Number of Children who Benefited from the Federal EITC in 2012, by State
|
State |
Qualifying Children in Households with 1 qualifying child |
Qualifying Children in Households with 2 qualifying children |
Households with 3 + qualifying children |
Avg qualifying children in 3+ households* |
Qualifying Children in Households with 3 + qualifying children |
Total Qualifying Children |
|
AK |
16,207 |
22,828 |
8,366 |
3.54 |
29,654 |
68,689 |
|
AL |
210,717 |
329,066 |
54,947 |
3.42 |
188,154 |
727,937 |
|
AR |
113,841 |
176,164 |
39,439 |
3.47 |
136,658 |
426,663 |
|
AZ |
193,886 |
303,236 |
92,967 |
3.58 |
332,863 |
829,985 |
|
CA |
1,069,438 |
1,566,702 |
406,485 |
3.52 |
1,430,974 |
4,067,114 |
|
CO |
119,186 |
172,910 |
48,279 |
3.64 |
175,929 |
468,025 |
|
CT |
79,851 |
106,626 |
22,358 |
3.31 |
73,928 |
260,405 |
|
DC |
20,526 |
26,990 |
5,281 |
3.66 |
19,310 |
66,826 |
|
DE |
27,103 |
38,240 |
9,069 |
3.38 |
30,696 |
96,039 |
|
FL |
787,296 |
1,066,732 |
194,899 |
3.41 |
663,672 |
2,517,700 |
|
GA |
411,407 |
644,240 |
129,112 |
3.49 |
450,796 |
1,506,443 |
|
HI |
38,003 |
53,410 |
16,362 |
3.68 |
60,214 |
151,627 |
|
IA |
72,714 |
102,824 |
31,286 |
3.55 |
111,033 |
286,571 |
|
ID |
43,253 |
65,988 |
24,871 |
3.47 |
86,336 |
195,577 |
|
IL |
365,324 |
555,546 |
130,740 |
3.49 |
455,651 |
1,376,521 |
|
IN |
196,204 |
289,888 |
78,599 |
3.59 |
281,961 |
768,053 |
|
KS |
74,453 |
109,702 |
34,550 |
3.44 |
118,977 |
303,132 |
|
KY |
149,680 |
212,224 |
51,052 |
3.52 |
179,802 |
541,706 |
|
LA |
208,187 |
328,952 |
55,011 |
3.53 |
194,067 |
731,206 |
|
MA |
144,552 |
192,034 |
38,629 |
3.34 |
128,853 |
465,439 |
|
MD |
158,548 |
213,818 |
45,604 |
3.43 |
156,244 |
528,610 |
|
ME |
36,885 |
46,448 |
10,398 |
3.42 |
35,587 |
118,920 |
|
MI |
288,248 |
414,530 |
113,384 |
3.49 |
395,590 |
1,098,368 |
|
MN |
114,317 |
162,550 |
47,469 |
3.77 |
178,735 |
455,602 |
|
MO |
187,430 |
273,770 |
71,394 |
3.59 |
256,257 |
717,457 |
|
MS |
162,188 |
257,454 |
41,256 |
3.44 |
141,742 |
561,384 |
|
MT |
26,164 |
37,302 |
10,842 |
3.52 |
38,184 |
101,650 |
|
NC |
359,010 |
516,296 |
105,807 |
3.48 |
368,562 |
1,243,868 |
|
ND |
15,072 |
19,782 |
5,518 |
3.56 |
19,659 |
54,513 |
|
NE |
46,499 |
67,592 |
22,206 |
3.56 |
79,059 |
193,150 |
|
NH |
29,165 |
34,592 |
7,588 |
3.64 |
27,658 |
91,415 |
|
NJ |
220,615 |
297,004 |
59,364 |
3.45 |
204,765 |
722,384 |
|
NM |
77,537 |
114,324 |
30,590 |
3.35 |
102,629 |
294,490 |
|
NV |
85,641 |
124,528 |
32,405 |
3.59 |
116,457 |
326,626 |
|
NY |
638,957 |
836,118 |
179,017 |
3.63 |
650,595 |
2,125,670 |
|
OH |
343,665 |
498,792 |
128,263 |
3.48 |
446,456 |
1,288,913 |
|
OK |
119,991 |
185,012 |
52,308 |
3.54 |
185,058 |
490,061 |
|
OR |
89,431 |
128,448 |
37,447 |
3.50 |
131,207 |
349,086 |
|
PA |
331,305 |
464,874 |
109,519 |
3.57 |
390,449 |
1,186,628 |
|
RI |
31,207 |
41,156 |
8,383 |
3.50 |
29,341 |
101,704 |
|
SC |
196,206 |
277,486 |
53,560 |
3.36 |
180,012 |
653,704 |
|
SD |
21,161 |
31,404 |
10,012 |
3.71 |
37,164 |
89,729 |
|
TN |
248,212 |
357,872 |
77,971 |
3.51 |
274,050 |
880,134 |
|
TX |
929,976 |
1,540,092 |
380,845 |
3.58 |
1,362,143 |
3,832,211 |
|
UT |
59,917 |
96,602 |
41,339 |
3.73 |
154,191 |
310,710 |
|
VA |
228,241 |
313,506 |
68,715 |
3.47 |
238,525 |
780,272 |
|
VT |
15,877 |
19,644 |
4,394 |
3.20 |
14,073 |
49,594 |
|
WA |
152,422 |
216,572 |
62,396 |
3.50 |
218,459 |
587,453 |
|
WI |
135,133 |
179,968 |
56,302 |
3.50 |
197,151 |
512,252 |
|
WV |
56,745 |
76,542 |
18,467 |
3.24 |
59,865 |
193,152 |
|
WY |
12,764 |
16,808 |
4,974 |
3.48 |
17,292 |
46,864 |
|
Total |
9,769,176 |
14,243,406 |
3,375,096 |
3.52 |
11,877,223 |
35,889,805 |
Source: IRS tax data for 2012, provided by Jane Williams of the Brookings Institution.
*Estimate of average number of children in tax units with 3 or more children come from Brookings MetroTax model, and are based on 2012 American Community Survey data.