EITC PARTICIPATION RATES BY STATES1
| Participation Rate by State | Tax Year 2021 | Tax Year 2020 | Tax Year 2019 | Tax Year 2018 | Tax Year 2017 | Tax Year 2016 | Tax Year 2015 | Tax Year 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National*** | 80.8% | 76.3% | 79.3% | 78.1% | 77.8% | 78.6% | 79.2% | 79.4% |
| ALABAMA | 79.8% | 74.3% | 79.1% | 78.6% | 78.5% | 79.8% | 82.0% | 82.1% |
| ALASKA | 75.2% | 71.7% | 70.0% | 70.0% | 73.3% | 71.9% | 72.8% | 76.7% |
| ARIZONA | 80.2% | 76.8% | 80.1% | 76.4% | 76.5% | 76.7% | 76.5% | 77.4% |
| ARKANSAS | 82.0% | 77.5% | 81.2% | 78.1% | 79.5% | 80.0% | 80.0% | 80.6% |
| CALIFORNIA | 79.1% | 71.2% | 74.5% | 73.4% | 73.0% | 73.8% | 74.7% | 75.8% |
| COLORADO | 78.0% | 72.1% | 76.1% | 73.5% | 73.3% | 74.5% | 73.8% | 74.5% |
| CONNECTICUT | 82.5% | 76.2% | 82.1% | 77.9% | 78.2% | 78.6% | 79.2% | 78.6% |
| DELAWARE | 76.6% | 77.9% | 81.4% | 80.4% | 78.5% | 74.0% | 78.5% | 79.4% |
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | 72.9% | 71.3% | 75.4% | 75.5% | 77.3% | 71.0% | 82.0% | 71.9% |
| FLORIDA | 82.3% | 80.2% | 82.4% | 81.4% | 81.3% | 81.7% | 82.0% | 82.1% |
| GEORGIA | 81.3% | 77.1% | 79.1% | 77.3% | 78.0% | 79.9% | 80.9% | 81.2% |
| HAWAII | 81.6% | 76.8% | 83.6% | 77.8% | 77.8% | 81.7% | 80.9% | 82.5% |
| IDAHO | 78.4% | 76.9% | 81.5% | 79.0% | 78.5% | 78.5% | 78.5% | 81.2% |
| ILLINOIS | 81.1% | 75.7% | 77.6% | 78.4% | 78.2% | 78.5% | 78.3% | 79.0% |
| INDIANA | 83.4% | 79.6% | 80.6% | 80.3% | 79.8% | 79.5% | 81.8% | 80.5% |
| IOWA | 80.8% | 79.4% | 81.1% | 75.5% | 76.9% | 79.3% | 78.7% | 79.2% |
| KANSAS | 79.1% | 74.6% | 78.3% | 78.0% | 76.0% | 74.9% | 77.3% | 77.1% |
| KENTUCKY | 81.3% | 78.6% | 82.1% | 79.9% | 80.1% | 81.5% | 82.0% | 80.5% |
| LOUISIANA | 80.7% | 77.8% | 80.9% | 78.2% | 77.7% | 80.4% | 79.2% | 80.2% |
| MAINE | 83.4% | 77.4% | 81.6% | 81.7% | 75.4% | 77.9% | 79.5% | 81.0% |
| MARYLAND | 80.8% | 73.4% | 76.0% | 75.6% | 74.1% | 78.3% | 78.8% | 77.6% |
| MASSACHUSETTS | 81.6% | 75.7% | 80.2% | 78.3% | 78.1% | 79.4% | 80.8% | 80.0% |
| MICHIGAN | 80.2% | 73.7% | 80.5% | 80.5% | 80.4% | 80.4% | 80.9% | 80.9% |
| MINNESOTA | 80.3% | 76.6% | 81.5% | 78.4% | 78.3% | 78.9% | 78.9% | 78.7% |
| MISSISSIPPI | 82.4% | 81.7% | 82.6% | 79.6% | 80.5% | 82.4% | 84.8% | 84.1% |
| MISSOURI | 80.5% | 77.3% | 78.9% | 78.2% | 78.5% | 78.4% | 80.7% | 80.3% |
| MONTANA | 80.4% | 76.4% | 81.6% | 77.7% | 77.1% | 78.7% | 77.4% | 76.0% |
| NEBRASKA | 79.8% | 80.9% | 81.4% | 80.7% | 77.6% | 82.4% | 76.9% | 79.9% |
