participation              
            (University of San Diego) 5.375% 10/1/41     1,000,000       1,004,120
  University of California Revenue (Multiple Purpose Projects)              
            Series L 5.00% 5/15/19     500,000       580,275
                8,370,355

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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund
 
            Principal amount   Value
Municipal Bonds (continued)                       
Electric Revenue Bonds – 6.65%              
  Chino Basin Regional Financing Authority Revenue              
            Series A 5.00% 11/1/24 (AMBAC)   $ 845,000     $ 928,055
  Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue              
            Series WW 5.50% 7/1/38     400,000       423,968
            Series XX 5.75% 7/1/36     1,000,000       1,085,950
  Southern California Public Power Authority Revenue              
            (Transmission Project) Series A 5.00% 7/1/22     1,000,000       1,152,600
  Turlock Irrigation District Revenue Series A 5.00% 1/1/30     1,335,000       1,428,397
  Vernon Electric System Revenue Series A 5.125% 8/1/21     1,000,000       1,081,850
                6,100,820
Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 14.59%              
  Association Bay Area Governments Finance Authority              
            for California Nonprofit Corporations              
            (San Diego Hospital Association) Series A 6.125% 8/15/20     1,155,000       1,176,263
            (Sharp Health Care) Series B 6.25% 8/1/39     1,000,000       1,131,250
  California Health Facilities Financing Authority Revenue              
            (Catholic Health Care West)              
            Series A 6.00% 7/1/39     1,000,000       1,104,430
            Series E 5.625% 7/1/25     1,000,000       1,104,970
            Series G 5.25% 7/1/23     1,000,000       1,045,230
            (Children’s Hospital Orange County) Series A 6.50% 11/1/38     1,000,000       1,089,940
            (St. Joseph Health System) Series A 5.75% 7/1/39     1,000,000       1,075,120
            (The Episcopal Home) Series A 5.30% 2/1/32 (RADIAN)     1,000,000       1,002,720
  California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank              
            Revenue (Kaiser Hospital Associates I, LLC)              
            Series A 5.55% 8/1/31     1,000,000       1,022,870
  California Municipal Finance Authority Revenue              
            (Eisenhower Medical Center) Series A 5.75% 7/1/40     1,000,000       1,025,580
  California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue              
            (Kaiser Performance) Series A 5.00% 4/1/19     1,000,000       1,139,370
            (Southern California Senior Living) 7.25% 11/15/41     500,000       557,515
            (Valleycare Health Systems) Series A 5.125% 7/15/31     1,000,000       899,850
                13,375,108
Housing Revenue Bonds – 6.61%              
  California Housing Finance Agency Revenue (Home Mortgage)              
            Series K 5.30% 8/1/23 (AMT)     1,000,000       1,002,250
            Series M 5.95% 8/1/25 (AMT)     990,000       1,049,529

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           Principal amount   Value
Municipal Bonds (continued)                       
Housing Revenue Bonds (continued)              
  California Statewide Communities Development              
            Multifamily Housing Authority Revenue              
            (Citrus Gardens Apartments) Series D-1 5.375% 7/1/32   $ 1,000,000     $ 979,170
          (Silver Ridge Apartments) Series H 5.80% 8/1/33 (FNMA) (AMT)     1,000,000       1,026,560
  Palm Springs Mobile Home Park Revenue              
            (Sahara Mobile Home Park) Series A 5.75% 5/15/37     1,000,000       1,003,540
  Santa Clara County Multifamily Housing Authority Revenue              
            (Rivertown Apartments Project) Series A 5.85% 8/1/31 (AMT)     1,000,000       1,003,290
                6,064,339
Lease Revenue Bonds – 7.35%              
  California State Public Works Board Lease Revenue              
            (General Services) Series A 6.25% 4/1/34     1,000,000       1,091,060
  Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Certificates of              
            Participation Series A 5.00% 7/1/24 (BHAC)     1,000,000       1,127,130
  Franklin-McKinley School District Certificates of Participation              
            (Financing Project) Series B 5.00% 9/1/27 (AMBAC)     1,060,000       1,087,125
  Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority Revenue (Guaranteed              
            Government Facilities) Series M-2 5.50% 7/1/35 (AMBAC)     700,000       764,386
  San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority Lease              
            Revenue (Master Project) Series A 5.25% 3/1/40     1,000,000       1,019,880
  San Mateo Joint Powers Financing Authority Lease              
            Revenue (Capital Projects) Series A 5.25% 7/15/26     1,000,000       1,131,080
Ω San Mateo Unified High School District Certificates of              
            Participation Capital Appreciation (Partnership Phase I              
            Projects) Series B 5.00% 12/15/43 (AMBAC)     1,000,000       513,500
                6,734,161
Local General Obligation Bonds – 5.88%              
^ Anaheim School District Election 2002 4.58% 8/1/25 (NATL-RE)     1,000,000       442,320
  Central Unified School District Election 2008              
            Series A 5.625% 8/1/33 (ASSURED GTY)     1,000,000       1,110,140
  Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District Election 2002              
            5.50% 8/1/28 (NATL-RE)     500,000       546,590
  Grossmont Union High School District Election 2004              
            5.00% 8/1/23 (NATL-RE)     1,000,000       1,080,700
  Santa Barbara Community College District Election 2008              
            Series A 5.25% 8/1/33     1,000,000       1,085,130
  Sierra Joint Community College Improvement District #2              
            (Western Nevada) Series A 5.25% 8/1/21 (BHAC) (FGIC)     1,000,000       1,128,680
                5,393,560

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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund
 
             Principal amount   Value
Municipal Bonds (continued)                          
§Pre-Refunded Bonds – 3.83%              
  California Department of Water Resources (Central Valley              
            Project) Series X 5.00% 12/1/29-12 (NATL-RE) (FGIC)   $ 5,000     $ 5,517
  Commerce Joint Powers Financing Authority              
            Revenue (Redevelopment Projects)              
            Series A 5.00% 8/1/28-13 (RADIAN)     60,000       67,885
  Golden State Tobacco Securitization              
            Corporation Settlement Revenue              
            (Asset-Backed Senior Notes) Series B              
            5.50% 6/1/43-13 (RADIAN)     1,000,000       1,133,670
            5.625% 6/1/33-13     1,000,000       1,137,080
  Port Oakland Revenue Series L 5.375% 11/1/27-12              
            (NATL-RE) (FGIC) (AMT)     110,000       121,814
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation Revenue              
            (First Subordinate) Series A 5.00% 8/1/39-11     1,000,000       1,043,700
                3,509,666
Resource Recovery Revenue Bond – 1.17%              
            South Bayside Waste Management Authority Revenue              
                      (Shoreway Environmental Center) Series A 6.00% 9/1/36     1,000,000       1,068,400
                1,068,400
Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 20.02%              
  California State Economic Recovery Refunding              
            Series A 5.25% 7/1/21     1,000,000       1,198,740
  Commerce Joint Powers Financing Authority Revenue              
            (Redevelopment Projects) Un-Refunded Balance              
            Series A 5.00% 8/1/28 (RADIAN)     940,000       883,769
  Fremont Community Facilities District #1 (Special Tax Pacific              
            Commons) 5.375% 9/1/36     1,000,000       985,540
  Glendale Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Revenue              
            (Central Glendale Redevelopment Project) 5.50% 12/1/24     1,000,000       1,039,250
  Lake Elsinore Public Financing Authority Tax Allocation              
            Series A 5.50% 9/1/30     1,000,000       1,000,160
  Lammersville School District Community Facilities              
            District #2002 (Mountain House) 5.125% 9/1/35     500,000       440,780
  Lancaster Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Revenue              
            (Combined Redevelopment Project Areas) 6.875% 8/1/39     500,000       571,205
@ Modesto Special Tax Community Facilities              
            District #04-1 (Village 2) 5.15% 9/1/36     1,000,000       795,920

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             Principal amount     Value
Municipal Bonds (continued)                          
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued)              
  Poway Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Revenue              
            5.75% 6/15/33 (NATL-RE)   $ 270,000     $ 272,128
  Poway Unified School District Community Facilities District #1              
            Special Tax Refunding 5.00% 10/1/17 (AGM)     1,000,000       1,187,180
  Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation              
            Revenue First Subordinate              
         ΩCapital Appreciation Series A 6.75% 8/1/32     2,040,000       1,762,886
            Series A 5.25% 8/1/27     1,000,000       1,088,250
            Series A 5.75% 8/1/37     790,000       846,848
            Series C 6.00% 8/1/39     700,000       774,949
  Riverside County Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation              
            Housing Series A 6.00% 10/1/39     1,000,000       1,041,000
  Roseville Westpark Special Tax Public Community Facilities              
            District #1 5.25% 9/1/37     500,000       434,600
  San Bernardino County Special Tax Community Facilities              
            District #2002-1 5.90% 9/1/33     2,000,000       1,982,620
  San Diego Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Revenue              
            (Naval Training Center) Series A 5.75% 9/1/40     1,000,000       1,019,030
  Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority Revenue (Senior              
            Lien-Matching Fund Loan Note) Series A 5.00% 10/1/29     1,000,000       1,032,760
                18,357,615
State General Obligation Bonds – 8.33%              
  California State Various Purposes              
            5.25% 3/1/30     1,000,000       1,065,020
            6.00% 3/1/33     1,000,000       1,141,920
            6.00% 4/1/38     515,000       575,111
  Guam Government Series A 6.75% 11/15/29     1,755,000       1,934,273
  Puerto Rico Commonwealth Government Development Bank              
            Senior Notes Series B 5.00% 12/1/15     1,000,000       1,089,540
  Puerto Rico Commonwealth Public Improvement              
            Series A 5.25% 7/1/15     1,000,000       1,098,410
            Series C 6.00% 7/1/39     675,000       732,706
                7,636,980
Transportation Revenue Bonds – 4.51%              
  Bay Area Toll Bridge Authority Revenue              
            (San Francisco Bay Area) Series F-1 5.625% 4/1/44     1,000,000       1,126,710
  Port Oakland Revenue Series L 5.375% 11/1/27              
            (NATL-RE) (FGIC) (AMT)     890,000       900,075

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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund
 
             Principal amount   Value
Municipal Bonds (continued)                          
Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued)              
  Sacramento County Airport Services Revenue (PFC/Grant)              
            Series C 6.00% 7/1/41   $ 1,000,000     $ 1,100,110
  San Diego Redevelopment Agency (Centre City Redevelopment              
            Project) Series A 6.40% 9/1/25     1,000,000       1,005,420
                4,132,315
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 2.41%              
  California Department of Water Resources Systems Revenue              
            (Central Valley Project)              
            Series A 5.00% 12/1/24     1,000,000       1,146,800
            Un-Refunded Balance Series X 5.00% 12/1/29 (NATL-RE) (FGIC)     995,000       1,064,779
                2,211,579
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $84,612,164)             88,983,231
           
    Number of shares      
Short-Term Investments – 1.59%              
Money Market Instrument – 0.50%              
  Federated California Municipal Cash Trust     460,608       460,608
                460,608
           
    Principal amount      
Variable Rate Demand Note – 1.09%              
  California State Various (Kindergarten-B1) 0.25% 5/1/34   $ 1,000,000       1,000,000
                1,000,000
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $1,460,608)             1,460,608
Total Value of Securities – 98.65% (cost $86,072,772)             90,443,839
Receivables and Other Assets              
  Net of Liabilities – 1.35%             1,237,744
Net Assets Applicable to 7,923,210              
  Shares Outstanding – 100.00%           $ 91,681,583

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Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free California Fund        
  Class A ($72,901,567 / 6,302,934 Shares)       $11.57  
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free California Fund        
  Class B ($3,254,299 / 280,193 Shares)       $11.61  
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free California Fund        
  Class C ($15,525,717 / 1,340,083 Shares)       $11.59  
           
Components of Net Assets at August 31, 2010:        
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization – no par)   $ 87,796,897  
Undistributed net investment income     18,763  
Accumulated net realized loss on investments     (505,144 )
Net unrealized appreciation of investments     4,371,067  
Total net assets   $ 91,681,583  

Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate as of August 31, 2010. Interest rates reset periodically.
# Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At August 31, 2010, the aggregate amount of Rule 144A securities was $1,019,320, which represented 1.11% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”
Ω Step coupon bond. Indicates security that has a zero coupon that remains in effect until a predetermined date at which time the stated interest rate becomes effective.
^
Zero coupon security. The rate shown is the yield at the time of purchase.
§ Pre-Refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by U.S. Treasury bonds. For Pre-Refunded Bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond is pre-refunded. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”
@
Illiquid security. At August 31, 2010, the aggregate amount of illiquid securities was $795,920, which represented 0.87% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”
 
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund
 
 
Summary of abbreviations:
ACA — Insured by American Capital Access
AGM — Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
AMBAC — Insured by the AMBAC Assurance Corporation
AMT — Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax
ASSURED GTY — Insured by the Assured Guaranty Corporation
BHAC — Insured by the Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Company
FGIC — Insured by the Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
FNMA — Federal National Mortgage Association collateral
NATL-RE — Insured by the National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
RADIAN — Insured by Radian Asset Assurance
 
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share –          
       Delaware Tax-Free California Fund      
Net asset value Class A (A)   $ 11.57
Sales charge (4.50% of offering price) (B)     0.55
Offering price   $ 12.12

(A)   Net asset value per share, as illustrated, is the amount which would be paid upon redemption or repurchase of shares.
(B)   See the current prospectus for purchases of $100,000 or more.
 
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund August 31, 2010
            Principal amount   Value
Municipal Bonds – 98.63%                          
Corporate Revenue Bond – 1.14%              
  Public Authority Energy National Gas Purpose              
            Revenue Series 2008 6.50% 11/15/38   $ 2,500,000     $ 2,903,750
                2,903,750
Education Revenue Bonds – 11.68%              
  Boulder County Development Revenue              
            (University Corporation for Atmospheric Research)              
            5.00% 9/1/33 (NATL-RE)     1,000,000       1,010,030
            5.00% 9/1/35 (AMBAC)     1,000,000       1,019,220
  Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities              
            Authority Revenue              
            (Charter School Project) 5.50% 5/1/36 (XLCA)     2,280,000       2,320,265
            (Johnson & Wales University Project) Series A              
            5.00% 4/1/28 (XLCA)     1,000,000       1,001,040
            (Liberty Common Charter School Project)              
            5.125% 12/1/33 (XLCA)     2,740,000       2,760,139
            (Montessori Districts Charter School Projects)              
            6.125% 7/15/32     5,590,000       5,626,222
            (Pinnacle Charter School Project) 5.00% 6/1/33 (XLCA)     2,170,000       2,176,749
            (University of Northern Colorado Student Housing Project)              
            5.125% 7/1/37 (NATL-RE)     4,000,000       4,000,680
            (Woodrow Wilson Charter School Project)              
            5.25% 12/1/34 (XLCA)     1,960,000       1,979,071
  Colorado School Mines Auxiliary Facilities              
            5.00% 12/1/37 (AMBAC)     425,000       428,838
  Colorado State Board Governors University              
            Enterprise System Revenue Series A              
            5.00% 3/1/39     2,300,000       2,463,507
  University of Colorado Enterprise System Revenue Series A              
            5.00% 6/1/30 (AMBAC)     2,000,000       2,139,320
  University of Puerto Rico System Revenue Series Q              
            5.00% 6/1/36     2,750,000       2,755,225
                29,680,306
Electric Revenue Bonds – 8.51%              
  Colorado Springs Utilities Revenue Series A              
            5.00% 11/15/29     5,000,000       5,200,850
  Platte River Power Authority Revenue Series HH              
            5.00% 6/1/27     2,795,000       3,191,079
            5.00% 6/1/29     2,355,000       2,650,341

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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund
 
            Principal amount   Value
Municipal Bonds (continued)                          
Electric Revenue Bonds (continued)              
  Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue              
            Series TT 5.00% 7/1/37   $ 525,000     $ 538,088
            Series WW 5.00% 7/1/28     2,400,000       2,518,728
            Series WW 5.50% 7/1/38     1,000,000       1,059,920
            Series XX 5.25% 7/1/40     2,500,000       2,621,175
            Series ZZ 5.25% 7/1/26     3,500,000       3,858,610
                21,638,791
Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 23.22%              
  Aurora Hospital Revenue              
            (Childrens Hospital Association Project)              
            Series A 5.00% 12/1/40     2,000,000       2,047,920
            (Childrens Hospital) Series D 5.00% 12/1/23 (AGM)     2,775,000       3,054,470
  Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue              
          (Adventist Health/Sunbelt) 5.125% 11/15/24     1,375,000       1,449,910
            (Catholic Health Initiatives)              
            Series A 4.75% 9/1/40     1,000,000       1,022,520
            Series A 5.00% 7/1/39     2,500,000       2,608,650
            Series D 6.25% 10/1/33     2,000,000       2,277,460
            (Christian Living Community Project)              
            Series A 5.75% 1/1/37     1,500,000       1,364,130
            (Covenant Retirement Communities)              
            Series A 5.50% 12/1/33 (RADIAN)     5,000,000       4,784,750
            (Evangelical Lutheran)              
            5.00% 6/1/35     2,000,000       1,952,660
            6.125% 6/1/38     5,250,000       5,411,227
            Series A 5.25% 6/1/34     2,750,000       2,753,465
            (Parkview Medical Center) 5.00% 9/1/25     1,000,000       1,018,000
            (Porter Place) Series A 6.00% 1/20/36 (GNMA)     5,000,000       5,053,500
            (Vail Valley Medical Center Project) 5.80% 1/15/27     3,475,000       3,509,368
            (Valley View Hospital Association) 5.50% 5/15/28     1,000,000       1,036,740
  Colorado Springs Hospital Revenue 6.25% 12/15/33     2,500,000       2,749,225
  Delta County Memorial Hospital District Enterprise              
            Revenue 5.35% 9/1/17     4,000,000       4,081,960
  Denver Health & Hospital Authority Health Care Revenue              
            5.625% 12/1/40     2,500,000       2,545,575
            Series A 4.75% 12/1/36     1,500,000       1,310,730

