ACT Rochester

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Economic Security

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Source: Internal Revenue Service

What does this measure?

Total dollars received from the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), expressed as a rate per resident.

Why is this important?

The tax credit helps low-income individuals and families by reducing the taxes they pay or in some cases providing refunds. When the credit exceeds the amount of taxes owed, qualified filers receive a federal refund, bringing in hundreds of millions of federal dollars to the community. Not everyone who qualifies for the credit claims it.

How is our region performing?

In 2020, payments from the EITC amounted to $153 per resident in the region, a 20% decrease from 2011, and lower than statewide ($169) and national figures ($184). Among local counties, Orleans ($166) had the highest rate of EITC dollars per resident, while the lowest rates were in Livingston and Wyoming ($116 and $115 respectively).

Notes about the data

Data are presented in 2021 dollars. People must claim the credit to receive it; therefore, these numbers do not reflect the number of people eligible for the credit. The IRS and other experts estimate that between 80 and 85 percent of those who are eligible for the credit claim it. Data for this indicator are expected to be released in the fourth quarter, with a two-year lag.

Earned Income Tax Credit Dollars, per Resident

	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
NYS	$240	$240	$250	$249	$248	$235	$225	$214	$205	$169
NYS (excluding NYC)	$171	$174	$182	$181	$182	$176	$170	$163	$160	$136
Region	$192	$192	$198	$200	$203	$196	$189	$183	$181	$153
Monroe	$203	$204	$211	$214	$217	$210	$203	$198	$196	$164
Surrounding Counties	$175	$174	$177	$177	$179	$174	$167	$159	$155	$133
Genesee	$176	$172	$177	$174	$178	$176	$170	$161	$157	$135
Livingston	$155	$152	$153	$152	$153	$145	$142	$134	$131	$116
Ontario	$162	$163	$165	$165	$168	$163	$152	$150	$146	$121
Orleans	$202	$200	$207	$212	$214	$209	$202	$196	$190	$166
Seneca	$181	$183	$184	$189	$188	$180	$177	$170	$167	$145
Wayne	$197	$194	$199	$198	$201	$199	$190	$176	$173	$151
Wyoming	$151	$150	$156	$154	$155	$154	$144	$137	$132	$115
Yates	$187	$186	$182	$185	$181	$175	$162	$155	$152	$128

Source: Internal Revenue Service
Notes: Figures are in constant 2021 dollars.

Total Earned Income Tax Credit Dollars

	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
NYS	4,683,027,861	4,707,231,867	4,915,194,594	4,890,596,670	4,867,882,984	4,620,230,036	4,415,853,673	4,169,912,415	3,982,232,066	3,408,643,061
NYS (excluding NYC)	1,921,062,245	1,948,818,419	2,042,216,084	2,034,723,317	2,040,474,970	1,962,798,625	1,894,555,868	1,819,913,713	1,776,477,951	1,549,036,564
Region	234,103,268	234,284,235	240,635,532	243,074,750	245,308,581	236,636,844	227,734,411	219,974,889	216,978,864	186,790,696
Monroe	151,435,005	152,350,255	157,655,717	160,298,964	162,039,870	155,876,591	150,855,296	146,821,503	145,733,671	124,927,775
Surrounding Counties	82,668,262	81,933,980	82,979,815	82,775,786	83,268,710	80,760,253	76,879,115	73,153,386	71,245,193	61,862,921
Genesee	10,541,785	10,276,121	10,438,342	10,222,497	10,387,582	10,190,433	9,809,839	9,264,088	9,008,062	7,909,936
Livingston	10,067,157	9,873,668	9,876,528	9,841,343	9,842,251	9,260,130	9,019,436	8,468,790	8,269,314	7,170,768
Ontario	17,598,552	17,746,874	17,997,823	18,076,800	18,364,046	17,790,920	16,700,162	16,421,770	16,048,955	13,622,260
Orleans	8,617,978	8,489,278	8,727,310	8,876,438	8,856,768	8,633,530	8,242,299	7,958,375	7,648,214	6,678,687
Seneca	6,407,468	6,489,996	6,503,317	6,594,089	6,538,254	6,234,386	6,046,858	5,793,697	5,691,645	4,893,586
Wayne	18,373,134	18,093,857	18,401,445	18,170,657	18,373,192	18,022,366	17,215,306	15,908,118	15,544,444	13,757,320
Wyoming	6,301,460	6,258,674	6,455,627	6,338,841	6,348,475	6,244,547	5,791,497	5,466,729	5,256,028	4,668,485
Yates	4,760,728	4,705,512	4,579,424	4,655,122	4,558,143	4,383,941	4,053,717	3,871,817	3,778,532	3,161,880

Source: Internal Revenue Service
Notes: Figures are in constant 2021 dollars.

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