Average Earned Income Tax Credit by State (2013)

January 17, 2014 by travisgreenaspen

Nationally, the average 2013 EITC (for the 2012 tax year) was $2,335 according to the IRS. The figures, however, varied widely by state. In Vermont, the average was $1,840 and in Mississippi the average EITC was $2,747. Find your state’s average EITC in the table below.

State	Average EITC Amount
Alabama	$2,685
Alaska	$2,011
Arizona	$2,467
Arkansas	$2,491
California	$2,331
Colorado	$2,130
Connecticut	$2,075
Delaware	$2,257
District of Columbia	$2,248
Florida	$2,413
Georgia	$2,634
Hawaii	$2,144
Idaho	$2,236
Illinois	$2,378
Indiana	$2,286
Iowa	$2,115
Kansas	$2,235
Kentucky	$2,299
Louisiana	$2,680
Maine	$1,978
Maryland	$2,233
Massachusetts	$1,991
Michigan	$2,332
Minnesota	$2,061
Mississippi	$2,747
Missouri	$2,320
Montana	$2,043
Nebraska	$2,210
Nevada	$2,321
New Hampshire	$1,882
New Jersey	$2,209
New Mexico	$2,342
New York	$2,255
North Carolina	$2,412
North Dakota	$2,003
Ohio	$2,307
Oklahoma	$2,387
Oregon	$2,048
Pennsylvania	$2,123
Rhode Island	$2,189
South Carolina	$2,453
South Dakota	$2,093
Tennessee	$2,435
Texas	$2,615
Utah	$2,282
Vermont	$1,840
Virginia	$2,238
Washington	$2,100
West Virginia	$2,156
Wisconsin	$2,113
Wyoming	$1,988

Source: http://www.eitc.irs.gov/EITC-Central/eitcstats

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