Statistics for Tax Returns with the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

Below are statistics on current and previous years Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) return by states. The table shows the number, total amount, and average amount of EITC claims by states. 

Tax Year Tables

2022 EITC Tax Returns by State Processed in 2023

As of December 2023, approximately 23 million workers and families received about $57 billion in EITC. The average amount of EITC received nationwide in TY2022 was about $2,541.

State Number of EITC Claims Total EITC Amount

Average EITC Amount

ALABAMA 422 K $1.2 B $2,916
ALASKA

37 K

$79.4 M

$2,162

ARIZONA

491 K

$1.3 B

$2,585

ARKANSAS

257 K

$710 M

$2,765

CALIFORNIA 

2.4 M

$5.5 B

$2,332

COLORADO

287 K

$635 M

$2,213

CONNECTICUT

193 K

$442 M

$2,294

DELAWARE

65 K

$162 M

$2,482

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

43 K

$105 M

$2,446

FLORIDA

1.9 M

$4.9 B

$2,536

GEORGIA

962 K

$2.7 B

$2,853

HAWAII

82 K

$181 M

$2,214

IDAHO

107 K

$248 M

$2,323

ILLINOIS

788 K

$2.0 B

$2,574

INDIANA

454 K

$1.1 B

$2,514

IOWA

170 K

$406 M

$2,392

KANSAS

169 K

$414 M

$2,444

KENTUCKY

344 K

$881 M

$2,563

LOUISIANA

451 K

$1.4 B

$3,022

MAINE

78 K

$160 M

$2,041

MARYLAND

359 K

$871 M

$2,428

MASSACHUSETTS

320 K

$695 M

$2,173

MICHIGAN

664 K

$1.7 B

$2,587

MINNESOTA

275 K

$629 M

$2,285

MISSISSIPPI

319 K

$961 M

$3,010

MISSOURI

415 K

$1.1 B

$2,537

MONTANA

64 K

$139 M

$2,180

NEBRASKA

108 K

$262 M

$2,421

NEVADA

234 K

$584 M

$2,429

NEW HAMPSHIRE

57 K

$112 M

$1,978

NEW JERSEY

519 K

$1.3 B

$2,427

NEW MEXICO

177 K

$439 M

$2,477

NEW YORK

1.4 M

$3.4 B

$2,416

NORTH CAROLINA

786 K

$2.0 B

$2,585

NORTH DAKOTA

38 K

$86 M

$2,282

OHIO

792 K

$2.0 B

$2,560

OKLAHOMA

308 K

$814 M

$2,647

OREGON

218 K

$460 M

$2,112

PENNSYLVANIA

784 K

$1.9 B

$2,393

RHODE ISLAND

67 K

$156 M

$2,331

SOUTH CAROLINA

425 K

$1.1 B

$2,641

SOUTH DAKOTA

51 K

$115 M

$2,279

TENNESSEE

538 K

$1.4 B

$2,633

TEXAS

2.5 M

$7.1 B

$2,860

UTAH

153 K

$353 M

$2,309

VERMONT

34 K

$66 M

$1,957

VIRGINIA

512 K

$1.3 B

$2,455

WASHINGTON

352 K

$779 M

$2,212

WEST VIRGINIA

126 K

$304 M

$2,417

WISCONSIN

302 K

$697 M

$2,310

WYOMING

31 K

$70 M

$2,266

INTERNATIONAL 10 K $23 M $2,228

Previous Tax Year Tables

View previous year statistics of tax returns by state with the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).

As of December 2022, 31 million workers and families received about $64 billion in EITC. The average amount of EITC received nationwide was about $2,043.

