Unclaimed tax refunds for tax year 2009 state-by-state

March 16, 2013

Every year, the Internal Revenue Service discovers tax refunds that aren't claimed by eligible taxpayers.

The agency hangs onto the money for three years, but if it gets no takers by then, Uncle Sam gets to keep the cash.

This year, the IRS has refunds totaling $917 million that are awaiting claims from more than 984,400 individuals who didn't file a federal income tax return for the 2009 tax year.

If you're one of them, you've got until April 15, 2013, to get your 2009 tax paperwork to the IRS and collect your money.

The
median possible tax refund from 2009 is $569. That means have of the unfiled refund claims are less than than, and half are more.

But as the list below
shows, residents of some states could get more than that amount.

Regardless of the amount you might be due from three years ago, it's still yours for the taking as long asyou send in your 2009 tax return by next month's tax return due date.

State-by-State Breakout of Tax Year 2009 Unclaimed Federal Refunds

State	Number of Nonfilers	Median Potential Refund	Total Potential Refunds*
Alabama	16,000	$565	$13,317,000
Alaska	5,000	$509	$6,107,000
Arizona	24,800	$558	$20,742,000
Arkansas	8,600	$560	$7,289,000
California	100,700	$518	$92,590,000
Colorado	17,900	$556	$16,860,000
Connecticut	12,100	$638	$13,031,000
Delaware	4,000	$561	$3,405,000
District of Columbia	4,200	$595	$4,151,000
Florida	62,700	$577	$60,746,000
Georgia	31,300	$538	$27,409,000
Hawaii	7,200	$599	$7,448,000
Idaho	3,800	$511	$2,984,000
Illinois	39,500	$626	$39,613,000
Indiana	20,300	$592	$17,547,000
Iowa	9,800	$581	$7,893,000
Kansas	9,900	$509	$7,774,000
Kentucky	11,300	$578	$9,552,000
Louisiana	18,700	$592	$17,843,000
Maine	3,700	$505	$2,771,000
Maryland	23,100	$564	$22,780,000
Massachusetts	23,300	$572	$22,756,000
Michigan	30,000	$600	$28,019,000
Minnesota	13,600	$528	$11,480,000
Mississippi	8,700	$529	$7,144,000
Missouri	18,700	$500	$14,674,000
Montana	3,100	$511	$2,529,000
Nebraska	4,600	$543	$3,808,000
Nevada	12,600	$559	$11,058,000
New Hampshire	4,200	$615	$3,891,000
New Jersey	31,600	$642	$33,192,000
New Mexico	7,100	$567	$6,450,000
New York	62,700	$620	$65,277,000
North Carolina	26,200	$503	$21,337,000
North Dakota	1,900	$524	$1,682,000
Ohio	32,100	$561	$26,714,000
Oklahoma	15,200	$573	$13,442,000
Oregon	15,200	$516	$12,253,000
Pennsylvania	38,200	$619	$34,505,000
Rhode Island	3,300	$612	$3,148,000
South Carolina	10,800	$530	$9,347,000
South Dakota	2,100	$546	$1,728,000
Tennessee	16,400	$550	$14,513,000
Texas	86,000	$578	$86,136,000
Utah	6,500	$503	$5,397,000
Vermont	1,700	$551	$1,397,000
Virginia	28,800	$559	$28,027,000
Washington	27,200	$644	$29,807,000
West Virginia	4,100	$598	$3,894,000
Wisconsin	11,500	$505	$9,430,000
Wyoming	2,400	$657	$2,539,000
Grand Total	984,400	$569	$917,426,000

*Excluding the Earned Income Tax Credit and other credits.

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