EITC Profiles

EITC-Eligible Taxpayers: Economic and Demographic Characteristics

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The profiles on this page summarize key characteristics of EITC-eligible taxpayers in each state and in the 100 largest metropolitan areas throughout the country. Click on the state or metro name in the table below to download a range of information on the EITC-eligible population in your community, including tax unit features related to EITC eligibility (e.g., filing status, number of qualifying children, size of EITC for which the unit qualifies) and characteristics of EITC-eligible tax filers (e.g., race, educational attainment, language spoken at home, leading occupations).

Organizations that conduct outreach and education around the federal EITC and/or state versions of the credit can use this information to help inform and tailor their efforts.

Note: The estimates in these profiles come from MetroTax, a federal income tax model developed by the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings. While they provide useful information about general economic, demographic, and workforce characteristics of the EITC-eligible population, these estimates cannot be used to determine EITC participation rates or error rates.

To learn more about the estimates included in these profiles, click here.

States	100 Largest Metro Areas
Alabama	Akron, OH	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
Alaska	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	Louisville, KY-IN
Arizona	Albuquerque, NM	Madison, WI
Arkansas	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	Memphis, TN-MS-AR
California	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL
Colorado	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
Connecticut	Austin-Round Rock, TX	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Delaware	Bakersfield, CA	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN
District of Columbia	Baltimore-Towson, MD	New Haven-Milford, CT
Florida	Baton Rouge, LA	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA
Georgia	Birmingham-Hoover, AL	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA
Hawaii	Boise City-Nampa, ID	Oklahoma City, OK
Idaho	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
Illinois	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT	Orlando, FL
Indiana	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
Iowa	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
Kansas	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE
Kentucky	Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Louisiana	Chattanooga, TN-GA	Pittsburgh, PA
Maine	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME
Maryland	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN	Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA
Massachusetts	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY
Michigan	Colorado Springs, CO	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA
Minnesota	Columbia, SC	Raleigh-Cary, NC
Mississippi	Columbus, OH	Richmond, VA
Missouri	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Montana	Dayton, OH	Rochester, NY
Nebraska	Denver-Aurora, CO	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA
Nevada	Des Moines, IA	St. Louis, MO-IL
New Hampshire	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI	Salt Lake City, UT
New Jersey	Durham, NC	San Antonio, TX
New Mexico	El Paso, TX	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA
New York	Fresno, CA	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
North Carolina	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
North Dakota	Greensboro-High Point, NC	Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL
Ohio	Greenville, SC	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
Oklahoma	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Oregon	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	Springfield, MA
Pennsylvania	Honolulu, HI	Stockton, CA
Rhode Island	Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX	Syracuse, NY
South Carolina	Indianapolis, IN	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
South Dakota	Jackson, MS	Toledo, OH
Tennessee	Jacksonville, FL	Trenton-Ewing, NJ
Texas	Kansas City, MO-KS	Tucson, AZ
Utah	Knoxville, TN	Tulsa, OK
Vermont	Lancaster, PA	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
Virginia	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD
Washington	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV	Wichita, KS
West Virginia	Lexington-Fayette, KY	Worcester, MA
Wisconsin	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
Wyoming

For more information on the EITC profiles, contact Elizabeth Kneebone.