The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): Percentage of Total Tax Returns and Credit Amount by State Page: 4 of 5
5 pagesView a full description of this report.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
CRS-4
Table 1. Total Number of Tax Returns, Percentage of Federal Tax
Returns Claiming an Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), and Average
EITC by State, Tax Year 2004
Number of Percentage of Federal Average
Federal Tax Tax Returns Claiming EITCa
Returns the EITC
Alabama 1,910,403 25.7% $2,083.52
Alaska 345,209 11.8 1,527.60
Arizona 2,372,519 17.2 1,813.15
Arkansas 1,136,031 24.8 1,938.93
California 15,327,238 16.4 1,775.02
Colorado 2,110,355 12.8 1,627.89
Connecticut 1,665,154 10.2 1,608.43
Delaware 395,657 14.7 1,750.03
District of Columbia 277,884 18.0 1,725.99
Florida 8,173,271 19.8 1,816.56
Georgia 3,782,867 22.9 2,001.57
Hawaii 606,129 14.6 1,594.50
Idaho 594,282 17.4 1,732.28
Illinois 5,762,889 15.1 1,817.03
Indiana 2,854,911 15.2 1,740.50
Iowa 1,334,499 13.0 1,615.21
Kansas 1,229,497 14.5 1,711.95
Kentucky 1,757,624 19.7 1,763.12
Louisiana 1,869,153 28.9 2,143.30
Maine 618,852 14.1 1,582.82
Maryland 2,635,590 13.3 1,709.19
Massachusetts 3,061,220 10.3 1,571.31
Michigan 4,561,087 14.5 1,763.87
Minnesota 2,407,792 11.0 1,562.35
Mississippi 1,165,951 32.1 2,129.79
Missouri 2,585,513 17.2 1,765.92
Montana 439,714 17.0 1,648.58
Nebraska 808,780 13.8 1,690.85
Nevada 1,092,600 15.0 1,684.36
New Hampshire 643,076 9.9 1,535.66
New Jersey 4,107,118 12.1 1,726.92
New Mexico 827,182 24.1 1,826.27
New York 8,625,432 17.5 1,774.26
North Carolina 3,769,920 20.3 1,871.83
North Dakota 305,030 13.1 1,611.43
Ohio 5,447,064 14.7 1,755.28
Oklahoma 1,476,128 21.4 1,849.53
Oregon 1,604,383 14.4 1,631.29
Pennsylvania 5,811,227 13.5 1,666.53
Rhode Island 500,314 13.3 1,702.78
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This report can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Matching Search Results
View one place within this report that match your search.Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Report.
Scott, Christine. The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): Percentage of Total Tax Returns and Credit Amount by State, report, November 21, 2006; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc808753/m1/4/?q=RS22316: accessed May 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.