Approximately, 21% of all eligible taxpayers in TY2019 didn’t claim the earned income tax credit. The following table shows the percentage of eligible residents in the individual states, who claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The participation rate is estimated by the Center for Administrative Records Research and Applications, U.S. Census Bureau in collaboration with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The national and/or states EITC participation rates, are based on a methodology, matching IRS administrative records to the Census Bureau survey data, i.e., to the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS-ASEC) and/or the American Community Survey (ACS). (TY 2019, TY2018, TY2017, TY2016, TY2015, TY2014, TY2013 and TY2012 EITC Participation Reports).
| Participation Rate by State | Tax Year 2019 | Tax Year 2018 | Tax Year 2017 | Tax Year 2016 | Tax Year 2015 | Tax Year 2014 | Tax Year 2013 | Tax Year 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | 79.3% | 78.1% | 77.8% | 78.6% | 79.2% | 79.4% | 79.9% | 79.7% |
| ALABAMA | 79.1% | 78.6% | 78.5% | 79.8% | 82.0% | 82.1% | 81.9% | 82.1% |
| ALASKA | 70.0% | 70.0% | 73.3% | 71.9% | 72.8% | 76.7% | 78.5% | 75.6% |
| ARIZONA | 80.1% | 76.4% | 76.5% | 76.7% | 76.5% | 77.4% | 77.0% | 76.6% |
| ARKANSAS | 81.2% | 78.1% | 79.5% | 80.0% | 80.0% | 80.6% | 81.6% | 81.6% |
| CALIFORNIA | 74.5% | 73.4% | 73.0% | 73.8% | 74.7% | 75.8% | 75.4% | 74.3% |
| COLORADO | 76.1% | 73.5% | 73.3% | 74.5% | 73.8% | 74.5% | 73.9% | 73.5% |
| CONNECTICUT | 82.1% | 77.9% | 78.2% | 78.6% | 79.2% | 78.6% | 78.9% | 81.3% |
| DELAWARE | 81.4% | 80.4% | 78.5% | 74.0% | 78.5% | 79.4% | 82.3% | 82.0% |
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | 75.4% | 75.5% | 77.3% | 71.0% | 82.0% | 71.9% | 72.2% | 75.2% |
| FLORIDA | 82.4% | 81.4% | 81.3% | 81.7% | 82.0% | 82.1% | 83.4% | 82.8% |
| GEORGIA | 79.1% | 77.3% | 78.0% | 79.9% | 80.9% | 81.2% | 80.8% | 80.8% |
| HAWAII | 83.6% | 77.8% | 77.8% | 81.7% | 80.9% | 82.5% | 84.9% | 80.2% |
| IDAHO | 81.5% | 79.0% | 78.5% | 78.5% | 78.5% | 81.2% | 80.1% | 83.2% |
| ILLINOIS | 77.6% | 78.4% | 78.2% | 78.5% | 78.3% | 79.0% | 79.2% | 78.5% |
| INDIANA | 80.6% | 80.3% | 79.8% | 79.5% | 81.8% | 80.5% | 82.8% | 80.7% |
| IOWA | 81.1% | 75.5% | 76.9% | 79.3% | 78.7% | 79.2% | 79.6% | 79.1% |
| KANSAS | 78.3% | 78.0% | 76.0% | 74.9% | 77.3% | 77.1% | 79.8% | 78.3% |
| KENTUCKY | 82.1% | 79.9% | 80.1% | 81.5% | 82.0% | 80.5% | 81.1% | 82.7% |
| LOUISIANA | 80.9% | 78.2% | 77.7% | 80.4% | 79.2% | 80.2% | 80.5% | 81.7% |
