Tax Policy Center

Fiscal Facts

May 14, 2018
Annual Average EITC
Fact: 
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) has been around since 1975; the average credit claimed per taxpayer in 1975 was $201 (or $886 in 2015 dollars). In 2015, the average credit claimed was $2,440, or almost 3 times larger in real terms.