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2021 Colorado Individual Statistics of Income
Federal Return Data
Table 9. Selected Federal Tax Credits by Size of Federal Adjusted Gross Income
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This table summarizes selected federal credits reported on full-year resident federal returns by size of federal adjusted gross income (AGI).
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Part 1: Number of Returns
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Size of Federal AGIChild Tax Credit and Credit for Other Dependents ¹Earned Income Tax CreditAdditional Child Tax CreditChild and Dependent Care Expenses Credit ²
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Negative Income2,9213,3282,86051
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$0 under $10K21,99994,49625,677943
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$10K under $20K35,944146,93538,4052,709
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$20K under $30K49,78866,71847,3044,099
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$30K under $40K56,20949,16350,6755,344
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$40K under $50K49,37325,42643,1334,682
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$50K under $60K41,2914,72835,2973,777
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$60K under $75K52,602045,0474,984
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$75K under $100K70,319060,6578,446
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$100K under $200K152,8550132,19128,510
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$200K under $500K73,374060,09516,207
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$500K under $1M6,2830820
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$1M and over1,390000
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Total614,348390,794541,42379,752
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Part 2: Federal Tax Credits
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Size of Federal AGIChild Tax Credit and Credit for Other Dependents ¹Earned Income Tax CreditAdditional Child Tax CreditChild and Dependent Care Expenses Credit ²
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Negative Income$7,064,756 $4,784,075 $9,698,562 $168,551
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$0 under $10K$52,146,438 $116,739,134 $88,577,532 $1,264,945
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$10K under $20K$84,374,126 $260,182,125 $125,491,101 $5,086,877
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$20K under $30K$112,092,989 $177,074,955 $150,832,409 $7,208,988
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$30K under $40K$127,506,457 $109,008,467 $158,899,314 $10,286,030
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$40K under $50K$112,651,232 $30,752,679 $135,871,718 $9,872,156
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$50K under $60K$94,212,346 $2,858,252 $111,782,458 $8,200,899
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$60K under $75K$122,165,277 $0 $144,427,894 $11,015,452
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$75K under $100K$165,952,240 $0 $194,558,899 $19,770,774
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$100K under $200K$343,864,500 $0 $386,074,288 $61,019,460
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$200K under $500K$127,125,468 $0 $114,076,906 $20,350,066
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$500K under $1M$9,936,744 $0 $97,792 $0
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$1M and over$2,321,144 $0 $0 $0
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Total$1,361,413,717 $701,399,687 $1,620,388,873 $154,244,198
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Source: Federal individual income tax returns (full-year residents only)
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¹ Child Tax Credit and Credit for Other Dependents includes the nonrefundable portion of the credit as well as the advance child tax credit payment amounts that were temporarily in effect during tax year 2021 only.
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² Child and Dependent Care Expenses Credit includes the nonrefundable portion of the credit as well as the refundable portion of the credit that was temporarily allowed in tax year 2021 only.
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Prepared by: Office of Research and Analysis, Taxation Division, Colorado Department of Revenue | dor_ora@state.co.us
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Data extracted: August 24, 2023
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Publish date: October 2025
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End of worksheet
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