Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia offer their own version of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Most states have the same or very similar eligibility requirements as the federal credit and the amount of state EITCs are usually a set percentage of the taxpayer's federal EITC amount. As an added bonus, 21 out of the 24 states that have EITCs have made their credits refundable, meaning that any excess credit over your tax liability can be refunded to you.
These states have implemented Earned Income Tax Credits:
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin