Statistics for Tax Returns with EITC

Nationwide in 2012, over 27 million received nearly $62 billion in EITC for the 2011 tax year.

The average amount of EITC received nationwide was $2,250.

State

Number of EITC Claims

Total EITC Amount

Average EITC Amount

ALABAMA

531 K

$1.36 B

$2,560

ALASKA

50 K

$96 M

$1,925

ARIZONA

571 K

$1.34 B

$2,300

ARKANSAS

312 K

$744 M

$2,400

CALIFORNIA 

3.1 M

$6.96 B

$2,200

COLORADO

364 K

$739 M

$2,000

CONNECTICUT

214 K

$424 M

$1,980

DELAWARE

72 K

$155 M

$2,150

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

52 K

$110 M

$2,100

FLORIDA

2.1 M

$4.73 B

$2,280

GEORGIA

1.1 M

$2.74 B

$2,500

GUAM 290 $672 K $2,300

HAWAII

113 K

$231 M

$2,100

IDAHO

138 K

$298 M

$2,160

ILLINOIS

1 M

$2.35 B

$2,300

INDIANA

557 K

$1.22 B

$2,200

IOWA

213 K

$432 M

$2,000

KANSAS

220 K

$472 M

$2,140

KENTUCKY

410 K

$912 M

$2,200

LOUISIANA

531 K

$1.36 B

$2,500

MAINE

105 K

$198 M

$1,900

MARYLAND

408 K

$870 M

$2,100

MASSACHUSETTS

401 K

$768 M

$1,900

MICHIGAN

840 K

$1.86 B

$2,200

MINNESOTA

351 K

$685 M

$1,950

MISSISSIPPI

406 K

$1.06 B

$2,600

MISSOURI

530 K

$1.17 B

$2,200

MONTANA

85 K

$167 M

$1,950

NEBRASKA

138 K

$291 M

$2,100

NEVADA

236 K

$520 M

$2,200

NEW HAMPSHIRE

82 K

$148 M

$1,800

NEW JERSEY

585 K

$1.25 B

$2,100

NEW MEXICO

219 K

495 M

$2,250

NEW YORK

1.7 M

$3.79 B

$2,200

NORTH CAROLINA

929 K

$2.14 B

$2,300

NORTH DAKOTA

44 K

$86 M

$1,900

OHIO

975 K

$2.14 B

$2,200

OKLAHOMA

351 K

$806 M

$2,300

OREGON

285 K

$558 M

$2,000

PENNSYLVANIA

933 K

$1.89 B

$2,000

RHODE ISLAND

82 K

$172 M

$2,100

SOUTH CAROLINA

501 K

$1.18 B

$2,350

SOUTH DAKOTA

66 K

$133 M

$2,000

TENNESSEE

667 K

$1.54 B

$2,300

TEXAS

2.64 M

$6.67 B

$2,500

UTAH

200 K

$443 M

$2,200

VERMONT

47 K

$82 M

$1,750

VIRGINIA

610 K

$1.31 B

$2,140

WASHINGTON

452 K

$906 M

$2,000

WEST VIRGINIA

161 K

$333 M

$2,067

WISCONSIN

396 K

$797 M

$2,000

WYOMING

39 K

$74 M

$1,900

INTERNATIONAL 31 K $69 M $2,400

Source - Full year data pulled from EITC databases 04/02/2013 (table shows the net amount of EITC paid after math error posting and subsequent adjustments).

Prior Year Statistics

 

Additional EITC Reference Material on this Site

 
  • EITC Key Messages - using the same key messages makes our collaborative efforts more powerful


  • EITC Fast Facts - facts you can use in letters to local editors, newsletter articles, feature stories or on websites and Facebook pages. And facts you can rely on as accurate.


  • Tips for Writing a Feature Story -  create your own feature article using these handy tips
  • More EITC Interactive Data

    The Brookings Institute has a very good EITC interactive database on its site. You can display and download ZIP code-level tax return information for states, metro areas, counties, cities, and state legislative and congressional districts for tax years 1997 through 2010. 

     

    Last updated: 5/10/2013