According to the IRS, in Fiscal Year 2016, the average individual income tax refund was about $3,050. Note that this does not include refunds in categories such as business income taxes, estate and trust income tax, gift tax and employment tax.
At the state level, average income tax refunds ranged from a low of $2,300 in Maine to a high of $3,130 in Texas. CNBC calculated those numbers by looking at the total number of refunds issued in every state and the total sum of refund dollars issued in every state.
Read on to see how your refund stacks up. And, if you're one of the millions expecting a tax refund this year, make sure you collect (uncollected refunds average $700) and consider using it to improve your financial situation, whether that means tackling debt, funding your or chipping away at your rent or mortgage.
ALABAMA
Average individual income tax refund: $2,790
ALASKA
Average individual income tax refund: $2,670
ARIZONA
Average individual income tax refund: $2,620
ARKANSAS
Average individual income tax refund: $2,690
CALIFORNIA
Average individual income tax refund: $2,810
COLORADO
Average individual income tax refund: $2,560
CONNECTICUT
Average individual income tax refund: $2,960
DELAWARE
Average individual income tax refund: $2,540
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Average individual income tax refund: $2,900
FLORIDA
Average individual income tax refund: $2,880
GEORGIA
Average individual income tax refund: $2,790
HAWAII
Average individual income tax refund: $2,590
IDAHO
Average individual income tax refund: $2,430
ILLINOIS
Average individual income tax refund: $2,820
INDIANA
Average individual income tax refund: $2,570
IOWA
Average individual income tax refund: $2,590
KANSAS
Average individual income tax refund: $2,610
KENTUCKY
Average individual income tax refund: $2,600
LOUISIANA
Average individual income tax refund: $3,070
MAINE
Average individual income tax refund: $2,300
MARYLAND
Average individual income tax refund: $2,770
MASSACHUSETTS
Average individual income tax refund: $2,730
MICHIGAN
Average individual income tax refund: $2,490
MINNESOTA
Average individual income tax refund: $2,430
MISSISSIPPI
Average individual income tax refund: $2,950
MISSOURI
Average individual income tax refund: $2,550
MONTANA
Average individual income tax refund: $2,370
NEBRASKA
Average individual income tax refund: $2,530
NEVADA
Average individual income tax refund: $2,760
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Average individual income tax refund: $2,530
NEW JERSEY
Average individual income tax refund: $2,940
NEW MEXICO
Average individual income tax refund: $2,620
NEW YORK
Average individual income tax refund: $2,990
NORTH CAROLINA
Average individual income tax refund: $2,580
NORTH DAKOTA
Average individual income tax refund: $2,900
OHIO
Average individual income tax refund: $2,490
OKLAHOMA
Average individual income tax refund: $3,090
OREGON
Average individual income tax refund: $2,340
PENNSYLVANIA
Average individual income tax refund: $2,590
RHODE ISLAND
Average individual income tax refund: $2,550
SOUTH CAROLINA
Average individual income tax refund: $2,530
SOUTH DAKOTA
Average individual income tax refund: $2,550
TENNESSEE
Average individual income tax refund: $2,690
TEXAS
Average individual income tax refund: $3,130
UTAH
Average individual income tax refund: $2,640
VERMONT
Average individual income tax refund: $2,350
VIRGINIA
Average individual income tax refund: $2,700
WASHINGTON
Average individual income tax refund: $2,620
WEST VIRGINIA
Average individual income tax refund: $2,590
WISCONSIN
Average individual income tax refund: $2,350
WYOMING
Average individual income tax refund: $2,850