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             Principal amount   Value
Municipal Bonds (continued)                          
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)              
  University of Colorado Hospital Authority Revenue Series A              
            5.00% 11/15/37   $ 2,690,000     $ 2,708,373
            5.25% 11/15/39     3,500,000       3,575,775
            6.00% 11/15/29     2,460,000       2,681,203
                58,997,611
Housing Revenue Bonds – 2.10%              
  Colorado Housing & Finance Authority              
            (Multifamily Housing Insured Mortgage)              
            Series C3 6.15% 10/1/41     1,590,000       1,591,670
            (Single Family Mortgage) Series A 5.50% 11/1/29 (FHA)     1,500,000       1,617,735
  Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority              
            Subordinate (Capital Foundation of Modernization)              
            5.125% 12/1/27     2,040,000       2,126,210
                5,335,615
Lease Revenue Bonds – 3.59%              
  Aurora Certificates of Participation Refunding Series A              
            5.00% 12/1/30     2,370,000       2,570,669
  Colorado Educational & Cultural National              
            Conference of State Legislatures Office Building              
            Facilities Authority Revenue 5.25% 6/1/21     2,000,000       2,022,160
@ Conejos & Alamosa Counties School #11J              
            Certificates of Participation 6.50% 4/1/11     355,000       355,777
  El Paso County Certificates of Participation              
            (Detention Facilities Project) Series B              
            5.00% 12/1/27 (AMBAC)     1,500,000       1,595,265
  Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority Revenue              
            (Guaranteed Government Facilities)              
            Series I 5.25% 7/1/33     1,475,000       1,498,408
          Series M-2 5.50% 7/1/35 (AMBAC)     1,000,000       1,091,980
                9,134,259
Local General Obligation Bonds – 13.38%              
  Adams & Arapahoe Counties Joint School              
            District #28J (Aurora) 6.00% 12/1/28     2,500,000       2,996,875
  Arapahoe County Water & Wastewater Public              
            Improvement District Refunding Series A              
            5.125% 12/1/32 (NATL-RE)     2,555,000       2,588,624

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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund
 
             Principal amount   Value
Municipal Bonds (continued)                          
Local General Obligation Bonds (continued)              
  Boulder Larimer & Weld Counties              
            (St. Vrain Valley School District #1J)              
            5.00% 12/15/33   $ 2,500,000     $ 2,686,625
  Denver City & County Justice System              
            5.50% 8/1/16     2,000,000       2,466,340
            (Facilities & Zoo) 5.00% 8/1/19     1,020,000       1,173,428
  Denver City & County School District #1 Series A              
            5.00% 12/1/29     960,000       1,062,720
  Denver West Metropolitan District              
            5.00% 12/1/33 (RADIAN)     1,400,000       1,315,650
  Douglas County School District #1              
            (Douglas & Elbert Counties) Series B              
            5.00% 12/15/24     2,355,000       2,655,522
  El Paso County School District #2 (Harrison)              
            5.00% 12/1/27 (NATL-RE)     2,115,000       2,258,968
  Garfield County School District #2              
            5.00% 12/1/25 (AGM)     2,280,000       2,559,414
  Grand County School District #2 (East Grand)              
            5.25% 12/1/25 (AGM)     2,485,000       2,804,447
  Gunnison Watershed School District #1J Series 2009              
            5.25% 12/1/33     1,400,000       1,536,808
  Jefferson County School District #R-001              
            5.25% 12/15/24     2,500,000       3,205,524
  La Plata County School District #9-R (Durango)              
            5.125% 11/1/24 (NATL-RE)     1,000,000       1,106,310
@ North Range Metropolitan              
            District #1 4.50% 12/15/31 (ACA)     1,500,000       868,710
            District #2 5.50% 12/15/37     1,200,000       961,236
  Sand Creek Metropolitan District Refunding & Improvement              
            5.00% 12/1/31 (XLCA)     500,000       470,945
  Weld County School District #4 5.00% 12/1/19 (AGM)     1,085,000       1,293,613
                34,011,759
§Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds – 11.92%              
  Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities              
            Authority Revenue              
            (Littleton Academy Charter School Project)              
            6.125% 1/15/31-12     2,000,000       2,155,160
            (Stargate Charter School Project) 6.125% 5/1/33-13     2,000,000       2,291,000

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             Principal amount     Value
Municipal Bonds (continued)                          
§Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds (continued)              
  Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities              
            Authority Revenue (continued)              
            (University of Denver Project) Series A              
            5.00% 3/1/27-12 (NATL-RE)   $ 5,000,000     $ 5,347,399
  Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue              
            (Adventist Health/Sunbelt) 5.125% 11/15/24-16     75,000       91,563
            (Catholic Health Initiatives) Series A 5.50% 3/1/32     5,000,000       5,384,749
  Douglas County School District #1              
            (Douglas & Elbert Counties) Series B              
            5.125% 12/15/25-12 (AGM)     2,000,000       2,214,700
  Fremont County School District #1 (Canon City)              
            5.00% 12/1/24-13 (NATL-RE)     1,735,000       1,985,222
  Garfield County School District #2              
            5.00% 12/1/25 (AGM)     1,000,000       1,101,930
  Garfield Pitkin & Eagle County School District #Re-1              
            (Roaring Fork County) Series A 5.00% 12/15/27-14 (AGM)     1,500,000       1,759,125
  Lincoln Park Metropolitan District 7.75% 12/1/26-11     2,500,000       2,744,225
  North Range Metropolitan District #1 7.25% 12/15/31-11     3,385,000       3,671,980
  Puerto Rico Commonwealth Series A 5.25% 7/1/30-16     1,235,000       1,509,331
  Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority Revenue              
            (Guaranteed Government Facilities) Series I              
            5.25% 7/1/33-14     25,000       29,197
                30,285,581
Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 10.52%              
  Aspen Sales Tax Revenue (Parks & Open Spaces)              
            Series B 5.25% 11/1/23 (AGM)     2,040,000       2,263,033
@ Baptist Road Rural Transportation Authority Sales &              
            Use Tax Revenue 5.00% 12/1/26     2,000,000       1,368,960
  Park Meadows Business Improvement District              
            Shared Sales Tax Revenue              
            5.30% 12/1/27     950,000       879,045
            5.35% 12/1/31     720,000       646,618
  Puerto Rico Commonwealth Highway & Transportation              
            Authority Revenue Series K 5.00% 7/1/30     4,700,000       4,798,747
  Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation              
            Revenue First Subordinate              
         ΩCapital Appreciation Series A              
            6.75% 8/1/32     5,075,000       4,385,612

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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund
 
             Principal amount   Value
Municipal Bonds (continued)                          
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued)              
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation              
            Revenue First Subordinate              
            Series A 5.00% 8/1/39   $ 2,500,000     $ 2,609,250
            Series A 5.00% 7/1/46     1,200,000       1,200,876
            Series A 5.25% 8/1/27     1,100,000       1,197,075
            Series A 5.75% 8/1/37     2,620,000       2,808,535
            Series C 6.00% 8/1/39     1,900,000       2,103,433
  Regional Transportation District Sales Tax Revenue              
            Series A 5.25% 11/1/18     2,000,000       2,465,420
                26,726,604
State & Territory General Obligation Bonds – 5.78%              
  Guam Government Series A 7.00% 11/15/39     2,500,000       2,799,800
  Puerto Rico Commonwealth Government Development              
            Bank Senior Notes Series B 5.00% 12/1/15     1,000,000       1,089,540
  Puerto Rico Commonwealth Public Improvement              
            Series A 5.25% 7/1/21     4,000,000       4,157,999
            Series C 6.00% 7/1/39     1,685,000       1,829,051
            Refunding Series A 5.25% 7/1/15     1,650,000       1,812,377
  Puerto Rico Commonwealth              
            Series A 5.25% 7/1/30     765,000       793,703
            Series B 5.00% 7/1/35     190,000       192,094
  Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority Revenue              
            (Gross Receipts Taxes Loan Note)              
            5.00% 10/1/31 (ACA)     2,000,000       2,025,680
                14,700,244
Transportation Revenue Bonds – 4.49%              
  Denver City & County Airport Revenue              
            5.25% 11/15/36     2,500,000       2,672,925
            Series A 5.00% 11/15/25 (FGIC) (NATL-RE)     2,000,000       2,160,140
            Series B 5.00% 11/15/33 (XLCA)     4,000,000       4,051,680
  Regional Transportation District Private Activity Revenue              
            (Denver Transit Partners) 6.00% 1/15/41     2,400,000       2,518,272
                11,403,017

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             Principal amount   Value
Municipal Bonds (continued)                            
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 2.30%                
  Colorado Springs Utilities Systems Improvement Revenue                
            Series C 5.50% 11/15/48   $ 3,250,000     $ 3,528,265  
  Eagle River Water & Sanitation District Enterprise Revenue                
            5.00% 12/1/29 (ASSURED GTY)     250,000       274,940  
            5.125% 12/1/39 (ASSURED GTY)     850,000       908,013  
  Pueblo Board Waterworks Revenue 5.00% 11/1/21 (AGM)     1,000,000       1,125,390  
                5,836,608  
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $237,107,743)             250,654,145  
                   
        Number of shares          
Short-Term Investment – 0.15%                
Money Market Instrument – 0.15%                
  Dreyfus Cash Management Fund     378,388       378,388  
Total Short-Term Investment (cost $378,388)             378,388  
                   
Total Value of Securities – 98.78%                
  (cost $237,486,131)             251,032,533  
Receivables and Other Assets                
  Net of Liabilities – 1.22%             3,096,639  
Net Assets Applicable to 22,562,720                
  Shares Outstanding – 100.00%           $ 254,129,172  
                   
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund                
  Class A ($237,544,608 / 21,093,720 Shares)               $11.26  
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund                
  Class B ($1,429,564 / 126,844 Shares)               $11.27  
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund                
  Class C ($15,155,000 / 1,342,156 Shares)               $11.29  
                   
Components of Net Assets at August 31, 2010:                
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization – no par)           $ 243,576,419  
Accumulated net realized loss on investments             (2,993,649 )
Net unrealized appreciation of investments             13,546,402  
Total net assets           $ 254,129,172  

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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund
 
   
Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate as of August 31, 2010. Interest rates reset periodically.
@ Illiquid security. At August 31, 2010, the aggregate amount of illiquid securities was $3,554,683, which represented 1.40% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”
§ Pre-Refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by U.S. Treasury bonds. For Pre-Refunded Bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond is pre-refunded. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”
Ω Step coupon bond. Indicates security that has a zero coupon that remains in effect until a predetermined date at which time the stated interest rate becomes effective.
 
Summary of abbreviations:
ACA — Insured by American Capital Access
AGM — Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
AMBAC — Insured by the AMBAC Assurance Corporation
ASSURED GTY — Insured by the Assured Guaranty Corporation
FGIC — Insured by the Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
FHA — Insured by the Federal Housing Administration
GNMA — Government National Mortgage Association collateral
NATL-RE — Insured by the National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
RADIAN — Insured by Radian Asset Assurance
XLCA — Insured by XL Capital Assurance
 
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share –    
       Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund    
Net asset value Class A (A) $ 11.26
Sales charge (4.50% of offering price) (B)   0.53
Offering price $ 11.79

(A)   Net asset value per share, as illustrated, is the amount which would be paid upon redemption or repurchase of shares.
(B)   See the current prospectus for purchases of $100,000 or more.
 
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund August 31, 2010

             Principal amount       Value
Municipal Bonds – 98.42%                      
Corporate Revenue Bonds – 3.43%              
  Nez Perce County Pollution Control Revenue              
            (Potlatch Project) 6.00% 10/1/24   $ 1,285,000     $ 1,271,340
  Power County Pollution Control Revenue              
            (FMC Project) 5.625% 10/1/14     2,475,000       2,475,520
  Puerto Rico Ports Authority Revenue              
            (American Airlines Special Facilities)              
            6.30% 6/1/23 (AMT)     1,295,000       1,136,803
                4,883,663
Education Revenue Bonds – 10.95%              
  Boise State University Revenue              
            5.00% 4/1/17 (AMBAC)     500,000       536,110
            Series A 4.25% 4/1/32 (NATL-RE)     1,500,000       1,517,145
            Series A 5.00% 4/1/18 (NATL-RE) (FGIC)     1,500,000       1,638,510
            Series A 5.00% 4/1/39     1,000,000       1,069,760
            Un-Refunded Series 07 5.375% 4/1/22 (FGIC)     15,000       15,872
  Idaho Housing & Financing Association Nonprofit              
            Facilities Revenue (North Star Charter School Project)              
            Series A 9.50% 7/1/39     1,000,000       1,175,480
  Idaho State University Revenue Refunding & Improvement              
            5.00% 4/1/20 (AGM)     1,130,000       1,234,808
            5.00% 4/1/23 (AGM)     2,115,000       2,217,196
  University Idaho (General Refunding)              
          Series 2011 5.25% 4/1/41     2,000,000       2,198,660
            Series A 5.00% 4/1/21 (AMBAC)     1,150,000       1,254,110
          Series B 4.50% 4/1/41 (AGM)     1,000,000       1,083,950
            Series B 5.00% 4/1/28     1,000,000       1,104,060
            Series B 5.00% 4/1/32     500,000       537,810
                15,583,471
Electric Revenue Bonds – 5.85%              
  Boise-Kuna Idaho Irrigation District Revenue              
            (Arrowrock Hydroelectric Project) 6.30% 6/1/31     1,000,000       1,105,230
  Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue              
            Series TT 5.00% 7/1/37     210,000       215,235
            Series WW 5.50% 7/1/38     400,000       423,968
            Series XX 5.25% 7/1/40     4,170,000       4,372,120
            Series ZZ 5.25% 7/1/26     2,000,000       2,204,920
                 8,321,473

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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund
 
             Principal amount       Value
Municipal Bonds (continued)                      
Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 3.62%              
  Idaho Health Facilities Authority Revenue              
            (St. Luke’s Medical Center Project)              
            5.00% 7/1/35 (AGM)   $ 2,500,000     $ 2,581,225
            6.75% 11/1/37     1,250,000       1,422,025
            (Trinity Health Credit Group) Series B 6.125% 12/1/28     1,000,000       1,142,710
                5,145,960
Housing Revenue Bonds – 5.97%              
  Idaho Housing Agency Single Family Mortgage Revenue              
            Series A 6.05% 7/1/13 (AMBAC) (FHA) (VA) (AMT)     10,000       10,019
            Series A 6.10% 7/1/16 (FHA) (VA) (AMT)     20,000       20,037
            Series B 6.45% 7/1/15 (AMT)     10,000       10,020
            Series C-2 6.35% 7/1/15 (AMT)     10,000       10,020
            Series E 6.35% 7/1/15 (FHA) (AMT)     15,000       15,029
            Series G-2 6.15% 7/1/15 (FHA) (VA) (AMT)     55,000       55,103
  Idaho Housing & Finance Association Single              
            Family Mortgage Revenue              
            Series B Class I 5.00% 7/1/37 (AMT)     815,000       825,073
            Series B Class I 5.50% 7/1/38     900,000       955,512
            Series C Class II 4.95% 7/1/31     1,000,000       1,034,650
            Series C Class III 5.35% 1/1/25 (AMT)     215,000       221,050
            Series D Class III 5.45% 7/1/23 (AMT)     750,000       771,518
            Series E 4.85% 7/1/28 (AMT)     1,475,000       1,490,090
            Series E Class III 4.875% 1/1/26 (AMT)     140,000       141,873
            Series E Class III 5.00% 1/1/28 (AMT)     865,000       866,808
            Series I Class I 5.45% 1/1/39 (AMT)     1,000,000       1,022,170
  Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority Subordinate-              
            Capital Foundation Modernization              
            5.125% 12/1/27     1,000,000       1,042,260
                8,491,232
Lease Revenue Bonds – 3.12%              
  Boise City Certificate of Participation              
            5.375% 9/1/20 (NATL-RE) (FGIC) (AMT)     2,100,000       2,115,246
  Boise City Revenue Series A 5.375% 12/1/31 (NATL-RE)     500,000       522,425
  Idaho State Building Authority Revenue              
            Series A 5.00% 9/1/43 (XLCA)     1,000,000       1,016,900
            Series B 5.00% 9/1/21 (NATL-RE)     750,000       779,873
                4,434,444

