IRS Updates Economic Impact Payment Statistics

The Treasury Department has issued an additional $41 billion in Economic Impact Payments since May 8, 2020.

The Internal Revenue Service announced the latest Economic Impact Payment statistics in a Friday press release. To provide a clear picture of how the $257 billion in payments has been distributed, the agency updated its recent state-by-state breakdown. In an accompanying statement, IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig said that this data highlights the agencies’ ability respond quickly during a crisis.

Rettig also noted that some non-filers may still need to report qualifying information to the IRS: “We also continue to urge those who don’t normally have a filing requirement, including those with little or no income, that they can quickly register for the payments on IRS.gov.” Specifically, non-filers who don’t receive Railroad Retirement, Social Security, Survivor or Disability, Supplemental Security Income, or Veterans Affairs benefits can use the Non-Filers: Enter Payment Info Here tool to ensure they receive a payment.

Which state received the most Economic Impact Payments?

California ($27 billion), Texas ($21 billion), Florida ($17 billion), New York ($15 billion), and Pennsylvania ($10 billion) are the states that have received the most money from Economic Impact Payments, while South Dakota ($759 million), North Dakota ($632 million), Alaska ($580 million), Vermont ($555 million), and Wyoming ($488 million) have received the fewest payments. 

Since the number of EIPs issued by the Treasury neatly maps onto the number of residents in each state, we added a column to the IRS chart containing estimated 2019 population data from the US Census Bureau. To make it easier to read, we sorted the data by the number of payments issued:

State2019 Estimated PopulationEconomic Impact Payments IssuedAmount Paid by Treasury
California39,512,22316,869,636$27,897,283,972
Texas28,995,88112,396,590$21,635,810,592
Florida21,477,73710,618,792$17,546,164,251
New York19,453,5619,341,632$15,034,060,259
Pennsylvania12,801,9896,258,107$10,596,406,088
Ohio11,689,1005,828,477$9,833,041,489
Illinois12,671,8215,729,351$9,630,495,809
North Carolina10,488,0844,820,974$8,264,415,092
Michigan9,986,8574,813,156$8,286,614,929
Georgia10,617,4234,763,109$8,081,253,826
New Jersey8,882,1903,955,396$6,507,621,505
Virginia8,535,5193,796,975$6,447,589,217
Washington7,614,8933,453,810$5,876,091,642
Tennessee6,829,1743,305,606$5,693,071,645
Arizona7,278,7173,242,043$5,573,167,261
Indiana6,732,2193,174,698$5,613,824,661
Massachusetts6,892,5033,136,787$5,028,963,151
Missouri6,137,4282,933,973$5,118,911,639
Wisconsin5,822,4342,817,912$4,948,382,340
Maryland6,045,6802,692,062$4,380,831,484
Minnesota5,639,6322,613,771$4,577,086,990
Colorado5,758,7362,605,089$4,407,408,401
South Carolina5,148,7142,443,864$4,174,979,940
Alabama4,903,1852,332,771$3,988,469,624
Kentucky4,467,6732,199,370$3,824,826,391
Louisiana4,648,7942,186,332$3,680,836,165
Oregon4,217,7372,031,861$3,425,278,483
Oklahoma3,956,9711,799,803$3,190,860,867
Connecticut3,565,2871,601,397$2,609,644,445
Nevada3,080,1561,496,510$2,484,078,422
Iowa3,155,0701,477,214$2,660,402,672
Arkansas3,017,8041,428,624$2,496,524,966
Mississippi2,976,1491,427,440$2,422,655,854
Kansas2,913,3141,310,151$2,359,448,490
Utah3,205,9581,287,162$2,494,199,291
New Mexico2,096,829997,072$1,684,917,178
West Virginia1,792,147913,264$1,578,210,674
Nebraska1,934,408887,877$1,611,581,538
Idaho1,787,065808,118$1,512,453,150
Foreign AddressesN/A748,724$1,222,795,510
Maine1,344,212714,941$1,215,239,330
Hawaii1,415,872691,424$1,179,264,436
New Hampshire1,359,711676,004$1,139,776,925
Rhode Island1,059,361536,218$869,615,684
Montana1,068,778527,902$932,003,084
Delaware973,764463,653$778,262,906
South Dakota884,659416,962$759,483,658
North Dakota762,062354,768$632,983,746
Alaska731,545333,429$580,774,111
Vermont623,989327,867$555,841,287
District of Columbia705,749308,306$421,734,460
Wyoming578,759270,626$488,905,666
TOTALS328,239,523152,167,600$257,954,545,196

Sources: IR-2020-101; State Population Totals and Components of Change: 2010-2019

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