2017 West Virginia Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in West Virginia paid $8,529 in federal income taxes in 2017. That's $5,991 less than the national average. See where that money went.

West Virginia
Health $2,542.36
* Includes $1,099.09 for Medicaid
* Includes $976.31 for Medicare
* Includes $92.15 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $47.59 for Children's Health Insurance Program
Military $2,029.79
* Includes $940.23 for Military Contractors
* Includes $424.47 for Military Personnel
* Includes $140.78 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $60.08 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $1,211.50
Unemployment and Labor $632.94
* Includes $175.27 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $46.86 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $9.34 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $514.62
* Includes $249.92 for Income Support
* Includes $210.64 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $347.76
* Includes $205.77 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $65.92 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $340.61
* Includes $249.32 for Federal Student Aid
* Includes $66.01 for Elementary and Secondary Education
Government $334.79
* Includes $59.01 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $46.30 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $20.43 for Federal Prisons
Housing and Community $187.23
* Includes $147.35 for Affordable Housing Programs
* Includes $44.20 for Disaster Relief & Insurance
Energy and Environment $116.28
* Includes $23.10 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $9.42 for National Park Service
International Affairs $111.51
* Includes $77.81 for Department of State
* Includes $30.04 for Foreign Aid
Science $89.20
* Includes $53.02 for NASA
* Includes $21.04 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $70.40
* Includes $28.81 for U.S. Coast Guard
* Includes $15.05 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

TOTAL $8,529
US AVERAGE $14,520

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