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             Principal amount       Value
Municipal Bonds (continued)                      
Local General Obligation Bonds – 20.04%              
  Ada & Canyon Counties Joint School District #2              
            Meridian (School Board Guaranteed Program)              
            4.50% 7/30/22   $ 1,500,000     $ 1,758,855
            4.75% 2/15/20     1,000,000       1,108,010
            5.50% 7/30/16     1,305,000       1,606,860
  Bannock County School District #025              
            (Pocatello Idaho School Board Guaranteed Program)              
            5.00% 8/15/15     1,040,000       1,198,881
            5.00% 8/15/16     1,100,000       1,254,132
  Boise City Independent School District              
            5.00% 8/1/24 (AGM)     1,500,000       1,715,595
  Canyon County School District #132 Caldwell              
            5.00% 7/30/15 (NATL-RE)     2,000,000       2,319,540
            Series A 5.00% 9/15/22 (AGM)     1,725,000       2,023,632
            Series A 5.00% 9/15/23 (AGM)     1,810,000       2,107,112
  City of Nampa 5.00% 8/1/21 (NATL-RE)     2,475,000       2,707,822
  Idaho Board Bank Authority Revenue              
            Series A 5.00% 9/15/28     1,000,000       1,135,550
            Series A 5.25% 9/15/26     2,000,000       2,349,080
            Series C 4.00% 9/15/29     1,320,000       1,380,654
  Lemhi County 5.20% 8/1/27 (AGM)     2,145,000       2,299,912
  Power & Cassia Counties Joint School District #381              
            American Falls 5.00% 8/1/17     1,155,000       1,202,101
  Twin Falls County School District #413 Filer 5.25% 9/15/25     2,000,000       2,354,439
                28,522,175
§Pre-Refunded Bonds – 12.29%              
  Ada & Canyon Counties Joint School District #2              
            Meridian (School Board Guaranteed Program)              
            5.00% 7/30/20-12     1,555,000       1,689,958
            5.125% 7/30/19-12     1,005,000       1,094,626
            Un-Refunded 5.00% 7/30/20-12     600,000       652,074
  Boise State University Revenue Refunding & Improvement              
            5.125% 4/1/31-12 (FGIC)     1,000,000       1,076,400
            5.375% 4/1/22-12 (FGIC)     985,000       1,064,145
  Puerto Rico Commonwealth Highway & Transportation              
            Authority Revenue              
            Series D 5.25% 7/1/38-12     1,000,000       1,086,280
            Series Y 5.00% 7/1/36-16     1,250,000       1,510,150

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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund
 
             Principal amount       Value
Municipal Bonds (continued)                      
§Pre-Refunded Bonds (continued)              
  Puerto Rico Commonwealth Infrastructure Financing              
            Authority Revenue Series A 5.375% 10/1/24-10   $ 1,750,000     $ 1,775,060
  Puerto Rico Commonwealth Public Improvement              
            Revenue Series A 5.125% 7/1/31-11     1,010,000       1,051,784
  Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue              
            Series II 5.25% 7/1/31-12     1,000,000       1,100,470
            Series NN 5.125% 7/1/29-13     105,000       118,947
            Series RR 5.00% 7/1/35-15 (FGIC)     1,545,000       1,840,296
  Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority Revenue              
            (Guaranteed Government Facilities)              
            Series I 5.50% 7/1/23-14     1,000,000       1,177,280
  University of Idaho Revenue (Student Fee Housing              
            Improvements Project) 5.25% 4/1/31-11 (FGIC)     2,195,000       2,258,852
                17,496,322
Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 17.27%              
  Boise Urban Renewal Agency Parking              
            Revenue (Tax Increment)              
            Series A 6.125% 9/1/15     1,160,000       1,177,330
            Series B 6.125% 9/1/15     950,000       964,193
  Coeur D’Alene Local Improvement District #6              
            Series 1997 6.10% 7/1/12     40,000       40,523
            Series 1998 6.10% 7/1/14     45,000       45,529
  Idaho Board Bank Authority Revenue Series B              
            4.125% 9/15/36 (NATL-RE)     755,000       761,418
            5.00% 9/15/30 (NATL-RE)     725,000       787,633
  Ketchum Urban Renewal Agency 5.50% 10/15/34     1,500,000       1,519,650
  Puerto Rico Commonwealth Highway & Transportation              
            Authority Revenue              
            Series K 5.00% 7/1/30     890,000       908,699
            Series W 5.50% 7/1/15     175,000       194,175
  Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporate              
            Revenue First Subordinate              
         ΩCapital Appreciation Series A 6.75% 8/1/32     5,040,000       4,355,366
            Series A 5.25% 8/1/27     3,000,000       3,264,750
            Series A 5.50% 8/1/42     1,500,000       1,593,915
            Series A 6.00% 8/1/39     1,000,000       1,107,070
            Series C 5.25% 8/1/41     1,500,000       1,570,800
            Series C 5.75% 8/1/37     2,660,000       2,851,414

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             Principal amount       Value
Municipal Bonds (continued)                      
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued)              
  Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority Revenue              
            (Senior Lien-Matching Fund Loan Note) Series A              
            5.00% 10/1/29   $ 1,500,000     $ 1,549,140
            5.25% 10/1/20     500,000       530,995
            5.25% 10/1/21     500,000       527,845
            5.25% 10/1/24     800,000       833,936
                24,584,381
State General Obligation Bonds – 6.41%              
  Guam Government Series A 6.75% 11/15/29     1,565,000       1,724,865
  Puerto Rico Commonwealth Government Development              
            Bank Refunding Remarketed 4.75% 12/1/15 (NATL-RE)     1,000,000       1,044,080
  Puerto Rico Commonwealth Public Improvement              
            Series A 5.125% 7/1/31     1,815,000       1,823,331
            Series A 5.25% 7/1/22     1,000,000       1,036,100
            Series C 6.00% 7/1/39     1,500,000       1,628,235
            Un-Refunded Balance Series A 5.00% 7/1/34     1,855,000       1,871,602
                9,128,213
Transportation Revenue Bonds – 7.06%              
  Idaho Housing & Finance Association Grant Revenue              
            (Anticipated Federal Highway Trust)              
            4.00% 7/15/17     500,000       562,190
            4.75% 7/15/19     1,410,000       1,662,348
            5.00% 7/15/24 (NATL-RE)     2,000,000       2,188,340
            5.25% 7/15/20 (ASSURED GTY)     2,750,000       3,244,889
            5.25% 7/15/25 (ASSURED GTY)     1,500,000       1,698,495
  Puerto Rico Commonwealth Highway & Transportation              
            Authority Revenue Un-Refunded Balance              
            Series G 5.00% 7/1/33     690,000       695,755
                10,052,017
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 2.41%              
  Idaho Bond Bank Authority Revenue              
            Series C 5.375% 9/15/38     1,000,000       1,111,500
  Moscow Sewer Revenue 5.00% 11/1/22 (AGM)     2,175,000       2,326,380
                3,437,880
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $130,331,043)             140,081,231

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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund
 
             Number of shares   Value  
Short-Term Investments – 2.11%                            
Money Market Instrument – 0.21%                
  Dreyfus Cash Management Fund     297,518     $ 297,518  
                297,518  
   
    Principal amount        
Variable Rate Demand Note – 1.90%                
  Power County Pollution Control Revenue                
            (FMC Project) 0.25% 12/1/10   $ 2,700,000       2,700,000  
                2,700,000  
Total Short-Term Investments                
  (cost $2,997,518)             2,997,518  
   
Total Value of Securities – 100.53%                
  (cost $133,328,561)             143,078,749  
Liabilities Net of Receivables                
  and Other Assets – (0.53%)             (751,149 )
Net Assets Applicable to 11,742,239                
  Shares Outstanding – 100.00%           $ 142,327,600  
   
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund                
  Class A ($104,287,008 / 8,601,896 Shares)               $12.12  
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund                
  Class B ($2,449,594 / 202,425 Shares)               $12.10  
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund                
  Class C ($35,590,998 / 2,937,918 Shares)               $12.11  
   
Components of Net Assets at August 31, 2010:                
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization – no par)           $ 132,577,310  
Distributions in excess of net investment income             (11,219 )
Accumulated net realized gain on investments             11,321  
Net unrealized appreciation of investments             9,750,188  
Total net assets           $ 142,327,600  

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Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate as of August 31, 2010. Interest rates reset periodically.
§ Pre-Refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by U.S. Treasury bonds. For Pre-Refunded Bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond is pre-refunded. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”
Ω Step coupon bond. Indicates security that has a zero coupon that remains in effect until a predetermined date at which time the stated interest rate becomes effective.

Summary of abbreviations:
AGM — Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
AMBAC — Insured by the AMBAC Assurance Corporation
AMT — Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax
ASSURED GTY — Insured by the Assured Guaranty Corporation
FGIC — Insured by the Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
FHA — Insured by the Federal Housing Administration
NATL-RE — Insured by the National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
VA — Veterans Administration collateral
XLCA — Insured by XL Capital Assurance
 
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share –    
       Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund    
Net asset value Class A (A)   $12.12
Sales charge (4.50% of offering price) (B)   0.57
Offering price   $12.69

(A)   Net asset value per share, as illustrated, is the amount which would be paid upon redemption or repurchase of shares.
(B)   See the current prospectus for purchases of $100,000 or more.
 
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statements of net assets    
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund   August 31, 2010

             Principal amount       Value
Municipal Bonds – 95.94%                      
Corporate Revenue Bonds – 6.47%              
  Jefferson County Industrial Development Agency Solid              
            Waste Disposal (International Paper) Series A              
            5.20% 12/1/20 (AMT)   $ 350,000     $ 352,779
  Liberty Development Corporation Revenue              
            (Goldman Sachs Headquarters) 5.25% 10/1/35     500,000       528,969
  Nassau County Tobacco Settlement Refunding              
            (Asset-Backed) Series A-3 5.125% 6/1/46     600,000       476,964
New York City Industrial Development Agency              
            Special Facilities Revenue (American Airlines-JFK              
            International Airport)              
            7.625% 8/1/25 (AMT)     250,000       262,318
            7.75% 8/1/31 (AMT)     250,000       263,820
  New York Energy Research & Development              
            Authority Pollution Control Revenue Refunding              
            (Central Hudson Gas) Series A 5.45% 8/1/27 (AMBAC)     500,000       501,625
  New York Liberty Development Corporation Revenue              
            (Second Priority-Bank American Tower)              
            5.625% 7/15/47     500,000       520,615
  Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency Revenue              
            (Keyspan-Port Jefferson Energy Center)              
            5.25% 6/1/27 (AMT)     250,000       252,078
  TSASC Tobacco Settlement Refunding (Asset-Backed)              
            Series 1 5.125% 6/1/42     250,000       202,613
                3,361,781
Education Revenue Bonds – 23.75%              
  Albany Industrial Development Agency Civic Facilities              
            Revenue (Brighter Choice Charter School)              
            Series A 5.00% 4/1/37     250,000       225,863
  Amherst Industrial Development Agency Civic Facilities              
            Revenue (UBF Faculty Student Housing)              
            Series A 5.75% 8/1/30 (AMBAC)     200,000       202,500
  Dutchess County Industrial Development Agency              
            (Marist College) 5.00% 7/1/20     500,000       521,785
  Hempstead Town Local Development Corporation Revenue              
            (Molloy College Project) 5.75% 7/1/23     400,000       457,396
  Madison County Capital Resource Corporation Revenue              
            (Colgate University Project) Series A 5.00% 7/1/28     400,000       453,992

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             Principal amount       Value
Municipal Bonds (continued)                      
Education Revenue Bonds (continued)              
  Madison County Industrial Development Agency Civic              
            Facility Revenue (Colgate University Project)              
            Series A 5.00% 7/1/39 (NATL-RE)   $ 400,000     $ 413,416
New York City Trust for Cultural Resources Revenue              
            (Julliard School) Series C 2.10% 4/1/36     500,000       511,040
  New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue              
            (Columbia University) Series A 5.00% 7/1/23     500,000       547,920
            (Pratt Institute) Series C 5.125% 7/1/39 (ASSURED GTY)     300,000       320,400
          Series B 5.25% 11/15/23     250,000       268,575
            Series B 7.50% 5/15/11     125,000       131,014
  New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue Non-State              
            Supported Debt              
            (Brooklyn Law School) 5.75% 7/1/33     340,000       376,026
            (Cornell University) Series A              
            4.75% 7/1/29     100,000       109,942
            5.00% 7/1/34     170,000       187,391
            5.00% 7/1/39     500,000       548,374
            5.00% 7/1/40     500,000       552,494
            (Manhattan Marymount) 5.00% 7/1/24     350,000       369,807
            (Mt. Sinai School Medicine) 5.125% 7/1/39     500,000       515,730
            (New York University)              
            Series A 5.25% 7/1/34     500,000       552,164
            Series A 5.25% 7/1/48     400,000       432,760
            (Rockefeller University) Series A 5.00% 7/1/27     250,000       288,643
            (St. Joseph’s College) 5.25% 7/1/25     500,000       524,815
            (Teachers College) 5.50% 3/1/39     250,000       270,248
            (University of Rochester)              
            Series A 5.125% 7/1/39     250,000       268,913
         ΩSeries A-2 4.375% 7/1/20     250,000       260,563
  Onondaga Civic Development Corporation Revenue              
            (Le Moyne College Project) 5.20% 7/1/29     500,000       516,290
  Onondaga County Trust for Cultural Resources Revenue              
            (Syracuse University Project) Series B 5.00% 12/1/19     350,000       425,884
  St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency              
            Civic Faculty Revenue (St. Lawrence University)              
            Series A 5.00% 10/1/16     500,000       581,459
  Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency Civic              
            Faculty Revenue Refunding (New York Institute of              
            Technology Project) Series A 5.00% 3/1/26     600,000       617,141

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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund
 
             Principal amount       Value
Municipal Bonds (continued)                      
Education Revenue Bonds (continued)              
  Troy Capital Resource Corporation Revenue              
            (Rensselaer Polytechnic) Series A 5.125% 9/1/40   $ 500,000     $ 519,635
  Yonkers Industrial Development Agency Civic              
            Faculty Revenue (Sarah Lawrence)              
            Series A 6.00% 6/1/29     325,000       357,692
                12,329,872
Electric Revenue Bonds – 5.44%              
  Long Island Power Authority New York Electric System Revenue              
            Series A 5.75% 4/1/39     350,000       394,114
            Series B 5.75% 4/1/33     250,000       279,968
  Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue              
            Series TT 5.00% 7/1/37     100,000       102,493
            Series WW 5.00% 7/1/28     190,000       199,399
            Series WW 5.50% 7/1/38     200,000       211,984
            Series XX 5.75% 7/1/36     1,000,000       1,085,950
            Series ZZ 5.25% 7/1/26     500,000       551,230
                2,825,138
Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 8.89%              
  Albany Industrial Development Agency Civic Facility              
            Revenue (St. Peter’s Hospital Project)              
            Series A 5.25% 11/15/32     500,000       502,340
  East Rochester Housing Authority Revenue Refunding              
            (Senior Living-Woodland Village Project) 5.50% 8/1/33     200,000       177,626
  New York Dormitory Authority Revenue              
            (Catholic Health Long Island Obligation Group) 5.00% 7/1/27     400,000       408,356
            (Chapel Oaks) 5.45% 7/1/26 (LOC, Allied Irish Bank)     450,000       450,747
            (Millard Fillmore Hospital) 5.375% 2/1/32 (AMBAC) (FHA)     225,000       225,104
            (Winthrop South Nassau Hospital) Series B 5.50% 7/1/23     500,000       516,015
  New York Dormitory Authority Revenue Non-State              
            Supported Debt              
            (Memorial Sloan-Kettering)              
            Series 1 5.00% 7/1/35     225,000       235,341
            Series A-2 5.00% 7/1/26     500,000       552,235
            (Mt. Sinai Hospital) Series A 5.00% 7/1/26     600,000       643,056
            (North Shore Long Island Jewish Group)              
            Series A 5.50% 5/1/37     500,000       528,900
            (Orange Regional Medical Center) 6.125% 12/1/29     365,000       377,972
                4,617,692

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             Principal amount       Value
Municipal Bonds (continued)                      
Housing Revenue Bonds – 1.48%              
  New York City Housing Development Multifamily Housing              
            Revenue Series G-1 4.875% 11/1/39 (AMT)   $ 250,000     $ 251,638
  New York State Housing Finance Agency Revenue              
            (Affordable Housing) Series A 5.25% 11/1/41     500,000       518,640
                770,278
Lease Revenue Bonds – 8.45%              
  Battery Park City Authority Revenue              
            Series A 5.00% 11/1/26     250,000       276,025
  Erie County Industrial Development Agency School              
            Faculty Revenue (City School District Buffalo)              
            Series A 5.25% 5/1/25     500,000       572,949
  Hudson Yards Infrastructure Revenue              
            Series A 5.00% 2/15/47     500,000       501,325
  New York City Industrial Development Agency Revenue              
            (Queens Baseball Stadium-Pilot) 5.00% 1/1/46 (AMBAC)     500,000       468,935
            (Yankee Stadium Project-Pilot) 5.00% 3/1/46 (FGIC)     300,000       300,831
  New York City Industrial Development Agency Special              
            Airport Facility Revenue (Airis JFK I Project)              
            Series A 5.50% 7/1/28 (AMT)     500,000       452,895
  Onondaga County Industrial Development Authority              
            Revenue Subordinated (Air Cargo) 7.25% 1/1/32 (AMT)     500,000       489,270
  Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority Revenue              
            (Asset-Backed) Series B-1C              
            5.50% 6/1/20     200,000       219,808
            5.50% 6/1/21     500,000       548,120
  United Nations Development Corporation Revenue              
            Refunding Series A 5.00% 7/1/26     500,000       554,335
                4,384,493
Local General Obligation Bonds – 3.56%              
  New York City              
            Series C-1 5.00% 10/1/19     500,000       592,075
            Series D 5.00% 11/1/34     125,000       135,070
            Series I-1 5.375% 4/1/36     500,000       553,920
  New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue Non-State              
            Supported Debt (School Districts-Financing Program)              
            Series A 5.00% 10/1/25 (AGM)     500,000       565,060
                1,846,125

