EITC Statistics

Nationwide in 2011, over 26.8 million received almost $59.5 billion in EITC for the 2010 tax year1.

State-by-State EITC Statistics for tax returns filed during 2011

State

Number of EITC Claims

Total EITC Amount

Average EITC Amount

NATIONAL

26.17 M

$58.62 B

$2,240

ALABAMA

527,908

$1.35 B

$2,558

ALASKA

45,809

$86.58 M

$1,890

ARIZONA 

532,981

$1.24 B

$2,326

ARKANSAS 

306,375

$725 M

$2,366

CALIFORNIA 

2.91 M

$6.48 B

$2,229

COLORADO 

339,075

$684 M

$2,017

CONNECTICUT 

199,741

$391 M

$1,957

DELAWARE 

69,284

$147 M

$2,120

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

49,150

$101 M

$2,062

FLORIDA 

1.99 M

$4.51 B

$2,260

GEORGIA 

1.08 M

$2.68B

$2,484

HAWAII 

105,806

$215 M

$2,028

IDAHO 

132,440

$283 M

$2,139

ILLINOIS 

1.01 M

$2.26 B

$2,250

INDIANA 

538,169

$1.16 B

$2,163

IOWA 

207,245

$414 M

$1,999

KANSAS 

212,621

$449 M

$2,114

KENTUCKY 

400,637

$880 M

$2,197

LOUISIANA 

523,984

$1.34 B

$2,560

MAINE 

100,376

$188 M

$1,871

MARYLAND 

390,168

$825 M

$2,115

MASSACHUSETTS 

377,742

$717 M

$1,898

MICHIGAN 

809,560

$1.77 B

$2,191

MINNESOTA 

335,543

$648 M

$1,932

MISSISSIPPI 

404,394

$1.05 B

$2,610

MISSOURI 

513,718

$1.13 B

$2,195

MONTANA

81,852

$160 B

$1,952

NEBRASKA 

133,131

$277 M

$2,080

NEVADA 

220,742

$488 M

$2,210

NEW HAMPSHIRE 

77,342

$140 M

$1,807

NEW JERSEY 

552,563

$1.17 B

$2,117

NEW MEXICO 

214,783

479 M

$2,232

NEW YORK 

1.67 M

$3.62 B

$2,163

NORTH CAROLINA 

893,213

$2.05 B

$2,291

NORTH DAKOTA 

43,244

$82.66 M

$1,912

OHIO 

949,692

$2.06 B

$2,170

OKLAHOMA 

342,231

$779 M

$2,275

OREGON 

269,250

$523 M

$1,941

PENNSYLVANIA 

900,061

$1.81 B

$2,012

RHODE ISLAND 

77,848

$165 M

$2,116

SOUTH CAROLINA 

487,052

$1.14 B

$2,344

SOUTH DAKOTA 

64,538

$130 M

$2,019

TENNESSEE 

654,098

$1.51 B

$2,311

TEXAS 

2.57 M

$6.48 B

$2,522

UTAH 

189,831

$414 M

$2,179

VERMONT 

45,231

$79.3 M

$1,752

VIRGINIA 

588,692

$1.25 B

$2,126

WASHINGTON 

426,124

$847 M

$1,987

WEST VIRGINIA 

159,928

$328 M

$2,049

WISCONSIN 

377,992

$759 M

$2,007

WYOMING 

37,724

$71.1 M

$1,886

1Source: Report NR. 701-98-11 December 2011

*Net EITC is after math error posting and subsequent adjustment, including CP09/27.* ( CP is an abbreviation for computer paragraph)

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 2008. Click here for the Interactive Data on the Brookings site (you leave this IRS sponsored site to visit Brookings).

*Net EITC is after adjustments for:

1. Math error processing, which involves computerized checks for mathematical and clerical errors during standard tax return processing.  This involves checks for arithmetic mistakes and errors in reading tax and EITC tables, but also includes checks for valid taxpayer identification numbers; and after adjustments for 2. Potentially eligible EITC claimants, resulting from a. A CP 09 notice, issued to low income taxpayers with qualifying children who appear to qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) but did not claim it on their original return; (these taxpayers are EITC potentially eligible). Or, b. A CP 27 notice, issued to low income taxpayers without qualifying children who appear to qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) but did not claim it on their original return; (these taxpayers are EITC potentially eligible).

 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 - you can use one of our "Grab and Go" products listed below, but if you choose to create your own see these handy tips.
  • Tax Year 2009 EITC Statistics (PDF)

 

Last updated: 1/23/2012