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 2017, payments from the EITC amounted to $175 per resident in the region, a 2% decrease from 2011, and substantially lower than statewide ($209) and national figures ($206). Among local counties, Monroe ($188) had the highest rate of EITC dollars per resident, while the lowest rates were in Wyoming ($133) and Livingston ($132).

Notes about the data

Data are presented in 2018 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
United States	$225	$223	$229	$225	$225	$214	$206
NYS	$223	$223	$232	$231	$229	$218	$209
NYS (excluding NYC)	$159	$161	$169	$168	$169	$163	$157
Region	$178	$178	$183	$185	$188	$182	$175
Monroe	$188	$189	$195	$199	$201	$194	$188
Surrounding Counties	$162	$161	$164	$164	$166	$162	$154
Genesee	$163	$160	$164	$161	$165	$163	$157
Livingston	$144	$141	$142	$141	$142	$134	$132
Ontario	$150	$151	$153	$153	$156	$151	$141
Orleans	$187	$186	$192	$197	$198	$194	$187
Seneca	$168	$170	$171	$175	$174	$166	$163
Wayne	$183	$180	$185	$183	$187	$184	$177
Wyoming	$140	$139	$145	$143	$144	$143	$133
Yates	$173	$172	$168	$172	$168	$162	$151

Source: Internal Revenue Service
Notes: Figures are in constant 2015 Dollars.

Total Earned Income Tax Credit Dollars

	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
United States	70,181,822,746	70,132,884,541	72,431,938,487	71,769,417,610	72,051,709,228	69,147,163,434	66,879,015,972
NYS	4,339,746,382	4,362,176,154	4,554,894,523	4,532,099,708	4,511,051,011	4,281,551,846	4,092,156,948
NYS (excluding NYC)	1,780,242,009	1,805,963,563	1,892,514,870	1,885,571,347	1,890,901,385	1,818,918,974	1,755,678,638
Region	216,942,722	217,110,423	222,996,149	225,256,565	227,326,648	219,290,579	211,040,723
Monroe	140,334,317	141,182,476	146,099,030	148,548,518	150,161,810	144,450,320	139,797,102
Surrounding Counties	76,608,404	75,927,948	76,897,120	76,708,046	77,164,838	74,840,259	71,243,621
Genesee	9,769,037	9,522,848	9,673,177	9,473,154	9,626,137	9,443,440	9,090,745
Livingston	9,329,201	9,149,896	9,152,545	9,119,939	9,120,781	8,581,331	8,358,282
Ontario	16,308,520	16,445,970	16,678,523	16,751,710	17,017,901	16,486,786	15,475,985
Orleans	7,986,252	7,866,985	8,087,569	8,225,765	8,207,538	8,000,663	7,638,111
Seneca	5,937,779	6,014,257	6,026,602	6,110,720	6,058,979	5,777,385	5,603,604
Wayne	17,026,323	16,767,518	17,052,558	16,838,688	17,026,376	16,701,267	15,953,367
Wyoming	5,839,542	5,799,892	5,982,408	5,874,183	5,883,110	5,786,801	5,366,961
Yates	4,411,751	4,360,583	4,243,737	4,313,886	4,224,016	4,062,584	3,756,566

Source: Internal Revenue Service
Notes: Figures are in constant 2015 Dollars.

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