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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund
 
             Principal amount       Value
Municipal Bonds (continued)                      
§Pre-Refunded Bonds – 4.44%              
  Albany Parking Authority Revenue              
            Series A 5.625% 7/15/25-11   $ 280,000     $ 296,209
  New York Dormitory Authority Revenue (North Shore Long              
            Island Jewish Group Project) 5.50% 5/1/33-13     500,000       567,695
  Puerto Rico Commonwealth Highway & Transportation              
            Authority Revenue Series Y 5.50% 7/1/36-16     475,000       587,167
  Puerto Rico Commonwealth Series B 5.25% 7/1/32-16     155,000       189,430
  Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue Series NN              
            5.125% 7/1/29-13     125,000       141,604
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation Revenue First              
            Subordinate Series A 5.00% 8/1/39-11     500,000       521,850
                2,303,955
Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 19.77%              
  Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corporation Pilot              
            Revenue (Barclays Center Project) 6.50% 7/15/30     500,000       546,730
  Metropolitan Transportation Authority Revenue              
            (Dedicated Tax Fund) Series B              
            5.00% 11/15/34     500,000       539,760
            5.25% 11/15/22     500,000       591,565
  New York City Transitional Finance Authority Revenue              
            (Subordinated Future Tax Secured) Series B 5.00% 11/1/18     500,000       592,004
  New York City Trust for Cultural Resources Revenue Refunding              
            (American Museum of National History)              
            Series A 5.00% 7/1/44 (NATL-RE)     250,000       258,295
            (Museum of Modern Art) Series A1              
            5.00% 10/1/17     250,000       303,533
            5.00% 4/1/31     250,000       274,995
  New York Dormitory Authority State Personal Income Tax              
            Revenue Series C 5.00% 3/15/15     250,000       293,403
  New York Dormitory Authority State Supported Debt Revenue              
            (Consolidated Services Contract) 5.00% 7/1/17 (AGM)     500,000       590,965
  New York Sales Tax Asset Receivables Series A 5.25%              
            10/15/27 (AMBAC)     500,000       558,075
  New York State Thruway Authority (State Personal Income              
            Tax Revenue-Education) Series A 5.00% 3/15/38     500,000       539,045
  New York State Urban Development Revenue Personal              
            Income Tax Series A-1 5.00% 12/15/22     250,000       288,628
  Puerto Rico Commonwealth Highway & Transportation              
            Authority Revenue Series K 5.00% 7/1/30     735,000       750,441

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             Principal amount       Value
Municipal Bonds (continued)                      
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued)              
  Puerto Rico Commonwealth Infrastructure Financing              
            Authority Revenue Series B 5.00% 7/1/15   $ 250,000     $ 270,820
  Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation              
            Revenue First Subordinate              
         ΩCapital Appreciation Series A 6.75% 8/1/32     510,000       440,722
            Series A 5.25% 8/1/57     325,000       332,166
            Series A 5.50% 8/1/42     500,000       531,305
            Series A 5.75% 8/1/37     410,000       439,504
            Series C 5.25% 8/1/41     500,000       523,600
            Series C 6.00% 8/1/39     500,000       553,535
  Schenectady Metroplex Development Authority Revenue              
            Series A 5.375% 12/15/21     500,000       526,270
  Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority Revenue (Matching              
            Fund Loan Note-Senior Lien) Series A 5.00% 10/1/29     500,000       516,380
                10,261,741
State & Territory General Obligation Bonds – 4.50%              
  Guam Government Series A 7.00% 11/15/39     395,000       442,368
  New York State              
            5.00% 2/15/18     380,000       460,321
            5.00% 3/1/38     500,000       532,956
            5.00% 2/15/39     250,000       268,245
  Puerto Rico Commonwealth Government Development              
            Bank Refunded Remarketed 4.75% 12/1/15 (NATL-RE)     230,000       240,138
  Puerto Rico Commonwealth Public Improvement Refunding              
            Series C 6.00% 7/1/39     270,000       293,082
  Puerto Rico Commonwealth Series B 5.25% 7/1/32     95,000       98,072
                2,335,182
Transportation Revenue Bonds – 6.69%              
  Albany Parking Authority Revenue Series A 5.625% 7/15/25     220,000       224,759
  Metropolitan Transportation Authority Revenue              
            Series 2008C 6.50% 11/15/28     200,000       240,248
          Series B 5.00% 11/15/27     200,000       222,010
            Series F 5.00% 11/15/15     150,000       173,165
  New York State Thruway Authority General Revenue              
            (Bond Antic Notes)              
            Series A 4.00% 7/15/11     1,000,000       1,030,789
            Series H 5.00% 1/1/14 (NATL-RE)     500,000       564,960
            Series H 5.00% 1/1/15 (NATL-RE)     250,000       287,538

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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund
 
             Principal amount       Value
Municipal Bonds (continued)                      
Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued)              
  Port Authority New York & New Jersey              
            (Consolidated-One Hundred Fifty-Third) 5.00% 7/15/35   $ 250,000     $ 271,565
  Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Revenue              
          Series B-1 5.00% 11/15/25     200,000       225,430
            Series C 5.00% 11/15/24     200,000       230,402
                3,470,866
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 2.50%              
  New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority              
            Water & Sewer System Revenue              
            (Fiscal 2009) Series A 5.75% 6/15/40     200,000       230,656
            (Second General Resolution) Series FF 5.00% 6/15/31     500,000       553,595
            Series FF-2 5.50% 6/15/40     250,000       284,998
  New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation State              
            Clean Water & Drinking Water Revolving Funds              
            (New York City Municipal Project) Subordinated              
            Series B 5.00% 6/15/21     200,000       229,836
                1,299,085
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $46,225,551)             49,806,208
   
Short-Term Investments – 2.31%              
Variable Rate Demand Notes – 2.31%              
  New York City     900,000       900,000
  Series A-7 0.22% 8/1/21              
  Series E2 0.22% 8/1/21              
            (LOC, JPMorgan Chase Bank)     300,000       300,000
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $1,200,000)             1,200,000
   
Total Value of Securities – 98.25%              
  (cost $47,425,551)             51,006,208
Receivables and Other Assets              
  Net of Liabilities – 1.75%             908,106
Net Assets Applicable to 4,660,483              
  Shares Outstanding – 100.00%           $ 51,914,314

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Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund           
          Class A ($37,715,646 / 3,383,582 Shares)     $11.15  
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund        
          Class B ($736,630 / 66,230 Shares)     $11.12  
Net Asset Value – Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund        
          Class C ($13,462,038 / 1,210,671 Shares)     $11.12  
 
Components of Net Assets at August 31, 2010:        
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization – no par)   $ 48,369,674  
Distributions in excess of net investment income     (651 )
Accumulated net realized loss on investments     (35,366 )
Net unrealized appreciation of investments     3,580,657  
Total net assets   $ 51,914,314  
 
Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate as of August 31, 2010. Interest rates reset periodically.
Ω
Step coupon bond. Indicates security that has a zero coupon that remains in effect until a predetermined date at which time the stated interest rate becomes effective.
§
Pre-Refunded Bonds. Municipals that are generally backed or secured by U.S. Treasury bonds. For Pre-Refunded Bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond is pre-refunded. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”

Summary of abbreviations:
AGM — Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
AMBAC — Insured by the AMBAC Assurance Corporation
AMT — Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax
ASSURED GTY — Insured by the Assured Guaranty Corporation
FHA — Insured by the Federal Housing Administration
FGIC — Insured by the Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
LOC — Letter of Credit
NATL-RE — Insured by the National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
 
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund
 
 
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share –      
       Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund      
Net asset value Class A (A)      $ 11.15
Sales charge (4.50% of offering price) (B)     0.53
Offering price   $ 11.68

(A)   Net asset value per share, as illustrated, is the amount which would be paid upon redemption or repurchase of shares.
(B)   See the current prospectus for purchases of $100,000 or more.
 
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statements of operations  
  Year Ended August 31, 2010

    Delaware Tax-Free   Delaware Tax-Free   Delaware Tax-Free
       Arizona Fund      California Fund      Colorado Fund
Investment Income:                              
       Interest      $ 5,849,783        $ 4,408,103        $ 12,643,605  
 
Expenses:                              
       Management fees       609,119         456,995         1,364,806  
       Distribution expenses – Class A       273,770         163,093         580,811  
       Distribution expenses – Class B       44,721         39,019         20,831  
       Distribution expenses – Class C       76,412         138,361         136,433  
       Dividend disbursing and transfer agent                              
              fees and expenses       65,648         53,512         128,674  
       Accounting and administration expenses       48,326         33,065         98,757  
       Legal fees       19,953         9,911         29,277  
       Audit and tax       16,975         15,306         23,609  
       Registration fees       15,632         8,106         7,946  
       Reports and statements to shareholders       13,200         9,204         29,898  
       Pricing fees       7,573         7,748         9,025  
       Trustees’ fees       7,011         4,752         14,237  
       Dues and services       5,270         3,476         9,020  
       Insurance fees       5,011         3,229         9,704  
       Custodian fees       2,339         1,555         4,634  
       Consulting fees       1,789         1,207         3,644  
       Trustees’ expenses       503         332         1,078  
        1,213,252         948,871         2,472,384  
       Less fees waived       (70,644 )         (132,474 )         (48,381 )  
       Less expense paid indirectly       (66 )       (46 )       (147 )
       Total operating expenses       1,142,542         816,351         2,423,856  
Net Investment Income       4,707,241         3,591,752         10,219,749  
 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                              
       on Investments:                              
       Net realized gain (loss) on investments       1,415,533         (292,440 )       2,102,920  
       Net change in unrealized appreciation/                              
              depreciation of investments       5,624,262         7,517,014         12,877,406  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain                              
       on Investments       7,039,795         7,224,574         14,980,326  
 
Net Increase in Net Assets                              
       Resulting from Operations     $ 11,747,036       $ 10,816,326       $ 25,200,075  

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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    Delaware Tax-Free   Delaware Tax-Free
       Idaho Fund      New York Fund
Investment Income:                    
       Interest      $ 5,686,271        $ 1,852,251  
 
Expenses:                    
       Management fees       678,992         214,893  
       Distribution expenses – Class A       234,723         72,531  
       Distribution expenses – Class B       29,131         7,947  
       Distribution expenses – Class C       266,548         91,643  
       Dividend disbursing and transfer                    
              agent fees and expenses       64,113         39,851  
       Accounting and administration expenses       49,119         15,541  
       Audit and tax       17,679         13,123  
       Reports and statements to shareholders       15,696         4,349  
       Legal fees       15,596         5,126  
       Pricing fees       9,013         9,340  
       Registration fees       8,374         11,164  
       Trustees’ fees       7,047         2,206  
       Insurance fees       4,312         1,193  
       Dues and services       3,499         1,717  
       Custodian fees       2,393         797  
       Consulting fees       1,783         563  
       Trustees’ expenses       607         148  
        1,408,625         492,132  
       Less fees waived       (22,204 )         (104,739 )  
       Less expense paid indirectly       (67 )       (25 )
       Total operating expenses       1,386,354         387,368  
Net Investment Income       4,299,917         1,464,883  
 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                    
       on Investments:                    
       Net realized gain (loss) on investments       89,825         (26,599 )
       Net change in unrealized appreciation/                    
              depreciation of investments       6,715,627         2,648,873  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain                    
       on Investments       6,805,452         2,622,274  
 
Net Increase in Net Assets                    
       Resulting from Operations     $ 11,105,369       $ 4,087,157  

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statements of changes in net assets
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund
 
    Year Ended
       8/31/10      8/31/09
Increase in Net Assets from Operations:                
       Net investment income   $ 4,707,241     $ 4,979,083  
       Net realized gain on investments     1,415,533       676,245  
       Net change in unrealized                
              appreciation/depreciation of investments     5,624,262       283,443  
       Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     11,747,036       5,938,771  
 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:                
       Net investment income:                
              Class A     (4,303,466 )     (4,473,743 )
              Class B     (142,123 )     (247,800 )
              Class C     (242,383 )     (235,244 )
      (4,687,972 )     (4,956,787 )
 
Capital Share Transactions:                
       Proceeds from shares sold:                
              Class A     5,867,126       8,072,718  
              Class B     66       20,443  
              Class C     1,248,843       1,098,183  
 
       Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment                
              of dividends and distributions:                
              Class A     2,128,544       2,209,302  
              Class B     73,667       128,925  
              Class C     150,229       146,249  
      9,468,475       11,675,820  

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    Year Ended
       8/31/10      8/31/09
Capital Share Transactions (continued):                
       Cost of shares repurchased:                
              Class A   $ (19,829,331 )   $ (19,633,059 )
              Class B     (3,923,060 )     (3,235,890 )
              Class C     (1,103,623 )     (2,787,126 )
      (24,856,014 )     (25,656,075 )
Decrease in net assets derived from                
       capital share transactions     (15,387,539 )     (13,980,255 )
Net Decrease in Net Assets     (8,328,475 )     (12,998,271 )
 
Net Assets:                
       Beginning of year     127,454,947       140,453,218  
       End of year1   $ 119,126,472     $ 127,454,947  
 
       1Including undistributed net investment income   $ 26,196     $ 26,196  

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statements of changes in net assets
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund
 
    Year Ended
       8/31/10      8/31/09
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:                
       Net investment income   $ 3,591,752     $ 3,401,520  
       Net realized gain (loss) on investments     (292,440 )     709,018  
       Net change in unrealized                
              appreciation/depreciation of investments     7,517,014       (2,723,629 )
       Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     10,816,326       1,386,909  
 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:                
       Net investment income:                
              Class A     (2,925,853 )     (2,701,738 )
              Class B     (146,321 )     (195,352 )
              Class C     (516,624 )     (487,982 )
      (3,588,798 )     (3,385,072 )
 
Capital Share Transactions:                
       Proceeds from shares sold:                
              Class A     15,942,030       8,313,126  
              Class B     140,364       90,914  
              Class C     3,335,303       2,115,521  
 
       Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment                
              of dividends and distributions:                
              Class A     1,696,001       1,547,832  
              Class B     105,254       137,850  
              Class C     357,093       358,106  
      21,576,045       12,563,349  

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    Year Ended
       8/31/10      8/31/09
Capital Share Transactions (continued):                
       Cost of shares repurchased:                
              Class A   $ (11,521,238 )   $ (14,448,671 )
              Class B     (2,270,312 )     (1,676,431 )
              Class C     (2,930,338 )     (3,594,180 )
      (16,721,888 )     (19,719,282 )
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from                
       capital share transactions     4,854,157       (7,155,933 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     12,081,685       (9,154,096 )
 
Net Assets:                
       Beginning of year     79,599,898       88,753,994  
       End of year1   $ 91,681,583     $ 79,599,898  
 
       1Including undistributed net investment income   $ 18,763     $ 18,763  

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statements of changes in net assets
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund
 
    Year Ended
       8/31/10      8/31/09
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:                
       Net investment income   $ 10,219,749     $ 10,196,318  
       Net realized gain on investments     2,102,920       3,397,919  
       Net change in unrealized                
              appreciation/depreciation of investments     12,877,406       (4,848,204 )
       Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     25,200,075       8,746,033  
 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:                
       Net investment income:                
              Class A     (9,708,463 )     (9,697,369 )
              Class B     (71,622 )     (116,434 )
              Class C     (467,286 )     (355,221 )
      (10,247,371 )     (10,169,024 )
 
Capital Share Transactions:                
       Proceeds from shares sold:                
              Class A     15,893,257       14,183,751  
              Class B           10,613  
              Class C     4,043,038       2,881,769  
 
       Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment                
              of dividends and distributions:                
              Class A     6,184,316       6,074,319  
              Class B     36,966       50,248  
              Class C     340,428       248,362  
      26,498,005       23,449,062  

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    Year Ended
       8/31/10      8/31/09
Capital Share Transactions (continued):                
       Cost of shares repurchased:                
              Class A   $ (24,936,523 )   $ (27,122,635 )
              Class B     (1,418,824 )     (1,264,891 )
              Class C     (1,594,446 )     (1,437,234 )
      (27,949,793 )     (29,824,760 )
Decrease in net assets derived from                
       capital share transactions     (1,451,788 )     (6,375,698 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     13,500,916       (7,798,689 )
 
Net Assets:                
       Beginning of year     240,628,256       248,426,945  
       End of year1   $ 254,129,172     $ 240,628,256  
 
       1Including undistributed net investment income   $     $ 43,501  

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statements of changes in net assets
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund
 
