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

2023 EITC tax returns by state processed in 2024*

As of December 2024, approximately 23 million workers and families received ~ $64 billion in EITC. The average amount of EITC received nationwide in TY 2023 was $2,743.

Abbreviation State Number of EITC claims Total EITC amount Average EITC amount
NATL National 23M $64B $2,743
AK Alaska 38K $92M $2,388
AL Alabama 423K $1.334B $3,157
AZ Arizona 501K $1.396B $2,788
AR Arkansas 259K $779M $3,004
CA California 2.449M $6.191B $2,528
CO Colorado 304K $707M $2,324
CT Connecticut 197K $488M $2,482
DE Delaware 67K $182M $2,705
DC District of Columbia 42K $110M $2,600
FL Florida 2.061M $5.542B $2,689
GA Georgia 973K $3.012B $3,095
HI Hawaii 82K $196M $2,387
ID Idaho 109K $271M $2,492
IL Illinois 804K $2.231B $2,775
IN Indiana 468K $1.275B $2,724
IA Iowa 174K $451M $2,597
KS Kansas 172K $456M $2,652
KY Kentucky 352K $967M $2,750
LA Louisiana 451K $1.478B $3,281
ME Maine  79K $176M $2,235
MD Maryland 369K $969M $2,627
MA Massachusetts 333K $784M $2,350
MI Michigan 676K $1.900B $2,813
MN Minnesota 282K $686M $2,430
MS Mississippi 320K $1.046B $3,266
MO Missouri 414K $1.134B $2,739
MT Montana 63K $148M $2,342
NE Nebraska 113K $292M $2,590
NV Nevada 239K $639M $2,677
NH New Hampshire 56K $120M $2,120
NJ New Jersey 541K $1.422B $2,628
NM New Mexico 177K $473M $2,675
NY New York 1.434M $3.750B $2,615
NC North Carolina 803K $2.258B $2,812
ND North Dakota 38K $95M $2,469
OH Ohio 801K $2.231B $2,784
OK Oklahoma 311K $894M $2,879
OR Oregon 223K $504M $2,262
PA Pennsylvania 802K $2.086B $2,600
RI Rhode Island 68K $171M $2,508
SC South Carolina 430K $1.236B $2,875
SD South Dakota 52K $128M $2,480
TN Tennessee  544K $1.551B $2,852
TX Texas 2.568M $7.916B $3,083
UT Utah 163K $401M $2,462
VT Vermont 33K $70M $2,100
VA Virginia 522K $1.391B $2,662
WA Washington 361K $858M $2,380
WV West Virginia 126K $326M $2,593
WI Wisconsin 305K $762M $2,497
WY Wyoming 31K $76M $2,432
INTL International 11K $26M $2,395

Source: IRS TY 2024 EITC Data through cycle 202452 accessed through Integrated Document Solutions Enterprise (IDSE) Reports on Control-D Web. NET EITC (TC 764, 765, 768) is reported for this analysis.

Previous tax year tables

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

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

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
Washinton

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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