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How Many People Will Get $1,200 in Every State
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The U.S. Treasury Department began on April 10 issuing the first batch of direct deposits to tens of millions of Americans. These checks are part of the massive coronavirus relief bill passed by congress in March to provide emergency financial relief to Americans suddenly facing unemployment or financial insecurity because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The amount each individual receives depends on his or her income and household status. Single adults who had an income of less than $75,000 are eligible for the full $1,200 check. Families and couples who earn below $150,000 will receive a $2,400 check plus an additional $500 per child. The size of the payment decreases for those who have higher incomes. The maximum eligible income is $99,000 for individuals and $198,000 for couples. About 88% of Americans 18 and older earn $75,000 or less annually, so the vast majority of adults who would get the checks will receive the full amount.
The Treasury Department determines eligibility for the stimulus check based on individuals’ most recently filed taxes, either 2019 (for those who have filed already) or 2018. People with lower incomes who did not file taxes are still eligible, but they must apply through a web tool set up by the IRS and Treasury Department.
Using U.S. Census Bureau public use microdata, 24/7 Wall St. calculated the share of adults in each state eligible for the full $1,200 or higher amount.
The states with higher recipiency rates for the full $1,200 per individual or $2,400 per couple amount are generally lower-income states. Many tend to be states where economic conditions were already poor before the coronavirus crisis. These conditions are only expected to worsen as the economy continues to bear the brunt of the measures taken to slow the spread of COVID-19. These are the U.S. industries being devastated by the coronavirus.
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Alabama
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 95.4% of adults (7th highest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 2,774,091 (24th most)
> Per capita income: $27,525 (6th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 16.8% (7th highest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 14.5% (6th lowest)
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Alaska
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 93.0% of adults (23rd highest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 379,389 (4th fewest)
> Per capita income: $35,735 (13th highest)
> Poverty rate: 10.9% (13th lowest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 17.8% (3rd highest)
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Arizona
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 87.3% of adults (12th lowest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 3,638,130 (15th most)
> Per capita income: $30,530 (16th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 14.0% (14th highest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 15.4% (24th lowest)
Arkansas
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 93.6% of adults (17th highest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 1,632,544 (19th fewest)
> Per capita income: $26,626 (4th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 17.2% (5th highest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 15.3% (22nd lowest)
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California
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 78.3% of adults (the lowest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 18,649,688 (the most)
> Per capita income: $37,124 (11th highest)
> Poverty rate: 12.8% (25th highest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 15.6% (19th highest)
Colorado
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 88.4% of adults (15th lowest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 2,812,210 (23rd most)
> Per capita income: $38,057 (9th highest)
> Poverty rate: 9.6% (7th lowest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 14.1% (4th lowest)
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Connecticut
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 84.7% of adults (7th lowest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 1,784,775 (22nd fewest)
> Per capita income: $44,026 (the highest)
> Poverty rate: 10.4% (10th lowest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 14.8% (10th lowest)
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Delaware
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 90.2% of adults (19th lowest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 518,784 (6th fewest)
> Per capita income: $33,745 (20th highest)
> Poverty rate: 12.5% (24th lowest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 16.8% (6th highest)
Florida
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 86.4% of adults (10th lowest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 11,152,974 (3rd most)
> Per capita income: $31,359 (22nd lowest)
> Poverty rate: 13.6% (17th highest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 15.5% (24th highest)
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Georgia
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 89.4% of adults (16th lowest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 5,460,553 (9th most)
> Per capita income: $31,187 (20th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 14.3% (12th highest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 14.9% (11th lowest)
Hawaii
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 87.5% of adults (14th lowest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 781,295 (11th fewest)
> Per capita income: $35,255 (14th highest)
> Poverty rate: 8.8% (2nd lowest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 17.8% (3rd highest)
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Idaho
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 93.1% of adults (21st highest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 944,035 (12th fewest)
> Per capita income: $27,816 (7th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 11.8% (20th lowest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 14.0% (3rd lowest)
Illinois
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 86.7% of adults (11th lowest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 6,418,887 (6th most)
> Per capita income: $35,801 (12th highest)
> Poverty rate: 12.1% (22nd lowest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 15.6% (19th highest)
Indiana
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 93.8% of adults (15th highest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 3,563,960 (16th most)
> Per capita income: $29,369 (12th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 13.1% (20th highest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 15.0% (16th lowest)
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Iowa
