KEY POINTS:
- Amid fallout from COVID-19, the IRS has disbursed payments to American households throught the Economic Impact Payments (EIP) program.
- The map shows state-by-state EIP payments per person through May 8.
- These per capita averages have likely increased, as EIP payments continued past May 8.
ECONOMIST CORNER:
The federal government has a number of programs intended to mitigate the economic fallout from COVID-19. One such program, Economic Impact Payments, involves payments to households. The map above shows payments per capita by state through May 8. The calculations use EIP data from the IRS and state-level population data from the U.S. Census Bureau.