| NEVADA | 77.5% | 69.2% | 76.4% | 74.7% | 74.8% | 74.6% | 75.3% | 76.3% |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE | 80.2% | 78.4% | 78.5% | 81.8% | 74.3% | 74.6% | 80.6% | 78.4% |
| NEW JERSEY | 80.4% | 74.7% | 79.8% | 78.1% | 76.9% | 77.5% | 78.8% | 78.6% |
| NEW MEXICO | 84.7% | 78.1% | 80.1% | 78.5% | 78.7% | 78.2% | 75.3% | 80.8% |
| NEW YORK | 81.3% | 77.8% | 81.4% | 82.5% | 81.4% | 81.7% | 82.5% | 82.4% |
| NORTH CAROLINA | 80.0% | 77.0% | 79.3% | 77.7% | 76.7% | 79.9% | 80.2% | 80.0% |
| NORTH DAKOTA | 81.0% | 76.2% | 77.2% | 82.5% | 77.3% | 78.2% | 82.9% | 83.0% |
| OHIO | 82.2% | 78.7% | 81.0% | 79.9% | 80.1% | 81.3% | 82.3% | 82.6% |
| OKLAHOMA | 78.0% | 75.7% | 77.9% | 76.1% | 75.4% | 74.2% | 76.7% | 76.1% |
| OREGON | 75.2% | 67.9% | 79.6% | 73.2% | 73.1% | 73.4% | 75.5% | 72.5% |
| PENNSYLVANIA | 82.9% | 77.7% | 81.8% | 80.3% | 81.8% | 80.9% | 82.4% | 82.0% |
| RHODE ISLAND | 84.8% | 82.1% | 84.0% | 79.2% | 82.3% | 85.8% | 84.3% | 82.8% |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | 83.2% | 80.6% | 77.7% | 80.2% | 77.4% | 78.4% | 79.6% | 80.9% |
| SOUTH DAKOTA | 77.6% | 77.4% | 82.2% | 82.7% | 81.5% | 82.8% | 77.2% | 82.5% |
| TENNESSEE | 81.2% | 78.6% | 79.2% | 80.4% | 80.4% | 81.4% | 81.8% | 80.9% |
| TEXAS | 81.7% | 76.1% | 79.6% | 78.1% | 77.8% | 77.8% | 78.5% | 79.1% |
| UTAH | 78.5% | 76.9% | 77.1% | 75.3% | 75.4% | 75.0% | 74.9% | 75.2% |
| VERMONT | 85.5% | 79.3% | 82.9% | 78.2% | 83.3% | 84.0% | 80.3% | 80.7% |
| VIRGINIA | 80.9% | 77.6% | 78.9% | 78.3% | 78.8% | 78.7% | 79.5% | 80.5% |
| WASHINGTON | 76.2% | 70.6% | 74.4% | 73.8% | 74.4% | 74.8% | 75.3% | 76.9% |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 84.3% | 86.8% | 81.6% | 81.8% | 80.4% | 80.9% | 82.2% | 83.2% |
| WISCONSIN | 80.0% | 76.9% | 80.1% | 78.0% | 77.8% | 79.6% | 79.1% | 80.0% |
| WYOMING | 81.8% | 83.9% | 75.1% | 74.9% | 77.8% | 74.6% | 76.9% | 79.8% |
1Approximately,19.2% of all eligible earned income taxpayers in TY2021 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 Paper PDF for more details about the estimation methodology. ***Comparably, the tax year 2021 national estimate, based on the Current Population Survey (CPS) is 78 percent. The 78% participation rate based on the CPS is the reported national estimate of the EITC participation rate. The participation rate is estimated by the Center for Economic Studies at the U.S. Census Bureau in collaboration with the IRS.