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 93.2% of adults (19th highest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 1,618,130 (18th fewest)
> Per capita income: $31,559 (25th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 11.2% (18th lowest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 14.2% (5th lowest)
Kansas
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 91.9% of adults (25th lowest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 1,487,466 (17th fewest)
> Per capita income: $31,456 (23rd lowest)
> Poverty rate: 12.0% (21st lowest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 14.7% (8th lowest)
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Kentucky
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 95.2% of adults (8th highest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 2,449,104 (25th fewest)
> Per capita income: $27,823 (8th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 16.9% (6th highest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 16.3% (10th highest)
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Louisiana
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 94.6% of adults (11th highest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 2,498,151 (25th most)
> Per capita income: $27,274 (5th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 18.6% (3rd highest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 18.0% (2nd highest)
Maine
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 95.7% of adults (5th highest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 723,727 (9th fewest)
> Per capita income: $32,095 (23rd highest)
> Poverty rate: 11.6% (19th lowest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 15.7% (17th highest)
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Maryland
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 85.1% of adults (8th lowest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 3,063,148 (20th most)
> Per capita income: $41,522 (4th highest)
> Poverty rate: 9.0% (4th lowest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 13.9% (the lowest)
Massachusetts
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 84.3% of adults (6th lowest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 3,324,474 (17th most)
> Per capita income: $43,349 (2nd highest)
> Poverty rate: 10.0% (8th lowest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 15.1% (18th lowest)
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Michigan
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 93.6% of adults (16th highest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 5,407,952 (10th most)
> Per capita income: $31,508 (24th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 14.1% (13th highest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 15.2% (21st lowest)
Minnesota
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 90.8% of adults (23rd lowest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 2,837,704 (21st most)
> Per capita income: $37,192 (10th highest)
> Poverty rate: 9.6% (7th lowest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 15.0% (16th lowest)
Mississippi
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 96.5% of adults (4th highest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 1,663,851 (21st fewest)
> Per capita income: $24,160 (the lowest)
> Poverty rate: 19.7% (the highest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 17.5% (5th highest)
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Missouri
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 94.9% of adults (10th highest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 3,294,553 (18th most)
> Per capita income: $30,498 (15th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 13.2% (19th highest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 15.7% (17th highest)
Montana
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 96.5% of adults (3rd highest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 571,406 (8th fewest)
> Per capita income: $30,680 (18th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 13.0% (22nd highest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 16.3% (10th highest)
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Nebraska
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 91.9% of adults (24th lowest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 968,916 (13th fewest)
> Per capita income: $31,771 (24th highest)
> Poverty rate: 11.0% (16th lowest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 15.1% (18th lowest)
Nevada
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 83.7% of adults (5th lowest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 1,462,204 (16th fewest)
> Per capita income: $31,604 (25th highest)
> Poverty rate: 12.9% (23rd highest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 19.7% (the highest)
New Hampshire
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 93.1% of adults (22nd highest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 749,682 (10th fewest)
> Per capita income: $39,521 (5th highest)
> Poverty rate: 7.6% (the lowest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 15.0% (16th lowest)
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New Jersey
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 81.9% of adults (2nd lowest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 4,497,924 (11th most)
> Per capita income: $42,815 (3rd highest)
> Poverty rate: 9.5% (5th lowest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 15.6% (19th highest)
New Mexico
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 90.7% of adults (21st lowest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 1,075,691 (15th fewest)
> Per capita income: $26,529 (3rd lowest)
> Poverty rate: 19.5% (2nd highest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 16.2% (14th highest)
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New York
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 83.1% of adults (4th lowest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 9,439,317 (4th most)
> Per capita income: $38,884 (8th highest)
> Poverty rate: 13.6% (17th highest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 16.4% (8th highest)
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North Carolina
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 90.8% of adults (22nd lowest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 5,484,666 (8th most)
> Per capita income: $30,737 (19th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 14.0% (14th highest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 15.5% (24th highest)
North Dakota
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 93.1% of adults (20th highest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 367,102 (3rd fewest)
> Per capita income: $34,848 (16th highest)
> Poverty rate: 10.7% (12th lowest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 15.6% (19th highest)
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Ohio