    Year Ended
       8/31/10      8/31/09
Increase in Net Assets from Operations:                
       Net investment income   $ 4,299,917     $ 3,502,126  
       Net realized gain on investments     89,825       242,232  
       Net change in unrealized                
              appreciation/depreciation of investments     6,715,627       2,073,940  
       Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     11,105,369       5,818,298  
 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:                
       Net investment income:                
              Class A     (3,460,797 )     (2,944,277 )
              Class B     (86,212 )     (136,217 )
              Class C     (781,910 )     (403,213 )
      (4,328,919 )     (3,483,707 )
 
Capital Share Transactions:                
       Proceeds from shares sold:                
              Class A     18,620,022       17,915,127  
              Class B     9,917       63,569  
              Class C     17,105,840       8,501,134  
 
       Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment                
              of dividends and distributions:                
              Class A     2,431,970       1,894,609  
              Class B     62,082       98,426  
              Class C     568,025       249,454  
      38,797,856       28,722,319  

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    Year Ended
       8/31/10      8/31/09
Capital Share Transactions (continued):                
       Cost of shares repurchased:                
              Class A   $ (8,321,667 )   $ (7,521,138 )
              Class B     (1,131,494 )     (1,954,363 )
              Class C     (2,773,980 )     (1,450,880 )
      (12,227,141 )     (10,926,381 )
Increase in net assets derived from                
       capital share transactions     26,570,715       17,795,938  
Net Increase in Net Assets     33,347,165       20,130,529  
 
Net Assets:                
       Beginning of year     108,980,435       88,849,906  
       End of year1   $ 142,327,600     $ 108,980,435  
 
       1Including undistributed (distributions in excess of)                
              net investment income   $ (11,219 )   $ 5,851  

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statements of changes in net assets
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund
 
    Year Ended
       8/31/10      8/31/09
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:                
       Net investment income   $ 1,464,883     $ 900,508  
       Net realized gain (loss) on investments     (26,599 )     190,585  
       Net change in unrealized                
              appreciation/depreciation of investments     2,648,873       482,416  
       Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     4,087,157       1,573,509  
 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:                
       Net investment income:                
              Class A     (1,144,578 )     (738,485 )
              Class B     (25,736 )     (39,735 )
              Class C     (290,855 )     (116,762 )
      (1,461,169 )     (894,982 )
 
Capital Share Transactions:                
       Proceeds from shares sold:                
              Class A     16,389,706       10,366,325  
              Class B     9,343       47,828  
              Class C     8,918,180       3,939,824  
 
       Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment                
              of dividends and distributions:                
              Class A     717,620       403,783  
              Class B     15,971       22,930  
              Class C     198,252       62,861  
      26,249,072       14,843,551  

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    Year Ended
       8/31/10      8/31/09
Capital Share Transactions (continued):                
       Cost of shares repurchased:                
              Class A   $ (4,117,174 )   $ (3,831,875 )
              Class B     (362,784 )     (593,493 )
              Class C     (1,929,785 )     (585,220 )
      (6,409,743 )     (5,010,588 )
Increase in net assets derived from                
       capital share transactions     19,839,329       9,832,963  
Net Increase in Net Assets     22,465,317       10,511,490  
 
Net Assets:                
       Beginning of year     29,448,997       18,937,507  
       End of year1   $ 51,914,314     $ 29,448,997  
 
       1Including undistributed (distributions in excess of)                
              net investment income   $ (651 )   $ 3,746  

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund Class A
 
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 

Net asset value, beginning of period
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
Total from investment operations
 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income
Total dividends and distributions
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
Total return1
 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
       prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
       prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly
Portfolio turnover

1   Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total investment return during some of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.
 
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
84
 

 

  Year Ended  
  8/31/10   8/31/09   8/31/08   8/31/07   8/31/06      
  $11.090     $10.930     $11.070     $11.350     $11.560    
                               
                               
  0.447     0.431     0.444     0.465     0.467    
  0.668     0.158     (0.140 )   (0.280 )   (0.210 )  
  1.115     0.589     0.304     0.185     0.257    
                               
                               
  (0.445 )   (0.429 )   (0.444 )   (0.465 )   (0.467 )  
  (0.445 )   (0.429 )   (0.444 )   (0.465 )   (0.467 )  
                               
  $11.760     $11.090     $10.930     $11.070     $11.350    
                               
  10.27%     5.64%     2.78%     1.63%     2.31%    
                               
                               
  $108,214     $113,689     $122,027     $125,636     $131,468    
  0.86%     0.75%     0.75%     0.76%     0.76%    
                               
  0.92%     0.91%     0.91%     0.91%     0.91%    
  3.94%     4.07%     4.02%     4.11%     4.12%    
                               
  3.88%     3.91%     3.86%     3.96%     3.97%    
  15%     27%     29%     9%     8%    
 
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Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund Class B
 
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 

Net asset value, beginning of period
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
Total from investment operations
 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income
Total dividends and distributions
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
Total return1
 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
       prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
       prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly
Portfolio turnover

1   Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total investment return during some of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.
 
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
86
 

 

  Year Ended  
  8/31/10   8/31/09   8/31/08   8/31/07   8/31/06      
  $11.100     $10.940     $11.070     $11.360     $11.570    
                               
                               
  0.362     0.352     0.361     0.380     0.382    
  0.658     0.158     (0.130 )   (0.290 )   (0.210 )  
  1.020     0.510     0.231     0.090     0.172    
                               
                               
  (0.360 )   (0.350 )   (0.361 )   (0.380 )   (0.382 )  
  (0.360 )   (0.350 )   (0.361 )   (0.380 )   (0.382 )  
                               
  $11.760     $11.100     $10.940     $11.070     $11.360    
                               
  9.35%     4.85%     2.10%     0.78%     1.54%    
                               
                               
  $2,917     $6,509     $9,620     $12,407     $16,413    
  1.61%     1.50%     1.50%     1.51%     1.51%    
                               
  1.67%     1.66%     1.66%     1.66%     1.66%    
  3.19%     3.32%     3.27%     3.36%     3.37%    
                               
  3.13%     3.16%     3.11%     3.21%     3.22%    
  15%     27%     29%     9%     8%    

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Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund Class C
 
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 

Net asset value, beginning of period
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
Total from investment operations
 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income
Total dividends and distributions
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
Total return1
 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
       prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
       prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly
Portfolio turnover

1   Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total investment return during some of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.
 
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
88
 

 

  Year Ended  
  8/31/10   8/31/09   8/31/08   8/31/07   8/31/06      
  $11.120     $10.960     $11.090     $11.380     $11.580    
                               
                               
  0.363     0.352     0.361     0.380     0.381    
  0.668     0.158     (0.130 )   (0.290 )   (0.200 )  
  1.031     0.510     0.231     0.090     0.181    
                               
                               
  (0.361 )   (0.350 )   (0.361 )   (0.380 )   (0.381 )  
  (0.361 )   (0.350 )   (0.361 )   (0.380 )   (0.381 )  
                               
  $11.790     $11.120     $10.960     $11.090     $11.380    
                               
  9.43%     4.84%     2.09%     0.77%     1.63%    
                               
                               
  $7,995     $7,257     $8,806     $7,609     $8,117    
  1.61%     1.50%     1.50%     1.51%     1.51%    
                               
  1.67%     1.66%     1.66%     1.66%     1.66%    
  3.19%     3.32%     3.27%     3.36%     3.37%    
                               
  3.13%     3.16%     3.11%     3.21%     3.22%    
  15%     27%     29%     9%     8%    

89
 

 

Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund Class A
 
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 

Net asset value, beginning of period
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
Total from investment operations
 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income
Total dividends and distributions
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
Total return1
 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
       prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
       prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly
Portfolio turnover

1   Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total investment return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.
 
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
90
 

 

  Year Ended  
  8/31/10   8/31/09   8/31/08   8/31/07   8/31/06      
  $10.620     $10.800     $11.010     $11.400     $11.490    
                               
                               
  0.497     0.448     0.449     0.454     0.450    
  0.950     (0.182 )   (0.210 )   (0.390 )   (0.090 )  
  1.447     0.266     0.239     0.064     0.360    
                               
                               
  (0.497 )   (0.446 )   (0.449 )   (0.454 )   (0.450 )  
  (0.497 )   (0.446 )   (0.449 )   (0.454 )   (0.450 )  
                               
  $11.570     $10.620     $10.800     $11.010     $11.400    
                               
  13.92%     2.74%     2.21%     0.51%     3.24%    
                               
                               
  $72,902     $61,132     $67,174     $76,537     $75,995    
  0.82%     0.88%     0.88%     0.89%     0.88%    
                               
  0.98%     0.97%     0.97%     0.97%     0.97%    
  4.48%     4.42%     4.11%     3.98%     3.97%    
                               
  4.32%     4.33%     4.02%     3.90%     3.88%    
  35%     59%     34%     21%     14%    

91
 

 

Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund Class B
 
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 

Net asset value, beginning of period
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
Total from investment operations
 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income
Total dividends and distributions
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
Total return1
 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
       prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
       prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly
Portfolio turnover

1   Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total investment return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.
 
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
92
 

 

  Year Ended  
  8/31/10   8/31/09   8/31/08   8/31/07   8/31/06      
  $10.670     $10.840     $11.060     $11.440     $11.530    
                                
                               
  0.416     0.373     0.367     0.368     0.365    
  0.940     (0.172 )   (0.220 )   (0.380 )   (0.090 )  
  1.356     0.201     0.147     (0.012 )   0.275    
                               
                               
  (0.416 )   (0.371 )   (0.367 )   (0.368 )   (0.365 )  
  (0.416 )   (0.371 )   (0.367 )   (0.368 )   (0.365 )  
                               
  $11.610     $10.670     $10.840     $11.060     $11.440    
                               
  12.93%     2.07%     1.34%     (0.15% )   2.46%    
                               
                               
  $3,254     $4,938     $6,589     $9,384     $14,918    
  1.57%     1.63%     1.63%     1.64%     1.63%    
                               
  1.73%     1.72%     1.72%     1.72%     1.72%    
  3.73%     3.67%     3.36%     3.23%     3.22%    
                               
  3.57%     3.58%     3.27%     3.15%     3.13%    
  35%     59%     34%     21%     14%    

93
 

 

Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund Class C
 
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 

Net asset value, beginning of period
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
Total from investment operations
 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income
Total dividends and distributions
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
Total return1
 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
       prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
       prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly
Portfolio turnover

1   Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total investment return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.
 
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
94
 

 

  Year Ended  
  8/31/10   8/31/09   8/31/08   8/31/07   8/31/06      
  $10.640     $10.810     $11.030     $11.420     $11.500    
                               
                               
  0.415     0.373     0.367     0.368     0.365    
  0.950     (0.172 )   (0.220 )   (0.390 )   (0.080 )  
  1.365     0.201     0.147     (0.022 )   0.285    
                               
                               
  (0.415 )   (0.371 )   (0.367 )   (0.368 )   (0.365 )  
  (0.415 )   (0.371 )   (0.367 )   (0.368 )   (0.365 )  
                               
  $11.590     $10.640     $10.810     $11.030     $11.420    
                               
  13.06%     2.07%     1.35%     (0.24% )   2.56%    
                               
                               
  $15,526     $13,530     $14,991     $13,453     $12,768    
  1.57%     1.63%     1.63%     1.64%     1.63%    
                               
  1.73%     1.72%     1.72%     1.72%     1.72%    
  3.73%     3.67%     3.36%     3.23%     3.22%    
                               
  3.57%     3.58%     3.27%     3.15%     3.13%    
  35%     59%     34%     21%     14%    

95
 

 

Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund Class A
 
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 

Net asset value, beginning of period
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
Total from investment operations
 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income
Total dividends and distributions
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
Total return1
 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
       prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
       prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly
Portfolio turnover

1   Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total investment return during some of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.
 
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
96
 

 

  Year Ended  
  8/31/10   8/31/09   8/31/08   8/31/07   8/31/06      
  $10.600     $10.640     $10.730     $11.040     $11.200    
                               
                               
  0.455     0.452     0.448     0.464     0.488    
  0.661     (0.041 )   (0.089 )   (0.310 )   (0.160 )  
  1.116     0.411     0.359     0.154     0.328    
                               
                               
  (0.456 )   (0.451 )   (0.449 )   (0.464 )   (0.488 )  
  (0.456 )   (0.451 )   (0.449 )   (0.464 )   (0.488 )  
                               
  $11.260     $10.600     $10.640     $10.730     $11.040    
                               
  10.74%     4.11%     3.38%     1.38%     3.03%    
                               
                               
  $237,545     $226,393     $234,630     $246,695     $258,773    
  0.93%     0.90%     0.93%     0.94%     0.93%    
                               
  0.95%     0.95%     0.95%     0.96%     0.94%    
  4.16%     4.43%     4.16%     4.22%     4.43%    
                               
  4.14%     4.38%     4.14%     4.20%     4.42%    
  17%     27%     15%     12%     8%    

97
 

 

Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund Class B
 
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
Total from investment operations
 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income
Total dividends and distributions
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
Total return1
 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
       prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
       prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly
Portfolio turnover

1 Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total investment return during some of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.
 
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
98
 

 

  Year Ended  
  8/31/10   8/31/09   8/31/08   8/31/07   8/31/06      
  $10.610     $10.640     $10.730     $11.050     $11.200    
                               
                               
  0.373     0.375     0.367     0.382     0.405    
  0.661     (0.031 )   (0.089 )   (0.320 )   (0.150 )  
  1.034     0.344     0.278     0.062     0.255    
                               
                               
  (0.374 )   (0.374 )   (0.368 )   (0.382 )   (0.405 )  
  (0.374 )   (0.374 )   (0.368 )   (0.382 )   (0.405 )  
                               
  $11.270     $10.610     $10.640     $10.730     $11.050    
                               
  9.91%     3.43%     2.60%     0.53%     2.35%    
                               
                               
  $1,429     $2,693     $3,961     $5,326     $8,221    
  1.68%     1.65%     1.68%     1.69%     1.68%    
                               
  1.70%     1.70%     1.70%     1.71%     1.69%    
  3.41%     3.68%     3.41%     3.47%     3.68%    
                               
  3.39%     3.63%     3.39%     3.45%     3.67%    
  17%     27%     15%     12%     8%    

99
 

 

Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund Class C
 
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
Total from investment operations
 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income
Total dividends and distributions
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
Total return1
 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
       prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
       prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly
Portfolio turnover

1 Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total investment return during some of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.
 
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
100
 

 

  Year Ended  
  8/31/10   8/31/09   8/31/08   8/31/07   8/31/06      
  $10.630     $10.660     $10.750     $11.070     $11.220    
                               
                               
  0.374     0.375     0.367     0.382     0.405    
  0.661     (0.031 )   (0.089 )   (0.320 )   (0.150 )  
  1.035     0.344     0.278     0.062     0.255    
                               
                               
  (0.375 )   (0.374 )   (0.368 )   (0.382 )   (0.405 )  
  (0.375 )   (0.374 )   (0.368 )   (0.382 )   (0.405 )  
                               
  $11.290     $10.630     $10.660     $10.750     $11.070    
                               
  9.90%     3.43%     2.60%     0.53%     2.34%    
                               
                               
  $15,155     $11,542     $9,836     $10,152     $9,971    
  1.68%     1.65%     1.68%     1.69%     1.68%    
                               
  1.70%     1.70%     1.70%     1.71%     1.69%    
  3.41%     3.68%     3.41%     3.47%     3.68%    
                               
  3.39%     3.63%     3.39%     3.45%     3.67%    
  17%     27%     15%     12%     8%    

101
 

 

Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund Class A
 
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
Total from investment operations
 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income
Total dividends and distributions
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
Total return1
 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
       prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
       prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly
Portfolio turnover

1 Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total investment return during some of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.
 
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
102
 

 

  Year Ended  
  8/31/10   8/31/09   8/31/08   8/31/07   8/31/06      
  $11.490     $11.260     $11.260     $11.450     $11.630    
                               
                               
  0.431     0.436     0.437     0.448     0.449    
  0.633     0.228         (0.190 )   (0.180 )  
  1.064     0.664     0.437     0.258     0.269    
                               
                               
  (0.434 )   (0.434 )   (0.437 )   (0.448 )   (0.449 )  
  (0.434 )   (0.434 )   (0.437 )   (0.448 )   (0.449 )  
                               
  $12.120     $11.490     $11.260     $11.260     $11.450    
                               
  9.44%     6.12%     3.93%     2.27%     2.40%    
                               
                               
  $104,287     $86,445     $72,237     $69,931     $62,808    
  0.94%     0.88%     0.85%     0.86%     0.85%    
                               
  0.96%     0.96%     0.96%     0.98%     0.98%    
  3.66%     3.94%     3.87%     3.92%     3.95%    
                               
  3.64%     3.86%     3.76%     3.80%     3.82%    
  7%     10%     11%     8%     15%    

103
 

 

Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund Class B
 
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
Total from investment operations
 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income
Total dividends and distributions
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
Total return1
 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
       prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
       prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly
Portfolio turnover

1 Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total investment return during some of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.
 
