The federal EITC is worth up to $8,064 in 2026 — and then your state decides whether there is more. Thirty-two states and DC run their own earned income credits, eight states add child credits, and the difference between the best and worst state for the same family runs to thousands of dollars.
| State | Federal EITC | State EITC | State child credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $6,192 | — | — |
| Alaska | $6,192 | — | — |
| Arizona | $6,192 | — | $200 |
| Arkansas | $6,192 | — | — |
| California | $6,192 | own structure | $1,064 |
| Colorado | $6,192 | $1,548 | $5,600 |
| Connecticut | $6,192 | $2,727 | — |
| Delaware | $6,192 | $279 | — |
| Florida | $6,192 | — | — |
| Georgia | $6,192 | — | — |
| Hawaii | $6,192 | $2,477 | — |
| Idaho | $6,192 | — | — |
| Illinois | $6,192 | $1,238 | — |
| Indiana | $6,192 | $619 | — |
| Iowa | $6,192 | $929 | — |
| Kansas | $6,192 | $1,053 | — |
| Kentucky | $6,192 | — | — |
| Louisiana | $6,192 | $310 | — |
| Maine | $6,192 | $1,548 | $600 |
| Maryland | $6,192 | $3,096 | $0 |
| Massachusetts | $6,192 | $2,477 | — |
| Michigan | $6,192 | $1,858 | — |
| Minnesota | $6,192 | $1,918 | $3,200 |
| Mississippi | $6,192 | — | — |
| Missouri | $6,192 | — | — |
| Montana | $6,192 | $619 | — |
| Nebraska | $6,192 | $619 | — |
| Nevada | $6,192 | — | — |
| New Hampshire | $6,192 | — | — |
| New Jersey | $6,192 | $2,477 | — |
| New Mexico | $6,192 | $1,548 | — |
| New York | $6,192 | $1,858 | $1,000 |
| North Carolina | $6,192 | — | — |
| North Dakota | $6,192 | — | — |
| Ohio | $6,192 | $49 | — |
| Oklahoma | $6,192 | $310 | — |
| Oregon | $6,192 | $743 | — |
| Pennsylvania | $6,192 | — | — |
| Rhode Island | $6,192 | $991 | — |
| South Carolina | $6,192 | $7,740 | — |
| South Dakota | $6,192 | — | — |
| Tennessee | $6,192 | — | — |
| Texas | $6,192 | — | — |
| Utah | $6,192 | $929 | — |
| Vermont | $6,192 | $2,353 | $1,000 |
| Virginia | $6,192 | $1,238 | — |
| Washington | $6,192 | $980 | — |
| West Virginia | $6,192 | — | — |
| Wisconsin | $6,192 | $681 | — |
| Wyoming | $6,192 | — | — |
| District of Columbia | $6,192 | $5,263 | — |
For families with young children, Minnesota (Working Family Credit + $1,750-per-child credit) and New York (30% EITC + $1,000 per child under 4 + the NYC credit) lead. For childless workers, Vermont (100% of federal) and Maryland/Washington's flat credit stand out.
Refundability. A nonrefundable 125% (South Carolina) or 30% (Ohio, with its tax cap) can only offset tax you owe — for the low-income families the EITC targets, that is often a fraction of the headline.
State earned income credits for 2026: 31 states plus DC add to the federal EITC (up to $8,064) — from Vermont's 100% for childless workers to Minnesota's $1,750-per-child credit — every state computed on the same family: $32,000, 2 children.
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The hub of the credits family: the federal EITC plus every state’s earned income and child credits for 2026, computed on one test family so the states can be compared fairly.
The federal EITC is worth up to $8,064 in 2026 (three or more children); state credits add from 5% of that to more than the federal credit itself in the richest cases.
Refundability is the difference between a headline and money: nonrefundable credits are flagged wherever they appear.
For young families, Minnesota; for childless workers, Vermont (100% of the federal credit).
No — 32 states plus DC. The other pages compute the federal stack and say so plainly.
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