2022 West Virginia Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in West Virginia paid $7,984 in federal income taxes in 2022. That's $5,382 less than the national average. See where that money went.

West Virginia
Health $2,164.43
* Includes $927.12 for Medicaid
* Includes $734.64 for Medicare
* Includes $25.80 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $11.56 for Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Military $1,418.80
* Includes $649.19 for Military Contractors
* Includes $283.13 for Military Personnel
* Includes $178.12 for Top 5 Military Contractors
* Includes $63.18 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $44.31 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $1,029.54
Education $1,010.27
* Includes $845.49 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $161.02 for K-12 Education
Unemployment and Labor $670.72
* Includes $205.85 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $11.34 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $11.14 for Refugee Assistance
Veterans Benefits $428.67
* Includes $218.17 for Income Support
* Includes $174.57 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $355.51
* Includes $232.60 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $58.28 for School Lunch & child nutrition
Transportation $280.05
* Includes $194.14 for Highways
* Includes $42.09 for Public transit
* Includes $4.32 for Railroads
Government $235.00
* Includes $41.82 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $11.85 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $6.89 for Citizenship & Immigration Services
Housing and Community $198.00
* Includes $75.67 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $11.83 for Public Housing
* Includes $6.56 for Homeless Assistance Grants
International Affairs $79.80
* Includes $51.48 for State Department
* Includes $22.88 for Foreign Aid
Science $58.61
* Includes $34.77 for NASA
* Includes $12.65 for National Science Foundation
Energy and Environment $52.60
* Includes $12.91 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $8.49 for Managing Wildfires
* Includes $3.84 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency

TOTAL $7,984
US AVERAGE $13,367

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