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.