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

2021 EITC Tax Returns by State Processed in 2022

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

Previous Tax Year Tables

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

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

During 2019, 25 million eligible workers and families nationwide received about $63 billion in EITC. The average amount of EITC received nationwide was about $2,476.

State Number of EITC Claims Total EITC Amount

Average EITC Amount
ALABAMA 471 K $1.3 B $2,829
ALASKA

45 K

$95 M

$2,130
ARIZONA

559 K

$1.4 B

$2,593
ARKANSAS

283 K

$764 M

$2,700
CALIFORNIA 

2.82 M

$6.6 B

$2,333
COLORADO

332 K

$729 M

$2,194
CONNECTICUT

216 K

$485 M

$2,243
DELAWARE

72 K

$174 M

$2,409
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

49 K

$115 M

$2,365
FLORIDA

2.11 M

$5.3 B

$2,500
GEORGIA

1.04 M

$2.9 B

$2,783
HAWAII

94 K

$205 M

$2,177
IDAHO

124 K

$288 M

$2,314
ILLINOIS

922 K

$2.3 B

$2,506
INDIANA

510 K

$1.2 B

$2,440
IOWA

194 K

$451 M

$2,321
KANSAS

195 K

$469 M

$2,399
KENTUCKY

380 K

$943 M

$2,482
LOUISIANA

488 K

$1.4 B

$2,896
MAINE

95 K

$200 M

$2,110
MARYLAND

394 K

$922 M

$2,340
MASSACHUSETTS

382 K

$811 M

$2,122
MICHIGAN

743 K

$1.9 B

$2,513
MINNESOTA

316 K

$699 M

$2,209
MISSISSIPPI

357 K

$1.0 B

$2,926
MISSOURI

476 K

$1.2 B

$2,470
MONTANA

74 K

$161 M

$2,176
NEBRASKA

126 K

$301 M

$2,381
NEVADA

254 K

$620 M

$2,442
NEW HAMPSHIRE

70 K

$138 M

$1,966
NEW JERSEY

583 K

$1.4 B

$2,363
NEW MEXICO

199 K

$493 M

$2,474
NEW YORK

1.62 M

$3.8 B

$2,346
NORTH CAROLINA

892 K

$2.2 B

$2,517
NORTH DAKOTA

42 K

$92 M

$2,210
OHIO

887 K

$2.2 B

$2,470
OKLAHOMA

322 K

$830 M

$2,577
OREGON

257 K

$542 M

$2,112
PENNSYLVANIA

890 K

$2.0 B

$2,295
RHODE ISLAND

80 K

$183 M

$2,302
SOUTH CAROLINA

468 K

$1.2 B

$2,586
SOUTH DAKOTA

58 K

$133 M

$2,274
TENNESSEE

606 K

$1.6 B

$2,564
TEXAS

2.6 M

$7.1 B

$2,752
UTAH

179 K

$414 M

$2,311
VERMONT

41 K

$80 M

$1,955
VIRGINIA

583 K

$1.4 B

$2,364
WASHINGTON

405 K

$883 M

$2,108
WEST VIRGINIA

141 K

$335 M

$2,367
WISCONSIN

351 K

$795 M

$2,266
WYOMING

34 K

$75 M

$2,191
INTERNATIONAL 18 K $39 M $2,186

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