Statistics for tax returns with the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

 

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

2024 EITC tax returns by state processed in 2025*

As of December 2025, approximately 24 million workers and families received ~$70 billion in EITC. The average amount of EITC received nationwide in TY 2024 was $2,894.

AbbreviationStateNumber of EITC claimsTotal EITC amountAverage EITC amount
NATLNational24 M$69.6 B$2,894
AKAlaska37.8 K$95.1 M$2,519
ALAlabama430.6 K$1.4 B$3,355
ARArkansas262.8 K$837.9 M$3,188
AZArizona516.6 K$1.5 B$2,953
CACalifornia   2.5 M$6.7 B$2,669
COColorado 316.9 K$786.4 M$2,481
CTConnecticut201.9 K$531.8 M$2,634
DCDistrict of Columbia42.1 K$115.3 M$2,738
DEDelaware       68.8 K$197.3 M$2,866
FLFlorida2.2 M$6.2 B$2,802
GAGeorgia1 M$3.3 B$3,275
HIHawaii     81.8 K$206.2 M$2,520
IAIowa 180.1 K$494.1 M$2,743
IDIdaho110.2 K$290.4 M$2,634
ILIllinois826.6 K$2.4 B$2,926
INIndiana482.3 K$1.4 B$2,872
 KSKansas176.8 K$493.4 M$2,791
 KYKentucky   360.1 K$1 B$2,896
LALouisiana460.8 K$1.6 B$3,494
 MAMassachusetts351.8 K$876.2 M$2,491
 MDMaryland380.1 K$1.1 B$2,779
 MEMaine 78.8 K$186.6 M$2,369
 MIMichigan692.4 K$2.1 B$2,986
 MNMinnesota294.7 K$757.6 M$2,570
 MOMissouri420 K$1.2 B$2,902
 MSMississippi   324.9 K$1.1 B$3,480
 MTMontana63.2 K$156.1 M$2,468
NCNorth Carolina 824.7 K$2.5 B$2,977
NDNorth Dakota39.4 K$103.3 M$2,621
NENebraska117.7 K$321.7 M$2,734
NHNew Hampshire56.1 K$125.8 M$2,242
NJNew Jersey 570.7 K$1.6 B$2,773
NMNew Mexico177.8 K$501 M$2,817
NVNevada 246.6 K$690.7 M$2,801
NYNew York1.5 M$4.2 B$2,753
OHOhio    823.9 K$2.4 B$2,934
OKOklahoma316.5 K$963.3 M$3,043
OROregon224.2 K$535.1 M$2,387
PAPennsylvania826.6 K$2.3 B$2,754
RIRhode Island68.8 K$181.9 M$2,644
SCSouth Carolina440.6 K$1.3 B$3,032
SDSouth Dakota    52.2 K$137.6 M$2,634
TNTennessee     559.2 K$1.7 B$3,025
TXTexas2.7 M$8.8 B$3,234
UTUtah     173 K$447 M$2,584
VAVirginia 533.6 K$1.5 B$2,813
VTVermont32.7 K$72.8 M$2,228
WAWashington374.4 K$937.2 M$2,503
WIWisconsin309.6 K$816.6 M$2,638
WVWest Virginia125.8 K$345.2 M$2,743
WYWyoming31.1 K$79.5 M$2,555
INTLInternational10 K$25 M$2,502

Source: IRS TY 2024 EITC Data through cycle 202553 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 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.

AbbreviationStateNumber of EITC claimsTotal EITC amountAverage EITC amount
NATLNational23M$64B$2,743
AKAlaska38K$92M$2,388
ALAlabama423K$1.334B$3,157
AZArizona501K$1.396B$2,788
ARArkansas259K$779M$3,004
CACalifornia2.449M$6.191B$2,528
COColorado304K$707M$2,324
CTConnecticut197K$488M$2,482
DEDelaware67K$182M$2,705
DCDistrict of Columbia42K$110M$2,600
FLFlorida2.061M$5.542B$2,689
GAGeorgia973K$3.012B$3,095
HIHawaii82K$196M$2,387
IDIdaho109K$271M$2,492
ILIllinois804K$2.231B$2,775
INIndiana468K$1.275B$2,724
IAIowa174K$451M$2,597
KSKansas172K$456M$2,652
KYKentucky352K$967M$2,750
LALouisiana451K$1.478B$3,281
MEMaine79K$176M$2,235
MDMaryland369K$969M$2,627
MAMassachusetts333K$784M$2,350
MIMichigan676K$1.900B$2,813
MNMinnesota282K$686M$2,430
MSMississippi320K$1.046B$3,266
MOMissouri414K$1.134B$2,739
MTMontana63K$148M$2,342
NENebraska113K$292M$2,590
NVNevada239K$639M$2,677
NHNew Hampshire56K$120M$2,120
NJNew Jersey541K$1.422B$2,628
NMNew Mexico177K$473M$2,675
NYNew York1.434M$3.750B$2,615
NCNorth Carolina803K$2.258B$2,812
NDNorth Dakota38K$95M$2,469
OHOhio801K$2.231B$2,784
OKOklahoma311K$894M$2,879
OROregon223K$504M$2,262
PAPennsylvania802K$2.086B$2,600
RIRhode Island68K$171M$2,508
SCSouth Carolina430K$1.236B$2,875
SDSouth Dakota52K$128M$2,480
TNTennessee544K$1.551B$2,852
TXTexas2.568M$7.916B$3,083
UTUtah163K$401M$2,462
VTVermont33K$70M$2,100
VAVirginia522K$1.391B$2,662
WAWashington361K$858M$2,380
WVWest Virginia126K$326M$2,593
WIWisconsin305K$762M$2,497
WYWyoming31K$76M$2,432
INTLInternational11K$26M$2,395

