Why is my EIC lower than last year

[DoninGA]

The EIC is based on your income and filing status.  The EIC is paid on a bell curve so if your income increases or decreases from the prior year, dependent on where you were on the curve the EIC can be lower.

[Critter-3]

Look at the chart starting on page 27 :  chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p596.pdf

[Hal_Al]

See the 2023 curve (graph) at https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R43805 (page 2)