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
104
 

 

  Year Ended  
  8/31/10   8/31/09   8/31/08   8/31/07   8/31/06      
  $11.470     $11.240     $11.240     $11.430     $11.610    
                               
                               
  0.343     0.353     0.353     0.363     0.364    
  0.633     0.228         (0.190 )   (0.180 )  
  0.976     0.581     0.353     0.173     0.184    
                               
                               
  (0.346 )   (0.351 )   (0.353 )   (0.363 )   (0.364 )  
  (0.346 )   (0.351 )   (0.353 )   (0.363 )   (0.364 )  
                               
  $12.100     $11.470     $11.240     $11.240     $11.430    
                               
  8.64%     5.34%     3.17%     1.51%     1.64%    
                               
                               
  $2,450     $3,359     $5,123     $6,003     $7,892    
  1.69%     1.63%     1.60%     1.61%     1.60%    
                               
  1.71%     1.71%     1.71%     1.73%     1.73%    
  2.91%     3.19%     3.12%     3.17%     3.20%    
                               
  2.89%     3.11%     3.01%     3.05%     3.07%    
  7%     10%     11%     8%     15%    

105
 

 

Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund Class C
 
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
Total from investment operations
 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income
Total dividends and distributions
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
Total return1
 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
       prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
       prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly
Portfolio turnover

1 Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total investment return during some of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.
 
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
106
 

 

  Year Ended      
  8/31/10   8/31/09   8/31/08   8/31/07   8/31/06  
  $11.480     $11.250     $11.250     $11.440     $11.630    
                                
                                 
  0.342     0.353     0.352     0.363     0.364    
  0.633     0.228         (0.190 )   (0.190 )  
  0.975     0.581     0.352     0.173     0.174    
                               
                               
  (0.345 )   (0.351 )   (0.352 )   (0.363 )   (0.364 )  
  (0.345 )   (0.351 )   (0.352 )   (0.363 )   (0.364 )  
                               
  $12.110     $11.480     $11.250     $11.250     $11.440    
                               
  8.63%     5.34%     3.16%     1.51%     1.56%    
                               
                               
  $35,591     $19,176     $11,490     $11,535     $13,430    
  1.69%     1.63%     1.60%     1.61%     1.60%    
                               
  1.71%     1.71%     1.71%     1.73%     1.73%    
  2.91%     3.19%     3.12%     3.17%     3.20%    
                               
  2.89%     3.11%     3.01%     3.05%     3.07%    
  7%     10%     11%     8%     15%    

107
 

 

Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund Class A
 
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
Total from investment operations
 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income
Total dividends and distributions
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
Total return1
 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
       prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
       prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly
Portfolio turnover

1 Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total investment return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.
 
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
108
 

 

  Year Ended  
  8/31/10   8/31/09   8/31/08   8/31/07   8/31/06      
  $10.450     $10.300     $10.300     $10.550     $10.700    
                               
                               
  0.429     0.409     0.411     0.435     0.449    
  0.700     0.148         (0.250 )   (0.150 )  
  1.129     0.557     0.411     0.185     0.299    
                               
                               
  (0.429 )   (0.407 )   (0.411 )   (0.435 )   (0.449 )  
  (0.429 )   (0.407 )   (0.411 )   (0.435 )   (0.449 )  
                               
  $11.150     $10.450     $10.300     $10.300     $10.550    
                               
  11.02%     5.65%     4.04%     1.75%     2.90%    
                               
                               
  $37,716     $22,780     $15,340     $14,817     $13,519    
  0.80%     0.85%     0.85%     0.79%     0.65%    
                               
  1.07%     1.10%     1.09%     1.10%     1.09%    
  3.94%     4.10%     3.97%     4.13%     4.28%    
                               
  3.67%     3.85%     3.73%     3.82%     3.84%    
  15%     36%     28%     14%     20%    

109
 

 

Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund Class B
 
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
Total from investment operations
 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income
Total dividends and distributions
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
Total return1
 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
       prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
       prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly
Portfolio turnover

1 Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total investment return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.
 
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
110
 

 

  Year Ended  
  8/31/10   8/31/09   8/31/08   8/31/07   8/31/06      
  $10.420     $10.270     $10.280     $10.530     $10.670    
                               
                               
  0.347     0.334     0.333     0.357     0.370    
  0.700     0.148     (0.010 )   (0.250 )   (0.140 )  
  1.047     0.482     0.323     0.107     0.230    
                               
                               
  (0.347 )   (0.332 )   (0.333 )   (0.357 )   (0.370 )  
  (0.347 )   (0.332 )   (0.333 )   (0.357 )   (0.370 )  
                               
  $11.120     $10.420     $10.270     $10.280     $10.530    
                               
  10.21%     4.88%     3.17%     0.99%     2.23%    
                               
                               
  $736     $1,018     $1,549     $2,164     $2,858    
  1.55%     1.60%     1.60%     1.54%     1.40%    
                               
  1.82%     1.85%     1.84%     1.85%     1.84%    
  3.19%     3.35%     3.22%     3.38%     3.53%    
                               
  2.92%     3.10%     2.98%     3.07%     3.09%    
  15%     36%     28%     14%     20%    

111
 

 

Financial highlights
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund Class C
 
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
Total from investment operations
 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income
Total dividends and distributions
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
Total return1
 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
       prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
       prior to fees waived and expense paid indirectly
Portfolio turnover

1 Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total investment return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.
 
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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  Year Ended
       8/31/10     8/31/09     8/31/08     8/31/07     8/31/06       
    $10.420     $10.270     $10.280     $10.530     $10.670    
     
     
    0.346     0.333     0.333     0.357     0.370    
    0.700     0.148     (0.010 )   (0.250 )   (0.140 )  
    1.046     0.481     0.323     0.107     0.230    
     
     
    (0.346 )   (0.331 )   (0.333 )   (0.357 )   (0.370 )  
    (0.346 )   (0.331 )   (0.333 )   (0.357 )   (0.370 )  
     
    $11.120     $10.420     $10.270     $10.280     $10.530    
     
    10.20%     4.88%     3.17%     0.99%     2.23%    
     
     
    $13,462     $5,651     $2,049     $2,131     $2,068    
    1.55%     1.60%     1.60%     1.54%     1.40%    
                                  
    1.82%     1.85%     1.84%     1.85%     1.84%    
    3.19%     3.35%     3.22%     3.38%     3.53%    
                                 
    2.92%     3.10%     2.98%     3.07%     3.09%    
    15%     36%     28%     14%     20%    

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Notes to financial statements  
Delaware multiple state tax-free funds August 31, 2010

Voyageur Mutual Funds is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers five series: Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, and Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund. Voyageur Mutual Funds II is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers one series: Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund. Voyageur Insured Funds is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers one series: Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund. Voyageur Mutual Funds, Voyageur Mutual Funds II, and Voyageur Insured Funds are individually referred to as a Trust and collectively as the Trusts. These financial statements and related notes pertain to Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, and Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund (each, a Fund or, collectively, the Funds). The above Trusts are open-end investment companies. The Funds are considered non-diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and offer Class A, Class B, and Class C shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of up to 4.50%. Class A share purchases of $1,000,000 or more will incur a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% if redeemed during the first year and 0.50% during the second year, provided that Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP) paid a financial advisor a commission on the purchase of those shares. Class B shares may be purchased only through dividend reinvestment and certain permitted exchanges. Prior to June 1, 2007, Class B shares were sold with a CDSC that declined from 4% to zero depending upon the period of time the shares were held. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis approximately eight years after purchase. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1%, if redeemed during the first twelve months.
 
The investment objective of each Fund is to seek as high a level of current income exempt from federal income tax and personal income tax in its respective state, as is consistent with preservation of capital.
 
1. Significant Accounting Policies
 
The following accounting policies are in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) and are consistently followed by the Funds.
 
Security Valuation — Debt securities are valued by an independent pricing service or broker. To the extent current market prices are not available, the pricing service may take into account developments related to the specific security, as well as transactions in comparable securities. Short-term debt securities are valued at market value. These securities will generally be categorized as Level 2 investments. Open-end investment companies are valued at their published net asset value. These securities will generally be categorized as Level 1 investments. Generally, other securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of each Fund’s Board of Trustees (each, a Board or, collectively, the Boards). In determining whether market quotations are readily available or fair valuation will be used, various factors will be taken into consideration, such as market closures or suspension of trading in a security. These securities will generally be categorized as Level 3 investments.
 
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Federal Income Taxes — No provision for federal income taxes has been made as each Fund intends to continue to qualify for federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to shareholders. The Funds evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (August 31, 2007 - August 31, 2010), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements.
 
Class Accounting Investment income and common expenses are allocated to the various classes of each Fund on the basis of “settled shares” of each class in relation to the net assets of each Fund. Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments are allocated to the various classes of each Fund on the basis of daily net assets of each class. Distribution expenses relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class.
 
Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material.
 
Other Expenses directly attributable to the Funds are charged directly to the Funds. Other expenses common to various funds within the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds are generally allocated amongst such funds on the basis of average net assets. Management fees and some other expenses are paid monthly. Security transactions are recorded on the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date) for financial reporting purposes. Costs used in calculating realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Discounts and premiums are amortized to interest income over the lives of the respective securities. Each Fund declares dividends daily from net investment income and pays such dividends monthly and declares and pays distributions from net realized gain on investments, if any, annually. Such dividends and distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
 
The Funds receive earnings credits from their custodian when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset custody fees. There were no earnings credits for the year ended August 31, 2010.
 
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware multiple state tax-free funds
 
1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
 
The Funds may receive earnings credits from their transfer agent when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset transfer agent fees. The expense paid under this arrangement is included in dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses on the statements of operations with the corresponding offset shown as “expense paid indirectly.” For the year ended August 31, 2010, the Funds earned the following amounts under this agreement:
 
Delaware Tax-Free   Delaware Tax-Free   Delaware Tax-Free   Delaware Tax-Free   Delaware Tax-Free
Arizona Fund       California Fund   Colorado Fund   Idaho Fund   New York Fund
$66   $46   $147   $67   $25

2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements and Other Transactions with Affiliates
 
In accordance with the terms of its respective investment management agreement, each Fund pays Delaware Management Company (DMC), a series of Delaware Management Business Trust and the investment manager, an annual fee, which is calculated based on each Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
 
  Delaware   Delaware   Delaware   Delaware   Delaware
  Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free
  Arizona Fund       California Fund       Colorado Fund       Idaho Fund       New York Fund
On the first $500 million 0.500 %   0.550 %   0.550 %   0.550 %   0.550 %
On the next $500 million 0.475 %   0.500 %   0.500 %   0.500 %   0.500 %
On the next $1.5 billion 0.450 %   0.450 %   0.450 %   0.450 %   0.450 %
In excess of $2.5 billion 0.425 %   0.425 %   0.425 %   0.425 %   0.425 %

DMC has voluntarily agreed to waive that portion, if any, of its management fee and reimburse each Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that total annual operating expenses, (excluding any 12b-1 plan expenses, taxes, interest, inverse floater program expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and nonroutine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations (collectively, nonroutine expenses)), do not exceed specified percentages of average daily net assets as shown below until such time as the waivers are discontinued. For purposes of these waivers and reimbursements, nonroutine expenses may also include such additional costs and expenses, as may be agreed upon from time to time by each Fund’s Board and DMC. These expense waivers and reimbursements apply only to expenses paid directly by the Funds.
 
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  Delaware   Delaware   Delaware   Delaware   Delaware
  Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free
  Arizona Fund       California Fund       Colorado Fund       Idaho Fund       New York Fund
Effective January 1, 2010                            
       operating expense limitation                            
       as a percentage of average                            
       daily net assets (per annum) —%     0.57%     —%     —%     0.55%  
 
Through December 31, 2009,                            
       operating expense                            
       limitation as a percentage                            
       of average daily net assets                            
       (per annum) 0.50%     0.63%     0.64%     0.65%     0.60%  
Expiration date 12/31/09     12/31/09     12/31/09     12/31/09     12/31/09  

Delaware Service Company, Inc. (DSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administration oversight services to each Fund. For these services, the Funds pay DSC fees based on the aggregate daily net assets of the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds at the following annual rate: 0.0050% of the first $30 billion; 0.0045% of the next $10 billion; 0.0040% of the next $10 billion; and 0.0025% of aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $50 billion. The fees payable to DSC under the service agreement described above are allocated among all Funds in the Delaware Investments Family of Funds on a relative net asset value basis. For the year ended August 31, 2010, each Fund was charged for these services as follows:
 
    Delaware   Delaware   Delaware   Delaware   Delaware
    Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free
        Arizona Fund       California Fund       Colorado Fund       Idaho Fund       New York Fund
    $6,091   $4,155   $12,407   $6,173   $1,954

DSC also provides dividend disbursing and transfer agency services. Each Fund pays DSC a monthly fee based on the number of shareholder accounts for dividend disbursing and transfer agent services.
 
Pursuant to a distribution agreement and distribution plan, each Fund pays DDLP, the distributor and an affiliate of DMC, an annual distribution and service fee not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the Class B and C shares.
 
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Delaware multiple state tax-free funds
 
2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements and Other Transactions with Affiliates (continued)
 
At August 31, 2010, each Fund had liabilities payable to affiliates as follows:
 
  Delaware   Delaware   Delaware   Delaware   Delaware
  Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free
  Arizona Fund       California Fund       Colorado Fund       Idaho Fund       New York Fund
Investment management                                      
       fee payable to DMC $ 50,132     $ 30,131     $ 117,462     $ 64,741     $ 11,850  
Dividend disbursing,                                      
       transfer agent and fund                                      
       accounting oversight                                      
       fees and other expenses                                      
       payable to DSC   2,270       1,804       5,108       2,650       1,246  
Distribution fees                                      
       payable to DDLP   31,912       30,784       63,700       52,383       19,105  
Other expenses payable to                                      
       DMC and affiliates*   4,228       3,412       7,983       3,995       2,455  

*DMC, as part of its administrative services, pays operating expenses on behalf of each Fund and is reimbursed on a periodic basis. Such expenses include items such as printing of shareholder reports, fees for audit, legal and tax services, registration fees and trustees’ fees.
 
As provided in the investment management agreement, each Fund bears the cost of certain legal and tax services, including internal legal and tax services provided to each Fund by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees. For the year ended August 31, 2010, each Fund was charged for internal legal and tax services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees as follows:
 
    Delaware   Delaware   Delaware   Delaware   Delaware
    Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free
    Arizona Fund       California Fund       Colorado Fund       Idaho Fund       New York Fund
    $4,563   $3,294   $9,785   $5,373   $1,848

For the year ended August 31, 2010, DDLP earned commissions on sales of Class A shares for each Fund as follows:
 
  Delaware   Delaware   Delaware   Delaware   Delaware
  Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free
  Arizona Fund       California Fund       Colorado Fund       Idaho Fund       New York Fund
  $10,452   $14,210   $23,982   $57,128   $45,905

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For the year ended August 31, 2010, DDLP received gross CDSC commissions on redemptions of each Fund’s Class A, Class B and Class C shares, and these commissions were entirely used to offset up-front commissions previously paid by DDLP to broker/dealers on sales of those shares. The amounts received were as follows:
 
    Delaware   Delaware   Delaware   Delaware   Delaware
    Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free
    Arizona Fund       California Fund       Colorado Fund       Idaho Fund       New York Fund
Class A   $       $      $     $     $  
Class B     1,009       261       303       535        
Class C     445       1,803       1,085       9,119       844  

Trustees’ fees include expenses accrued by the Funds for each Trustee’s retainer and meeting fees. Certain officers of DMC, DSC and DDLP are officers and/or Trustees of the Trusts. These officers and Trustees are paid no compensation by the Funds.
 
3. Investments
 
For the year ended August 31, 2010, the Funds made purchases and sales of investment securities other than short-term investments as follows:
 
  Delaware   Delaware   Delaware   Delaware   Delaware
  Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free
  Arizona Fund       California Fund       Colorado Fund       Idaho Fund       New York Fund
Purchases $18,431,501   $30,471,028   $41,337,553   $37,688,730   $24,034,969
Sales 33,144,867   28,406,921   42,191,387   8,050,034   5,779,101

At August 31, 2010, the cost of investments and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for federal income tax purposes for each Fund were as follows:
 
  Delaware   Delaware   Delaware   Delaware   Delaware
  Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free
  Arizona Fund       California Fund       Colorado Fund       Idaho Fund       New York Fund
Cost of                                        
       investments $ 111,694,928     $ 86,068,606     $ 237,480,796     $ 133,317,440       $ 47,417,949  
Aggregate                                        
       unrealized                                        
       appreciation $ 7,992,529     $ 5,393,989     $ 15,897,546     $ 9,768,272       $ 3,675,703  
Aggregate                                        
       unrealized                                        
       depreciation   (346,228 )     (1,018,756 )     (2,345,809 )     (6,963 )       (87,444 )
Net unrealized                                        
       appreciation $ 7,646,301     $ 4,375,233     $ 13,551,737     $ 9,761,309       $ 3,588,259  

U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that the Funds would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. A three level hierarchy for fair value
 
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Delaware multiple state tax-free funds
 
3. Investments (continued)
 
measurements has been established based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available under the circumstances. Each Fund’s investment in its entirety is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three level hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.
 
