Fact Sheet How Additional Economic Impact Payments Could Lower Poverty by State
Elaine Maag, Kevin Werner
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This piece looks at how an additional round of $1,400 economic impact payments would reduce poverty in each state. The project page includes an interactive map with a fact sheet for each state and DC, as a supplement to an earlier research brief on cash payments and poverty

Research Areas Economic mobility and inequality Wealth and financial well-being Families Social safety net Taxes and budgets
Tags Families with low incomes Fiscal policy Poverty Economic well-being Wealth inequality Refundable tax credits State and local tax issues
Policy Centers Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center