California EITC Tax Credit Statistics by County

Monthly tabulations from the California Economic & Statistical Research Bureau detail Earned Income Tax Credit, Young Child Tax Credit, and Foster Youth Tax Credit usage. The report provides statistics on credit amounts, number of dependents, and preparer type, cross-sectioned by county.

Use Cases

• Analyze EITC, YCTC, and FYTC credit amount distributions across California counties to identify regional economic support patterns.
• Model the relationship between number of dependents and credit amounts allowed for different tax preparer types.
• Track monthly changes in credit use by county to assess the impact of policy or economic shifts.

Strengths

• Data is produced by the authoritative State of California Economic & Statistical Research Bureau.
• Provides multiple analytical cross-sections including county, preparer type, and number of dependents.
• Updated monthly, with a last update recorded in March 2026.

Limitations

• Core data is locked in PDF format, requiring extraction for quantitative analysis.
• Specific row counts, column names, and dataset size are unknown from the input.

Provenance

Source

State of California, Economic & Statistical Research Bureau.

Collection Method

Monthly tabulations of tax filing statistics.

Time Range

Monthly coverage; specific start date unknown.

Freshness

Monthly updates; last updated March 2026.

Geography

California, United States, with breakdown by county.