2024 West Virginia Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in West Virginia paid $10,382 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $7,384 less than the national average. See where that money went.

West Virginia
Health $2,576.90
* Includes $1,065.36 for Medicaid
* Includes $969.15 for Medicare
* Includes $87.20 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $27.50 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $17.35 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $2,166.75
* Includes $1,711.89 for Pentagon
* Includes $835.95 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $356.61 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $227.12 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $67.78 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $51.66 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $42.75 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $25.53 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $3.40 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.22 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $2,017.69
Veterans $649.64
* Includes $649.20 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $37.80 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $616.76
* Includes $105.92 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $53.95 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $15.31 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $9.81 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $0.60 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $475.63
* Includes $460.28 for Department of Education
* Includes $243.68 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $178.92 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools
* Includes $1.10 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Includes $0.84 for Museum and Library Services
Food and Agriculture $419.65
* Includes $260.61 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $70.63 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $17.15 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $9.74 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $380.69
* Includes $90.65 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $46.29 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $18.15 for Federal Court System
* Includes $2.58 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders
* Includes $2.30 for Postal Service
* Includes $1.71 for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
* Includes $0.24 for Minority Business Development Agency
* Includes $0.01 for Interagency Council on Homelessness
Housing and Community $357.80
* Includes $126.86 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $110.47 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $104.95 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $22.54 for Head Start
* Includes $14.37 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $220.33
* Includes $74.48 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $22.97 for Forest Service
* Includes $14.65 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $14.65 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $8.31 for National Park Service
International Affairs $136.11
* Includes $30.29 for Diplomacy
* Includes $23.03 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $1.75 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $133.45
* Includes $57.43 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $16.63 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $115.59
* Includes $22.29 for Highways
* Includes $17.43 for Public transit
* Includes $13.71 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $13.65 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $8.04 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $82.22
* Includes $45.04 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $19.29 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $2.99 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $10,382
US AVERAGE $17,766

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