ATLANTA — In the three weeks since the president signed the CARES Act into law, Americans have received nearly $158 billion in economic impact payments.
The IRS has issued 88.1 million stimulus payments to people across the country and more are being delivered each week.
“The IRS, Treasury and partner agencies are working nonstop to get these payments out in record time to Americans who need them,” said IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig.
Georgia received the ninth-most stimulus payments in the country with money sent to nearly 2.8 million people and families across the state. The payments totals more than $5 billion.
California received the most with over 9 million people and nearly $16 billion. Wyoming received the least with 166,000 payments and $316 million. For complete breakdown by state, see below.
Payments are automatic for people who filed a tax return in 2018 or 2019, receive Social Security retirement, survivor or disability benefits (SSDI), Railroad Retirement benefits, as well as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Veterans Affairs beneficiaries who didn’t file a tax return in the last two years.
Millions of people are still awaiting payments that Rettig says are on the way. If you still haven’t received your payment, you can check your status on the IRS website here.
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