| MAINE | 81.6% | 81.7% | 75.4% | 77.9% | 79.5% | 81.0% | 77.9% | 81.5% |
| MARYLAND | 76.0% | 75.6% | 74.1% | 78.3% | 78.8% | 77.6% | 78.7% | 78.3% |
| MASSACHUSETTS | 80.2% | 78.3% | 78.1% | 79.4% | 80.8% | 80.0% | 79.8% | 79.7% |
| MICHIGAN | 80.5% | 80.5% | 80.4% | 80.4% | 80.9% | 80.9% | 82.0% | 81.6% |
| MINNESOTA | 81.5% | 78.4% | 78.3% | 78.9% | 78.9% | 78.7% | 80.6% | 79.7% |
| MISSISSIPPI | 82.6% | 79.6% | 80.5% | 82.4% | 84.8% | 84.1% | 84.7% | 84.5% |
| MISSOURI | 78.9% | 78.2% | 78.5% | 78.4% | 80.7% | 80.3% | 80.0% | 80.9% |
| MONTANA | 81.6% | 77.7% | 77.1% | 78.7% | 77.4% | 76.0% | 76.5% | 78.4% |
| NEBRASKA | 81.4% | 80.7% | 77.6% | 82.4% | 76.9% | 79.9% | 78.1% | 80.2% |
| NEVADA | 76.4% | 74.7% | 74.8% | 74.6% | 75.3% | 76.3% | 75.4% | 73.7% |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE | 78.5% | 81.8% | 74.3% | 74.6% | 80.6% | 78.4% | 79.9% | 79.3% |
| NEW JERSEY | 79.8% | 78.1% | 76.9% | 77.5% | 78.8% | 78.6% | 77.2% | 79.1% |
| NEW MEXICO | 80.1% | 78.5% | 78.7% | 78.2% | 75.3% | 80.8% | 82.1% | 81.1% |
| NEW YORK | 81.4% | 82.5% | 81.4% | 81.7% | 82.5% | 82.4% | 82.9% | 82.8% |
| NORTH CAROLINA | 79.3% | 77.7% | 76.7% | 79.9% | 80.2% | 80.0% | 81.0% | 81.0% |
| NORTH DAKOTA | 77.2% | 82.5% | 77.3% | 78.2% | 82.9% | 83.0% | 80.4% | 76.1% |
| OHIO | 81.0% | 79.9% | 80.1% | 81.3% | 82.3% | 82.6% | 82.0% | 81.6% |
| OKLAHOMA | 77.9% | 76.1% | 75.4% | 74.2% | 76.7% | 76.1% | 77.5% | 78.1% |
| OREGON | 79.6% | 73.2% | 73.1% | 73.4% | 75.5% | 72.5% | 74.4% | 73.4% |
| PENNSYLVANIA | 81.8% | 80.3% | 81.8% | 80.9% | 82.4% | 82.0% | 82.6% | 82.2% |
| RHODE ISLAND | 84.0% | 79.2% | 82.3% | 85.8% | 84.3% | 82.8% | 81.3% | 81.2% |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | 77.7% | 80.2% | 77.4% | 78.4% | 79.6% | 80.9% | 81.9% | 84.5% |
| SOUTH DAKOTA | 82.2% | 82.7% | 81.5% | 82.8% | 77.2% | 82.5% | 84.6% | 81.1% |
| TENNESSEE | 79.2% | 80.4% | 80.4% | 81.4% | 81.8% | 80.9% | 83.2% | 83.0% |
| TEXAS | 79.6% | 78.1% | 77.8% | 77.8% | 78.5% | 79.1% | 79.5% | 79.1% |
| UTAH | 77.1% | 75.3% | 75.4% | 75.0% | 74.9% | 75.2% | 76.3% | 77.3% |
| VERMONT | 82.9% | 78.2% | 83.3% | 84.0% | 80.3% | 80.7% | 81.9% | 80.6% |
| VIRGINIA | 78.9% | 78.3% | 78.8% | 78.7% | 79.5% | 80.5% | 81.1% | 80.7% |
| WASHINGTON | 74.4% | 73.8% | 74.4% | 74.8% | 75.3% | 76.9% | 78.0% | 76.8% |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 81.6% | 81.8% | 80.4% | 80.9% | 82.2% | 83.2% | 82.6% | 81.1% |
| WISCONSIN | 80.1% | 78.0% | 77.8% | 79.6% | 79.1% | 80.0% | 78.8% | 78.4% |
| WYOMING | 75.1% | 74.9% | 77.8% | 74.6% | 76.9% | 79.8% | 78.1% | 78.6% |