State Number of EITC Claims Total EITC Amount

Average EITC Amount

ALABAMA 575 K $1.4 B $2,364
ALASKA

56 K

$103 M

$1,834

ARIZONA

700 K

$1.5 B

$2,089

ARKANSAS

357 K

$807 M

$2,259

CALIFORNIA 

3.3 M

$6.1 B

$1,857

COLORADO

430 K

$773 M

$1,796

CONNECTICUT

270 K

$499 M

$1,847

DELAWARE

91 K

$184 M

$2,014

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

55 K

$110 M

$1,991

FLORIDA

2.6 M

$5.5 B

$2,088

GEORGIA

1.3 M

$3.0 B

$2,304

HAWAII

113 K

$208 M

$1,840

IDAHO

166 K

$315 M

$1,895

ILLINOIS

1.1 M

$2.2 B

$2,034

INDIANA

654 K

$1.3 B

$2,013

IOWA

256 K

$493 M

$1,926

KANSAS

258 K

$511 M

$1,976

KENTUCKY

486 K

$1.0 B

$2,110

LOUISIANA

595 K

$1.4 B

$2,427

MAINE

118 K

$203 M

$1,720

MARYLAND

492 K

$960 M

$1,950

MASSACHUSETTS

435 K

$749 M

$1,723

MICHIGAN

923 K

$1.9 B

$2,017

MINNESOTA

396 K

$717 M

$1,814

MISSISSIPPI

425 K

$1.0 B

$2,459

MISSOURI

607 K

$1.3 B

$2,062

MONTANA

100 K

$179 M

$1,793

NEBRASKA

166 K

$336 M

$1,964

NEVADA

327 K

$646 M

$1,978

NEW HAMPSHIRE

91 K

$151 M

$1,665

NEW JERSEY

675 K

$1.3 B

$1,944

NEW MEXICO

245 K

$502 M

$2,049

NEW YORK

1.7 M

$3.4 B

$1,927

NORTH CAROLINA

1 M

$2.3 B

$2,094

NORTH DAKOTA

57 K

$106 M

$1,867

OHIO

1 M

$2.3 B

$2,048

OKLAHOMA

430 K

$926 M

$2,154

OREGON

326 K

$568 M

$1,743

PENNSYLVANIA

1 M

$2.0 B

$1,874

RHODE ISLAND

92 K

$170 M

$1,857

SOUTH CAROLINA

594 K

$1.3 B

$2,161

SOUTH DAKOTA

76 K

$144 M

$1,889

TENNESSEE

764 K

$1.6 B

$2,139

TEXAS

3.4 M

$7.7 B

$2,290

UTAH

249 K

$457 M

$1,835

VERMONT

51 K

$84 M

$1,649

VIRGINIA

737 K

$1.5 B

$1,974

WASHINGTON

494 K

$881 M

$1,786

WEST VIRGINIA

185 K

$369 M

$1,989

WISCONSIN

461 K

$869 M

$1,886

WYOMING

50 K

$91 M

$1,843

INTERNATIONAL 16 K $28 M $1,802

As of December 2021, 25 million workers and families received about $60 billion in EITC. The average amount of EITC received nationwide was about $2,411.

