EITC PARTICIPATION RATES BY STATES1
Participation Rate by State | Tax Year 2020 | Tax Year 2019 | Tax Year 2018 | Tax Year 2017 | Tax Year 2016 | Tax Year 2015 | Tax Year 2014 | Tax Year 2013 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | 76.3% | 79.3% | 78.1% | 77.8% | 78.6% | 79.2% | 79.4% | 79.9% |
ALABAMA | 74.3% | 79.1% | 78.6% | 78.5% | 79.8% | 82.0% | 82.1% | 81.9% |
ALASKA | 71.7% | 70.0% | 70.0% | 73.3% | 71.9% | 72.8% | 76.7% | 78.5% |
ARIZONA | 76.8% | 80.1% | 76.4% | 76.5% | 76.7% | 76.5% | 77.4% | 77.0% |
ARKANSAS | 77.5% | 81.2% | 78.1% | 79.5% | 80.0% | 80.0% | 80.6% | 81.6% |
CALIFORNIA | 71.2% | 74.5% | 73.4% | 73.0% | 73.8% | 74.7% | 75.8% | 75.4% |
COLORADO | 72.1% | 76.1% | 73.5% | 73.3% | 74.5% | 73.8% | 74.5% | 73.9% |
CONNECTICUT | 76.2% | 82.1% | 77.9% | 78.2% | 78.6% | 79.2% | 78.6% | 78.9% |
DELAWARE | 77.9% | 81.4% | 80.4% | 78.5% | 74.0% | 78.5% | 79.4% | 82.3% |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | 71.3% | 75.4% | 75.5% | 77.3% | 71.0% | 82.0% | 71.9% | 72.2% |
FLORIDA | 80.2% | 82.4% | 81.4% | 81.3% | 81.7% | 82.0% | 82.1% | 83.4% |
GEORGIA | 77.1% | 79.1% | 77.3% | 78.0% | 79.9% | 80.9% | 81.2% | 80.8% |
HAWAII | 76.8% | 83.6% | 77.8% | 77.8% | 81.7% | 80.9% | 82.5% | 84.9% |
IDAHO | 76.9% | 81.5% | 79.0% | 78.5% | 78.5% | 78.5% | 81.2% | 80.1% |
ILLINOIS | 75.7% | 77.6% | 78.4% | 78.2% | 78.5% | 78.3% | 79.0% | 79.2% |
INDIANA | 79.6% | 80.6% | 80.3% | 79.8% | 79.5% | 81.8% | 80.5% | 82.8% |
IOWA | 79.4% | 81.1% | 75.5% | 76.9% | 79.3% | 78.7% | 79.2% | 79.6% |
KANSAS | 74.6% | 78.3% | 78.0% | 76.0% | 74.9% | 77.3% | 77.1% | 79.8% |
KENTUCKY | 78.6% | 82.1% | 79.9% | 80.1% | 81.5% | 82.0% | 80.5% | 81.1% |
LOUISIANA | 77.8% | 80.9% | 78.2% | 77.7% | 80.4% | 79.2% | 80.2% | 80.5% |
MAINE | 77.4% | 81.6% | 81.7% | 75.4% | 77.9% | 79.5% | 81.0% | 77.9% |
MARYLAND | 73.4% | 76.0% | 75.6% | 74.1% | 78.3% | 78.8% | 77.6% | 78.7% |
MASSACHUSETTS | 75.7% | 80.2% | 78.3% | 78.1% | 79.4% | 80.8% | 80.0% | 79.8% |
MICHIGAN | 73.7% | 80.5% | 80.5% | 80.4% | 80.4% | 80.9% | 80.9% | 82.0% |
MINNESOTA | 76.6% | 81.5% | 78.4% | 78.3% | 78.9% | 78.9% | 78.7% | 80.6% |
MISSISSIPPI | 81.7% | 82.6% | 79.6% | 80.5% | 82.4% | 84.8% | 84.1% | 84.7% |
MISSOURI | 77.3% | 78.9% | 78.2% | 78.5% | 78.4% | 80.7% | 80.3% | 80.0% |
MONTANA | 76.4% | 81.6% | 77.7% | 77.1% | 78.7% | 77.4% | 76.0% | 76.5% |
NEBRASKA | 80.9% | 81.4% | 80.7% | 77.6% | 82.4% | 76.9% | 79.9% | 78.1% |
NEVADA | 69.2% | 76.4% | 74.7% | 74.8% | 74.6% | 75.3% | 76.3% | 75.4% |
NEW HAMPSHIRE | 78.4% | 78.5% | 81.8% | 74.3% | 74.6% | 80.6% | 78.4% | 79.9% |
NEW JERSEY | 74.7% | 79.8% | 78.1% | 76.9% | 77.5% | 78.8% | 78.6% | 77.2% |
NEW MEXICO | 78.1% | 80.1% | 78.5% | 78.7% | 78.2% | 75.3% | 80.8% | 82.1% |
NEW YORK | 77.8% | 81.4% | 82.5% | 81.4% | 81.7% | 82.5% | 82.4% | 82.9% |
