Share of eligible taxpayers claiming the federal EITC, by state.

Poverty thresholds (in dollars) by size of family and number of related children, 1990 to 2023.

Income limits and mean income for each quintile of household income, 1967 through 2022.

Number of federal EITC returns, share of total returns, total and average dollar amounts of credit, by state.

Number of tax returns and dollar amount of EITC, by filing status and income, for 2000 and 2003.

Amount of income, income taxes paid, and payroll taxes paid (in dollars and as a share of wages) by married couples at the poverty threshold, 1970 to 2011.

Amount of selected taxes and transfers for a single parent with two children at various levels of poverty, assuming equal earnings all year, by state.

Amount of selected taxes and transfers for a single parent with two children at various levels of poverty, assuming no earnings January through June and equal earnings July through December, by state.

Income thresholds (in dollars) for poverty, income tax, and payroll tax, by size of family, 1995 to 2013.

Distribution of EITC benefits, by income and filing status, 2000 and 2003.

Chart of EITC, TANF, and food stamp participation rates among families with children.

Chart of historical real federal spending on tax provisions applying to low income families with children.