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Time to claim $1B in tax refunds dwindles: A state-by-state breakdown

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Time to claim $1B in tax refunds dwindles: A state-by-state breakdown

The clock is ticking for Americans to file tax refunds for 2020 as the May 17 deadline nears.

 
 

About 1 million people failed to file, leaving refunds collectively worth more than $1 billion sitting with the Internal Revenue Service.

The median refund for 2020 is $932, with Texas, California, Florida and New York leading the states that have the largest number of taxpayers eligible for the money.

Gxstocks, courtesy of the IRS, provides a list of the states with the likely cash refunds.

 

Estimates of individuals who may be due 2020 income tax refunds, per IRS data:

State or DistrictEstimated Number of IndividualsMedian Potential RefundTotal Potential Refunds*
Alabama15,200$926$16,839,800
Alaska3,700$931$4,335,300
Arizona25,400$871$26,939,600
Arkansas8,700$923$9,392,600
California88,200$835$94,226,300
Colorado18,500$894$20,109,900
Connecticut9,800$978$11,343,600
Delaware3,600$945$4,156,500
District of Columbia2,900$968$3,503,800
Florida53,200$891$58,210,500
Georgia36,400$900$39,175,600
Hawaii5,200$979$5,972,600
Idaho4,500$761$4,369,600
Illinois36,200$956$40,608,000
Indiana19,200$922$20,893,000
Iowa9,600$953$10,601,700
Kansas8,700$900$9,285,600
Kentucky10,600$920$11,236,300
Louisiana15,100$957$17,357,300
Maine3,800$923$4,030,200
Maryland22,200$991$26,365,400
Massachusetts21,800$975$25,071,800
Michigan34,900$976$38,274,800
Minnesota13,500$818$14,043,900
Mississippi8,100$861$8,685,000
Missouri19,500$893$20,803,400
Montana3,400$851$3,632,100
Nebraska4,700$901$5,007,300
Nevada10,200$890$11,143,900
New Hampshire4,200$982$4,923,100
New Jersey24,400$920$27,408,300
New Mexico6,500$868$7,032,700
New York51,400$1,029$60,837,400
North Carolina27,500$895$29,304,100
North Dakota2,200$953$2,482,600
Ohio31,400$909$32,939,900
Oklahoma14,300$902$15,566,900
Oregon15,300$847$15,857,800
Pennsylvania38,600$1,031$43,412,900
Rhode Island2,600$986$2,980,500
South Carolina11,900$840$12,564,900
South Dakota2,200$892$2,346,300
Tennessee16,800$909$18,007,000
Texas93,400$960$107,130,200
Utah7,800$836$8,191,700
Vermont1,700$911$1,818,600
Virginia25,900$914$28,944,600
Washington26,200$976$31,110,300
West Virginia3,800$950$4,130,400
Wisconsin11,800$837$12,139,400
Wyoming2,100$961$2,416,300
Totals938,800$932$1,037,161,300

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Gxstocks' Megan Henney contributed to this report.

 
 
Olivia Smith

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