Families with the Lowest Incomes Are Excluded from the Full Child Tax Credit

A bar chart showing that families with the lowest incomes are excluded from the full Child Tax Credit. It shows two hypothetical family types where the families' earnings from work are too low for the children to qualify for the full credit.
Note: Full Child Tax Credit is $2,000 per child. Annual income reflects halftime work based on the average annual earnings for a worker in California.
Source: Budget Center analysis of Employment Development Department, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey data and Internal Revenue Code section 24Embed Download image