State-by-State breakout of possibly forfeited refund money
The Internal Revenue Service is once again holding a vast amount of money — this year it’s nearly $1.5 billion — that was never sent to around 1.5 million individual taxpayers.
The reason? Those folks didn’t file tax year 2018 returns back in 2019 to claim their refunds. They have until the 2022 filing deadline, which is April 18, to get the money.
Yes, it’s pushed back a few days this year due the convergence of the tax deadline and federal Emancipation Day holiday in Washington, D.C.
As this blog post explains, miss that due date to claim your three-year-old refund and Uncle Sam gets to keep your money.
The table below details just how much unclaimed money is due taxpayers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
|
State or District |
Estimated Number of Individuals |
Median Potential Refund |
Total Potential Refunds* |
|
Alabama |
24,474 |
$796 |
$23,028,940 |
|
Alaska |
5,515 |
$969 |
$6,185,637 |
|
Arizona |
38,182 |
$718 |
$33,577,964 |
|
Arkansas |
13,727 |
$762 |
$12,567,925 |
|
California |
148,938 |
$776 |
$139,660,163 |
|
Colorado |
30,836 |
$787 |
$28,979,238 |
|
Connecticut |
15,020 |
$864 |
$15,243,386 |
|
Delaware |
5,764 |
$793 |
$5,486,810 |
|
District of Columbia |
4,011 |
$802 |
$3,967,443 |
|
Florida |
98,979 |
$818 |
$94,578,672 |
|
Georgia |
51,034 |
$735 |
$46,467,229 |
|
Hawaii |
8,199 |
$873 |
$8,317,290 |
|
Idaho |
7,026 |
$686 |
$5,982,194 |
|
Illinois |
55,767 |
$840 |
$54,850,831 |
|
Indiana |
34,770 |
$839 |
$33,534,332 |
|
Iowa |
14,843 |
$840 |
$14,255,896 |
|
Kansas |
14,813 |
$822 |
$14,125,094 |
|
Kentucky |
20,030 |
$836 |
$19,137,456 |
|
Louisiana |
24,292 |
$793 |
$23,609,986 |
|
Maine |
5,851 |
$772 |
$5,241,197 |
|
Maryland |
30,224 |
$814 |
$29,637,361 |
|
Massachusetts |
32,234 |
$908 |
$33,569,901 |
|
Michigan |
49,252 |
$812 |
$47,228,525 |
|
Minnesota |
22,685 |
$771 |
$20,920,613 |
|
Mississippi |
13,007 |
$730 |
$11,753,943 |
|
Missouri |
33,858 |
$783 |
$31,284,396 |
|
Montana |
4,914 |
$758 |
$4,560,800 |
|
Nebraska |
7,647 |
$809 |
$7,204,243 |
|
Nevada |
17,919 |
$792 |
$16,896,077 |
|
New Hampshire |
6,755 |
$920 |
$7,022,858 |
|
New Jersey |
39,046 |
$872 |
$39,628,243 |
|
New Mexico |
9,893 |
$804 |
$9,613,900 |
|
New York |
77,315 |
$896 |
$79,825,137 |
|
North Carolina |
50,069 |
$776 |
$45,990,818 |
|
North Dakota |
4,011 |
$893 |
$4,139,793 |
|
Ohio |
56,285 |
$793 |
$51,974,509 |
|
Oklahoma |
21,529 |
$824 |
$21,075,857 |
|
Oregon |
23,552 |
$715 |
$20,729,323 |
|
Pennsylvania |
59,459 |
$865 |
$58,993,909 |
|
Rhode Island |
4,011 |
$893 |
$4,099,614 |
|
South Carolina |
18,063 |
$720 |
$16,288,951 |
|
South Dakota |
3,872 |
$858 |
$3,718,677 |
|
Tennessee |
30,693 |
$788 |
$28,459,178 |
|
Texas |
145,616 |
$856 |
$147,059,248 |
|
Utah |
11,644 |
$757 |
$10,648,614 |
|
Vermont |
3,089 |
$832 |
$2,905,786 |
|
Virginia |
41,663 |
$776 |
$39,285,545 |
|
Washington |
42,272 |
$863 |
$43,022,251 |
|
West Virginia |
6,968 |
$880 |
$7,146,354 |
|
Wisconsin |
21,753 |
$755 |
$19,535,856 |
|
Wyoming |
3,258 |
$912 |
$3,486,358 |
|
Totals |
1,514,628 |
$813 |
$1,456,503,511 |
|
|
|
|
*excluding credits |
If you think some of this unclaimed tax cash is yours, be sure to file your 2018 return by April 18, 2022.
And it bears repeating: Miss this deadline and you forever forfeit that three-year-old unclaimed refund.
Posted: Friday, March 25, 2022
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