Nationwide during 2018, 25 million eligible workers and families received about $63 billion in EITC
The average amount of EITC received nationwide was about $2,488
| State | Number of EITC Claims1 | Total EITC Amount1 |
Average EITC Amount1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALABAMA | 471 K | $1.3 B | $2,841 |
| ALASKA |
45 K |
$98 M |
$2,165 |
| ARIZONA |
548 K |
$1.4 B |
$2,165 |
| ARKANSAS |
281 K |
$757 M |
$2,697 |
| CALIFORNIA |
2.8 M |
$6.6 B |
$2,364 |
| COLORADO |
331 K |
$732 M |
$2,214 |
| CONNECTICUT |
213 K |
$475 M |
$2,234 |
| DELAWARE |
71 K |
$171 M |
$2,401 |
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
50 K |
$117 M |
$2,364 |
| FLORIDA |
2.0 M |
$5.2 B |
$2,533 |
| GEORGIA |
1.0 M |
$2.9 B |
$2,807 |
| HAWAII |
94 K |
$206 M |
$2,187 |
| IDAHO |
124 K |
$288 M |
$2,332 |
| ILLINOIS |
932 K |
$2.3 B |
$2,517 |
| INDIANA |
511 K |
$1.2 B |
$2,439 |
| IOWA |
195 K |
$451 M |
$2,306 |
| KANSAS |
196 K |
$470 M |
$2,399 |
| KENTUCKY |
378 K |
$933 M |
$2,467 |
| LOUISIANA |
484 K |
$1.4 B |
$2,897 |
| MAINE |
95 K |
$199 M |
$2,106 |
| MARYLAND |
388 K |
$914 M |
$2,356 |
| MASSACHUSETTS |
378 K |
$804 M |
$2,127 |
| MICHIGAN |
746 K |
$1.9 B |
$2,523 |
| MINNESOTA |
316 K |
$702 M |
$2,220 |
| MISSISSIPPI |
357 K |
$1.0 B |
$2,927 |
| MISSOURI |
474 K |
$1.2 B |
$2,473 |
| MONTANA |
73 K |
$159 M |
$2,178 |
| NEBRASKA |
126 K |
$301 M |
$2,385 |
| NEVADA |
247 K |
$609 M |
$2,466 |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE |
70 K |
$139 M |
$1,986 |
| NEW JERSEY |
576 K |
$1.4 B |
$2,360 |
| NEW MEXICO |
200 K |
$499 M |
$2,500 |
| NEW YORK |
1.6 M |
$3.9 B |
$2,355 |
| NORTH CAROLINA |
883 K |
$2.2 B |
$2,531 |
| NORTH DAKOTA |
42 K |
$91 M |
$2,171 |
| OHIO |
892 K |
$2.2 B |
$2,465 |
| OKLAHOMA |
319 K |
$823 M |
$2,581 |
| OREGON |
255 K |
$545 M |
$2,137 |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
890 K |
$2.0 B |
$2,286 |
| RHODE ISLAND |
79 K |
$183 M |
$2,316 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
463 K |
$1.2 B |
$2,602 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA |
59 K |
$133 M |
$2,261 |
| TENNESSEE |
604 K |
$1.6 B |
$2,573 |
| TEXAS |
2.5 M |
$7.0 B |
$2,773 |
| UTAH |
176 K |
$411 M |
$2,332 |
| VERMONT |
41 K |
$81 M |
$1,966 |
| VIRGINIA |
578 K |
$1.4 B |
$2,365 |
| WASHINGTON |
407 K |
$893 M |
$2,194 |
| WEST VIRGINIA |
145 K |
$343 M |
$2,368 |
| WISCONSIN |
355 K |
$803 M |
$2,265 |
| WYOMING |
35 K |
$75 M |
$2,172 |
| INTERNATIONAL | 17 K | $37 M | $2,125 |
1Source - Calendar Half Year Report, June 2018. Historically, half year data represents over 95 percent of EITC returns.
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EITC Participation Rate by State
In cooperation with the Census Bureau, the IRS estimates that nationally 78% (TY2015 data) of all eligible taxpayers receive the EITC (a range of 77% to 80%) –implying that approximately 21% do not claim the credit they deserve. A major break-through in the study of EITC Participation Rate was accomplished with the estimation of state level participation rates based on the American Community Survey (ACS)
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 2011 through 2014. This site also has a nation-wide profile of those eligible for the credit.