Level 1 –  inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
   
Level 2 – other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)
   
Level 3 – inputs are significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments)

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Funds’ investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of August 31, 2010:
 
  Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund
  Level 1       Level 2       Total
Municipal Bonds $   $ 118,095,526   $ 118,095,526
Short-Term Investment   1,245,703         1,245,703
Total $ 1,245,703   $ 118,095,526   $ 119,341,229
 
  Delaware Tax-Free California Fund
  Level 1   Level 2   Total
Municipal Bonds $   $ 88,983,231   $ 88,983,231
Short-Term Investments   460,608     1,000,000     1,460,608
Total $ 460,608   $ 89,983,231   $ 90,443,839
 
  Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund
  Level 1   Level 2   Total
Municipal Bonds $   $ 250,654,145   $ 250,654,145
Short-Term Investment   378,388         378,388
Total $ 378,388   $ 250,654,145   $ 251,032,533

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  Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund
  Level 1       Level 2       Total
Municipal Bonds $   $ 140,081,231   $ 140,081,231
Short-Term Investments   297,518     2,700,000     2,997,518
Total $ 297,518   $ 142,781,231   $ 143,078,749
 
  Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund
        Level 2      
Municipal Bonds       $ 49,806,208      
Short-Term Investments         1,200,000      
Total       $ 51,006,208      

There were no Level 3 securities at the beginning or end of the year.
 
In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards Update, Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements, which introduced new disclosure requirements and clarified certain existing disclosure requirements around fair value measurements currently presented above. The new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures are generally effective for the Funds’ fiscal year ending August 31, 2010 and interim periods therein. During the year ended August 31, 2010, there were no transfers of securities between Level 1 investments, Level 2 investments or Level 3 investments that had a material impact to the Funds.
 
4. Dividend and Distribution Information
 
Income and long-term capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Additionally, distributions from net short-term gains on sales of investment securities are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes. The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the years ended August 31, 2010 and 2009 was as follows:
 
  Delaware   Delaware   Delaware   Delaware   Delaware
  Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free
  Arizona Fund       California Fund       Colorado Fund       Idaho Fund       New York Fund
Year Ended 8/31/10                                                        
Tax-exempt income       $ 4,579,114               $ 3,488,842               $ 10,068,514            $ 4,144,275        $ 1,443,380  
Ordinary income     108,858         99,956         178,857         184,644         17,789  
Total   $ 4,687,972       $ 3,588,798       $ 10,247,371       $ 4,328,919       $ 1,461,169  
   
Year Ended 8/31/09                                                
Tax-exempt income   $ 4,956,787       $ 3,385,072       $ 10,156,494       $ 3,483,707       $ 894,982  
Ordinary income                     12,530                  
Total   $ 4,956,787       $ 3,385,072       $ 10,169,024       $ 3,483,707       $ 894,982  

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5. Components of Net Assets on a Tax Basis
 
As of August 31, 2010, the components of net assets on a tax basis were as follows:
 
  Delaware   Delaware   Delaware   Delaware   Delaware
  Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free
  Arizona Fund       California Fund       Colorado Fund       Idaho Fund       New York Fund
Shares of beneficial                                    
       interest $ 111,486,795     $ 87,796,897     $ 243,576,419     $ 132,577,310     $48,369,674  
Undistributed                                    
       long-term                                    
       capital gains                     200      
Distributions                                    
       payable   (110,017 )     (89,889 )     (246,421 )     (116,278 )   (42,305 )
Undistributed                                    
       tax-exempt                                    
       income   136,213       108,652       246,421       105,059     41,654  
Post-October                                    
       losses         (499,093 )               (19,786 )
Capital loss                                    
       carryforwards   (32,820 )     (10,217 )     (2,998,984 )         (23,182 )
Unrealized                                    
       appreciation of                                    
       investments   7,646,301       4,375,233       13,551,737       9,761,309     3,588,259  
Net assets $ 119,126,472     $ 91,681,583     $ 254,129,172     $ 142,327,600     $51,914,314  

The differences between book basis and tax basis components of net assets are primarily attributable to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, tax treatment of distribution payables and tax treatment of market discount on debt instruments.
 
Post-October losses represent losses realized on investment transactions from November 1, 2009 through August 31, 2010 that, in accordance with federal income tax regulations, the identified Funds have elected to defer and treat as having arisen in the following fiscal year.
 
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For financial reporting purposes, capital accounts are adjusted to reflect the tax character of permanent book/tax differences. Reclassifications are primarily due to tax treatment of market discount on debt instruments. Results of operations and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications. For the year ended August 31, 2010, the Funds recorded the following reclassifications:
 
  Delaware   Delaware   Delaware   Delaware   Delaware
  Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free
  Arizona Fund       California Fund       Colorado Fund       Idaho Fund       New York Fund
Undistributed                                      
       (distributions in excess of)                                      
       net investment income $ (19,269 )   $ (2,954 )   $ (15,879 )   $ 11,932     $ (8,111 )
Accumulated net realized                                      
       gain (loss)   19,269       2,954       15,879       (11,932 )     8,111  

For federal income tax purposes, capital loss carryforwards may be carried forward and applied against future capital gains. In 2010, the Funds utilized capital loss carryforwards as follows:
 
  Delaware   Delaware   Delaware   Delaware
  Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free
  Arizona Fund       California Fund       Colorado Fund       Idaho Fund
  $1,415,651   $217,477   $2,102,969   $89,623

Capital loss carryforwards remaining at August 31, 2010 will expire as follows:
 
    Delaware   Delaware   Delaware   Delaware
Year of   Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free
Expiration         Arizona Fund       California Fund       Colorado Fund       New York Fund
2012     $ 32,820       $       $ 693,591       $  
2013                 57,695        
2014                 2,203,520        
2016           10,217       44,178       14,929  
2018                               8,253  
Total     $ 32,820       $ 10,217       $ 2,998,984       $ 23,182  

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6. Capital Shares
 
Transactions in capital shares were as follows:
 
  Delaware Tax-Free   Delaware Tax-Free   Delaware Tax-Free
  Arizona Fund   California Fund   Colorado Fund
  Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended
  8/31/10       8/31/09       8/31/10       8/31/09       8/31/10       8/31/09
Shares sold:                                  
       Class A 515,840     756,808     1,434,211     825,013     1,455,185     1,387,638  
       Class B 6     1,968     12,712     9,030         1,049  
       Class C 109,633     102,547     298,932     208,816     370,563     281,038  
 
Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:
       Class A 187,152     207,965     152,556     152,565     566,146     595,084  
       Class B 6,483     12,138     9,449     13,524     3,385     4,925  
       Class C 13,172     13,735     32,069     35,227     31,073     24,239  
  832,286     1,095,161     1,939,929     1,244,175     2,426,352     2,293,973  
                                 
Shares repurchased:                                
       Class A (1,748,428 )   (1,879,717 )   (1,038,915 )   (1,444,076 )   (2,288,864 )   (2,677,810 )
       Class B (344,965 )   (307,293 )   (204,969 )   (167,397 )   (130,484 )   (124,079 )
       Class C (97,006 )   (267,390 )   (262,607 )   (358,482 )   (145,599 )   (141,654 )
  (2,190,399 )   (2,454,400 )   (1,506,491 )   (1,969,955 )   (2,564,947 )   (2,943,543 )
Net increase                                  
       (decrease) (1,358,113 )   (1,359,239 )   433,438     (725,780 )   (138,595 )   (649,570 )

  Delaware Tax-Free   Delaware Tax-Free
  Idaho Fund   New York Fund
  Year Ended   Year Ended
  8/31/10       8/31/09       8/31/10       8/31/09
Shares sold:                      
       Class A 1,582,213     1,615,020     1,519,766     1,035,723  
       Class B 853     5,765     880     4,787  
       Class C 1,457,021     758,087     830,745     396,933  
 
Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:
       Class A 206,666     171,510     66,469     40,258  
       Class B 5,292     8,957     1,486     2,303  
       Class C 48,259     22,570     18,395     6,249  
  3,300,304     2,581,909     2,437,741     1,486,253  
 
Shares repurchased:                    
       Class A (709,358 )   (679,777 )   (383,035 )   (385,163 )
       Class B (96,566 )   (177,717 )   (33,835 )   (60,185 )
       Class C (237,236 )   (131,937 )   (180,662 )   (60,407 )
  (1,043,160 )   (989,431 )   (597,532 )   (505,755 )
Net increase 2,257,144     1,592,478     1,840,209     980,498  

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For the years ended August 31, 2010 and 2009, the following shares and values were converted from Class B to Class A shares. The respective amounts are included in Class B redemptions and Class A subscriptions in the tables on page 123 and the statements of changes in net assets.
 
  Year Ended   Year Ended
  8/31/10   8/31/09
  Class B   Class A       Class B   Class A    
  Shares       Shares       Value       Shares       Shares       Value
Delaware Tax-Free                      
       Arizona Fund 202,963   203,104   $2,307,336   126,754   126,825   $1,338,820
Delaware Tax-Free                      
       California Fund 118,852   119,295   1,315,929   92,283   92,659   913,283
Delaware Tax-Free                      
       Colorado Fund 80,300   80,348   875,705   28,997   29,016   288,928
Delaware Tax-Free                      
       Idaho Fund 67,072   66,958   786,291   58,929   58,820   644,988
Delaware Tax-Free                      
       New York Fund 24,033   23,966   257,369   33,488   33,413   327,019

7. Line of Credit
 
The Funds, along with certain other funds in the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds (Participants), participate in a $35,000,000 revolving line of credit with The Bank of New York Mellon to be used for temporary or emergency purposes as an additional source of liquidity to fund redemptions of investor shares. Under the agreement, the Participants are charged an annual commitment fee, which is allocated across the Participants on the basis of each Participant’s allocation of the entire facility. The Participants may borrow up to a maximum of one third of their net assets under the agreement. The agreement expires on November 16, 2010. The Funds had no amounts outstanding as of August 31, 2010 or at any time during the year then ended.
 
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware multiple state tax-free funds
 
8. Credit and Market Risk
 
The Funds concentrate their investments in securities issued by municipalities. The value of these investments may be adversely affected by new legislation within the states, regional or local economic conditions, as applicable, and differing levels of supply and demand for municipal bonds. Many municipalities insure repayment for their obligations. Although bond insurance reduces the risk of loss due to default by an issuer, such bonds remain subject to the risk that value may fluctuate for other reasons and there is no assurance that the insurance company will meet its obligations. A real or perceived decline in creditworthiness of a bond insurer can have an adverse impact on the value of insured bonds held in the Funds. At August 31, 2010, the percentages of each Fund’s net assets insured by bond insurers are listed below and these securities have been identified in the statements of net assets.
 
  Delaware   Delaware   Delaware   Delaware   Delaware
  Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free   Tax-Free
  Arizona Fund        California Fund        Colorado Fund        Idaho Fund        New York Fund
  37.67%   18.94%   25.23%   29.40%   10.59%

The Funds may invest in advanced refunded bonds, escrow secured bonds or defeased bonds. Under current federal tax laws and regulations, state and local government borrowers are permitted to refinance outstanding bonds by issuing new bonds. The issuer refinances the outstanding debt to either reduce interest costs or to remove or alter restrictive covenants imposed by the bonds being refinanced. A refunding transaction where the municipal securities are being refunded within 90 days from the issuance of the refunding issue is known as a “current refunding.” Advance refunded bonds are bonds in which the refunded bond issue remains outstanding for more than 90 days following the issuance of the refunding issue. In an advance refunding, the issuer will use the proceeds of a new bond issue to purchase high grade interest bearing debt securities which are then deposited in an irrevocable escrow account held by an escrow agent to secure all future payments of principal and interest and bond premium of the advance refunded bond. Bonds are “escrowed to maturity” when the proceeds of the refunding issue are deposited in an escrow account for investment sufficient to pay all of the principal and interest on the original interest payment and maturity dates.
 
Bonds are considered “pre-refunded” when the refunding issue’s proceeds are escrowed only until a permitted call date or dates on the refunded issue with the refunded issue being redeemed at the time, including any required premium. Bonds become “defeased” when the rights and interests of the bondholders and of their lien on the pledged revenues or other security under the terms of the bond contract are substituted with an alternative source of revenues (the escrow securities) sufficient to meet payments of principal and interest to maturity or to the first call dates. Escrowed secured bonds will often receive a rating of AAA from Moody’s Investors Service Inc., Standard & Poor’s Rating Group, and/or Fitch Ratings due to the strong credit quality of the escrow securities and the irrevocable nature of the escrow deposit agreement.
 
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Each Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, which may include securities with contractual restrictions on resale, securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and other securities which may not be readily marketable. The relative illiquidity of these securities may impair each Fund from disposing of them in a timely manner and at a fair price when it is necessary or desirable to do so. While maintaining oversight, each Fund’s Board has delegated to DMC the day-to-day functions of determining whether individual securities are liquid for purposes of each Fund’s limitation on investments in illiquid assets. Securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, which are determined to be liquid, are not subject to each Fund’s 15% limit on investments in illiquid securities. As of August 31, 2010, Rule 144A and illiquid securities have been identified on the statements of net assets.
 
9. Contractual Obligations
 
The Funds enter into contracts in the normal course of business that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Funds’ existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
 
10. Subsequent Events
 
Management has determined no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to August 31, 2010 that would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.
 
11. Tax Information (Unaudited)
 
The information set forth below is for each Fund’s fiscal year as required by federal income tax laws. Shareholders, however, must report distributions on a calendar year basis for income tax purposes, which may include distributions for portions of two fiscal years of a fund. Accordingly, the information needed by shareholders for income tax purposes will be sent to them in January of each year. Please consult your tax advisor for proper treatment of this information.
 
For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2010, each Fund designates distributions paid during the year as follows:
 
    (A)        
    Ordinary   (B)    
    Income   Tax-Exempt   Total
    Distributions   Distributions   Distributions
         (Tax Basis)        (Tax Basis)        (Tax Basis)
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund   2.32%   97.68%   100.00%
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund   2.79%   97.21%   100.00%
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund   1.75%   98.25%   100.00%
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund   4.27%   95.73%   100.00%
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund   1.22%   98.78%   100.00%

(A) and (B) are based on a percentage of each Fund’s total distributions.
 
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Report of independent
registered public accounting firm
 
To the Board of Trustees of Voyageur Insured Funds, Voyageur Mutual Funds and Voyageur Mutual Funds II and the Shareholders of Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund and Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund:
 
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of net assets and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund (constituting Voyageur Insured Funds), Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund and Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund (three of the series constituting Voyageur Mutual Funds) and Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund (constituting Voyageur Mutual Funds II) (hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) at August 31, 2010, and the results of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at August 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. The statement of changes in net assets for the year ended August 31, 2009 and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period ended August 31, 2009 were audited by other independent accountants whose report dated October 19, 2009 expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.
 
 
 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 19, 2010
 
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Other Fund information
(Unaudited)
Delaware multiple state tax-free funds
 
Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
Due to independence matters under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s auditor independence rules relating to the January 4, 2010 acquisition of Delaware Investments (including DMC, DDLP and DSC) by Macquarie Group, Ernst & Young LLP (“E&Y”) has resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm for Voyageur Mutual Funds, Voyageur Mutual Funds II, and Voyageur Insured Funds (the “ Trusts”) effective May 20, 2010. At a meeting held on May 20, 2010, the Board of Trustees of the Trusts, upon recommendation of the Audit Committee, selected PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Funds for the fiscal year ending Aug. 31, 2010. During the fiscal years ended Aug. 31, 2009 and 2008, E&Y’s audit reports on the financial statements of the Funds did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. In addition, there were no disagreements between the Funds and E&Y on accounting principles, financial statements disclosures or audit scope, which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of E&Y, would have caused them to make reference to the disagreement in their reports. Neither the Funds nor anyone on their behalf has consulted with PwC at any time prior to their selection with respect to the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Funds’ financial statements.
 
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Board of trustees/directors and officers addendum
Delaware Investments® Family of Funds
 
A mutual fund is governed by a Board of Trustees/Directors (“Trustees”), which has oversight responsibility for the management of a fund’s business affairs. Trustees establish procedures and oversee and review the performance of the investment manager, the distributor, and others who perform services for the fund. The independent fund trustees, in particular, are advocates
 
Name, Address, Position(s) Length of
and Birth Date Held with Fund(s) Time Served
Interested Trustees
 
Patrick P. Coyne1 Chairman, President, Chairman and Trustee
2005 Market Street Chief Executive Officer, since August 16, 2006
Philadelphia, PA 19103 and Trustee  
April 1963   President and
    Chief Executive Officer
    since August 1, 2006
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

1 Patrick P. Coyne is considered to be an “Interested Trustee” because he is an executive officer of the Fund’s(s’) investment advisor.
 
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for shareholder interests. Each trustee has served in that capacity since he or she was elected to or appointed to the Board of Trustees, and will continue to serve until his or her retirement or the election of a new trustee in his or her place. The following is a list of the Trustees and Officers with certain background and related information.
 
  Number of Portfolios in  
Principal Occupation(s) Fund Complex Overseen Other Directorships
During Past 5 Years by Trustee or Officer Held by Trustee or Officer
 
 
Patrick P. Coyne has served in 81 Director
various executive capacities   Kaydon Corp.
at different times at    
Delaware Investments.2   Board of Governors Member
    Investment Company
    Institute (ICI)
 
    Finance Committee Member
    St. John Vianney Roman
    Catholic Church
 
    Board of Trustees
    Agnes Irwin School
 
    Member of Investment
    Committee
    Cradle of Liberty Council,
    BSA
    (2007 – 2010)

2 Delaware Investments is the marketing name for Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including the Fund’s(s’) investment advisor, principal underwriter, and its transfer agent.
 
