Share of eligible taxpayers claiming the federal EITC, 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.

Number and dollar amount of EITC, by number of qualifying children and income.

EITC credit rate, minimum income for maximum credit amount, maximum credit amount, and phaseout rate and range, by number of qualifying children, 1975 to 2024.

Number of EITC recipients, total amount and refundable amount of credit, and average credit claimed, 1975 through 2021.