NORTH CAROLINA | 77.0% | 79.3% | 77.7% | 76.7% | 79.9% | 80.2% | 80.0% | 81.0% |
NORTH DAKOTA | 76.2% | 77.2% | 82.5% | 77.3% | 78.2% | 82.9% | 83.0% | 80.4% |
OHIO | 78.7% | 81.0% | 79.9% | 80.1% | 81.3% | 82.3% | 82.6% | 82.0% |
OKLAHOMA | 75.7% | 77.9% | 76.1% | 75.4% | 74.2% | 76.7% | 76.1% | 77.5% |
OREGON | 67.9% | 79.6% | 73.2% | 73.1% | 73.4% | 75.5% | 72.5% | 74.4% |
PENNSYLVANIA | 77.7% | 81.8% | 80.3% | 81.8% | 80.9% | 82.4% | 82.0% | 82.6% |
RHODE ISLAND | 82.1% | 84.0% | 79.2% | 82.3% | 85.8% | 84.3% | 82.8% | 81.3% |
SOUTH CAROLINA | 80.6% | 77.7% | 80.2% | 77.4% | 78.4% | 79.6% | 80.9% | 81.9% |
SOUTH DAKOTA | 77.4% | 82.2% | 82.7% | 81.5% | 82.8% | 77.2% | 82.5% | 84.6% |
TENNESSEE | 78.6% | 79.2% | 80.4% | 80.4% | 81.4% | 81.8% | 80.9% | 83.2% |
TEXAS | 76.1% | 79.6% | 78.1% | 77.8% | 77.8% | 78.5% | 79.1% | 79.5% |
UTAH | 76.9% | 77.1% | 75.3% | 75.4% | 75.0% | 74.9% | 75.2% | 76.3% |
VERMONT | 79.3% | 82.9% | 78.2% | 83.3% | 84.0% | 80.3% | 80.7% | 81.9% |
VIRGINIA | 77.6% | 78.9% | 78.3% | 78.8% | 78.7% | 79.5% | 80.5% | 81.1% |
WASHINGTON | 70.6% | 74.4% | 73.8% | 74.4% | 74.8% | 75.3% | 76.9% | 78.0% |
WEST VIRGINIA | 86.8% | 81.6% | 81.8% | 80.4% | 80.9% | 82.2% | 83.2% | 82.6% |
WISCONSIN | 76.9% | 80.1% | 78.0% | 77.8% | 79.6% | 79.1% | 80.0% | 78.8% |
WYOMING | 83.9% | 75.1% | 74.9% | 77.8% | 74.6% | 76.9% | 79.8% | 78.1% |
1Approximately, 24% of all eligible earned income taxpayers in TY2020 didn’t claim the earned income tax credit (EITC). The participation rate shown in the table is the percentage of eligible taxpayers who receive an EITC payment (Number receiving an EITC payment/Number eligible for EITC). The rate is calculated from linking individuals in the American Community Survey (ACS) collected by the Census Bureau to their tax records provided by the IRS on EITC payments and participation. Specifically, the number eligible for EITC is determined by a model using income and demographic information from the ACS, and the number receiving an EITC payment is determined from IRS tax records. The participation rate is estimated by the Center for Economic Studies at the U.S. Census Bureau in collaboration with the IRS. Refer to the Technical PaperPDF for more details about the estimation methodology.
Note on American Community Survey (ACS) EITC Participation Rate Estimates for TY2020: The Tax Year 2020 ACS estimates use an experimental weighting methodology to address nonresponse bias due to the Covid-19 pandemic. These estimates are considered experimental estimates. Caution should be exercised when interpreting these estimates, and they should not be compared with ACS estimates from other years. Refer to the Blog and Technical Working PaperPDF and for more information about this methodology.