Nationwide in 2012, over 27 million received nearly $62 billion in EITC for the 2011 tax year1.
State-by-State EITC Statistics for tax returns filed through June, 30, 20122. NOTE: Historically, over 95% of all EITC claims are filed before this date.
State |
Number of EITC Claims |
Total EITC Amount |
Average EITC Amount |
ALABAMA |
526.8 K |
$1.38 B |
$2,622 |
ALASKA |
47.5 K |
$94 M |
$1,970 |
ARIZONA |
549.6 K |
$1.32 B |
$2,398 |
ARKANSAS |
304.3 K |
$740 M |
$2,431 |
CALIFORNIA |
2.99 M |
$6.84 B |
$2,290 |
COLORADO |
345 K |
$719 M |
$2,083 |
CONNECTICUT |
206 K |
$415 M |
$2,015 |
DELAWARE |
70 K |
$154 M |
$2,195 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
51 K |
$111 M |
$2,176 |
FLORIDA |
2 M |
$4.66 B |
$2,332 |
GEORGIA |
1.1 M |
$2.74 B |
$2,550 |
HAWAII |
108 K |
$227 M |
$2,100 |
IDAHO |
133 K |
$290 M |
$2,186 |
ILLINOIS |
1 M |
$2.35 B |
$2,323 |
INDIANA |
545 K |
$1.22 B |
$2,231 |
IOWA |
207 K |
$425 M |
$2,051 |
KANSAS |
214 K |
$466 M |
$2,174 |
KENTUCKY |
401 K |
$905 M |
$2,255 |
LOUISIANA |
527 K |
$1.38 B |
$2,615 |
MAINE |
100 K |
$192 M |
$1,928 |
MARYLAND |
395 K |
$861 M |
$2,180 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
386 K |
$752 M |
$1,950 |
MICHIGAN |
820 K |
$1.86 B |
$2,265 |
MINNESOTA |
338 K |
$673 M |
$1,993 |
MISSISSIPPI |
405 K |
$1.08 B |
$2,674 |
MISSOURI |
515 K |
$1.16 B |
$2,258 |
MONTANA |
81 K |
$161 M |
$1,997 |
NEBRASKA |
134 K |
$287 M |
$2,139 |
NEVADA |
227 K |
$516 M |
$2,275 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
78 K |
$144 M |
$1,850 |
NEW JERSEY |
563 K |
$1.22 B |
$2,169 |
NEW MEXICO |
213 K |
490 M |
$2,300 |
NEW YORK |
1.7 M |
$3.75 B |
$2,212 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
907 K |
$2.14 B |
$2,356 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
43 K |
$83 M |
$1,959 |
OHIO |
952 K |
$2.13 B |
$2,238 |
OKLAHOMA |
339 K |
$792 M |
$2,337 |
OREGON |
270 K |
$541 M |
$2,000 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
905 K |
$1.87 B |
$2,070 |
RHODE ISLAND |
79 K |
$171 M |
$2,147 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
490 K |
$1.18 B |
$2,402 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
63 K |
$130 M |
$2,053 |
TENNESSEE |
654 K |
$1.55 B |
$2,372 |
TEXAS |
2.57 M |
$6.92 B |
$2,575 |
UTAH |
191 K |
$429 M |
$2,245 |
VERMONT |
45 K |
$80 M |
$1,793 |
VIRGINIA |
593 K |
$1.29 B |
$2,181 |
WASHINGTON |
432 K |
$885 M |
$2,047 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
157 K |
$329 M |
$2,096 |
WISCONSIN |
383 K |
$790 M |
$2,062 |
WYOMING |
37 K |
$71 M |
$1,937 |
1Source: EITC Calendar Year Report, December 2012
2Source: EITC Table, June 2012
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 1997 through 2008. Click here for the Interactive Data on the Brookings site (you leave this IRS sponsored site to visit Brookings).
Last updated: 1/18/2013