2019 West Virginia Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in West Virginia paid $8,401 in federal income taxes in 2019. That's $6,300 less than the national average. See where that money went.

West Virginia
Health $2,438.27
* Includes $1,986.04 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $45.73 for Children's Health Insurance Program
* Includes $19.88 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Military $2,029.14
* Includes $986.41 for Military Contractors
* Includes $403.96 for Military Personnel
* Includes $58.85 for Nuclear Weapons & Related
Interest on Debt $1,358.18
Unemployment and Labor $586.96
* Includes $153.06 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $40.06 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $9.55 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $514.49
* Includes $259.21 for Income Support
* Includes $212.84 for Veterans Health Administration
Government $354.19
* Includes $58.93 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $18.33 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $6.54 for Census Bureau
Food and Agriculture $340.85
* Includes $164.06 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $60.16 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $279.86
* Includes $179.39 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $58.83 for K-12 Education
Housing and Community $139.26
* Includes $33.82 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $17.08 for Public Housing
* Includes $5.61 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Energy and Environment $105.34
* Includes $21.03 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $4.00 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $104.97
* Includes $70.12 for State Department
* Includes $4.13 for Health-related Foreign Aid
Science $83.80
* Includes $50.33 for NASA
* Includes $18.65 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $65.70
* Includes $13.67 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $3.83 for Federal Aviation Administration

TOTAL $8,401
US AVERAGE $14,702

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