State of West Virginia
$19.2 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.
Where the money comes from
Full West Virginia breakdown
What stands out
11%
of West Virginia's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical state government gets 7.3%.
State taxes38%
Other taxes
13%$2.43 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 17 more
- Other selective sales taxes$732 million
- Motor fuel taxes$445 million
- Severance taxes$422 million
- Driver's licenses$204 million
- Insurance premium taxes$199 million
- Tobacco taxes$153 million
- Public utility taxes$132 million
- Amusement taxes$43.5 million
- Other taxes not classified elsewhere$21.0 million
- Alcoholic beverage taxes$20.3 million
- Hunting and fishing licenses$13.7 million
- Occupation and business licenses$13.2 million
- Real estate and stock transfer taxes$12.3 million
- Other licenses$5.9 million
- Motor vehicle licenses$5.3 million
- Amusement licenses$3.5 million
- Corporation licenses$2.0 million
- Alcoholic beverage licenses$1.7 million
- Public utility licenses$512 thousand
Amounts are by Census tax category.
Individual income tax
12%$2.27 billion
Sales tax
9.8%$1.82 billion
Business income tax
2.5%$465 million
Property tax
<0.1%$9.3 million
Fees for services11%
Fees for services
11%$1.98 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; other service charges and 13 more
- College tuition$641 million
- Other service charges$559 million
- University housing and dining$217 million
- Tolls on roads and bridges$180 million
- Liquor stores$135 million
- Hospital bills$83.8 million
- Parks, land and natural resources$48.6 million
- Parks and recreation$43.3 million
- Road charges$33.3 million
- Other education charges$14.9 million
- Sewer$10.1 million
- Housing$10.0 million
- Garbage collection$1.7 million
- Airport$1.4 million
- Transit fares$1.3 million
Amounts are by Census type of charge.
Federal tax money40%
Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.
From the federal government
40%$7.51 billion
Local tax money0.5%
Money passed on by the county or other local governments.
From local governments
0.5%$100 million
Fines and other11%
Interest, rents and other
11%$2.03 billion
Fines
<0.1%$6.2 million
Where the money goes
What stands out
11%
of West Virginia's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical state government spends 6.7%.
Full West Virginia breakdown
Spending by category100%
Social services
33%$6.29 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
- Other public welfare$6.23 billion
- Unemployment and social insurance offices$26.7 million
- Veterans' services$18.2 million
- Welfare institutions$12.8 million
Sent to local governments
19%$3.69 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other and not broken out and 14 more
- Sent to school districts$2.97 billion
- Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$178 million
- Sent to local governments: general support$176 million
- Sent to local governments: public health$167 million
- Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$59.8 million
- Sent to local governments: other public welfare$52.1 million
- Sent to local governments: housing and community development$31.2 million
- Sent to local governments: police$20.4 million
- Sent to local governments: other education$12.3 million
- Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$7.0 million
- Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.5 million
- Sent to local governments: roads and highways$5.4 million
- Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
- Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$723 thousand
- Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$1 thousand
- Sent to local governments: hospitals$1 thousand
Schools and colleges
15%$2.95 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; other education and 3 more
- Colleges and universities$1.60 billion
- Other education$379 million
- Scholarships and other education subsidies$366 million
- Elementary and secondary schools$357 million
- College housing, dining and bookstores$250 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.16 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 2 more
- Roads and highways$2.00 billion
- Toll roads and bridges$142 million
- Public transit$13.6 million
- Airports$3.1 million
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$1.71 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
- Other and not broken out$998 million
- Finance, tax collection and budgeting$443 million
- Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$184 million
- Government buildings$82.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$1.01 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
- Prisons and jails$488 million
- Courts and legal services$288 million
- Police$132 million
- Inspections and regulation$90.1 million
- Probation, parole and other corrections$14.6 million
Health and hospitals
2.9%$555 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
- Public health$301 million
- Hospitals$255 million
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$290 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
- Natural resources, farming and conservation$290 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$288 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$127 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
- Parks and recreation$117 million
- Libraries$10.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$124 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
- Liquor stores$108 million
- Garbage and solid waste$11.7 million
- Sewer systems$4.3 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$31.3 million