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 94.5% of adults (12th highest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 6,244,889 (7th most)
> Per capita income: $31,293 (21st lowest)
> Poverty rate: 13.9% (16th highest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 16.4% (8th highest)
Oklahoma
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 92.8% of adults (24th highest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 2,087,995 (23rd fewest)
> Per capita income: $28,011 (9th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 15.6% (8th highest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 14.7% (8th lowest)
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Oregon
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 89.4% of adults (17th lowest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 2,127,760 (24th fewest)
> Per capita income: $34,058 (17th highest)
> Poverty rate: 12.6% (25th lowest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 15.5% (24th highest)
Pennsylvania
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 92.7% of adults (25th highest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 6,923,325 (5th most)
> Per capita income: $33,960 (18th highest)
> Poverty rate: 12.2% (23rd lowest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 16.6% (7th highest)
Rhode Island
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 89.4% of adults (18th lowest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 543,658 (7th fewest)
> Per capita income: $34,999 (15th highest)
> Poverty rate: 12.9% (23rd highest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 15.4% (24th lowest)
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South Carolina
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 94.4% of adults (13th highest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 2,828,616 (22nd most)
> Per capita income: $28,957 (10th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 15.3% (9th highest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 15.0% (16th lowest)
South Dakota
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 96.9% of adults (2nd highest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 456,440 (5th fewest)
> Per capita income: $29,953 (14th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 13.1% (20th highest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 15.8% (15th highest)
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Tennessee
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 93.5% of adults (18th highest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 3,697,213 (14th most)
> Per capita income: $29,284 (11th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 15.3% (9th highest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 15.8% (15th highest)
Texas
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 82.3% of adults (3rd lowest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 13,773,871 (2nd most)
> Per capita income: $30,641 (17th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 14.9% (11th highest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 15.2% (21st lowest)
Utah
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 90.5% of adults (20th lowest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 1,642,281 (20th fewest)
> Per capita income: $29,756 (13th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 9.0% (4th lowest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 14.8% (10th lowest)
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Vermont
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 95.0% of adults (9th highest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 318,178 (2nd fewest)
> Per capita income: $33,956 (19th highest)
> Poverty rate: 11.0% (16th lowest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 15.0% (16th lowest)
Virginia
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 87.4% of adults (13th lowest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 4,341,048 (12th most)
> Per capita income: $38,900 (7th highest)
> Poverty rate: 10.7% (12th lowest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 14.0% (3rd lowest)
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Washington
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 86.0% of adults (9th lowest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 3,717,760 (13th most)
> Per capita income: $39,119 (6th highest)
> Poverty rate: 10.3% (9th lowest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 15.2% (21st lowest)
West Virginia
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 97.8% of adults (the highest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 1,029,202 (14th fewest)
> Per capita income: $26,179 (2nd lowest)
> Poverty rate: 17.8% (4th highest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 16.3% (10th highest)
Wisconsin
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 93.9% of adults (14th highest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 3,066,598 (19th most)
> Per capita income: $33,032 (22nd highest)
> Poverty rate: 11.0% (16th lowest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 15.6% (19th highest)
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Wyoming
> Adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 95.6% of adults (6th highest)
> No. of adults eligible for $1,200+ stimulus check: 300,410 (the fewest)
> Per capita income: $33,522 (21st highest)
> Poverty rate: 11.1% (17th lowest)
> Proj. unemployment rate, July 2020: 16.3% (10th highest)
Methodology
To determine how many people will get $1,200 in every state, 24/7 Wall St. analyzed earnings and household type data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2018 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample. Based on the March 2020 economic impact payment distribution guidelines issued by the Internal Revenue Service, we counted the number of single U.S. citizen householders 18 and over without children who earned $75,000 or less in 2018, the number of householders 18 and over with no spouse present with children who earned $112,5000 or less in 2018, and the number of individuals in married-couple families that earned $150,000 or less in 2018. Those totals were taken as a share of all adults 18 and over with available data to determine the percentage of adults who are eligible for the $1,200 stimulus check.
Data on per capita income and poverty rate are also from the 2018 ACS. Data on the percentage of workers employed in high-risk industries is a 24/7 Wall St. calculation using 2018 annual employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages and identification of high-risk industries from the March 2020 paper “COVID-19: A Fiscal Stimulus Plan” published by Moody’s Analytics, an economics research firm. Data on projected unemployment rate by state for July 2020 came from an April 2020 report published by the Economic Policy Institute, a nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank.
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