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Board of trustees/directors and officers addendum
Delaware Investments® Family of Funds
 
Name, Address, Position(s) Length of
and Birth Date Held with Fund(s) Time Served
Independent Trustees
 
Thomas L. Bennett Trustee Since March 2005
2005 Market Street    
Philadelphia, PA 19103    
October 1947    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John A. Fry Trustee Since January 2001
2005 Market Street    
Philadelphia, PA 19103    
May 1960    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Anthony D. Knerr Trustee Since April 1990
2005 Market Street    
Philadelphia, PA 19103    
December 1938    
 
 
Lucinda S. Landreth Trustee Since March 2005
2005 Market Street    
Philadelphia, PA 19103    
June 1947    
     

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  Number of Portfolios in  
Principal Occupation(s) Fund Complex Overseen Other Directorships
During Past 5 Years by Trustee or Officer Held by Trustee or Officer
 
 
Private Investor 81 Director
(March 2004–Present)   Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. (BMTC)
 
Investment Manager   Chairman of Investment
Morgan Stanley & Co.   Committee
(January 1984–March 2004)   Pennsylvania Academy of
    Fine Arts
 
    Investment Committee and
    Governance Committee
    Member
    Pennsylvania Horticultural
    Society
 
President 81 Director
Drexel University   Community Health Systems
(August 2010–Present)    
    Director — Ecore
President   International
Franklin & Marshall College   (2009-2010)
(July 2002–July 2010)    
    Director — Allied
Executive Vice President   Barton Securities Holdings
University of Pennsylvania   (2005 to 2008)
(April 1995–June 2002)    
 
Founder and 81 None
Managing Director    
Anthony Knerr & Associates    
(Strategic Consulting)    
(1990–Present)    
 
Chief Investment Officer 81 None
Assurant, Inc. (Insurance)    
(2002–2004)    
     
     

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Board of trustees/directors and officers addendum
Delaware Investments® Family of Funds
 
Name, Address, Position(s) Length of
and Birth Date Held with Fund(s) Time Served
Independent Trustees (continued)
 
Ann R. Leven Trustee Since October 1989
2005 Market Street    
Philadelphia, PA 19103    
November 1940    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thomas F. Madison Trustee Since May 19973
2005 Market Street    
Philadelphia, PA 19103    
February 1936    
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

3 In 1997, several funds managed by Voyageur Fund Managers, Inc. (the “Voyageur Funds”) were incorporated into the Delaware Investments Family of Funds. Mr. Madison served as a director of the Voyageur Funds from 1993 until 1997.
 
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  Number of Portfolios in  
Principal Occupation(s) Fund Complex Overseen Other Directorships
During Past 5 Years by Trustee or Officer Held by Trustee or Officer
 
 
Consultant 81 Director and Audit
ARL Associates   Committee Chair –
(Financial Planning)   Systemax Inc.
(1983–Present)   (2001 – 2009)
 
    Director and Audit
    Committee Chairperson –
    Andy Warhol Foundation
    (1999 – 2007)
 
President and 81 Director and Chair of
Chief Executive Officer   Compensation Committee,
MLM Partners, Inc.   Governance Committee
(Small Business Investing   Member
and Consulting)   CenterPoint Energy
(January 1993–Present)    
    Lead Director and Chair of
    Audit and Governance
    Committees, Member of
    Compensation Committee
    Digital River, Inc.
 
    Director and Chair of
    Governance Committee,
    Audit Committee
    Member
    Rimage Corporation
 
    Director and Chair of
    Compensation Committee
    Spanlink Communications
 
    Lead Director and Member of
    Compensation and
    Governance Committees
    Valmont Industries, Inc.
    (1987 – 2010)
     

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Board of trustees/directors and officers addendum
Delaware Investments® Family of Funds
 
Name, Address, Position(s) Length of
and Birth Date Held with Fund(s) Time Served
Independent Trustees (continued)
 
Thomas F. Madison    
2005 Market Street    
Philadelphia, PA 19103    
February 1936    
 
Janet L. Yeomans Trustee Since April 1999
2005 Market Street    
Philadelphia, PA 19103    
July 1948    
 
 
 
 
J. Richard Zecher Trustee Since March 2005
2005 Market Street    
Philadelphia, PA 19103    
July 1940    
     
     
     
     
     
     

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  Number of Portfolios in  
Principal Occupation(s) Fund Complex Overseen Other Directorships
During Past 5 Years by Trustee or Officer Held by Trustee or Officer
 
 
    Director
    Banner Health
    (1996 to 2007)
 
 
Vice President and Treasurer 81 Director
(January 2006–Present)   Okabena Company
Vice President — Mergers & Acquisitions    
(January 2003–January 2006), and    
Vice President    
(July 1995–January 2003)    
3M Corporation    
 
Founder 81 Director and Audit
Investor Analytics   Committee Member
(Risk Management)   Investor Analytics
(May 1999–Present)    
 
Founder   Director
Sutton Asset Management   Oxigene, Inc.
(Hedge Fund)   (2003 to 2008)
(September 1996–Present)    
     

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Board of trustees/directors and officers addendum
Delaware Investments® Family of Funds
 
Name, Address, Position(s) Length of
and Birth Date Held with Fund(s) Time Served
Officers
 
David F. Connor Vice President, Vice President since
2005 Market Street Deputy General September 2000
Philadelphia, PA 19103 Counsel, and Secretary and Secretary since
December 1963   October 2005
 
 
Daniel V. Geatens Vice President Treasurer
2005 Market Street and Treasurer since October 25, 2007
Philadelphia, PA 19103    
October 1972    
 
David P. O’Connor Senior Vice President, Senior Vice President,
2005 Market Street General Counsel, General Counsel, and
Philadelphia, PA 19103 and Chief Legal Officer Chief Legal Officer
February 1966   since October 2005
 
Richard Salus Senior Vice President Chief Financial Officer
2005 Market Street and Chief Financial Officer since November 2006
Philadelphia, PA 19103    
October 1963    
     

The Statement of Additional Information for the Fund(s) includes additional information about the Trustees and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800 523-1918.
 
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  Number of Portfolios in  
Principal Occupation(s) Fund Complex Overseen Other Directorships
During Past 5 Years by Trustee or Officer Held by Trustee or Officer
 
 
David F. Connor has served as 81 None4
Vice President and Deputy    
General Counsel of    
Delaware Investments    
since 2000.    
 
Daniel V. Geatens has served 81 None4
in various capacities at    
different times at    
Delaware Investments.    
 
David P. O’Connor has served in 81 None4
various executive and legal    
capacities at different times    
at Delaware Investments.    
 
Richard Salus has served in 81 None4
various executive capacities    
at different times at    
Delaware Investments.    
  

4 David F. Connor, Daniel V. Geatens, David P. O’Connor, and Richard Salus serve in similar capacities for the six portfolios of the Optimum Fund Trust, which have the same investment advisor, principal underwriter, and transfer agent as the registrant.
 
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About the organization
Board of trustees
     
       
Patrick P. Coyne
Chairman, President, and
Chief Executive Officer
Delaware Investments®
Family of Funds
Philadelphia, PA
 
Thomas L. Bennett
Private Investor
Rosemont, PA
 
John A. Fry
President
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Anthony D. Knerr
Founder and Managing
Director
Anthony Knerr &
Associates
New York, NY
 
Lucinda S. Landreth
Former Chief Investment
Officer
Assurant, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
Ann R. Leven
Consultant
ARL Associates
New York, NY
 
Thomas F. Madison
President and
Chief Executive Officer
MLM Partners, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
Janet L. Yeomans
Vice President and
Treasurer
3M Corporation
St. Paul, MN
 
J. Richard Zecher
Founder
Investor Analytics
Scottsdale, AZ
       
Affiliated officers      
       
David F. Connor
Vice President, Deputy
General Counsel, and
Secretary
Delaware Investments
Family of Funds
Philadelphia, PA
Daniel V. Geatens
Vice President and
Treasurer
Delaware Investments
Family of Funds
Philadelphia, PA
David P. O’Connor
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel,
and Chief Legal Officer
Delaware Investments
Family of Funds
Philadelphia, PA
Richard Salus
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Delaware Investments
Family of Funds
Philadelphia, PA
 
 
This annual report is for the information of Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, and Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund shareholders, but it may be used with prospective investors when preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, and Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund and the Delaware Investments Fund fact sheet for the most recently completed calendar quarter. These documents are available at www.delawareinvestments.com.
 
The prospectus sets forth details about charges, expenses, investment objectives, and operating policies of the investment company. You should read the prospectus carefully before you invest. The figures in this report represent past results that are not a guarantee of future results. The return and principal value of an investment in the investment company will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Delaware Investments is the marketing name of Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
 
Each Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Each Fund’s Forms N-Q, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that each Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities are available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 800 523-1918; and (ii) on the SEC’s Web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, a description of the policies and procedures that each Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities and each Fund’s Schedule of Investments are available without charge on each Fund’s Web site at www.delawareinvestments.com. Each Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.; information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800 SEC-0330.
 
Information (if any) regarding how each Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through each Fund’s Web site at www.delawareinvestments.com; and (ii) on the SEC’s Web site at www.sec.gov.
 
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Item 2. Code of Ethics
 
     The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party. A copy of the registrant’s Code of Business Ethics has been posted on Delaware Investments’ internet website at www.delawareinvestments.com. Any amendments to the Code of Business Ethics, and information on any waiver from its provisions granted by the registrant, will also be posted on this website within five business days of such amendment or waiver and will remain on the website for at least 12 months.
 
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
 
     The registrant’s Board of Trustees/Directors has determined that each member of the registrant’s Audit Committee is an audit committee financial expert, as defined below. For purposes of this item, an “audit committee financial expert” is a person who has the following attributes:
 
     a. An understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and financial statements;
 
     b. The ability to assess the general application of such principles in connection with the accounting for estimates, accruals, and reserves;
 
     c. Experience preparing, auditing, analyzing, or evaluating financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the registrant’s financial statements, or experience actively supervising one or more persons engaged in such activities;
 
     d. An understanding of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting; and
 
     e. An understanding of audit committee functions.
 
An “audit committee financial expert” shall have acquired such attributes through:
 
     a. Education and experience as a principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, public accountant, or auditor or experience in one or more positions that involve the performance of similar functions;
 
     b. Experience actively supervising a principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, public accountant, auditor, or person performing similar functions;
 
     c. Experience overseeing or assessing the performance of companies or public accountants with respect to the preparation, auditing, or evaluation of financial statements; or
 
     d. Other relevant experience.
 

 

     The registrant’s Board of Trustees/Directors has also determined that each member of the registrant’s Audit Committee is independent. In order to be “independent” for purposes of this item, the Audit Committee member may not: (i) other than in his or her capacity as a member of the Board of Trustees/Directors or any committee thereof, accept directly or indirectly any consulting, advisory or other compensatory fee from the issuer; or (ii) be an “interested person” of the registrant as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
 
     The names of the audit committee financial experts on the registrant’s Audit Committee are set forth below:
 
     Thomas L. Bennett 1
     John A. Fry
     Thomas F. Madison
     Janet L. Yeomans
     J. Richard Zecher
 
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
 
     (a) Audit fees.
 
     The aggregate fees billed for services provided to the registrant by its independent auditors for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and for services normally provided by the independent auditors in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $14,100 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2010.

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1 The instructions to Form N-CSR require disclosure on the relevant experience of persons who qualify as audit committee financial experts based on “other relevant experience.” The Board of Trustees/Directors has determined that Mr. Bennett qualifies as an audit committee financial expert by virtue of his education, Chartered Financial Analyst designation, and his experience as a credit analyst, portfolio manager and the manager of other credit analysts and portfolio managers.
 

 

     The aggregate fees billed for services provided to the registrant by its independent auditors for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and for services normally provided by the independent auditors in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $14,700 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009.
 
     (b) Audit-related fees.
 
     The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2010.
 
     The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the financial statements of the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $84,000 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended August 31, 2010. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These audit-related services were as follows: audit procedures performed on Delaware Investments for its consolidation into Macquarie’s financial statements as of March 31, 2010.
 
     The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009.
 
     The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the financial statements of the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $19,074 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended August 31, 2009. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These audit-related services were as follows: issuance of report concerning transfer agent's system of internal accounting control pursuant to Rule 17Ad-13 of the Securities Exchange Act.
 

 

     (c) Tax fees.
 
     The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrant were $2,550 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2010. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These tax-related services were as follows: review of income tax returns and review of annual excise distribution calculations.
 
     The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $0 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended August 31, 2010.
 
     The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrant were $4,250 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These tax-related services were as follows: review of income tax returns and review of annual excise distribution calculations.
 
     The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $0 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended August 31, 2009.
 
     (d) All other fees.
 
     The aggregate fees billed for all services provided by the independent auditors to the registrant other than those set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2010.
 
     The aggregate fees billed for all services other than those set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Item provided by the registrant’s independent auditors to the registrant’s adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $0 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended August 31, 2010.
 
     The aggregate fees billed for all services provided by the independent auditors to the registrant other than those set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009.
 
     The aggregate fees billed for all services other than those set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Item provided by the registrant’s independent auditors to the registrant’s adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $0 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended August 31, 2009.
 
     (e) The registrant’s Audit Committee has established pre-approval policies and procedures as permitted by Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(B) of Regulation S-X (the “Pre-Approval Policy”) with respect to services provided by the registrant’s independent auditors. Pursuant to the Pre-Approval Policy, the Audit Committee has pre-approved the services set forth in the table below with respect to the registrant up to the specified fee limits. Certain fee limits are based on aggregate fees to the registrant and other registrants within the Delaware Investments Family of Funds.
 

 

Service Range of Fees
Audit Services  
Statutory audits or financial audits for new Funds up to $25,000 per Fund
Services associated with SEC registration statements (e.g., Form N-1A, Form N-14, etc.), periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC or other documents issued in connection with securities offerings (e.g., comfort letters for closed-end Fund offerings, consents), and assistance in responding to SEC comment letters up to $10,000 per Fund
Consultations by Fund management as to the accounting or disclosure treatment of transactions or events and/or the actual or potential impact of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the SEC, FASB, or other regulatory or standard-setting bodies (Note: Under SEC rules, some consultations may be considered “audit-related services” rather than “audit services”) up to $25,000 in the aggregate
Audit-Related Services  
Consultations by Fund management as to the accounting or disclosure treatment of transactions or events and /or the actual or potential impact of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the SEC, FASB, or other regulatory or standard-setting bodies (Note: Under SEC rules, some consultations may be considered “audit services” rather than “audit-related services”) up to $25,000 in the aggregate
Tax Services  
U.S. federal, state and local and international tax planning and advice (e.g., consulting on statutory, regulatory or administrative developments, evaluation of Funds’ tax compliance function, etc.) up to $25,000 in the aggregate
U.S. federal, state and local tax compliance (e.g., excise distribution reviews, etc.) up to $5,000 per Fund
Review of federal, state, local and international income, franchise and other tax returns up to $5,000 per Fund
 
     Under the Pre-Approval Policy, the Audit Committee has also pre-approved the services set forth in the table below with respect to the registrant’s investment adviser and other entities controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provide ongoing services to the registrant (the “Control Affiliates”) up to the specified fee limit. This fee limit is based on aggregate fees to the investment adviser and its Control Affiliates.
 
Service Range of Fees
Non-Audit Services  
Services associated with periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC and assistance in responding to SEC comment letters up to $10,000 in the aggregate


 

     The Pre-Approval Policy requires the registrant’s independent auditors to report to the Audit Committee at each of its regular meetings regarding all services initiated since the last such report was rendered, including those services authorized by the Pre-Approval Policy.
 
     (f) Not applicable.
 
     (g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services rendered to the registrant and to its investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser were $0 and $203,964 for the registrant’s fiscal years ended August 31, 2010 and August 31, 2009, respectively.
 
     (h) In connection with its selection of the independent auditors, the registrant’s Audit Committee has considered the independent auditors’ provision of non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser that were not required to be pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X. The Audit Committee has determined that the independent auditors’ provision of these services is compatible with maintaining the auditors’ independence.
 
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
 
     Not applicable.
 

 

Item 6. Investments
 
     (a) Included as part of report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
 
     (b) Divestment of securities in accordance with Section 13(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
 
     Not applicable.
 
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
 
     Not applicable.
 
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
 
     Not applicable.
 
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
 
     Not applicable.
 
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
     Not applicable.
 
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
 
     The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing of this report and have concluded that they are effective in providing reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant in its reports or statements filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
     There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by the report to stockholders included herein (i.e., the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 

 

Item 12. Exhibits
 
(a) (1) Code of Ethics
 
     Not applicable.
 
(2) Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.
 
(3) Written solicitations to purchase securities pursuant to Rule 23c-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
     Not applicable.
 
(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.906CERT.
 

 

SIGNATURES
 
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf, by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
Name of Registrant: VOYAGEUR INSURED FUNDS
 
/s/ PATRICK P. COYNE
By: Patrick P. Coyne
Title:     Chief Executive Officer
Date: November 3, 2010

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
/s/ PATRICK P. COYNE
By: Patrick P. Coyne
Title:     Chief Executive Officer
Date: November 3, 2010

/s/ RICHARD SALUS
By: Richard Salus
Title:     Chief Financial Officer
Date: November 3, 2010