EITC Statistics

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
2
Source: EITC Table, June 2012

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 1997 through 2008. Click here for the Interactive Data on the Brookings site (you leave this IRS sponsored site to visit Brookings).

 Additional EITC Reference Material on this Site

  • EITC Key Messages - Using the same key messages makes our collaborative efforts more powerful.
  • EITC Fast Facts - facts you can use in letters to local editors, newsletter articles, feature stories or on websites and Facebook pages. And facts you can rely on as accurate.
  • Tips for Writing a Feature Story - you can use one of our "Grab and Go" products listed below, but if you choose to create your own see these handy tips.
  • Tax Year 2009 EITC Statistics (PDF)

 

Last updated: 1/18/2013