March 23, 2020
![EITC Uptake by State EITC Uptake by State](https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/sites/default/files/fiscal-facts/ff_detailed_3_b_0.png)
Fact:
The EITC is the most effective anti-poverty program for low- and moderate-income working families. In 2017, the federal credit was claimed by 18% of all individual income tax returns, and over 25% of returns in Louisiana and Mississippi.