California Earned Income Tax Credit Monthly Filings by County

Monthly tabulations from California's Economic & Statistical Research Bureau detail Earned Income Tax Credit, Young Child Tax Credit, and Foster Youth Tax Credit use. Statistics are broken down by county, preparer type, credit amount allowed, and number of dependents. The data provides cross-sectional views of tax credit filings for California residents.

Use Cases

• Analyze credit amount allowed distributions across California counties to identify regional economic support patterns.
• Compare preparer type usage (e.g., self-prepared vs. professional) against number of dependents and credit outcomes.
• Track monthly changes in Foster Youth Tax Credit and Young Child Tax Credit claims to measure program uptake over time.

Strengths

• Produced by a state government bureau (Economic & Statistical Research Bureau), indicating an official source.
• Data includes multiple tax credit programs (EITC, YCTC, FYTC) for cross-program analysis.
• Provides breakdowns by county, preparer type, and number of dependents for granular segmentation.

Limitations

• Data is provided only in PDF format, complicating automated extraction and analysis.
• Sample data and specific row/column counts are unavailable, obscuring the dataset's scale and structure.
• The description lacks details on the time range covered by the monthly tabulations.

Provenance

Source

Economic & Statistical Research Bureau, State of California

Collection Method

Monthly tabulations of tax filing statistics.

Time Range

Monthly data; specific start date unknown.

Freshness

Updated monthly, with a last update recorded in March 2026.

Geography

California, United States, with breakdowns by county.