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.

StateNumber of EITC claimsTotal EITC amountAverage EITC amount
Alabama422 K$1.2 B$2,916
Alaska37 K$79.4 M$2,162
Arizona491 K$1.3 B$2,585
Arkansas257 K$710 M$2,765
California2.4 M$5.5 B$2,332
Colorado287 K$635 M$2,213
Connecticut193 K$442 M$2,294
Delaware65 K$162 M$2,482
District of Columbia43 K$105 M$2,446
Florida1.9 M$4.9 B$2,536
Georgia962 K$2.7 B$2,853
Hawaii82 K$181 M$2,214
Idaho107 K$248 M$2,323
Illinois788 K$2.0 B$2,574
Indiana454 K$1.1 B$2,514
Iowa170 K$406 M$2,392
Kansas169 K$414 M$2,444
Kentucky344 K$881 M$2,563
Louisiana451 K$1.4 B$3,022
Maine78 K$160 M$2,041
Maryland359 K$871 M$2,428
Massachusetts320 K$695 M$2,173
Michigan664 K$1.7 B$2,587
Minnesota275 K$629 M$2,285
Mississippi319 K$961 M$3,010
Missouri415 K$1.1 B$2,537
Montana64 K$139 M$2,180
Nebraska108 K$262 M$2,421
Nevada234 K$584 M$2,429
New Hampshire57 K$112 M$1,978
New Jersey519 K$1.3 B$2,427
New Mexico177 K$439 M$2,477
New York1.4 M$3.4 B$2,416
North Carolina786 K$2.0 B$2,585
North Dakota38 K$86 M$2,282
Ohio792 K$2.0 B$2,560
Oklahoma308 K$814 M$2,647
Oregon218 K$460 M$2,112
Pennsylvania784 K$1.9 B$2,393
Rhode Island67 K$156 M$2,331
South Carolina425 K$1.1 B$2,641
South Dakota51 K$115 M$2,279
Tennessee538 K$1.4 B$2,633
Texas2.5 M$7.1 B$2,860
Utah153 K$353 M$2,309
Vermont34 K$66 M$1,957
Virginia512 K$1.3 B$2,455
Washington352 K$779 M$2,212
West Virginia126 K$304 M$2,417
Wisconsin302 K$697 M$2,310
Wyoming31 K$70 M$2,266
International10 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.

StateNumber of EITC claimsTotal EITC amountAverage EITC amount
Alabama575 K$1.4 B$2,364
Alaska56 K$103 M$1,834
Arizona700 K$1.5 B$2,089
Arkansas357 K$807 M$2,259
California3.3 M$6.1 B$1,857
Colorado430 K$773 M$1,796
Connecticut270 K$499 M$1,847
Delaware91 K$184 M$2,014
District of Columbia55 K$110 M$1,991
Florida2.6 M$5.5 B$2,088
Georgia1.3 M$3.0 B$2,304
Hawaii113 K$208 M$1,840
Idaho166 K$315 M$1,895
Illinois1.1 M$2.2 B$2,034
Indiana654 K$1.3 B$2,013
Iowa256 K$493 M$1,926
Kansas258 K$511 M$1,976
Kentucky486 K$1.0 B$2,110
Louisiana595 K$1.4 B$2,427
Maine118 K$203 M$1,720
Maryland492 K$960 M$1,950
Massachusetts435 K$749 M$1,723
Michigan923 K$1.9 B$2,017
Minnesota396 K$717 M$1,814
Mississippi425 K$1.0 B$2,459
Missouri607 K$1.3 B$2,062
Montana100 K$179 M$1,793
Nebraska166 K$336 M$1,964
Nevada327 K$646 M$1,978
New Hampshire91 K$151 M$1,665
New Jersey675 K$1.3 B$1,944
New Mexico245 K$502 M$2,049
New York1.7 M$3.4 B$1,927
North Carolina1 M$2.3 B$2,094
North Dakota57 K$106 M$1,867
Ohio1 M$2.3 B$2,048
Oklahoma430 K$926 M$2,154
Oregon326 K$568 M$1,743
Pennsylvania1 M$2.0 B$1,874
Rhode Island92 K$170 M$1,857
South Carolina594 K$1.3 B$2,161
South Dakota76 K$144 M$1,889
Tennessee764 K$1.6 B$2,139
Texas3.4 M$7.7 B$2,290
Utah249 K$457 M$1,835
Vermont51 K$84 M$1,649
Virginia737 K$1.5 B$1,974
Washinton494 K$881 M$1,786
West Virginia185 K$369 M$1,989
Wisconsin461 K$869 M$1,886
Wyoming50 K$91 M$1,843
International16 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.

