| IRS Has $2.4 Billion in Unclaimed Refunds | |
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A state-by-state breakdown of 1997 tax refunds due to persons who failed to file returns:
| State | Potential Non-filers |
Median Estimated Refund |
Estimated Refunds (000) |
| Alabama | 25,800 | $468 | $21,272 |
| Alaska | 7,700 | $506 | $10,052 |
| Arizona | 31,600 | $409 | $89,547 |
| Arkansas | 14,300 | $444 | $12,213 |
| California | 169,300 | $418 | $178,707 |
| Colorado | 27,800 | $428 | $45,991 |
| Connecticut | 18,600 | $522 | $27,379 |
| Delaware | 5,400 | $452 | $5,711 |
| Dist. of Columbia | 7,000 | $449 | $11,252 |
| Florida | 104,000 | $472 | $152,671 |
| Georgia | 58,800 | $438 | $58,808 |
| Hawaii | 10,600 | $486 | $11,105 |
| Idaho | 5,900 | $403 | $10,101 |
| Illinois | 70,300 | $500 | $445,181 |
| Indiana | 33,000 | $498 | $32,656 |
| Iowa | 15,300 | $453 | $12,384 |
| Kansas | 17,600 | $454 | $18,441 |
| Kentucky | 17,200 | $458 | $16,522 |
| Louisiana | 26,200 | $478 | $27,502 |
| Maine | 5,200 | $429 | $4,951 |
| Maryland | 34,100 | $467 | $39,328 |
| Massachusetts | 35,700 | $501 | $71,552 |
| Michigan | 68,100 | $495 | $115,744 |
| Minnesota | 21,500 | $403 | $20,010 |
| Mississippi | 13,300 | $435 | $11,601 |
| Missouri | 32,000 | $453 | $28,918 |
| Montana | 4,000 | $426 | $4,065 |
| Nebraska | 7,800 | $437 | $6,871 |
| Nevada | 17,300 | $445 | $27,851 |
| New Hampshire | 5,700 | $528 | $7,310 |
| New Jersey | 52,900 | $504 | $73,336 |
| New Mexico | 9,800 | $427 | $9,809 |
| New York | 101,500 | $487 | $172,372 |
| North Carolina | 47,700 | $416 | $42,026 |
| North Dakota | 2,200 | $446 | $2,534 |
| Ohio | 50,600 | $455 | $54,386 |
| Oklahoma | 21,800 | $444 | $25,253 |
| Oregon | 24,100 | $406 | $28,133 |
| Pennsylvania | 52,000 | $492 | $71,772 |
| Puerto Rico | 2,300 | $1,077 | $7,350 |
| Rhode Island | 5,100 | $462 | $7,958 |
| South Carolina | 18,900 | $421 | $17,527 |
| South Dakota | 2,600 | $447 | $2,438 |
| Tennessee | 25,000 | $479 | $37,460 |
| Texas | 123,600 | $493 | $145,806 |
| Utah | 9,900 | $409 | $12,823 |
| Vermont | 2,400 | $418 | $2,486 |
| Virgin Islands | 1,800 | $443 | $1,086 |
| Virginia | 46,200 | $449 | $61,777 |
| Washington | 42,500 | $497 | $59,974 |
| West Virginia | 4,700 | $500 | $4,877 |
| Wisconsin | 19,400 | $419 | $18,130 |
| Wyoming | 2,500 | $497 | $2,902 |
| Armed Forces | 4,600 | $511 | $2,912 |
| US Possessions | 3,900 | $490 | $2,319 |
| Foreign/Other | 4,100 | $901 | $21,685 |
| Total | 1,593,200 | $464 | $2,414,827 |
(Source: Internal Revenue Service)
