Abstract
In the 2004 tax year, tax filers claimed almost $40 billion through the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), making the EITC one of the largest federal programs that provides cash supports to low-income working families in the United States. The EITC is especially important to rural families throughout the United States. Among poor and near-poor families, those in rural areas are more likely to be working, and they are more likely to be working in low-wage jobs.
Publication Date
9-25-2007
Series
National Fact Sheet No. 8
Publisher
Durham, N.H. : Carsey Institute, University of New Hampshire
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Colnes, William P. and Kneebone, Elizabeth, "EITC is vital for working-poor families in rural America" (2007). The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository. 32.
https://scholars.unh.edu/carsey/32
Rights
Copyright 2007. The Carsey Institute. These materials may be used for the purposes of research, teaching, and private study. For all other uses, contact the copyright holder.
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.34051/p/2020.33