State Number of EITC Claims Total EITC Amount

Average EITC Amount

ALABAMA 463 K $1.3 B $2,740
ALASKA

45 K

$95 M

$2,134

ARIZONA

555 K

$1.4 B

$2,478

ARKANSAS

283 K

$742 M

$2,622

CALIFORNIA 

2.7 M

$6.1 B

$2,238

COLORADO

326 K

$696 M

$2,135

CONNECTICUT

212 K

$466 M

$2,196

DELAWARE

72 K

$169 M

$2,355

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

46 K

$105 M

$2,267

FLORIDA

2.1 M

$5.1 B

$2,390

GEORGIA

1.0 M

$2.8 B

$2,689

HAWAII

90 K

$192 M

$2,138

IDAHO

124 K

$282 M

$2,279

ILLINOIS

883 K

$2.1 B

$2,429

INDIANA

511 K

$1.2 B

$2,403

IOWA

190 K

$439 M

$2,311

KANSAS

193 K

$456 M

$2,359

KENTUCKY

380 K

$930 M

$2,450

LOUISIANA

491 K

$1.4 B

$2,792

MAINE

88 K

$183 M

$2,085

MARYLAND

387 K

$883 M

$2,281

MASSACHUSETTS

343 K

$721 M

$2,106

MICHIGAN

713 K

$1.8 B

$2,467

MINNESOTA

304 K

$671 M

$2,210

MISSISSIPPI

348 K

$981 M

$2,815

MISSOURI

475 K

$1.1 B

$2,409

MONTANA

72 K

$154 M

$2,123

NEBRASKA

123 K

$286 M

$2,330

NEVADA

264 K

$633 M

$2,397

NEW HAMPSHIRE

67 K

$130 M

$1,950

NEW JERSEY

563 K

$1.3 B

$2,315

NEW MEXICO

195 K

$473 M

$2,431

NEW YORK

1.5 M

$3.4 B

$2,284

NORTH CAROLINA

886 K

$2.2 B

$2,433

NORTH DAKOTA

42 K

$92 M

$2,196

OHIO

877 K

$2.1 B

$2,410

OKLAHOMA

331 K

$836 M

$2,527

OREGON

254 K

$522 M

$2,058

PENNSYLVANIA

843 K

$1.9 B

$2,251

RHODE ISLAND

75 K

$168 M

$2,252

SOUTH CAROLINA

469 K

$1.2 B

$2,500

SOUTH DAKOTA

58 K

$128 M

$2,214

TENNESSEE

602 K

$1.5 B

$2,481

TEXAS

2.6 M

$7.1 B

$2,700

UTAH

178 K

$397 M

$2,229

VERMONT

38 K

$74 M

$1,934

VIRGINIA

573 K

$1.3 B

$2,314

WASHINGTON

389 K

$843 M

$2,165

WEST VIRGINIA

140 K

$329 M

$2,344

WISCONSIN

350 K

$784 M

$2,243

WYOMING

35 K

$77 M

$2,171

INTERNATIONAL 164 K $30 M $2,173

As of December 2020, 25 million workers and families received about $62 billion in EITC. The average amount of EITC received nationwide was about $2,461.

State Number of EITC Claims Total EITC Amount

Average EITC Amount

ALABAMA 471 K $1.3 B $2,812
ALASKA

44 K

$94 M

$2,123

ARIZONA

564 K

$1.4 B

$2,551

ARKANSAS

287 K

$770 M

$2,683

CALIFORNIA 

2.8 M

$6.4 B

$2,297

COLORADO

332 K

$720 M

$2,173

CONNECTICUT

215 K

$480 M

$2,231

DELAWARE

72 K

$175 M

$2,408

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

48 K

$112 M

$2,343

FLORIDA

2.1 M

$5.2 B

$2,492

GEORGIA

1.0 M

$2.9 B

$2,769

HAWAII

94 K

$203 M

$2,165

IDAHO

125 K

$286 M

$2,286

ILLINOIS

908 K

$2.3 B

$2,503

INDIANA

515 K

$1.2 B

$2,424

IOWA

195 K

$450 M

$2,305

KANSAS

194 K

$462 M

$2,376

KENTUCKY

384 K

$948 M

$2,467

LOUISIANA

493 K

$1.4 B

$2,873

MAINE

91 K

$192 M

$2,107

MARYLAND

391 K

$914 M

$2,339

MASSACHUSETTS

364 K

$777 M

$2,131

MICHIGAN

742 K

$1.9 B

$2,516

MINNESOTA

315 K

$693 M

$2,202

MISSISSIPPI

359 K

$1.0 B

$2,903

MISSOURI

476 K

$1.2 B

$2,452

MONTANA

74 K

$159 M

$2,146

NEBRASKA

127 K

$299 M

$2,364

NEVADA

262 K

$626 M

$2,391

NEW HAMPSHIRE

68 K

$133 M

$1,959

NEW JERSEY

576 K

$1.4 B

$2,364

NEW MEXICO

199 K

$488 M

$2,451

NEW YORK

1.6 M

$3.7 B

$2,330

NORTH CAROLINA

889 K

$2.2 B

$2,506

NORTH DAKOTA

42 K

$92 M

$2,180

OHIO

895 K

$2.2 B

$2,454

OKLAHOMA

329 K

$837 M

$2,547

OREGON

259 K

$538 M

$2,077

PENNSYLVANIA

885 K

$2.0 B

$2,289

RHODE ISLAND

78 K

$179 M

$2,292

SOUTH CAROLINA

467 K

$1.2 B

$2,570

SOUTH DAKOTA

59 K

$133 M

$2,253

TENNESSEE

604 K

$1.5 B

$2,552

TEXAS

2.6 M

$7.2 B

$2,736

UTAH

180 K

$409 M

$2,275

VERMONT

39 K

$77 M

$1,958

VIRGINIA

576 K

$1.4 B

$2,364

WASHINGTON

405 K

$867 M

$2,143

WEST VIRGINIA

141 K

$331 M

$2,353

WISCONSIN

349 K

$787 M

$2,254

WYOMING

34 K

$75 M

$2,168

INTERNATIONAL 16 K $35 M $2,222

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