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Individual Taxes

EITC Recipients

Number of EITC recipients, total amount and refundable amount of credit, and average credit claimed, 1975 through 2020.

Individual Taxes

EITC Claims by State

Number of federal EITC returns, share of total returns, total and average dollar amounts of credit, by state.

Individual Taxes

EITC Parameters

EITC credit rate, minimum income for maximum credit amount, maximum credit amount, and phaseout rate and range, by number of qualifying children, 1975 to 2023.

Parameters for filers with no custodial children at home ("childless" filers) were updated March 19, 2021 to reflect the temporary expansion of the EITC enacted as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

Individual Taxes

Federal Returns with EITC

Number and dollar amount of EITC, by type of income, number of qualifying children, and income.

Individual Taxes

EITC Distribution by Number of Qualifying Children

Number and dollar amount of EITC, by number of qualifying children and income.

Individual Taxes

EITC, TANF, and Food Stamp Participation Rates Among Families with Children, 1990-2016

Chart of EITC, TANF, and food stamp participation rates among families with children.

Individual Taxes

EITC Distribution by Filing Status, 2000 and 2003

Distribution of EITC benefits, by income and filing status, 2000 and 2003.

EITC

Federal Budget and Economy

Spending on the EITC, Child Tax Credit, and AFDC/TANF, 1975 - 2016

Chart of historical real federal spending on tax provisions applying to low income families with children.

Individual Taxes

EITC Distribution, 2000 and 2003

Number of tax returns and dollar amount of EITC, by filing status and income, for 2000 and 2003.