Statistical Sample

For Tax Year 2010 through December 31, 2011¹:

• 26.8 million working families and individuals received nearly 59.5 billion in EITC.
• 6.1 million without a qualifying child received $1.6 billion in EITC.
• 9.8 million working families and individuals with one qualifying child received $20.7 billion in EITC.
• 7.4 million working families and individuals with two qualifying children received $24.9 billion in EITC.
• 3.4 million working families and individuals with three or more qualifying children received $12.2 billion in EITC.
• EITC Recipients by Filing Status: 
  • Single 27%
  • Head of Household 48%
  • Married Filing Jointly and Qualifying Widow(er) 25%
• EITC Returns by Filing Method:
  • Paper 10%
  • E-File 90%
• EITC Returns by Preparation Methods: 
  • Paid Preparer 64%
  • Self-Prepared 36%
  • Other (sum of volunteer and IRS prepared returns) lessthan one percent
• EITC Recipients
  • Urban 82%
  • Rural 18%

 ¹EITC Calendar Year Report, Report 701-98-11, December 2011

Last updated: 1/23/2012