StateNumber of EITC claimsTotal EITC amountAverage EITC amount
Alabama463 K$1.3 B$2,740
Alaska45 K$95 M$2,134
Arizona555 K$1.4 B$2,478
Arkansas283 K$742 M$2,622
California2.7 M$6.1 B$2,238
Colorado326 K$696 M$2,135
Connecticut212 K$466 M$2,196
Delaware72 K$169 M$2,355
District of Columbia46 K$105 M$2,267
Florida2.1 M$5.1 B$2,390
Georgia1.0 M$2.8 B$2,689
Hawaii90 K$192 M$2,138
Idaho124 K$282 M$2,279
Illinois883 K$2.1 B$2,429
Indiana511 K$1.2 B$2,403
Iowa190 K$439 M$2,311
Kansas193 K$456 M$2,359
Kentucky380 K$930 M$2,450
Louisiana491 K$1.4 B$2,792
Maine88 K$183 M$2,085
Maryland387 K$883 M$2,281
Massachusetts343 K$721 M$2,106
Michigan713 K$1.8 B$2,467
Minnesota304 K$671 M$2,210
Mississippi348 K$981 M$2,815
Missouri475 K$1.1 B$2,409
Montana72 K$154 M$2,123
Nebraska123 K$286 M$2,330
Nevada264 K$633 M$2,397
New Hampshire67 K$130 M$1,950
New Jersey563 K$1.3 B$2,315
New Mexico195 K$473 M$2,431
New York1.5 M$3.4 B$2,284
North Carolina886 K$2.2 B$2,433
North Dakota42 K$92 M$2,196
Ohio877 K$2.1 B$2,410
Oklahoma331 K$836 M$2,527
Oregon254 K$522 M$2,058
Pennsylvania843 K$1.9 B$2,251
Rhode Island75 K$168 M$2,252
South Carolina469 K$1.2 B$2,500
South Dakota58 K$128 M$2,214
Tennessee602 K$1.5 B$2,481
Texas2.6 M$7.1 B$2,700
Utah178 K$397 M$2,229
Vermont38 K$74 M$1,934
Virginia573 K$1.3 B$2,314
Washington389 K$843 M$2,165
West Virginia140 K$329 M$2,344
Wisconsin350 K$784 M$2,243
Wyoming35 K$77 M$2,171
International164 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.

StateNumber of EITC claimsTotal EITC amountAverage EITC amount
Alabama471 K$1.3 B$2,812
Alaska44 K$94 M$2,123
Arizona564 K$1.4 B$2,551
Arkansas287 K$770 M$2,683
California2.8 M$6.4 B$2,297
Colorado332 K$720 M$2,173
Connecticut215 K$480 M$2,231
Delaware72 K$175 M$2,408
District of Columbia48 K$112 M$2,343
Florida2.1 M$5.2 B$2,492
Georgia1.0 M$2.9 B$2,769
Hawaii94 K$203 M$2,165
Idaho125 K$286 M$2,286
Illinois908 K$2.3 B$2,503
Indiana515 K$1.2 B$2,424
Iowa195 K$450 M$2,305
Kansas194 K$462 M$2,376
Kentucky384 K$948 M$2,467
Louisiana493 K$1.4 B$2,873
Maine91 K$192 M$2,107
Maryland391 K$914 M$2,339
Massachusetts364 K$777 M$2,131
Michigan742 K$1.9 B$2,516
Minnesota315 K$693 M$2,202
Mississippi359 K$1.0 B$2,903
Missouri476 K$1.2 B$2,452
Montana74 K$159 M$2,146
Nebraska127 K$299 M$2,364
Nevada262 K$626 M$2,391
New Hampshire68 K$133 M$1,959
New Jersey576 K$1.4 B$2,364
New Mexico199 K$488 M$2,451
New York1.6 M$3.7 B$2,330
North Carolina889 K$2.2 B$2,506
North Dakota42 K$92 M$2,180
Ohio895 K$2.2 B$2,454
Oklahoma329 K$837 M$2,547
Oregon259 K$538 M$2,077
Pennsylvania885 K$2.0 B$2,289
Rhode Island78 K$179 M$2,292
South Carolina467 K$1.2 B$2,570
South Dakota59 K$133 M$2,253
Tennessee604 K$1.5 B$2,552
Texas2.6 M$7.2 B$2,736
Utah180 K$409 M$2,275
Vermont39 K$77 M$1,958
Virginia576 K$1.4 B$2,364
Washington405 K$867 M$2,143
West Virginia141 K$331 M$2,353
Wisconsin349 K$787 M$2,254
Wyoming34 K$75 M$2,168
International16 K$35 M$2,222

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