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74%
74% -- percentage expecting tax refund for American Consumers (2026)
74% of Americans expect to receive a tax refund in 2026.
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74%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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2,000
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B
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75
Source Trust
50
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Attest
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https://attest.com/research/tax-refund-survey-2026 ↗
Source Article
Attest Survey Reveals How Americans Plan to Use Their 2026 Tax Refunds: Debt Repayment Leads While Younger Generations Show Distinct Financial Behaviors - Roastbrief US
March, 2026. A new nationally representative survey of 2,000 U.S. consumers reveals that 74% of Americans expect to receive a tax refund in 2026, with most planning to use the funds to strengthen their financial position amid continued economic pressure.
Debt Repayment Tops Financial Priorities
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Nationally representative survey of 2,000 U.S. consumers aged 18–67
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Industrymarketing
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American Consumers: 74% percentage expecting tax refund. Source: Attest (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/americans-expecting-tax-refund-2026
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